Re: Batley Friendly this sunday : Sun Jan 12, 2014 10:08 pm  

Just slightly O/T - anyone remember Dick Fairbank trying to catch passes? If you didn't put it EXACTLY in his bread basket he used to knock on. He even used to pre-shape his arms (upper and lower forearms) at right angles in the catching position as he came in on a run. Used to crease me up

Re: Batley Friendly this sunday : Sun Jan 12, 2014 10:54 pm  

halifaxjohn wrote:

Ben will always be well regarded by most of us supporters and I think it's great that we acknowledge all our ex players.
At Leigh last year one or two of our travelling imbeciles kept shouting "reject" at Ostick, not necessary.
Back to the game, I must admit I thought it was pretty dire, the second half particularly. however there was plenty of promise as Living has said above. A typical Batley, Fax, pitch, weather game.
Chips were excellent, only fault? the lady asked small portion or large. how insulting, do I look like a person who eats a small portion of chips? Nearly burst my speedos.
Well done Fax. A good afternoon out.


ps, great Fax following, easily outnumbered the home crowd. Lets keep it up all year, home and away.
See you at Fev?

Leigh at home was even better. Thousand of us chanting "Penky is a fax fan, Penky is a fax fan...na na na na"

Re: Batley Friendly this sunday : Mon Jan 13, 2014 5:53 am  

Can I ask who was missing from your team yesterday ?

[triran]

Re: Batley Friendly this sunday : Mon Jan 13, 2014 7:02 am  

Bat Lad wrote:

Can I ask who was missing from your team yesterday ?

Johnston
Heaton
Worrincy
Tonks

Re: Batley Friendly this sunday : Mon Jan 13, 2014 7:16 am  

triran wrote:

Johnston
Heaton
Worrincy
Tonks

Robinson
sherrife
?

Re: Batley Friendly this sunday : Mon Jan 13, 2014 7:20 am  

Bat Lad wrote:

Can I ask who was missing from your team yesterday ?

Tonks, Robinson, Potts, Sheriffe as well.

Re: Batley Friendly this sunday : Mon Jan 13, 2014 9:38 am  

So probably 5 starters in Potts, Tonks, Robinson, Heaton and Johnson.

Conditions were really bad so its hard to draw conclusions about the game. I would hope we will be a lot better on dryer grounds and Batley had the dual regs missing which showed.

Defence looked really good but Batley didnt really offer much, partly due to the conditions and I would assume been a few new combinations for them.

The real test to have an idea where we are will be next week against Fev. Sheffield and Fev will set the bar again this season so it will be interesting to see how we go.


Edit: Worst catcher of a ball I have seen, rivaling Liam Harrison, was Said Tamghart. Destructive when he had the ball but unless it was placed in his hands was like watching coco the clown juggling.

Re: Batley Friendly this sunday : Mon Jan 13, 2014 7:34 pm  

littlerich wrote:

Just slightly O/T - anyone remember Dick Fairbank trying to catch passes? If you didn't put it EXACTLY in his bread basket he used to knock on. He even used to pre-shape his arms (upper and lower forearms) at right angles in the catching position as he came in on a run. Used to crease me up

Was once in the cricket club and Jack Fairbank was in there, good old Stan H came in and asked him if Dick dropped the cows all the time He then trotted off with his pipe muttering something like big useless bugger

Re: Batley Friendly this sunday : Mon Jan 13, 2014 8:05 pm  

littlerich wrote:

Just slightly O/T - anyone remember Dick Fairbank trying to catch passes? If you didn't put it EXACTLY in his bread basket he used to knock on. He even used to pre-shape his arms (upper and lower forearms) at right angles in the catching position as he came in on a run. Used to crease me up

Going back a little further, Welshman David Jones who played centre late sixties would steam onto the pass so hard and fast he always broke the line, shame he only caught about one in ten passes. Still managed two caps for Wales and was a loss to Fax when he returned home.