Mark Aston : Sun Sep 18, 2011 8:05 pm
Must be gutted tonight.He goes to such lengths to ensure that Fax are at a disadvantage in the Semi at Leigh and then blows it at the last minute.
First of all he makes sure Sheffield finish higher than Halifax in the league. I'm not sure how this happened but it's probably got something to do with SL. Or the RFL.
Then he uses this ill-gotten advantage to ensure that the playoff game is played at a time and date to suit the home team. The temerity of the man, 'bullying' the RFL like that.
Finally he makes the mistake of telling his lads they can compete with the superstars from the heartlands up the road. Apparently it might be an idea to wind Barlow up, who'dve thought it? And he probably mentioned that Super Rob could be dodgy under the high ball, or actually just dodgy if anyone ran anywhere near him. What a fool - did he not think of the consequences? Ultimately though, given that the other 15 players didn't bother turning up I'm not sure it'dve made any difference either way.
Still he's only got 4 days to get his side ready for Leigh now. I bet he's crying into his beer tonight.