: Mon Aug 10, 2009 11:06 am  

Ayres Rock wrote:

I remember this when it happened as i played for Langworthy and was also on the committee. IIRC and not sure if the rules are the same these days but if you played in the premier or division 1, failing to fulfil a fixture caused automatic relegation, however as you moved down to div 2,3,4 you can miss 2 fixtures and then at the time was 5,6,7 was 3. This was the reason Woolston who won the league that year were told that they would not be promoted. Then Haresfinch appealed their relegation and won so it wouldn't be them that were relegated and Woolston would be wasn't it? I can see why Woolston were upset but they were the rules as outlined. I dont think Woolston were favourites with Barla at that time anyway were they after the Wizards joining the summer conf and we all know how Barla feel about progression in RL.

await great 'debate' about fixtures tonight at league meeting...

GB v Aus at Wigan is a mid afternoon kick off - I imagine many clubs will want a free weekend then

Ayy club taking up the RFL ticket offer will mena that they want a free weekend of the 4 National Final

and i imagine many clubs will wnat a free the weekend of the Grand Final...

: Mon Aug 10, 2009 11:38 am  

I think they agreed there wouldn't be fixtures for the Grand Final, but I'm sure they said no free weekends.

: Mon Aug 10, 2009 1:29 pm  

Milly wrote:

I think they agreed there wouldn't be fixtures for the Grand Final, but I'm sure they said no free weekends.

yup...

but can clubs really not take the £1,000 option on going to internationals? I still want to take the two weekends of the internationals off...

: Tue Aug 11, 2009 7:56 am  

Fixtures came out last night - each secretary got their division only:

Div 5 - 5th Sept

Blackburn v Bolton
Westhoughton V Saints Wild Boar
Chorley v Newton
Waterhead v Eccleston
Bury v Hindley
Wigan Bulldogs v Rochdale Cobras

: Tue Aug 11, 2009 12:23 pm  

mmp wrote:

Fixtures came out last night - each secretary got their division only:

Div 5 - 5th Sept

Blackburn v Bolton
Westhoughton V Saints Wild Boar
Chorley v Newton
Waterhead v Eccleston
Bury v Hindley
Wigan Bulldogs v Rochdale Cobras

Tough start for your lot, best of luck anyway!!

: Tue Aug 11, 2009 12:42 pm  

Ave It! wrote:

Tough start for your lot, best of luck anyway!!

it gets worse...

Away at Cobras second game...

: Wed Aug 12, 2009 10:37 am  

mmp wrote:

it gets worse...

Away at Cobras second game...

Worst pitch I have ever played on at cobras.

: Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:40 pm  

Leythertill_death wrote:

Worst pitch I have ever played on at cobras.

Nah, the worst is higginshaw by far, never had to climb so much just to get to a pitch, coming down was just dangerous

: Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:42 pm  

mmp wrote:

it gets worse...

Away at Cobras second game...

Bleedin hell

We start the valentine cup tonight against cadsihead, i'm not playing because my ankles buggered after doing a full pre season aswell Don't even know if im going to be right for the start of the season, its so annoying!!!

: Wed Aug 12, 2009 3:41 pm  

Ave It! wrote:

Nah, the worst is higginshaw by far, never had to climb so much just to get to a pitch, coming down was just dangerous

The Cobras pitch was on the side of what felt like Ben Nevis. One wing was okay, the other wing was likened to no mans land in WW1, well over ankle deep in the brown stuff.