Next up is the team most of the media already have as promoted.

Be interesting to see how we go now we have both HBs fit. There's no doubting Toulouse quality, but we went over there and beat them the last time we faced them. Need to be at our absolute best though and if we invite them onto our line with some of the silly errors we've made the last couple of weeks, we won't stand a chance.

Its a free hit so let's see what we can do.

Because of VT troll Raging Bull, I am really looking forward to this result.

Completely agree. Free hit for us this one and all the pressure is off for us as even the most optimistic fan will have this day as Toulouse stroll in the park.

I hope we can give them a game similar to our last match vs Fev. Test ourselves against the best in the division and come through unscathed with no more injuries please.

Also, if we lose can we blame the dewsbury pitch being the wrong size?

At least you won't lose 64-0

Let's just hold on a minute there...


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I probably missed the memo on this but why is it at Dewsbury

There's a concert booked in at Odsal this weekend. Was organised before we returned to Odsal.

Ah I see...fair enough

If it's the Bulls that played York that turn up we could give them a game. If it's the Bulls that played Swinton then 64-0 is easily on the cards.

Moreover, if it's the Toulouse that made 18 handling errors whilst in possession against Oldham you could more than give them a game.

They are a really good team, definitely better than they were in 2019, and physically huge across the park, and they're rightfully the favourites for promotion. I don't think they are unbeatable by a team which completes its sets though (which Fev didn't against them, turning the ball over 19 times). A typical Kear-style game plan on a narrow pitch at Dewsbury and if TO are as careless with the ball as they were at Oldham it could be closer than you'd think.

And we've 2 half backs as well. As Kear said in the (york) post-match interview, every time we've played with 1 half back this year we've lost....

I finally got my turn on the time machine at work and imagine my surprise to find we lost 60-6. Not delighted with that.

Is it though?

Bad Boy Chiller Crew at Odsal

Sounds like we'll be doing it tough with isolation and injuries

Glad to see you have your priorities straight PP. the only real use for a time machine.

You know what its like mate. You start off with the intention of killing Hitler and preventing the release of Covid from the lab in Wuhan, but then you have a few sherberts and you end up watching the Toulouse game instead.

No Brough either this week.

Should be an easy win this…

Well that positive points difference was good while it lasted….

I’m sure we are just lulling Toulouse and Fev into a false sense of security in readiness to strike come play off time :\

I remember that cup game where we put nearly 100 past them. I'll be sorely disappointed if it isn't like that again.

Judging by the squad we've announced it's more likely to be 100-0 to them.

One to miss I think.

I think a lot will be put off going on Sunday now the squad has been announced, but I'll be there only because I've got a season ticket.

Looking at the 20 man squad, I think we'll go with:

Pick
Brown
R. Evans
Oakes
DFG
Jowitt
Lilley
Crossley
Doyle
B. Evans
England
Gallagher
Hallas
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Fleming
Flanagan
Ho
O'Hanlon

I hope we don't force Brown back into the halves now Jowitt is fit.

Yeah I'll be annoyed if we continue with that when it's never really worked and Race has been going well at Crusaders and Jowitts never really let anyone down.