Yes you are right, and against Leigh it will be get Barlow,
Any chance of creative thinking?
Most teams know how to nullify us,
I'm sorry, But I am so disapointed after today, but hey, looking forward to Leigh?

Wasn't it you who put on another thread that Halifax we're going to win the league, but after 'a friendly' you are so down cast, wait and see what the regular season brings and if it is disappointment you will be able to tell us all 'I told you so'
And no I didn't go today, because I chose not too.

Will need a miracle this season if that is anything to go by.

I personally thought both teams were poor today with ball in hand. It was especially slow around the ruck area as well, think that was partly down to the way it was refereed.. Its hard in friendlies with that much chopping and changing to get back into a rhythm when you go a couple of scores down, both sides will get better. Best to judge when the league games start...

Unbelievable reading this, you lose a friendly 30-12 and your seasons over, get a grip for feks sake

Nothing to do with season over GD it's the style of play again and the potential for a full season of the same.

There was not one single line break from Fax all the game and in 40 minutes down hill we couldn't score one point.

It was no different at Batley last week.

If Fax have another season of this type of Rugby then another few hundred will likely stop watching it.

It was a £10 entrance fee yesterday, the league game would have been £17 and for what was on display it was not worth it, fact.

I will still go come what may but there are a number who won't and the decline in the crowds off the field will have a significant impact on the field it's as simple as that.

There is a lot more at stake than "just one friendly" and I have seen nothing different from what we have been seeing over the last two previous seasons.

Not panicking but just looked like the same old same old, same moves that don't work, 2nd half we looked very poor in attack, no ideas as per last year. I see the ground is being blamed again in the paper today, same for both sides surely.

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fax looked better on a firmer ground at cas on boxing day than on heavy pitches last two weeks.

Agree with that but still same for both sides. If we have a team who can't play on softer ground then jobs knackered don't you think.

Charlie cant wait for the trip to the Shay , yesterday we got beat but played ok in Spells , at stage we didn't touch the ball for 20 minutes ,Wigan scored 4 tries in this time , but that's life , lokk forward to the start of the season and our friendly trip to the Shay , keep smiling John .

I maybe reading too much into this and saw the game slightly differently.
Fax started much the brighter and moved the ball well in the opening quarter and deservedly took the lead. Fax defence was urgent (to the point of over exhuberance) - not that I think that is necessarily a bad thing.
Fev have some finishers and some genuine pace this year which in the end made a difference. Our experiment at half back failed and our forrads had to reajust.
With less than a quarter of the game remaining there was only one score in it.
Two late scores gavve an air of "comfort" to the score line.
Harrison has his work cut out if Fax are to make inroads to the top three. As someone on this thread who made an astute observation said .... Leigh will most certainly be there or thereabouts come August.
Is Harrison your man?? Dunno. But I do know that a friendly is way too early to be calling for a coaches head on a sliver platter!!!
People were very vociferous in calling for calland..... he delivered the trophy... albeit smoke damaged!!!

There's no smoke without fire my friend, and that Fax WERE on fire

One thing that did surprise me was how much on top of our pack Fev looked. On paper I would take our pack over any in the league but they just looked a bit disjointed and out of sorts. I wonder if KH is regretting maybe not giving Keith Mason some game time while having a look at him. It does appear we need some more bustle up front.

I don't get this we have the best ts pack thing, people said that last year and all I saw was everytime we played a decent team their pack got ontop of us, with a few exceptions like Ambler and Divorty.

Our pack is more mobile then big in my opinion, except Tonks, but once Tonks is gone we lack size to get our noses through and Tonks due to his size is a spell player. Manning is a good player but not exactly big, same for some others too. A couple of big guys would make all the difference.

I agree! Jesus Christ! Sometimes I come on here a read comments and then wonder if I've been watching the same game!

Neither side were good. Fev were slightly better.

Fax started well and scored, Fev then got loads of ball due to our indiscipline and got a few nice bounces of the ball out wide - one resulting in a try.

Second half was a bit of a none event until the fight.

Fev scored late on to make it look convincing.

Get a grip!

I didn't go to the game so can't comment on that. What does amaze me is the negative comments that ''supporters'' put on after one loss in a friendly. Get rid of the coach, we are going to be lucky if we finish 5th, the half backs are no good etc.Even supporters from other clubs in our league are more complimentary about Fax than some Fax ''supporters!''
We haven't even kicked a meaningful ball in anger yet and we are ready doomed!
The whole idea of friendlies is to let the coaching staff have alook at ALL the squad and also let the lads have a run out to get used to the bumps n bruises again before the season starts properly on Feb 16.
Cut the team some slack please and let's see where we are at the end of the season before we take stock.

At the end of the season Fax will be in the mix the better weather hard ground and 17 fit players will make a difference.

I have to say I have not been an admirer of Sam Barlow over the years as he strikes me as a liability in attack and defence and I was not overly bothered that we signed him but in his defence he looked like a different player, leaner, quicker, fitter and he actually looked like a he has grown up a bit, no messing at the PTB and not one stupid offload.

I hope its a case of maturing, coaching and mentality rather than this coming back and biting me on the bum, I was suitably impressed!

Im sure he will be targeted though!

Was there a programme on Sunday at all please?

yes 4 pager.

Jon,have you a copy of the prog that was
produced for the postponed Keighley friendly ?

No we never issued one, anybody got a copy of the Fev one spare from Sunday please plus did Cas do one on Boxing Day?

I'l let you know if i can source any copies.
In case anyone else interested.At Cas there was Craig Huby
test brochure and at Batley a teamsheet only.

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Manning charged for what looks like defending himself against about 3 Fev Players.

Josh Sunley charged for Fev(the cheap shotting ginger?, I thought Ellis was 9 but no charge?