Fri 22nd-Sun 24th May: The Betfred Championship Match Thread

[League Express]

Fri 22nd-Sun 24th May: The Betfred Championship Match Thread

Discuss the games here.

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FRIDAY 22nd MAY
Newcastle Thunder v Goole Vikings KO 19:30
Oldham v Midlands Hurricanes KO 19:45 (at Boundary Park)

SUNDAY 24th MAY
Barrow Raiders v Hunslet KO 15:00
Batley Bulldogs v North Wales Crusaders KO 15:00
Dewsbury Rams v Workington Town KO 15:00
Halifax Panthers v Salford KO 15:00
Rochdale Hornets v Swinton Lions KO 15:00
Sheffield Eagles v London Broncos KO 15:00 (at MEPS International Home of Football Stadium, Dronfield)
Whitehaven v Keighley Cougars KO 15:00

[Phil W]

Some good games again this weekend but some teams are feeling the strain of a tough campaign. Here's my preview for Thunder v Goole and a look ahead to the rest of the action https://www.philworld.co.uk/post/newcastle-thunder-v-goole-vikings-and-a-look-ahead-to-the-rest-of-the-action

[Yorks Tim]

   
Newcastle Thunder 42 v 22 Goole Vikings
Oldham 20 v 26 Midlands Hurricanes
Barrow Raiders 26 v 18 Hunslet
Batley Bulldogs 26 v 12 North Wales Crusaders
Dewsbury Rams 22 v 28 Workington Town
Halifax Panthers 22 v 26 Salford
Rochdale Hornets 28 v 24 Swinton Lions
Sheffield Eagles 22 v 42 London Broncos
Whitehaven 16 v 26 Keighley Cougars

[doc]

7 hours ago, League Express said:

Fri 22nd-Sun 24th May: The Betfred Championship Match Thread

FRIDAY 22nd MAY
Newcastle Thunder v Goole Vikings KO 19:30
Oldham v Midlands Hurricanes KO 19:45 (at Boundary Park)

SUNDAY 24th MAY
Barrow Raiders v Hunslet KO 15:00
Batley Bulldogs v North Wales Crusaders KO 15:00
Dewsbury Rams v Workington Town KO 15:00
Halifax Panthers v Salford KO 15:00
Rochdale Hornets v Swinton Lions KO 15:00
Sheffield Eagles v London Broncos KO 15:00 (at MEPS International Home of Football Stadium, Dronfield)
Whitehaven v Keighley Cougars KO 15:00

 

[FearNothing]

Us and Sheffield to lose!!

[Chronicler of Chiswick]

1 hour ago, FearNothing said:

Us and Sheffield to lose!!

As far as the Cru are concerned, don't care about the result - we've a team on the park!

[Dovster]

Looking forward to travelling up to Whitehaven this weekend. My predictions are

Thunder Knights

Oldham

Raiders

Bulldogs

Rams

Panthers

Hornets

Broncos

Cougars

[tim2]

I want to see if Sheffield have improved and can contain London at all. 

But more of interest is how the new ground works out. 

Newcastle Thunder 40 v 12 Goole Vikings
Oldham 30 v 18 Midlands Hurricanes
Barrow Raiders 40 v 10 Hunslet
Batley Bulldogs 60 v 6 North Wales Crusaders
Dewsbury Rams 34 v 14 Workington Town
Halifax Panthers 26 v 22 Salford
Rochdale Hornets 32 v 24 Swinton Lions
Sheffield Eagles 12 v 42 London Broncos
Whitehaven 10 v 26 Keighley Cougars

[FearNothing]

6 hours ago, Chronicler of Chiswick said:

As far as the Cru are concerned, don't care about the result - we've a team on the park!

Exactly!!! Tim (post above mine) I think is generous at 60-6 

Edited May 22 by FearNothing

[Griff]

2 hours ago, tim2 said:

I want to see if Sheffield have improved and can contain London at all. 

But more of interest is how the new ground works out. 

 

.Ground looks good. Plusses and minusses,obviously, but you'll be able to get a pie and a pint if that's what you want.

Still some work incomplete but should be done by the end of the season.

[Expatknight]

The mighty Thunder slay the Goole Vikings 62-10.

[Thunder fan]

Class thunder

[Phil W]

Goole turned up with a plan and executed it well in the first half, second half Thunder ran away with it. Played at pace and Goole couldn't cope with it.

Spoke to some Goole fans after, they're doing it tough at the minute. They've had a rapid rise to this level due to a lack of teams. 

[Yorks Tim]

Probably me that jinxed the Hurricanes tonight after I'd missed the 1895 game. The 30-10 final score isn't really fair on our players who worked hard throughout and defended like demons against an Oldham side who made good use of superior size. They did of course also work hard and kept up a fast pace to keep us penned back in our own half.

Can't wait to get back to Avery Fields now and the chance to reset after a well-earned week off. 

 

 

[gogledd]

I'll be at Batley tomorrow. We've got 18 players and they've at least had a training session this week! Respect to all the lads putting on a Crusaders shirt tomorrow.Thanks for giving us hope.

 

[Johnny Ringo]

Barrow Raiders 40 - Hunslet 18
Batley Bulldogs 36 - 12 North Wales Crusaders 
Dewsbury Rams 30 - 22 Workington Town 
Halifax Panthers 42- 18 Salford 
Rochdale Hornets 24 - 22  Swinton Lions
Sheffield Eagles 12 - 48 London Broncos 
Whitehaven 18 - 19 Keighley Cougars

[The Phantom Horseman]

Wow, Batley have scored 100 against Crusaders. Tough times for the NW boys at the moment.

[Les Tonks Sidestep]

Batley chalk up the 100......

[Click]

 

 

[Les Tonks Sidestep]

'Fax blow a 28-6 lead with 17mins left to lose 28-34

[The Phantom Horseman]

2 minutes ago, Les Tonks Sidestep said:

'Fax blow a 28-6 lead with 17mins left to lose 28-34

Haven't been following this one but it will be interesting to hear from fans who went whether the fact that George Whitby played on loan for Salford rather than Halifax was the decisive factor.

[Les Tonks Sidestep]

27 minutes ago, The Phantom Horseman said:

Haven't been following this one but it will be interesting to hear from fans who went whether the fact that George Whitby played on loan for Salford rather than Halifax was the decisive factor.

Yes. He scored a try and kicked 5 (from 6?) goals.

[FearNothing]

40 minutes ago, The Phantom Horseman said:

Wow, Batley have scored 100 against Crusaders. Tough times for the NW boys at the moment.

It may be tough for the rest of this year, but the important thing is that we survive and rebuild....the new board/owners are so far doing  a sterling job on less than a shoestring, so the fact we've got a team on the park to lose by that much is a major achievement,

[Wakefield Ram]

Well done to Cru for getting a team on the park.

Good win for Dewsbury today. Think the scoreline didn't do justice to Workington, who look a very good side.

[tim2]

57 minutes ago, Click said:

 

 

Money may not buy you love, but it can buy you a very good Championship squad. 

From a Sheffield perspective, perhaps we made it a little easy but you have to admire London's speed and handling. In the heat on a good pitch they were unstoppable at times. 

The ground is OK. A massive improvement on the OLP, and there may be things that can be improved, but big congratulations to Mark Hannigan and the team for getting it ready. It might get exciting when Fax or Widnes are in town as it's very much unsegregated and everyone is very close together. 

I heard that London weren't happy with the facilities. Well, tough luck, you're in a part-time league so don't expect Wembley. You can act like entitled prima donnas when you're in SL. 

Edited May 24 by tim2