Should be interesting this one. Lingard has said that after the friendly that got out of hand they made mistakes in the build up to the league game at Cougar Park by not hyping it up enough. I've a feeling they'll be a tougher proposition this weekend.

Hope the lads that went away on their hols this weekend come back ready to train.

Think it will be fiery early on but we'll win comfortably. Another weak referee like we had against Workington and it'll just descend into farce again. Keighley aren't the same team we faced in the friendly. They've lost a number of players.

So long as we don't fall for the old trick yet again and go away from rugby and start arguing with the referee and get into argy bargy with the opposition. If I was coaching Keighley it's the game plan I'd go for since it's proven to work.

They'll be training to smash, not training to play. Hit them hard, don't get cheap and we should win comfortable.

Well I’ve never heard of the ref selected. I hope he is given a clear message as to what this derby is likely to descend into if he doesn’t enforce himself. That goes for both sides as I think if we had a sin binning each after the first brawl vs Workington it would have calmed the game right down.

We should have enough quality to win the game but keighley will know that if they beat us that essentially ruins our season by extinguishing the faint hope of catching york and sends us to a nervy playoffs (subject to rfl structure changes...). Massive incentive for keighley

I know that many of their fans have that attitude, but surely the players aren't [iquite[/i so daft?

Our players have yet to show they're capable of being drawn in by a side that's come to put them off their game. I put a lot of that being down to us having such a young side. Referees at our level are also very inexperienced and it shows as Bulls4 said when they choose to put things on report rather than deal with things more strictly. Had the ref put two in the sinbin after the first blow up vs Workington there's a good chance the other blow ups wouldn't have occurred.

Keighley have lost to Coventry and London Skolars in recent weeks. Not only should we win comfortably, but we don't deserve to be promoted if we don't.

A number of key players missing from a squad already depleted by players leaving mid season. Routine win for you. I'll be pleasantly surprised if we keep you under 50.

Anybody fancy hazarding a guess at the attendance for Sunday?

3005

Oooh really? I think it'll be a bit more, I'm gonna say 3862.

I think around 2900

Well, there's a dip in consumer confidence coupled with Keighley seemingly having a busted team. I think the crowd might be a bit down on what we'd hope for.

If we had the pleasure of seeing Workington do us a favour on Sunday then I'd like to think a healthy crowd would turn out for us against Hemel particularly if we were still behind York on points difference.

Newco bulls,

If you rock up the gate what is the price on the day?

No jokes please serious answers.

Cheers.

Yo sweet cheeks why don’t you let this young studd make you purr like the cougar you are?

You scratch my back and I’ll even take you somewhere classy like Nando’s.

Squad announced. No Chisholm and looks like Grant has also breing dropped. Good to see Mcnally in there and hopefully he can get a run of games under his belt now. Hopefully we've seen the last of having a winger & scrum half on the bench. Nice to see Storton in there and hopefully gets a crack.

Crossley
Egodo
Flanagan
Gibson
Green
Hallas
Keyes
Kirk
Lilley
McNally
Garside
Milton
Minchella
Peltier
Pickersgill
Pownall
Ryan
Storton
Wood

Interesting line up there. No Chisholm is the striking thing. Bustin still not back. Oakes injured so glad Gibson is fit but I hope Egodo partners Ryan on the left rather than him. McNally back is great to see. Would be surprised it Matty Storton is in the 17 but if he is I think a bit of youthful enthusiasm could help spark things.

I'd go for...

McNally
Pownall
Gibson
Egodo
Ryan
Keyes
Lilley
Crossley
Flanagan
Green
Minchella
Garside
Hallas

Wood
Peltier
Pickersgill
Storton

So do we know if Dane Chisholm is injured, or just dropped?

Keighley demonstrating their house tactics after 15 mins. They’re on a team warning already.

Keighley down to 12 as Rawlings is sent off. Good to see the referee not standing for this nonsense.

Dreadful errors being made. We look very rusty.

Another helping hand for the Newco with the red card. Always an uphill battle after that.

Few points:

As no one replied to the on the day cost I ended up watching the video and in doing so you did your club out of cash.
The guys on the video were more interested in the game at Workington.
The ground looked empty is it time to move to park avenue?

If York win the league is this another Leicester considering your budget will be 10* the rest of the league?

All the best three York wins and Newco bottle the play offs please.

Bradford now guaranteed at least 2nd place so if it is playoffs, game(s) will be at home. Points Difference now improved to the point Bradford's is better than York's. But that won't matter a jot unless York slip up. All the Bulls can do is keep winning and posting reasonable scores so that if York DO slip up, the Points Difference matters.


Keighley & Newcastle out of the playoff race after this weekend. Other teams now will be from Doncaster, Workington, Oldham, Hunslet & Whitehaven. All fairly close between those 5 for the last 3 spots.