Re: Batley in the cup. : Tue Mar 23, 2021 3:08 pm  

i wouldnt have given him the job in the first place john sharp would have been my choice the performance on saturday reminded me of the game against dewsbury last season where they turned up all fired up with a basic game plan that was good enough to beat us on the day thats the problem for me is thats all it takes these days to get a win at the shay the way are attack was set up on saturday was shockingly poor and thats down to simon grix just like most of his time as coach he is not up too the job and should go

Re: Batley in the cup. : Tue Mar 23, 2021 4:23 pm  

I guess the issue is that pre season we all see a good team being put together, we read all the hype in the Rugby press, we all get our hopes up, and then the team trip at the first hurdle and suddenly it's all 'same old Halifax, same old failings, here we go again with another mid table season'.

Lets face it, there is a high proportion of fans who's fall back position at any slip is 'Sack the Coach', we've lost some pretty good coaches over the years to win pressure (not saying Simon Grix is a pretty good coach, he's still to prove that; I too was surprised when he was appointed).

I guess being a Halifax fan you get used to the roller coaster which is the weekly inconsistency of a Fax team.

Re: Batley in the cup. : Tue Mar 23, 2021 4:33 pm  

The problem is it's exactly that, same old same old. We are out of the Challenge Cup and out of the 1895 Cup already. A couple of early defeats in the league and we would be struggling in that competition too. We haven't topped the 2nd division once since relegation from SL, and while I'm not saying we will top the league this time it would be nice to at least be in the running. I believe our 1st 17 are as good as any in the Championship this time. The players are there, it's a case of over to you now Simon. Up The Fax!

Re: Batley in the cup. : Tue Mar 23, 2021 5:14 pm  

i agree very well put hudd-shay

Re: Batley in the cup. : Tue Mar 23, 2021 5:15 pm  

I did think that we had recruited well. However so have most other teams and this league is always very competitive. We might be short of some class and unpredictability. We are short on a vocal leader and just hope some step forward.
Need to see if our halves can run the game as we have been very spoilt having had Muzza for so long.
Most teams can beat each other on the day and only those with a rich backer generally are always near the top.

Can`t wait to see how we go next weekend.

Re: Batley in the cup. : Wed Mar 24, 2021 4:23 pm  

Hudd-Shay wrote:

I believe our 1st 17 are as good as any in the Championship this time.

Hmm. Jot down the first choice 17 of Toulouse, Fev and probably York too, and tell me how many of the Fax 17 you think would get in to those teams. You'll probably get as far as Brandon Moore, maybe Rawsthorne too, and that will be it.

Not hvaing a go, just being honest as I don't think Fax have the resources to attract the same calibre of players as the big three. I don't think Grix has been very impressive as a coach so far but to suggest he's been dealt an equal hand to the likely top two or three teams isn't accurate imo.

Re: Batley in the cup. : Wed Mar 24, 2021 4:41 pm  

hello phantom i would also add fairbank,spinger,murrey wouldnt look out of place in those teams you mention i also think those sides are better coached witch always helps make players look better

Re: Batley in the cup. : Wed Mar 24, 2021 4:49 pm  

The Phantom Horseman wrote:

Hmm. Jot down the first choice 17 of Toulouse, Fev and probably York too, and tell me how many of the Fax 17 you think would get in to those teams. You'll probably get as far as Brandon Moore, maybe Rawsthorne too, and that will be it.

Not hvaing a go, just being honest as I don't think Fax have the resources to attract the same calibre of players as the big three. I don't think Grix has been very impressive as a coach so far but to suggest he's been dealt an equal hand to the likely top two or three teams isn't accurate imo.

The big three!

Re: Batley in the cup. : Thu Mar 25, 2021 9:43 am  

The Phantom Horseman wrote:

Hmm. Jot down the first choice 17 of Toulouse, Fev and probably York too, and tell me how many of the Fax 17 you think would get in to those teams. You'll probably get as far as Brandon Moore, maybe Rawsthorne too, and that will be it.

Not hvaing a go, just being honest as I don't think Fax have the resources to attract the same calibre of players as the big three. I don't think Grix has been very impressive as a coach so far but to suggest he's been dealt an equal hand to the likely top two or three teams isn't accurate imo.

I reckon maybe 5 or 6 would but the key thing is that only Moore would be a stand out. All that said its why its vital we play as a team this year to make up those differences in quality. On the run out against Batley we looked anything like a team and we can use the excuse that the team hasn't been together for too long but that would be unfair on Batley. The fact is the team badly underperformed and people are going to call them out for it.

Re: Batley in the cup. : Thu Mar 25, 2021 3:14 pm  

Hudd-Shay wrote:

The big three!

There's nowt like the modesty, graciousness and benevolence of Fev fans