Fri 9th June - Sun 11th June : The Betfred Championship Match Thread

[Wolfey Rovers]

20 minutes ago, Ovenden Grunt said:

Nah️

Sure you don't want to see how to beat Toulouse?

 

[kiggy]

7 hours ago, The Phantom Horseman said:

He's been in the squad the last couple of weeks, he didn't play against Barrow last week so would be surprising if he made his comeback in such an intensive game given how bad his injury was.

I think the ex TO players understand that the "revenge" thing is just part of promoting the game. That was the last time we played TO, in a cost of living crisis every game is a hard sell and after 13 unbeaten games it's worth reminding the Fev public that we lost both games to Toulouse  including the final, the last time we were in the same division.

There were 4800 or so at the TO home match last weekend...lots of freebie tickets for the kids though. I hope that you get a similar number for this match. Nice weather and cheap beer should be for a good (and yet, lets hope for a sensible) crowd. No1 son will be there (I keep telling him it's all part of growing up and will be character building!). I know there will be a handful or so of TO supporters but no more than that.

[Ovenden Grunt]

1 hour ago, Wolfey Rovers said:

Sure you don't want to see how to beat Toulouse?

 

Nah. We're concentrating on the last match. Just one match️

[Fevrover]

1 hour ago, kiggy said:

There were 4800 or so at the TO home match last weekend...lots of freebie tickets for the kids though. I hope that you get a similar number for this match. Nice weather and cheap beer should be for a good (and yet, lets hope for a sensible) crowd. No1 son will be there (I keep telling him it's all part of growing up and will be character building!). I know there will be a handful or so of TO supporters but no more than that.

A fan got banned last week we don't need or want so called fans who want to cause trouble. They should put their energy into getting behind the team.

[Fevrover]

10 minutes ago, Ovenden Grunt said:

Nah. We're concentrating on the last match. Just one match️

You're confident lol.  

[JonM]

Sheffield Eagles 40 York 10 FT. Attendance 1051.

[tim2]

1 hour ago, JonM said:

Sheffield Eagles 40 York 10 FT. Attendance 1051.

Not bad for a Friday night when a popular local band have a gig in town.

I see "good Sheffield" rocked up tonight, when I couldn't go. The two key players who didn't play in the horror show last Sunday are 37 and 38 years old. The Eagles need a new plan for 2024 that isn't "I hope QLT and Thacks are fit". Welham got a hat trick and he's getting on a bit too.

Congrats to Ben Jones-Bishop on his 200th career try.

[Les Tonks Sidestep]

3 hours ago, Ovenden Grunt said:

Nah. We're concentrating on the last match. Just one match️

Is that the one before the GF (like us last year), or the one before that like you?

Edited June 9, 2023 by Les Tonks Sidestep

[The Blues Ox]

10 hours ago, Les Tonks Sidestep said:

Is that the one before the GF (like us last year), or the one before that like you?

This season could just be the last match of the regular season the way we are playing. 

[Fevrover]

4 hours ago, The Blues Ox said:

This season could just be the last match of the regular season the way we are playing. 

Yer can't kid a kidder Oxy yer trying to go under the radar lol.

[GeordieSaint]

Toulouse winning at Featherstone at the moment - 4-12.

[kiggy]

4 minutes ago, GeordieSaint said:

Toulouse winning at Featherstone at the moment - 4-12.

Ford off injured,cozza off HIA. Rennie off damaged knee. It's a bit brutal

[Fevrover]

HT 8 - 12 

[tim2]

11 minutes ago, kiggy said:

Ford off injured,cozza off HIA. Rennie off damaged knee. It's a bit brutal

Heat and humidity favouring Toulouse away from home for a change.

[The Phantom Horseman]

13 minutes ago, kiggy said:

Ford off injured,cozza off HIA. Rennie off damaged knee. It's a bit brutal

Ford with his arm in a sling on the touchline. Fev dominated territory but lacking a bit of guile without him. Toulouse scored 2 nice tries on just about their only 2 attacks. Chan sin binned for Toulouse ( head butt? Not sure though) for an incident which incensed the Fev players

Very tight game with very few mistakes, Fev game plan will be to wear them down going downhill 2nd half.

[Pigeon Lofter]

18-18 with the final quarter being played.

[bromleybulldog]

Toulouse score through Marcon to lead 24-18

[bromleybulldog]

And another from Peyroux 30-18

[Blind side johnny]

On 09/06/2023 at 18:46, Wolfey Rovers said:

Sure you don't want to see how to beat Toulouse?

 

Yeah. Easy. isn't it?

[The Daddy]

Just now, Blind side johnny said:

Yeah. Easy. isn't it?

I was waiting for that 

[Fevrover]

Best team Tolouse  ,hopefully  learn from it.

[bromleybulldog]

Featherstone collapsing here. Armitage scores another

 

[Daft old hooker]

36 minutes ago, The Phantom Horseman said:

Ford with his arm in a sling on the touchline. Fev dominated territory but lacking a bit of guile without him. Toulouse scored 2 nice tries on just about their only 2 attacks. Chan sin binned for Toulouse ( head butt? Not sure though) for an incident which incensed the Fev players

Very tight game with very few mistakes, Fev game plan will be to wear them down going downhill 2nd half.

Definitely a head butt and should have been a straight red but credit to Toulouse have been the best side.

[bromleybulldog]

FT 18-36 Bit of a surprise that.

[tim2]

This morning I thought Sheffield may have a chance against Toulouse next week.

Now, not so much.

To be fair to Fev fans, they've never said this wouldn't happen at some point. They are still favourites to be in top spot, and to reach the Final. But, in a one-off game, they aren't the overwhelming favourites that Leigh were last year.