Its not about the 4 days (oh go on then it is), its about the way the game is mis-administered all the time, below superleague. The RFL has absolutely no respect whatsoever for the lower leagues.

I have confidence in the group of players we have and if anyone can do it, no matter how many hurdles the RFL throw in our way, it is this team.

I am fully behind them and I will be there on Sunday supporting as I have for a very long time.

Oh ye I fully agree, its been an absolute shambles concerning the RFL, per usual. If this situation had occurred within Premiership for example, there would have been a huge outcry and it'd have been splatted all over the Sports news.

Majority of things concerning our league are done so unprofessionally. And we're never going to be taken seriously as a League/Sport until these things are ironed out. And under the current RFL body it seems highly unlikely.

Absolute twaddle !
Aston expects a healthier Halifax following on a sunday afternoon for his club's final chance of any gate income of 2011 season. He wanted friday night, I was talking to him on saturday at some Yorkshire U/18's trials.

They played last weeks on a friday night. But Bramall lane isnt available for them. They should have moved it to Don Valley, even though this is a lifeless place, with difficulty in seeing the players, I would have preferred the additional prep time, for either team following the game.

Aston has history with the gamesmanship at this time of the season, remember Barlow-gate ?
How much of a chance is he giving his own lads of going to Leigh or Fev & winning if they manage to get over us ?
The RFL publicly stated they wished for the ties to be completed before sunday, CLOWNS yet again.

Is it shared gate receits for these games

It's not Sheffield's fault. Times are hard and I would definately want to play on Sunday if I were them. They need to get as much gate money as possible - we all do!

The RFL are to blame. Surely Sky could move to Saturday or Sundays just for the play-offs? Did anyone from the RFL even ask them after it happened last year?

Rich,

Good luck to getting any money out of the shared gate at Sheffield.

When they played Widnes early in the season at Bramall Lane there was 1831 there however in the play-offs last week the attendance was 1029, now I'm sure that there was less Widnes fans than for the league game, but also suspect that there was more Sheffield fans. The week before that there was 1147 for the York game. so if you assume that there is about a core of 1000 Sheffield fans plus say 300 Widnes fans (and likely to have been more) plus a few for the play-off game you'd have thought a gate of 1500-1600 would have been more realistic.

When they played you earlier in the season there was 1280 in attendance, and I'm guessing you'll take more to this play-off game than you did to the league game, and I'm sure that there will be more Sheffield fans than that game plus one or two neutrals at the game so you might expect a crowd of say 1600-1800, so I'll guess at a gate of 1031. and after the hire of Bramall Lane I can't see you getting much out of the shared gate.

To me all shared gate games (not just Sheffield) seem to have "smugged" gates which I think is a shame to be honest.

Anyway good luck to Halifax against the de-dars, and even though I do have a slight soft spot for Sheffield due to the fact that I work in the steel city, I'd like to see fax win since I like to see all the "traditional" clubs do well. And as I told MM earlier in the season I still fully expect to see a Fev v Fax final since fate has a way of sorting things out that way and sticking two fingers up at you!

Message from the Club

The ticket office on John Street will be open from 1.45 on Sunday, please buy your tickets early to avoid missing the action. There are pubs around the ground, The Moor, 10 minutes walk away, offers shopping and coffee shops.

A pub offers Shopping and Coffee? I only want a beer.

Whats that dumpy place over the road called, has a Sheff Utd Badge on the door and the doormat ect, when you get inside looks like its been shut down cos there's hardly any furniture and its a bit dirty, I'll probably go there

Of course, Fax could get off their fat backsides and check the turnstile readings.



And the cost of Bramall Lane isn't deducted from Halifax's gate share. Thanks for spelling it right though.

The Cricketeers has recentley re-opened and now sells Real Ale and food, The Moor is a shopping precinct!!

see you in there brew!

Thanks for the info.

Cheers! I liked it last time as I put 2 quid in the bandit and dropped 18, paid for my match ticket! Some might say i'm lucky, but thats life

Hey up Dave, well done tonight on your GF qualification.

Yeah, maybe you're right, we won't need to take it to golden point to beat you this time

Maybe Chris only time will tell



Win Lose or goldern point you up for a pint when you get to Warrington?

Only pre-match if we get there, i won't be hanging around after, a big if two matches still to play !
I met up with Ashton & his mob for a couple of hours last year pre-match.

Although I'm filled with apprehension about playing you guys again, I wish you good luck tomorrow at Sheffield.

Not to be



I still felt at half time, as I said to you, that Fax have the players that could win the game for you, even the 26-6 scoreline at the time was not unsumountable. In the end I think it was the lack of penetration and lack of tackling from the pack that let you down. I think Karl will turn this around for Fax who will again be a force next year.

Hope to see you next year for that pint.

Good luck in the final fev, guarantee Its you and Leigh, Serves Aston right too with a Short turn around he demanded.

Thanks FH - I look forward to playing Fax next year and some more cracking games between 2 great clubs.

Spoke to him today - it's part of his plan.......

Hey up Griff.
Credit where credit is due.
I was at the game yesterday and thought Eagles were outstanding.
They looked physically stronger and outplayed us in every way.
On that performance anyone writing you off may be in for shock.

All the best to those left in.

Thanks, pal.

We like being underestimated.