Must admit I was hoping that the batley match would be after freedom day and you could have actually turned up on the day if you felt like it . For me the ground is an iconic rugby league venue sloping pitch as well . Never can quite predict what a score will be over there.

Fax 26 batley 16

These will push closer than what york did and will need to be on the ball to beat them

Tickets now on sale on the Batley website.

Always had a lot of respect for Batley, they never fail to turn up and give 110%, we can get a result but will have to be at our best to do it, really looking forward to this one.

Just watched the highlights from Sunday's game again and we are starting to look pretty good. JWH is looking the player he has so often threatened to become and Scott Grix is playing brilliantly at half back. Connor Robinson has a real fight on to get back in the team. I reckon we should look to throw some cash at Amir Borough with him been out of contract at the end of the year, he rips defences apart at this level and will only get better playing with Brandon Moore. As for Sunday its hard to say what happens, if you look at form Batley concede a good number of points per game and we don't so looking at it that way it should be a Fax win but its Batley, they seem to have a huge chip on their shoulder when it comes to us and its always a tough place to go even if it is the best away day in the Championship.

Greg Florimos Boots wrote:

Just watched the highlights from Sunday's game again and we are starting to look pretty good. JWH is looking the player he has so often threatened to become and Scott Grix is playing brilliantly at half back. Connor Robinson has a real fight on to get back in the team. I reckon we should look to throw some cash at Amir Borough with him been out of contract at the end of the year, he rips defences apart at this level and will only get better playing with Brandon Moore. As for Sunday its hard to say what happens, if you look at form Batley concede a good number of points per game and we don't so looking at it that way it should be a Fax win but its Batley, they seem to have a huge chip on their shoulder when it comes to us and its always a tough place to go even if it is the best away day in the Championship.

I agree with most of that, Batley do seem to up their game against us. The cup match at The Shay wasn't so much a case of that though, it was more about us being awful on the day. We did have a new team out though and will be a much different proposition this time around. Can't wait for this one and will go for Batley 10 v 20 Fax.

Just seen Sundays squad - Rawsthorne out and Salty which I think makes us stronger - only other change I'd make is Fairbank in for Calcott. Based on recent performances that's a strong team capable of winning although I am never confident going to Batley

Yes IIkley i would go with those changes myself just wish we had hewitt available this week. As for the game it is a tough one to call i will go for 16-24 to fax but nothing would surprise me result wise this sunday especially with a lot of ex fax players playing for batley that does tend to guarantee us a very hard game.

It’s a 19 man squad so Calcott will still be in the 17 with the 2 missing out likely coming from Salty, Davies, McGrath or Rawsthorne.