According to Dave Craven Yorks Post Twitter both Bulldogs and Donny have got their three points back on appeal ....

Absolute joke, if true, but what do we expect from the RFL bosses?

Why have rules. If a team can break them and get away with it.

If this is the way the controlling body are going to carry on.

What is the point in carrying on.

One other thing to think about. If we do go down. How many people will be spending £17 to see a game?

The RFL website says the appeals were succeesful because other teams had got away with breaking the rules in the past so it wasn't right that Batley and Dewsbury couldn't get away with it as well. I actually feel physically sick about this.

So do I. I can't believe it. So if we lose at Dewsbury and the Dogs win their game, we'll be looking for Doncaster to beat Batley in their last match. Have I read that right?
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How many more times are we going to get kicked in the teeth?

This is the result of DR chaos, and what went before by other teams last season. Our last minute victory at your place is where you blew it not in Red hall.

So because the RFL didnt punish teams of cheating in the past. They cant punish teams now for cheating.

I really do hope someone from the Kly club are going to ask for the person responsible within the RFL for this to be sacked.

Rubbish Ghost. Batley cheated and got away with it.

RL is currupt.

An Operational Rules Appeals Tribunal has granted the appeals by Batley Bulldogs and Doncaster against the points deductions imposed for breaches of the sport’s rules relating to dual registration.The clubs were each deducted three competition points at an independent tribunal held on Friday August 15 when they were both found guilty of fielding an ineligible player in Kingstone Press Championship fixtures played on Sunday July 27.After being presented with fresh evidence relating to previous historical breaches of Operational Rules by other clubs which had not faced similar sanctions, the Appeals Tribunal sitting at Red Hall this afternoon overturned the points deductions.

If its true that north wales crusadors fielded an ineligible player when we played them last week, Cougars should require the RFL to order a re-match.

You are talking utter bo**ocks, I'm very disappointed in the way you see things! I expected better from a Batley fan, who are usually held in such high regard within the RFL family



From what I can see Batley, Doncaster, Whitehaven and York are the cheating culprits regardless of which season it relates to. But, it is more than likely that the Cougars (who have abided by the rules) will be the team that will disappointingly be relegated and not the other teams that have cheated. Does it mean that the RFL in effect can never have a rule regarding this type of breach as teams will always be able to just relate back to the cheating teams of old in order to get off scot free!

A cheat is a cheat at the end of the day - this completely destroys the whole definition of sportsmanship.

Come on Cougars, let's ram it back down the throats of those numpty's at Red Hall who pretend to be in charge !!!

What a load of absolute Horse Sh* t.

The RFL couldn't get us relegated by Banning Marchy for months ,
But they could have found a way by doing this.

Think outside the box ........ the RFL don't want us anywhere
Near Superleague in whatever guise they are whoreing it as.

CORRUPT , nothing else.

Cougars and other affected clubs should appeal against this laughable appeals panel decision, proper lawyers would have an absolute field day it's such a joke. Luis Suarez got somewhere by going to the court of arbitration for sport www.tas-cas.org/en/20questions.a ... 10-13-0-0/

Cougars and other affected clubs should appeal against this laughable appeals panel decision, proper lawyers would have an absolute field day it's such a joke. Luis Suarez got somewhere by going to the court of arbitration for sport www.tas-cas.org/en/20questions.a ... 10-13-0-0/

What a disgrace to the game. DR had ruined the league, every team that abuses the system ends up being in the doldrums.

To be honest ghost of piggys mate, Batley are still going down. Nothing less than you deserve.

We will beat dewsbury as we already convincingly have this season.

As always when there is a structure switch in rugby league we seem to be always to fiddled one way or another

Im not going to get into the general dual reg thing but that system has to go if it wasn't in place then all would be fine again another debate

The clubs involved seem to have got off scott free, in my opinion their parent clubs should have been done too. Again it has to be the RFLs fault something like this should have a punishment pre set that cant be argued with be it a fine, points deduction thrown out of a cup etc ect. Like any rule breach.

I think it should stand but it doesn't. So moving on


table now

7 Workington 24 11 1 12 432 498 -66 9 44
8 Keighley 24 12 0 12 551 551 0 6 42
9 Batley Bulldogs 24 10 1 13 506 563 -57 7 39
10 Whitehaven RLFC 24 11 0 13 500 636 -136 6 39


2 Games left

Lets see there are 4 teams in for the 3 spots remember Workington are not home and hosed and I think along with us they have the toughest run especially with Leigh to play them


Week 1

Leigh .vs. Workington
Batley .vs. Swinton
Dewsbury .vs. Keighley
Whitehaven vs Rochdale

My prediction is that Big wins for Leigh, Batley and Whitehaven

I think potentially our game is the closest for these 3.

