he's in for a shock if he has

Never heard of Charlie Renilson and I thought you knew something about Rugby Charlie! He was a Great Britain Loose Forward in the sixties. Played in the days of Scroby, Roberts, Foggarty, Dixon et al. Can never remember him missing a tackle but then I might be bias, as he was my favourite Fax player of all time

I have just read KHs comments on The Courier website entitled " We live to fight another day".
Just two questions.
1: Is he on drugs
2: Is he Strudwick in disguise.

After the Leigh debacle he categorically stated "WE WILL FINISH SECOND".

So, that's what we'll do. He's now having to link hands with Sheffield and Keighley though in order for this to happen. And of course a resounding victory away at Doncaster. He lives life on the edge our Karl!!

Just not good enough and outclassed by Fev today

We struggled to ask many questions of the Fev defense. Fev made more yardage, tackled better, broke more tackles and made less mistakes.
We struggled for field position and just made far too many handling errors. The 3 pivots did not work today and we lacked another forward (Sam Brooks).
Not many positives to take from today's game.

Charlie R was my boyhood hero too Kelvin. Though it could easily have been you after you slammed a timekeeper into the wall at Thrum Hall. Charlie would have been proud of that cover tackle.

A bit disappointing yesterday but fair play to Fev they found a weakness and exploited it then shut game down. we havent been able to close a game down when in front like that a few times this season.

Roll on playoffs.

If you people wish to watch that garbage week in week out, enjoy yourselves while you're there.

Charlie never heard of Charlie Renilson ? Embarrassing comment lad, hang your head in shame, you know relatively nothing.
When he packed up to go back to Aus, he gave my old man one of his Fax shirts with the number 13 on the back.

Well I feel I must hang my head then , as I have never heard of the said player , I have seen the others play ie. Scroby ,Dixon , Roberts ,and Foggarty ,and remember Johnny Freeman , who I met at the Fax v Leigh game , ive been watching Leigh since 1961 ,the Stan Owen and Walt Tabern era , but don't remember Renilson , and I visited Thrum Hall every year .

If you visited Thrum Hall every year, since around 2000 it's been an Asda, you can order online it's easier than a 70 odd mile round trip, they'll deliver to your door you know. Just trying to be helpful that's all.

MM you seem a bit more upbeat now , if your humour is anything to go by , just a bit though .

Good to see so many remembering Charlie Renilson the best cover tackler ive ever seen,that was in the day they tackled round the ankles,what a team we had then with Dixon.Fogerty,Roberts etc

Well I've waited 24 hours to calm down and be able to find summat positive to say about yesterdays game. The trouble is I haven't and I can't. KH's comment before the game "we will have to be at our best to even get anywhere near Featherstone" set the tone and says it all about his approach to the game. Totally 2nd best in every aspect of the game yesterday against a Rovers side in disarray and shorn of half of their 1st choice players, an absolutely disgraceful display from Halifax RLFC. At least I met MM in Dirty Dicks and had a good rugby natter with him. Rat & Rat. Mallinsons Cascade 4.0 % Mmm!

Saxton wasnt to blame for any of the 4 tries.



Best 13 actually, just our coach does not realise it.



Our coach does not rate him enough to offer him a new contract. The lad should be ready to step up to SL but instead has gone stale under a coach with no clue how to get the best out of him. Luckily the move to Dewsbury should turn out to be very good for him.

Ryan is The best fullback in the division I would say. Says it all about KH's man management unfortunately.

The Postern Gate, York. Enraptured 5.5% Mmm!

After that non performance by Team & Coach very downhearted,the Fans turned up they didnt,no plan B,Fev superior in all departments not even a pint of Saltaire
"New World Red" 5.3% at Leeds could cheer me up

not sure I agree with that. best full back i've seen this year was Tierney from Workington although I know he is a Wigan lad

I would say Miles Greenwood is as good anyone in this league.

Sorry but cant agree about fieldhouse. I think he is overrated. Doesn't run ball back hard enough but goes sidewards, often mistimes his runs into the line and doesn't straighten up and cant pass in either direction. Give me Miles Greenwood any day .

Two pints might have done the trick though!

The Maltings, York. Rooster's Accomplice 5.7 % Mmm!

F.A.O. Charlie from the Leigh suburb of Wigan, Dirty Dicks is the name of a boozer, just worth mentioning i think !


Yeah, t'was good to chat with you & mrs Huddshay, i was probably supping Blonde 3.9% in there i reckon. Unfortunately, i only ever do the rugby AND drinking theme when the Fev lads are in town, or when we're in one of the finals/play-offs & i travel on the club buses. Fortunately, the ale numbed the memories of the rugby match.

Dirty Dicks



it did raise a Clowns eyebrows , anyway ive decided that as our next game against Worky will be played on Saturday 30th August , that I WILL attend the Donny v Fax gam the next day the 31 st August , to have a drink with my Fax Friends and cheer you boys on , hope to see a few of you there .Charlie knows .

Even taking in to his pretty good scoring record imagine how many he would score if their was someone at the club to coach him to time his runs right.

Last season KH got rid of Thacks and didn't really replace his tries and this season he will do the same when he brings in Greenwood. The question is who is going to make up them tries?

For me I think the main things we are missing is a standoff and a couple of good hookers, strangely it's pretty much what I think we have been missing for most of Harrison's reign.

Agree 100% GFB.

Remember how many matches Penky rescued when he came on or near the end of matches? Remember this year how close most of our losses have been? "Penkysize" some of those losses and second place is sewn up. One man doesn't make a team but he can certainly complete one.

Give 'em all my regards, i'll be nowhere near !

Thaz a miserable bug ger thee!