Sat 27th-Sun 28th May: The Betfred Championship Summer Bash Match Thread

[Ovenden Grunt]

2 hours ago, Bearman said:

Will the non viaplay games be available on OurLeague?

I cannot see the option in the App

Yes. 

[Masters 13]

Widnes Vikings v Swinton Lions 
Whitehaven v Barrow Raiders
London Broncos v Toulouse Olympique 
Featherstone Rovers v York Knights 
Newcastle Thunder v Sheffield Eagles 
Halifax Panthers v Batley Bulldogs
Keighley Cougars v Bradford Bulls 

[Bearman]

I can see on OurLeague  that the games are being shown but I cannot see a link for individual games e purchases.

Anyone found it please?

[audois]

First time TO will take at York Saturday with 4 from the Dragons Chan (8 matches Super League), Laguerre (6 matches Super League), Scimone and Castano 

 

Edited May 25 by audois

[Crown Flatter]

Widnes Vikings 30 v Swinton Lions 24
Whitehaven 12 v Barrow Raiders 24
London Broncos 18 v Toulouse 25
Featherstone 48 v York Knights 12
Newcastle 16 v Sheffield Eagles 46
Halifax Panthers 10 v Batley Bulldogs 12
Keighley Cougars 12 v Bradford Bulls 18

[The Blues Ox]

Widnes Vikings v Swinton Lions Swinton by 6
Whitehaven v Barrow Raiders Barrow by 16
London Broncos v Toulouse Toulouse by 14
Featherstone v York Knights Fev by 28
Newcastle v Sheffield Eagles Sheffield by 36
Halifax Panthers v Batley Bulldogs Fax by 16
Keighley Cougars v Bradford Bulls Bradford by 12

Glad its on OurLeague really can't get excited for the summer bash given the fixtures and venue.

[kiggy]

8 hours ago, The Phantom Horseman said:

To be fair Kiggy was correct in that all 4 are fringe players at Catalans, and clearly wouldn't make the French 17 if everyone was available, but they are good players to be bringing in as replacements.

I would much rather they field a team of their own Elite players, even if they are lesser players. I'm not a fan of duel registration as I think it weakens the team, unless they have a loan period of a month and actually train with the team. Scimone is a case in point, he played last time but never trained with the team before.  

[Ragingbull]

Whats the general view on the bash as a whole on here? 

The decision. To move it to york hasnt gone down well with our fans at all. (Maybe we are just a grumpy bunch at the min!)

Personally im treating it like a normal away game and just heading to the ground about 45 mins before kick off like i do every other week.  Ive not bought in to it all all this year .

Just wondered if other clubs fans we going for their own game or making a full day of it?

Edited May 25 by Ragingbull

[Normy_Rover]

6 hours ago, Ragingbull said:

Whats the general view on the bash as a whole on here? 

The decision. To move it to york hasnt gone down well with our fans at all. (Maybe we are just a grumpy bunch at the min!)

Personally im treating it like a normal away game and just heading to the ground about 45 mins before kick off like i do every other week.  Ive not bought in to it all all this year .

Just wondered if other clubs fans we going for their own game or making a full day of it?

I think Fev are taking at least 3 coaches and 2 are heading to Selby for the afternoon before going to York for the last 2 games.

I was a bit ambivalent about having the Bash at York when it was first announced but now I'm really looking forward to it.

Edited May 26 by Normy_Rover
meh

[georgeb1]

Terrible decision by the RFL to choose york , lovely city but high price accomodation and clashing with york races was never going to entice your average RL fan to stay for most games , as we all expect this will be the last bash , shame as it could have gone out in style.

[David Shepherd]

8 hours ago, Ragingbull said:

Whats the general view on the bash as a whole on here? 

The decision. To move it to york hasnt gone down well with our fans at all. (Maybe we are just a grumpy bunch at the min!)

Personally im treating it like a normal away game and just heading to the ground about 45 mins before kick off like i do every other week.  Ive not bought in to it all all this year .

Just wondered if other clubs fans we going for their own game or making a full day of it?

We're doing the full day, but I think most Fev fans will turn up for our game only. I believe that most of the coaches are heading to Selby for the afternoon.

[Ovenden Grunt]

Personally I think the bash, magic weekend, loop fixtures are ridiculous and a stain on the game, topped off with York having home advantage in their game. Let's hope this weekend is the last of such nonsense. That said I love going to York and we will be there early doors on Sunday for a day out on the pop and a good game against Batley. Up The Fax️  

[kiggy]

9 hours ago, Ragingbull said:

Whats the general view on the bash as a whole on here? 

The decision. To move it to york hasnt gone down well with our fans at all. (Maybe we are just a grumpy bunch at the min!)

Personally im treating it like a normal away game and just heading to the ground about 45 mins before kick off like i do every other week.  Ive not bought in to it all all this year .

Just wondered if other clubs fans we going for their own game or making a full day of it?

