Sat 2nd -Sun 3rd Sept: The Betfred Championship Match Thread

[John Drake]

Discuss this weekend's Betfred Championship games here.

SATURDAY 2nd SEPTEMBER
Newcastle Thunder v Toulouse Olympique KO 15:00

SUNDAY 3rd SEPTEMBER
Bradford Bulls v Featherstone Rovers KO 15:00
Keighley Cougars v Barrow Raiders KO 15:00
Sheffield Eagles v London Broncos KO 15:00
Whitehaven v Halifax Panthers KO 15:00
Widnes Vikings v Batley Bulldogs KO 15:00
York Knights v Swinton Lions KO 15:00

[John Drake]

One post deleted already.

Stick to discussing THE GAMES ONLY in here please.

No hilarious puns trying to shoehorn other subjects in, or I'll get really bored, really quickly of having to step in and moderate, and it'll be easier just for me to suspend your posting rights for a while instead.

Thanks.

[doc]

27 minutes ago, John Drake said:

Discuss this weekend's Betfred Championship games here.

SATURDAY 2nd SEPTEMBER
Newcastle Thunder v Toulouse Olympique by 10

SUNDAY 3rd SEPTEMBER
Bradford Bulls v Featherstone Rovers by 2
Keighley Cougars v Barrow Raiders  by 6 or draw
Sheffield Eagles v London Broncos by 12
Whitehaven v Halifax Panthers by 7

Widnes Vikings v Batley Bulldogs by 1
York Knights v Swinton Lions by 18

 

[spanishknight]

38 minutes ago, John Drake said:

Discuss this weekend's Betfred Championship games here.

SATURDAY 2nd SEPTEMBER
Newcastle Thunder v Toulouse Olympique KO 15:00

SUNDAY 3rd SEPTEMBER
Featherstone 
Keighley
Sheffield 
Halifax 
Widnes 
York 

 

[The Blues Ox]

SATURDAY 2nd SEPTEMBER
Newcastle Thunder v Toulouse Olympique Toulouse by 14

SUNDAY 3rd SEPTEMBER
Bradford Bulls v Featherstone Rovers Fev by 16
Keighley Cougars v Barrow Raiders Keighley by 4
Sheffield Eagles v London Broncos Sheffield by 10
Whitehaven v Halifax Panthers Haven by 8
Widnes Vikings v Batley Bulldogs Widnes by 12
York Knights v Swinton Lions York by 18

[Masters 13]

Tough games to predict this weekend but......

 

SATURDAY 2nd SEPTEMBER
Newcastle Thunder v Toulouse Olympique Comfortably 

SUNDAY 3rd SEPTEMBER
Bradford Bulls v Featherstone Will edge it but I think it'll be close
Keighley Cougars v Barrow Raiders Although depleted side, Barrow to come out victors
Sheffield Eagles v London Broncos London finding form at the moment
Whitehaven v Halifax Panthers Halifax too strong against Haven
Widnes Vikings v Batley Bulldogs tough one but Widnes to edge it
York Knights v Swinton Lions York to edge it.

[Crown Flatter]

Newcastle Thunder v Toulouse Olympique by 10

Bradford Bulls 18-44 Featherstone Rovers  
Keighley Cougars 16-24 Barrow Raiders

Newcastle Thunder 12-38 Toulouse Olympique 

Sheffield Eagles 36-6 London Broncos 

Whitehaven 10-28 Halifax Panthers 

Widnes Vikings 20-12 Batley Bulldogs 
York Knights 34-18 Swinton Lions 

[Fevrover]

24 minutes ago, Crown Flatter said:

 

Newcastle Thunder v Toulouse Olympique by 10

Bradford Bulls 18-44 Featherstone Rovers  
Keighley Cougars 16-24 Barrow Raiders

Newcastle Thunder 12-38 Toulouse Olympique 

Sheffield Eagles 36-6 London Broncos 

Whitehaven 10-28 Halifax Panthers 

Widnes Vikings 20-12 Batley Bulldogs 
York Knights 34-18 Swinton Lions 

44?!

[Barley Mow]

Newcastle Thunder v Toulouse Olympique - by 22

Bradford Bulls v Featherstone Rovers - by 4

Keighley Cougars v Barrow Raiders - by 2

Sheffield Eagles v London Broncos - by 6

Whitehaven v Halifax Panthers - by 18

Widnes Vikings v Batley Bulldogs - by 6

York Knights v Swinton Lions - by 16

[bigbaldnmad]

2 hours ago, Crown Flatter said:

Bradford Bulls 18-44 Featherstone Rovers  

  

[bigbaldnmad]

Fev to win on the postage stamp... not by many, and never more than a score in it all game.

 

[Dovster]

Olympique by 10

Rovers by 8

Cougars by 8 (A Must Win)

Eagles by 6

Haven by 4

Vikings by 4

Knights by 8

Lots of 50/50's this week. A very interesting round.

