[Wanderer]

: Sun Jun 21, 2009 10:11 pm  

Up the Dons wrote:

I didnt go to the game today due to it being re-scheduled (i think) as i was working.

Yes, it was re-scheduled. Batley were (incredibly) still in the Challenge Cup when we should have met originally.

: Sun Jun 21, 2009 10:18 pm  

Dont under estimate Batley with wins against Whitehaven, Widnes and picking a point up in Toulouse in out previous three matches we may even make the play offs

Hope you survive

: Sun Jun 21, 2009 10:41 pm  

ernie1 wrote:

Dont under estimate Batley with wins against Whitehaven, Widnes and picking a point up in Toulouse in out previous three matches we may even make the play offs

Hope you survive

What were you like pre-Handforth?
You lucky tw@ts!
We don't want your sympathy.
If we had had our original side out .....you'd have been well stuffed.
We are well and truly sick of being depleted and being beaten by such as your lot ....it's been two out of the last three years.
Get it into perspective.

: Mon Jun 22, 2009 12:29 am  

Stand-Offish wrote:

:lol:
What were you like pre-Handforth?
You lucky tw@ts!
We don't want your sympathy.
If we had had our original side out .....you'd have been well stuffed.
We are well and truly sick of being depleted and being beaten by such as your lot ....it's been two out of the last three years.
Get it into perspective.

Is that IF you could afford your original side?

: Mon Jun 22, 2009 1:29 am  

ernie1 wrote:

Is that IF you could afford your original side?

Well the story was we could.......but we were obviously badly managed.
The fact remains you lot tonked a shadow of a team.

[Wanderer]

: Mon Jun 22, 2009 6:24 am  

ernie1 wrote:

Dont under estimate Batley with wins against Whitehaven, Widnes and picking a point up in Toulouse in out previous three matches we may even make the play offs

Hope you survive

Not underestimateing you but at the time I was referring to your form was poor.

Our 17 individuals were certainly no match for you yesterday.

: Mon Jun 22, 2009 7:48 am  

WANDERER wrote:

Not underestimateing you but at the time I was referring to your form was poor.

Our 17 individuals were certainly no match for you yesterday.

Yes we had a bad start to the season including losing 70-0 at Halifax but Karl Harrison has come in and brought new training methods and a more proffesional approach, apart from Handforth we have exactly the same team as the begining of the season.
My point was that I think you caught Batley on a good run and in good form nothing more than that.

: Mon Jun 22, 2009 8:41 am  

[quote="Stand-Offish"]:lol:
What were you like pre-Handforth?
You lucky tw@ts!
We don't want your sympathy.
If we had had our original side out .....you'd have been well stuffed.
We are well and truly sick of being depleted and being beaten by such as your lot ....it's been two out of the last three years.
Get it into perspective.[/quote]

What a poor reply. We were not very good pre-Harrison but have improved. Is it luck to manage your resources well enough to survive and be able to complete a season without going bust? Not too sure you would have 'stuffed' us with your original side, you were hardly setting the division alight now were you?
I am not sure that ernie1 was offering sympathy, I believe he was offering support, which you need is spades at the moment. He was one of the many Batley supporters who applauded your team off at featherstone yesterday, not through sympathy but recognition of the effort your players put in for your club.
And if all those concerned with batley have one thing in abundance it's perspective, one thing that your managers/owners/directors of the past few years have clearly lacked.
Good luck for the future

: Mon Jun 22, 2009 9:38 am  

distantdog wrote:

What a poor reply. We were not very good pre-Harrison but have improved. Is it luck to manage your resources well enough to survive and be able to complete a season without going bust? Not too sure you would have 'stuffed' us with your original side, you were hardly setting the division alight now were you?
I am not sure that ernie1 was offering sympathy, I believe he was offering support, which you need is spades at the moment. He was one of the many Batley supporters who applauded your team off at featherstone yesterday, not through sympathy but recognition of the effort your players put in for your club.
And if all those concerned with batley have one thing in abundance it's perspective, one thing that your managers/owners/directors of the past few years have clearly lacked.
Good luck for the future

Doncaster supporters waited patiently for what seemed like ten minutes for your player to be stretchered off.
Not long later one of our players goes to his knees....clearly hurt.....and one of your bunch shouted 'get up!'
That was noted.
Very sporting.
Anyway Harrison (and Handforth) has done a good job for you and it looks like you should avoid the drop......we will see.

: Mon Jun 22, 2009 9:59 am  

Stand-Offish wrote:

Doncaster supporters waited patiently for what seemed like ten minutes for your player to be stretchered off.
Not long later one of our players goes to his knees....clearly hurt.....and one of your bunch shouted 'get up!'
That was noted.
Very sporting.

Sorry but I cannot be responsible for one supporter making a ridiculous comment. During any period a player is down injured I will patiently wait until he is fit and ready to play again because I have been in that position myself.
Making all Batley supporters out to be bad guys for the sake of a comment from an individual you must agree is going over the top