Fri 25th-Sun 27th Apr: The Betfred Championship Match Thread

[League Express]

Discuss this week's games here.

FRIDAY 25th APRIL
Oldham v Bradford Bulls KO 19:45
Sheffield Eagles v Batley Bulldogs KO 19:30

SATURDAY 26th APRIL
Featherstone Rovers v Toulouse Olympique KO 15:00

SUNDAY 27th APRIL
Barrow Raiders v Doncaster KO 15:00
Halifax Panthers v London Broncos KO 15:00
York Knights v Widnes Vikings KO 15:00
 

[SUPERSTUD]

To win 

Oldham

Sheffield

Fev v Toulouse - I am honestly not sure

Barrow

Halifax

York - In a very tight game. Widnes looking for a bit of revenge.

 

 

 

[georgeb1]

all home wins , apart from oldham

[kiggy]

Happy to see the Fev v TO match is on the YouTube channel

[The Art of Hand and Foot]

3 hours ago, georgeb1 said:

all home wins , apart from oldham

Draw? Yeds have got 2 so far this season.

[The Blues Ox]

Oldham v Bradford Bulls  Bulls by 10
Sheffield Eagles v Batley Bulldogs Sheffield by 8
Featherstone Rovers v Toulouse Olympique  Fev by 4
Barrow Raiders v Doncaster Barrow by 22
Halifax Panthers v London Broncos Fax by 18
York Knights v Widnes Vikings York by 24

[StrennyKnight]

30 minutes ago, The Blues Ox said:

Oldham v Bradford Bulls  Bulls by 10
Sheffield Eagles v Batley Bulldogs Sheffield by 8
Featherstone Rovers v Toulouse Olympique  Fev by 4
Barrow Raiders v Doncaster Barrow by 22
Halifax Panthers v London Broncos Fax by 18
York Knights v Widnes Vikings York by 24

Careful with that last prediction Ox...people might realise its actually you that's driving the York Hype Train!

[Fevrover]

10 hours ago, The Art of Hand and Foot said:

Draw? Yeds have got 2 so far this season.

And could have been 3 lol.

[RoughyedsFan_merged]

15 minutes ago, Fevrover said:

And could have been 3 lol.

I think managing games has been a bit of an issue for us, hence the draws. Probably part of adapting to this division more than anything.

Can't wait for the game Friday, the games seem impossible to predict at this point.

[Expatknight]

50 minutes ago, RoughyedsFan_merged said:

I think managing games has been a bit of an issue for us, hence the draws. Probably part of adapting to this division more than anything.

Can't wait for the game Friday, the games seem impossible to predict at this point.

that's the beauty of the Championship, anyone can beat anyone. 

[sheddingswasus]

There are some tough games this weekend. Apart from odd blow out scores, this league seems very close and competitive . 

[Chronicler of Chiswick]

Bradford, Batley, Toulouse, Barrow, Halifax, York.

[gogledd]

Wins for Oldham, Eagles, TO XIII, Raiders, Panthers and Vikings.

13 hours ago, kiggy said:

Happy to see the Fev v TO match is on the YouTube channel

I'll probably only catch the first half between reffing at Leyland and driving to watch North Wales Crusaders!

[gavin7094]

13 hours ago, The Art of Hand and Foot said:

Draw? Yeds have got 2 so far this season.

All draws, especially Oldham.

[Wolford6]

2 hours ago, Expatknight said:

that's the beauty of the Championship, anyone can beat anyone. 

At least twice this season, the Bulls have ended up beating themselves.

[Barley Mow]

Oldham v Bradford Bulls                                         by 8
Sheffield Eagles v Batley Bulldogs                     by 8
Featherstone Rovers v Toulouse Olympique by 4
Barrow Raiders v Doncaster                            by 16
Halifax Panthers v London Broncos                by 12
York Knights v Widnes Vikings                            by 2

[RoughyedsFan_merged]

1 hour ago, Wolford6 said:

At least twice this season, the Bulls have ended up beating themselves.

Could be an interesting evening tomorrow then. We've been two tries ahead in both of the games we've drawn and the only loss was a self inflicted weakened team ahead of the CC game at Hull KR.

[Wolford6]

1 hour ago, RoughyedsFan_merged said:

Could be an interesting evening tomorrow then. We've been two tries ahead in both of the games we've drawn and the only loss was a self inflicted weakened team ahead of the CC game at Hull KR.

The ghost of Kearball remains in the dressing room. Plus the recently-exhumed Steve McNamara Book of Excuses has had an airing.

[Rene_Artois]

I think Barrow v Dons will be a lot closer than people seem to think.

Not too far off our forwards being back to full strength.

Edited April 24 by Rene_Artois

[JonM]

8 hours ago, Expatknight said:

that's the beauty of the Championship, anyone can beat anyone. 

So much variation in squads week to week with little depth to most teams and DR players coming and going. Makes it hard to predict until you see the matchday 17 in a lot of cases.

The Craig Lingard derby is the hardest one to predict this week I reckon.

[Fevrover]

9 hours ago, RoughyedsFan_merged said:

I think managing games has been a bit of an issue for us, hence the draws. Probably part of adapting to this division more than anything.

Can't wait for the game Friday, the games seem impossible to predict at this point.

Been a good few surprises so far.

[StrennyKnight]

9 hours ago, Expatknight said:

that's the beauty of the Championship, anyone can beat anyone. 

And that's also why it continues to mystify me that we don't seem to be able (or willing) to sell the Championship to a broadcaster as a viable TV/streaming product.

[Expatknight]

1 minute ago, StrennyKnight said:

And that's also why it continues to mystify me that we don't seem to be able (or willing) to sell the Championship to a broadcaster as a viable TV/streaming product.

The sporting worlds best kept secret !
 

[Angelus]

Oldham by 4

Sheffield by 8

Featherstone by 10

Barrow by 14

Halifax by 28

York by 14

[The Phantom Horseman]

Concerning times for the Championship with Halifax only naming 18 players and London 19 for their match-up this weekend and Widnes also only able to name 19. A lot of Championship clubs being padded out by loans and DR, plenty of clubs struggling for depth especially when the inevitable injuries arrive.