Our game is massive, in my opinion it all depends on Dewsbury, The best thing for this points giving back thing ends Dewsburys hopes of 4th leaving them in a tussle for 5th/6th, from what I see play off wise they will be content with either, therefore they wont risk players who don't need risking which looks the case looking at the preview they look to have allot out

Therefore I would predict we have a chance if we play well - As far as safety if we win baring an absolute bashing from fev we will be ok, we NEED A BP, If we lose I can see the table being (points difference aside)


7 Workington 24 11 1 12 432 498 -66 9 44
8 Keighley 24 12 0 12 551 551 0 6 42
9 Batley Bulldogs 24 10 1 13 506 563 -57 7 42
10 Whitehaven RLFC 24 11 0 13 500 636 -136 6 42

Win

7 Keighley 24 12 0 12 551 551 0 6 45
8 Workington 24 11 1 12 432 498 -66 9 44
9 Batley Bulldogs 24 10 1 13 506 563 -57 7 42
10 Whitehaven RLFC 24 11 0 13 500 636 -136 6 42

BP

7 Workington 24 11 1 12 432 498 -66 9 44
8 Keighley 24 12 0 12 551 551 0 6 43
9 Batley Bulldogs 24 10 1 13 506 563 -57 7 42
10 Whitehaven RLFC 24 11 0 13 500 636 -136 6 42

Making it a cliff hanger each way, Obviously if we Dews it gives the driving seat

Last fixtures

Doncaster .vs. Batley
Keighley vs. Featherstone
Swinton .vs.Whitehaven
Workington .vs.Dewsbury

Again with Doncaster getting points back it may aid us, They can now get that coverted top 2 spot So they wont let up I can see them beating batley closely with Batley getting a BP

Same reasons wiv fev I cant see us getting getting owt

Haven will smash Swinton & I think Swinton wiv home advantage will beat Dewsbury

So going from my week 1 tables with those results I think tables could be as such each from the week 1 tables.

If we lose to Dewsbury no BP (final table)

7 Workington 24 11 1 12 432 498 -66 9 47
8 Whitehaven RLFC 24 11 0 13 500 636 -136 6 45
9 Batley Bulldogs 24 10 1 13 506 563 -57 7 43
10 Keighley 24 12 0 12 551 551 0 6 42

Lose to Dewsbury wiv BP

7 Workington 24 11 1 12 432 498 -66 9 47
8 Whitehaven RLFC 24 11 0 13 500 636 -136 6 45
9 Keighley 24 12 0 12 551 551 0 6 43
10 Batley Bulldogs 24 10 1 13 506 563 -57 7 43

As long as we don't take a pumling from Fev I think we may just scrape it

BEAT dews

7 Workington 24 11 1 12 432 498 -66 9 47
8 Keighley 24 12 0 12 551 551 0 6 45
9 Whitehaven RLFC 24 11 0 13 500 636 -136 6 45
10 Batley Bulldogs 24 10 1 13 506 563 -57 7 43

I even think with points diff wed make the play offs




A nervy finish for all to be fair - This weeks game is MASSIVE!

Great post ' st '
Thanks.

I was as nervous as hell just reading st's post!

More faith lost in the RFL, infact all faith lost. Total joke.

Not fit for purpose, they have a fantastic product to play with, but don't appear to know what to do with it.

At the end of the day we should not have to rely on the RFL or anyone else doing us a favour (as if!) by deducting points from Batley. The situation is in our hands and all we have to do is get points out of the final two games. If we can't get results from two games like these we maybe don't deserve to be in the same division as them - c'mon LET'S DO IT!

So from what i can make out from this is The governing body of the RFL now promote cheating as long as a player or team have gotten away with it once before roll on the backlash of there decision on this one

Anyone know what the clubs response to this is?

I hope its going to be very strong and also very soon.

Just imagine if they let drug cheats off, just because others had flown under the radar, or salary cap cheats. Where does it stop!

The Police don't let you off speeding just because your neighbour got away with it!

It's a plain disgrace and the RFL should hang their head in shame.

Our club, and others need an immediate and strong objection.

www.newsandstar.co.uk/sport/have ... -1.1158518 looks like others are fuming too.....

www.newsandstar.co.uk/sport/have ... -1.1158518 looks like others are fuming too.....

How any club can be allowed to keep points from a game where they played  an illegible player is laughable as it has a clear effect on the league.But this is not the fault of Batley but again the RFL failing to get things right first time.Any punishment for the offence should have been backed up by removing points from the offending game ,but as they failed to do this and batley basically keep 3 points earned illegally in the rules of the game.As for us if we did breach rules with clough and I have yet to see any official statement that says so(even though rumours suggest 5 clubs breached them last season).Then we should have been punished last season(yet the rfl were not aware if any clubs breach until this week !!!!! .As we were safe before clough played in these alleged games and we were tonked in both then they had no effect on our league position unlike batleys game.What a  mess this and many other reasons are why I never attend CC final GF final or international games,I refuse to give money directly to the idiots that run our game