Why do you think I have never supported them since I was in my teens! LOL - no a little more deeper than that.

Over the year we have become used to such claims and rebuff them with witty replies.....I think I will use my personal favourite in this instance:

[iF()#k off back down your closed pit you toothless northern monkey![/i

Thanks for dropping in...and enjoy your game v Halifax in the battle for promotion......oh, er....

I do find it mad, when Northerners say they have a better view on the game, shame about all the great players then, not from North, like lets say, Stacey Jones, Andrew Johns, Steve Menzies, Leulai family players, oh, plus Any other clueless Ozzie/Kiwi player etc, Mel Meniga, Brad F, and who was that great player just retired from footie, whats his name, Darren lockyer, shall we stop now....

I was at the game, me, a clueless Southerner, travelled all over the world watching RL, have watched over 600 games, yes six hundred games, the conditions were a leveller on Sunday, rain, slope and really pride did a good thing to Batley, Broncos, were horrified by the day out, they just got on with it and won, Batley were not cheated out of the game, they just lost a close game, simple.

Even, if you lament the poor French ref, Mr Alibert, did he really deserve the abuse, he took at the end of the game, some really shameful batley folk, took more pride in ref baiting, than actually clapping off the there team.

WITHOUT THE REF'S, THERE WILL BE NO GAME LEFT TO WATCH, WHO WOULD WANT TO DO IT..????

Batley deserve real credit for the performance they put in, but they could not just go the extra mile to win game, they did themselves proud, its never gonna be a case of northern/southern bashing etc, reality check, game comes first, WE ARE ALL IN IT TOGETHER

well said Orientwestsider, but I still say, "F*^k off you Northern Monkey" is a better rsponse to this idiot

We were there, we froze, we got soaked, we were told by one fan we were London scum but still came away laughing as the rest of the fans were such a great bunch.

Pitch was horrendous and how either team managed to catch anything was amazing! The sloping pitch was awesome, tv does not do it justice maybe Batley are part mountain goat? Once question though... how come Dorn was on the bench and not used?