: Sat Aug 15, 2009 6:00 pm  

Abusing the players is not the answer - let's get behind them.

However, I do not agree with the blind faith shown by some on here. Everybody has to take criticism in their working life. In fact if you can't take it, how can you ever improve?

The game at Batley is a cup final. If we get 17 players giving 100%, it will be hard for us to lose. That is why I expect us to win (with all due respect to a Batley team who will make it hard for us).

: Sun Aug 16, 2009 9:22 am  

I miss very few matches and, unfortunately, there are always loads of fax "fans" that continually abuse players! at the moment Worrincey is getting the brunt but not too long ago it was Miles (unbelievably!!!) it seems that a large proportion of the crowd just aren't happy unless they are targeting one of our own players.

To me this isn't what suporting a team is about. i'll cheer on any player wearing that shirt. How do these "fans" feel that abusing players will get the best out of them?!?!?!

: Sun Aug 16, 2009 9:45 am  

Oh to be a Fax fan....I travelled from MK to watch fax on Thursday,got home at midnight!! Sure I was dissapointed!! But keep the faith...THIS IS the best season i've seen since 98! If we don't get anything out of this season,with the stand complete,the core of a good squad,names to sign bein banded about,the future looks bright!! Keep smilin...it is only a game after all!!

: Sun Aug 16, 2009 10:42 am  

Mr Pippin wrote:

Oh to be a Fax fan....I travelled from MK to watch fax on Thursday,got home at midnight!! Sure I was dissapointed!! But keep the faith...THIS IS the best season i've seen since 98! If we don't get anything out of this season,with the stand complete,the core of a good squad,names to sign bein banded about,the future looks bright!! Keep smilin...it is only a game after all!!

Spot on, we must keep the faith as the club need us as we don't have a moneybags chairman like Barrow and Widnes.
To the hardcore fans like us keep it going.
To the new recruits, give us a bit more time as with your extra support we can move this club even further forward.
We are nearly there, a No6, winger and 2 new props and we will do well next season.

: Sun Aug 16, 2009 11:05 am  

I feel a tad humble at reading the posts on here, more so the thread starter Malfax, and I feel slightly embarrassed about my own moaning.

I think the crux of it, for me anyway, is that we started the season on fire with some of the most entertaining rugby played by Halifax for over 10 years, and as such I really did think we were an outstanding team, far better than our NL1 rivals. So when the wheels "seemingly" started falling off I found it hard to take, especially after being so confident of reaching the NRC Final - I was planning the weekend trip to Blackpool well in advance, and to lose against Widnes was gutting.

But in reality, even though we have of course some very good players, we are NOT so much better than our rivals. Infact there are some very good players in our league who DON'T play for Fax, and it's a bluddy tough league, especially at this stage of the season. To moan at losing at Sheffield is .... well ... it's totally ridiculous.

And let's face it, if the lads didn't try then we'd lose matches 60 nil.

So .... I for one will no longer moan and groan, and I will continue to shout for the lads in the matches to come.

And I have also just stuck £100 at 13/8 for Fax to win the GF, to demonstrate my faith. Up the Fax!

: Sun Aug 16, 2009 11:10 am  

Tony Fax wrote:

And I have also just stuck £100 at 13/8 for Fax to win the GF, to demonstrate my faith. Up the Fax!

Bloody hell. There's faith, Blind faith and a diagnosable delusional psychosis!!!!!!!!
I'm not sure I'd put £100 on Fev if we could field the Aussie national side!!

A ton is still a biggish wedge of wonga to put down on a team seemingly in freefall" - economic downturn or not!!!