[POR]

According to a certain Mr Gledhiill It’s been 1604 days since the Bradford Bulls last defeated Featherstone Rovers BUT Lee Greenwood says this week presents a tough challenge for his side but firmly believes if his players perform to their ability and are at their best, then they will be rewarded with a good result what ever a good result means

[The Blues Ox]

2 minutes ago, POR said:

According to a certain Mr Gledhiill It’s been 1604 days since the Bradford Bulls last defeated Featherstone Rovers BUT Lee Greenwood says this week presents a tough challenge for his side but firmly believes if his players perform to their ability and are at their best, then they will be rewarded with a good result what ever a good result means

That pitch is perfect for Fev and Fev's forwards are a whole lot better than Bradford's. I don't think it would be a huge surprise if Fev won by some distance. I don't think Bradford are at a level yet where there are capable of beating a side as good as Fev's.

[Normy_Rover]

11 hours ago, John Drake said:

Discuss this weekend's Betfred Championship games here.

SATURDAY 2nd SEPTEMBER
Newcastle Thunder v Toulouse Olympique KO 15:00

SUNDAY 3rd SEPTEMBER
Bradford Bulls v Featherstone Rovers KO 15:00
Keighley Cougars v Barrow Raiders KO 15:00
Sheffield Eagles v London Broncos KO 15:00
Whitehaven v Halifax Panthers KO 15:00
Widnes Vikings v Batley Bulldogs KO 15:00
York Knights v Swinton Lions KO 15:00

 

[OdsalBull]

1 hour ago, The Blues Ox said:

That pitch is perfect for Fev and Fev's forwards are a whole lot better than Bradford's. I don't think it would be a huge surprise if Fev won by some distance. I don't think Bradford are at a level yet where there are capable of beating a side as good as Fev's.

Can see us getting beat but hopefully not hammered like usual. Think we will put up a good fight and maybe by a score 

[Monkeymagic22]

I’d expect a tough match against the Bulls, who are improved this season and have better players. Such is the inconsistency in performances, anything could happen though. 

[Chronicler of Chiswick]

Toulouse, Fev, Keighley, London, Halifax, Widnes, York.

[The Phantom Horseman]

2 hours ago, The Blues Ox said:

That pitch is perfect for Fev and Fev's forwards are a whole lot better than Bradford's. I don't think it would be a huge surprise if Fev won by some distance. I don't think Bradford are at a level yet where there are capable of beating a side as good as Fev's.

I hope you're right and I agree with your logic. I just think this is a massive game for Bradford, especially as some of their players were reported as having said they couldn't wait to play Fev at Odsal after we beat them at POR, and they seem to be particularly upbeat and (if you'll pardon the pun) bullish at the moment,whereas for Fev it's effectively a dead rubber.

[Ragingbull]

With a full strength team we might give Fev a game but we are a bit light in some areas at the min with injury and bans.  Cant see us getting within 3 scores unfortunately. 

Id imagine something around 32 -12. 

Well the exception of Fev, TO and Newcastle every side has much for to play for.  

Its going to be a thrilling last month of the season 

[kiggy]

54 minutes ago, Ragingbull said:

With a full strength team we might give Fev a game but we are a bit light in some areas at the min with injury and bans.  Cant see us getting within 3 scores unfortunately. 

Id imagine something around 32 -12. 

Well the exception of Fev, TO and Newcastle every side has much for to play for.  

Its going to be a thrilling last month of the season 

I actually see Newcastle getting a win. TO are very under strength for this match. One win in 4 guarantees them 2nd but I wouldn't want to see them have to go Whitehaven last day of the season and have to win.

[TrueBull]

2 hours ago, The Phantom Horseman said:

I hope you're right and I agree with your logic. I just think this is a massive game for Bradford, especially as some of their players were reported as having said they couldn't wait to play Fev at Odsal after we beat them at POR, and they seem to be particularly upbeat and (if you'll pardon the pun) bullish at the moment,whereas for Fev it's effectively a dead rubber.

Wow. Didn’t realise you were this worried about your players attitude towards the end of the season that you’re having to get your excuses ready early. 

[The Phantom Horseman]

4 minutes ago, TrueBull said:

Wow. Didn’t realise you were this worried about your players attitude towards the end of the season that you’re having to get your excuses ready early. 

Where did I say I was worried? I certainly have some concerns about Fev's prospects in the play-offs as we have some vulnerabilities that have already been exploited by the likes of Toulouse and Halifax, but whilst I'd like to see us play well this weekend my main concern is not to get any more injuries, as I said this game is a dead rubber for Fev.

[OdsalBull]

7 minutes ago, The Phantom Horseman said:

Where did I say I was worried? I certainly have some concerns about Fev's prospects in the play-offs as we have some vulnerabilities that have already been exploited by the likes of Toulouse and Halifax, but whilst I'd like to see us play well this weekend my main concern is not to get any more injuries, as I said this game is a dead rubber for Fev.

It is an opportunity to hammer home a psychological advantage though. You could send a message out to the rest of the league with a thumping

[The Phantom Horseman]

11 minutes ago, OdsalBull said:

It is an opportunity to hammer home a psychological advantage though. You could send a message out to the rest of the league with a thumping

If anything I think it works the other way in this league. Teams tend to over-perform against teams that have beaten them recently, and complacency tends to creep in for the team that won the first encounter.