: Mon Jun 22, 2009 8:46 am  

Tony Fax wrote:

Had a few "twitches" in a very uncomfortable night's sleep, but, as already mentioned ... kay say rah say rah and all that, let's put it behind us and forget about it. We're getting better season on season .... NRC quarters last season, NRC semis this season ... climbing up the table .... a few hundred more coming to matches on a regular basis ... the stand getting finished ..... more stability with key players signing longer term contracts ... and strong rumours that some very good players are being lined up to strenghen the squad further.

Remember that this club was really in the gutter as recently as 4 years ago, and we've got to be patient in the building process. So ... looking forward to the next game ... up the Fax!

It is very hard to feel good at the moment, BUT....you are not wrong, you are right!

: Mon Jun 22, 2009 11:20 am  

Ive been watching FAX since 85, in that time I have seen the good the bad and the ugly both on and off the pitch;

We got beat yesterday, fact. Yes is smarts a bit at the moment.

Without spouting too many cliches, take a step back and look at the bigger picture; Were not in super league... yet but we are building for it; we have a team which is 1) currently top of the league, 2) was good enough to take a sl club the distance 3) plays rugby in a style we haven't seen for years 4) has players committed to the cause 5) has a management duo in MC & MH which will take us forward. I could keep going...

All good teams learn from defeats, it brings them together & intensifies the drive for future success; Fax will come back stronger, we can do our bit by turning out in force.

: Mon Jun 22, 2009 11:30 am  

All hail the Fax. I love this team and have supported them through ups and downs for the last 20+ years. I loved them even when we got relegated form the super league and when we nearly got relgated again to NL2.
Since that nerve racking day when we survived against York, our team as gone from strength to strength. This season has been the best for a long time. We play very fast and exciting rugby, which can sometimes cause errors like in Sunday's game, but with out that risk we'd be watching boring rugby, I for one don't want that, I want entertaining for my money.
So let's all get behind the club and take a big crowd to Gateshead and watch the boys put on a display of class rugby and maintain their lead in the league.

COME ON THE FAX