why are we not playing this weekend? : Fri May 29, 2009 1:29 am  

i was just wondering why we are not playing this weekend most of the other teams seem to be doing.

are we supposed to be playing gateshead this weekend, is that why we have no game.

does anyone know why we have no game.

: Fri May 29, 2009 4:20 am  

Its to give Widnes another chance to get closer to us in the table.

They get their 'bye' weeks later in the season so that they get a rest nearer rto the play-offs (if they make them!!).

Re: why are we not playing this weekend? : Fri May 29, 2009 6:12 am  

faxtastic wrote:

i was just wondering why we are not playing this weekend most of the other teams seem to be doing.

are we supposed to be playing gateshead this weekend, is that why we have no game.

does anyone know why we have no game.

Probably your 'bye' week, as there are eleven teams in the Championship?

: Fri May 29, 2009 7:03 am  

It is bye time. The table looks weird. We've only lost one and yet everyone else is so close - what with games out of hand and bonus points. Our next match will see us trying to get top spot back from Barrow.

: Fri May 29, 2009 7:05 am  

who do barrow play this week ?

: Fri May 29, 2009 7:07 am  

Sheffield at home

: Fri May 29, 2009 8:53 am  

We could do with Sheffield doing us a favour. Did anyone see Boots N All? 11 new players paid for by the chairman after promotion because he wants the team in SL. Is it good throwing money at a team to make them perform? What if he gets bored and the money is no longer there? I think they could be making a rod for their own back.

: Fri May 29, 2009 12:22 pm  

The Dors wrote:

We could do with Sheffield doing us a favour. Did anyone see Boots N All? 11 new players paid for by the chairman after promotion because he wants the team in SL. Is it good throwing money at a team to make them perform? What if he gets bored and the money is no longer there? I think they could be making a rod for their own back.

Theres nothing wrong with some short term success because a club has a money man prepared to splash the cash. Look what happened to us in the mid eighties under David Brook. Nobody looks back on that era and says it was a bad thing. Halifax gained a lot of fans that are still there today because of the success of the late 80's.
I say good luck to Barrow they deserve a bit of success and I hope they secure the runners up spot.

Re: why are we not playing this weekend? : Fri May 29, 2009 1:08 pm  

Alan wrote:

Probably your 'bye' week, as there are eleven teams in the Championship?

i thought we had already had a bye week earlier in the season or do you have 2 a season.

Re: why are we not playing this weekend? : Fri May 29, 2009 1:37 pm  

faxtastic wrote:

i thought we had already had a bye week earlier in the season or do you have 2 a season.

You have 2. We only have 11 teams in our league, so you have to miss a "home" game & the "away" one against the missing 12th team