Re: Fax v Leeds. : Fri Sep 21, 2018 5:41 pm  

jeffvickers wrote:

Saltonstall the scapegoat for last week I see.

Hardly a scapegoat. Cost us three try's.

Re: Fax v Leeds. : Fri Sep 21, 2018 7:28 pm  

jeffvickers wrote:

Saltonstall the scapegoat for last week I see.

He's come running inside and cost us a few tries in the last few weeks. Leeds would focus on that and goad him in again. long pass over his head and in goes the winger again ...........

Re: Fax v Leeds. : Fri Sep 21, 2018 9:45 pm  

I love Salty, he's a reet good 'un but he got done up like a kipper last week so had to pay the price I'm afraid

Re: Fax v Leeds. : Sat Sep 22, 2018 6:46 pm  

Great performances by the championship clubs so far this weekend with 3 out of 3 against the SL. Come on Fax, make it a FULL HOUSE which could also drag the whinos into the million pound game Come onnnnnnn. Up the Fax!

Re: Fax v Leeds. : Sun Sep 23, 2018 10:16 am  

Fuzzy Duck wrote:

Great performances by the championship clubs so far this weekend with 3 out of 3 against the SL. Come on Fax, make it a FULL HOUSE which could also drag the whinos into the million pound game Come onnnnnnn. Up the Fax!

London and Toulouse seem to have really kicked on which makes our performances all the more disappointing. It almost feels like we are due to put a performance in as for me we have not done nearly as well as we did at the back end of the championship season. Leeds are really poor this season so I guess if we get within 30 points of them we will have done ok but to get closer than that would be impressive.

Re: Fax v Leeds. : Sun Sep 23, 2018 10:53 am  

Beaujangles wrote:

Be interesting to see how many loiners take this in.Sold 1k so far lets hope they get 2/2500 and we get 4k plus.As for the score they'll probably reverse the 42 point spanking we gave them one heady day at the Shay 20 years ago..

I was that the o e the week before we played you in the playoffs and sent a reserve side, could. It back it up the week after against the full Leeds side. Remember the 70 point thumping we gave you the season after.
Actually miss Hall fax in super league thought they were going to be our big rival after the bulls throughout the new millennium, shame neither are at the top table, but looking forward to our little no overdue visit back to the shay.

Re: Fax v Leeds. : Sun Sep 23, 2018 10:56 am  

Does Morgan punchcard still play for fax.

Re: Fax v Leeds. : Sun Sep 23, 2018 11:32 am  

rollin thunder wrote:

Does Morgan punchcard still play for fax.

No mate, he went to Australia earlier this year and has signed for Fev for next season.

Re: Fax v Leeds. : Sun Sep 23, 2018 11:40 am  

rollin thunder wrote:

I was that the o e the week before we played you in the playoffs and sent a reserve side, could. It back it up the week after against the full Leeds side. Remember the 70 point thumping we gave you the season after.
Actually miss Hall fax in super league thought they were going to be our big rival after the bulls throughout the new millennium, shame neither are at the top table, but looking forward to our little no overdue visit back to the shay.

Could be another thumping today as well to be honest, we were defending quite well for the bulk of the season and had a problem scoring.
Now we seemed to have dropped of in defence but still can't find the try line.

As last year it does really start to show to accumulative effect of the effort taken by Fax as a part time team first of all to get into the top 4 and then to be competitive especially against the full time SL sides, the boys get all banged up.

At least we will have a bit more income from the game.

Re: Fax v Leeds. : Sun Sep 23, 2018 11:55 am  

Today is a strange one for me. As much as I yearn for Fax to do well and return to the top flight, it just feels like another inevitable hiding-to-nothing again. On that basis I just cannot bring myself to go watch us massage the egos of a team who are (or were as once was the case) basically as big as us if not slightly bigger.

The rugby in our league is far more watchable and the 8s much more exciting than the 'Super 8s' or whatever is it called however to be anything other than top flight is simply galling after ONE bad season then 'close the door on the way out as you will not be allowed to return'!! as effectively did happen.

The game is a MESS and promoting the ghost-train that is "expansion" [ironic and sad smile] is just hammering more nails into the sports coffin.

Ultimately FAX need someone with money and whilst NPD are doing a fantastic job, we need someone who has blue and white blood in their veins accompanied with either a large cheque book or a huge talent for generating wealth/income.

Sorry to be negative guys and who knows - a miracle MAY happen but the way people are saying it is an 'honour' to be playing Leeds just leaves me feeling sad,desperate and reflective in equal measure.

Good luck and I hope you enjoy....