I prefer Blackpool as a neutral venue, as my mum still lives in St Annes so a win-win for me. We are in Blackpool today funnily enough but heading for York early tomorrow for the full day.

[Daft old hooker]

10 hours ago, Ragingbull said:

Whats the general view on the bash as a whole on here? 

The decision. To move it to york hasnt gone down well with our fans at all. (Maybe we are just a grumpy bunch at the min!)

Personally im treating it like a normal away game and just heading to the ground about 45 mins before kick off like i do every other week.  Ive not bought in to it all all this year .

Just wondered if other clubs fans we going for their own game or making a full day of it?

I don’t like it as a concept some matches are chosen on proximity to each other and the rest goodness knows how which can often lead to miss matches. 
As for this year I like York as a place but living in Wakefield it’s impossible to get back from Fev game on public transport so means someone has to drive but it is what it is and looking forward to the game.

[Fevrover]

First Bash we will have attended, never interested us but really like York so will be there for 2nd half of Barra v Haven ( work stops Wife getting there any earlier) then booked Prezzo at 5 o,clock then go back to ground for rest of London v Toulouse and ours. It might not be the ideal venue but it's what you make it.

[Gav Wilson]

I'm not on League Express reporting duty this week so I'm looking forward to walking down to the stadium and enjoying 16 pints and all the street food in the Brew York fanzone on Saturday before York v Fev, then doing it all over again on Sunday.

It's gonna be great.

[Fevrover]

Just now, Gav Wilson said:

I'm not on League Express reporting duty this week so I'm looking forward to walking down to the stadium and enjoying 16 pints and all the street food in the Brew York fanzone on Saturday before York v Fev, then doing it all over again on Sunday.

It's gonna be great.

Only 16 ?!!! Enjoy lol.

[PECETTO]

21 hours ago, The Phantom Horseman said:

To be fair Kiggy was correct in that all 4 are fringe players at Catalans, and clearly wouldn't make the French 17 if everyone was available, but they are good players to be bringing in as replacements.

Finaly 11 pro out for the match… 

[Ragingbull]

We have just named our strongest squad of the season so far.  Finally at full strength for the first time this year. 

Hopefully see  see a much improved performance this week and we can kick on from here.

[Jill Halfpenny fan]

18 hours ago, Ragingbull said:

Whats the general view on the bash as a whole on here? 

The decision. To move it to york hasnt gone down well with our fans at all. (Maybe we are just a grumpy bunch at the min!)

Personally im treating it like a normal away game and just heading to the ground about 45 mins before kick off like i do every other week.  Ive not bought in to it all all this year .

Just wondered if other clubs fans we going for their own game or making a full day of it?

Travelling over for the Widnes game but probably off home as soon as it's finished. Widnes have sold their initial allocation but no idea how many that was, could be 100, could be 250, no idea.

[Gooleboy]

On 25/05/2023 at 22:59, Ragingbull said:

Whats the general view on the bash as a whole on here? 

The decision. To move it to york hasnt gone down well with our fans at all. (Maybe we are just a grumpy bunch at the min!)

Personally im treating it like a normal away game and just heading to the ground about 45 mins before kick off like i do every other week.  Ive not bought in to it all all this year .

Just wondered if other clubs fans we going for their own game or making a full day of it?

The issue for me is the grounds location. Too far from the City Centre and nothing much near to it. 

[AB Knight]

Although it’s at York I don’t think the stuttering Knights are at an advantage playing unbeaten Fev - I and most York supporters would probably prefer us to be playing Newcastle at Headingley like in 2022! 

Hopefully it’s a good few days out, yes it’s a little way out of the centre but walkable in half an hour and right next to the park and ride which is a 10 min ride and there’s a bus every 12/15 mins.

 

I was gigging at a pub in the centre of York last night, plenty of shirts on show which is great to see, so far Whitehaven are in the lead on that front! 

[David Shepherd]

7 hours ago, Gooleboy said:

The issue for me is the grounds location. Too far from the City Centre and nothing much near to it. 

4 games of RL for £20 is plenty to fill my day. OK stadium food and ale are never the best (can't be as bad as Headingley though).  There's a couple of decent eateries on the retail park and hopefully the fan zone will have some decent ale.

[georgeb1]

17 minutes ago, David Shepherd said:

4 games of RL for £20 is plenty to fill my day. OK stadium food and ale are never the best (can't be as bad as Headingley though).  There's a couple of decent eateries on the retail park and hopefully the fan zone will have some decent ale.

Back of the west stand will be be brew York plus various outlets selling grub , get yourself a passout and enjoy the day , bye the way up the kneets

[David Shepherd]

2 hours ago, georgeb1 said:

Back of the west stand will be be brew York plus various outlets selling grub , get yourself a passout and enjoy the day , bye the way up the kneets

Bonus. Brew York do some lovely ale, ###### the rugby I'm staying in the fan zone. I'll go with Up The Rovers 

Edited May 27 by David Shepherd