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sentoffagain2
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If Fax play like they did against Saints in the Cup they are capable of beating any team in Tne Championship.Makes for an exciting finish to the season.I am going to Batley v Haven this afternoon both

DEANO
DEANO

The bulls best chance of super league for some time 😂

crashmon
crashmon

Interesting fixtures...  Am hoping London do not understimate Widnes, I have a bad feeling the vikings will nick this In other news, am also expecting this to turn into a 10 page thread about

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crashmon

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5 minutes ago, Leonard said:

I assume London don't want to go up anyway - at least not without a guarantee of no relegation.

I have no idea the point of or what it looks like for a PT side to go up into a FT league.

That's an impressive hammering of Widnes and quite some run of wins.

Even if they go up, too much damage has been done to get fans back in any sort of numbers which would make the cost of renting PL viable. They would be dependent on away fans coming down in numbers.

 

Also where would they play at home in the 12 weeks they can't play at PL between mid May and Mid August

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Griff

Griff

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1 minute ago, tim2 said:

London are coming into form at the right time. They played poorly at Sheffield last week and still won. Could have been 50 then if the ball had stuck to their hands. 

 

Indeed.  Completion barely 50%.

"We'll sell you a seat .... but you'll only need the edge of it!"

Fevrover

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1 minute ago, Expatknight said:

One word to our Bulls pals Ha!  Not that it will mean anything as the other results have gone against us.

Good win for York that.

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3 minutes ago, crashmon said:

Even if they go up, too much damage has been done to get fans back in any sort of numbers which would make the cost of renting PL viable. They would be dependent on away fans coming down in numbers.

 

Also where would they play at home in the 12 weeks they can't play at PL between mid May and Mid August

If DH is funding it - not sure the problem.

Griff

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6 minutes ago, Fevrover said:

Good win for York that.

Keeps their play-off hopes alive.  

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Fevrover

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Just now, Griff said:

Keeps their play-off hopes alive.  

Yeah it's looking more  interesting every week with a few teams.

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4 minutes ago, crashmon said:

Can he afford to fund a full time team and also PL.  After all to pay for PL he made London go Part time?

Worst case with away fans you are probably looking at a shortfall of 2.5k to 3k over some sides that have been in SL recently. He could fund that. 

As to whether he would fund that and a completely new squad of 25 players and whether you could get those in and whether you would want to is a different issue.

Of course a honeymoon period in SL would help - but the other chairman won't grant that and even if IMG pushed it - they are too self centred and would be happy to have a team guaranteed to go down.

I doubt many if any of the current squad would want to go FT.

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Has there been an example of a PT side being promoted in recent history?

Griff

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1 minute ago, Leonard said:

Has there been an example of a PT side being promoted in recent history?

Part time being promoted, yes.  Staying part time, no.

"We'll sell you a seat .... but you'll only need the edge of it!"

crashmon

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Looking tight....

Bradford have Sheffield and London to play....  They lose both, could miss the playoff's on 29 points, seeing fax have pretty easy run in, and Batley just need to win one of last 2


Also looks like Swinton have a chance of staying up, but have to beat Haven next week, as I don't see Keighley winning again this season

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Bulls have London and Sheffield away. Right now they could lose both which could meanmissing the play-offs altogether. This league is completely unpredictable between 2nd position (unless TO are in France) and 13th.

Eagles lost twice to Whitehaven, once to Swinton. It's probably kept Whitehaven up and given Swinton half a chance.

Speculation I know, but a narrow win by Swinton over Haven, and a narrow loss for Keighley against Fax could leave all 3 on 16 points with very little points difference between all of them. All three have hard games in the final week.    

3rd place is still in the Eagles' hands but the chances of winning 3 in a row to make that happen this season is slim. Looks like London 3rd on current form.

"I am the avenging angel; I come with wings unfurled, I come with claws extended from halfway round the world. I am the God Almighty, I am the howling wind. I care not for your family; I care not for your kin. I come in search of terror, though terror is my own; I come in search of vengeance for crimes and crimes unknown. I care not for your children, I care not for your wives, I care not for your country, I care not for your lives." - (c) Jim Boyes - "The Avenging Angel"

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Looks like Widnes won't be in the play offs, again.

Ahh well, nearly time to wave 2023 bye bye. 

Wonder if those four Vikings players are still signing for Oldham?

We shall still be at the Eagles game next week though.

crashmon

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4 minutes ago, tim2 said:

Bulls have London and Sheffield away. Right now they could lose both which could meanmissing the play-offs altogether. This league is completely unpredictable between 2nd position (unless TO are in France) and 13th.

Eagles lost twice to Whitehaven, once to Swinton. It's probably kept Whitehaven up and given Swinton half a chance.

Speculation I know, but a narrow win by Swinton over Haven, and a narrow loss for Keighley against Fax could leave all 3 on 16 points with very little points difference between all of them. All three have hard games in the final week.    

3rd place is still in the Eagles' hands but the chances of winning 3 in a row to make that happen this season is slim. Looks like London 3rd on current form.

So looking at what's left

I expect Sheffield to Beat widnes next week, so will be safe in playoffs on 32 min

I expect London to beat Keighley last week of season so also 32 min
I expect Batley to beat newcastle so to be on 30 min
I expect Fax to win remaining games so will be on 31

So its all on the 2 bradford games, they could end up on 33 and 3rd place, or on 29 and miss out.   Has the championship ever been this close in the last 2 weeks

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4 minutes ago, crashmon said:

So looking at what's left

I expect Sheffield to Beat widnes next week, so will be safe in playoffs on 32 min

I expect London to beat Keighley last week of season so also 32 min
I expect Batley to beat newcastle so to be on 30 min
I expect Fax to win remaining games so will be on 31

So its all on the 2 bradford games, they could end up on 33 and 3rd place, or on 29 and miss out.   Has the championship ever been this close in the last 2 weeks

I doubt it's been full of so many inconsistent teams. Definitely better than the year that Toronto won it when the top 6 beat the bottom 6 every time they played.

"I am the avenging angel; I come with wings unfurled, I come with claws extended from halfway round the world. I am the God Almighty, I am the howling wind. I care not for your family; I care not for your kin. I come in search of terror, though terror is my own; I come in search of vengeance for crimes and crimes unknown. I care not for your children, I care not for your wives, I care not for your country, I care not for your lives." - (c) Jim Boyes - "The Avenging Angel"

bigbaldnmad

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41 minutes ago, Expatknight said:

One word to our Bulls pals Ha!  Not that it will mean anything as the other results have gone against us.

Win both games, and unless Bradford win one, you could still make the play offs. Possibly points difference between you and Batley.

Wolford6

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The Bulls had enough position and possession to  win comfortably today. Just no cohesion in attack. Static at the play-the-ball and nowhere near enough offloads on a very narrow pitch. York must have time-wasted ten minutes off the clock but it was our fault for not roughing them up a couple of times.

Fair play to York, they took their chances well and their scrum half gave a masterly kicking performance.

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