Re: Dross : Fri Apr 20, 2012 2:18 pm  

Rotherham Fev Fan wrote:

I said this at the start of the season regards your halves.
I have never really rated Handforth and for me was far too inconsistent during his time at Fev, tho to be fair, the Batley fans I have spoken with suggests they watched a very different Handforth to what we did.
ging dong described Thackery as a 'one trick pony', a description that has been repeated so many times by observers including fax fans since then. Remove the 'show n go' from his game and there's little else.
When fax failed to improve on their lead at the half hour mark, Leigh got a break - went down field and fax looked like rabbits caught in the headlights.
Thackeray went AWOL and Handforth went from controling the game to completely bizarre rugby.
It's not the end of the world and I know Karl has a lot of faith in Tiger. Expect it to be adressed immediately.


ps - just re-read this. Comes across a bit "ours are better than yours, so ner ner"! Not meant to be!

Peace n love

Comes across as exactly what I was thinking and to be brutally honest your 6 and 7 are IMHO way better. No need to be apoligizing. Thackray didnt even get to AWOL as he didnt even turn up for me and shouldnt get picked next week but then so should a couple of others.

Re: Dross : Fri Apr 20, 2012 3:04 pm  

The Lucky Black Cat wrote:

Comes across as exactly what I was thinking and to be brutally honest your 6 and 7 are IMHO way better. No need to be apoligizing. Thackray didnt even get to AWOL as he didnt even turn up for me and shouldnt get picked next week but then so should a couple of others.

totally disagree on Thackray.

He has pace, can pass of both hands and looks capable of unlocking defences.
The problem for me is where are is options, if he doesn't have runners off the ball other than a show and go or a neat kick what elso can he do?

The game plan last night was totally different from previous games (wearing down the A,B,C&D defenders then putting it out wide and punching holes) which I couln't understand.

I am far from panic mode but my expetations of the season has come down a peg or two, still think we will win everything tho'

Re: Dross : Fri Apr 20, 2012 3:30 pm  

We took a large number of wrong options last night, lining up one way andfor some reason going the other in to nothingness. Work on it and come back next week in the right frame of mind, we know we can go to Leigh and win IF we turn up ready, just turning up will not win games in this league.

Re: Dross : Fri Apr 20, 2012 3:52 pm  

Im sure well lose other games, but this was only one game, a bad night at the office, the better team on the night won.
This team will get better and well be there challenging for honours, lets not go overboard and over analyse a bad night too deeply.

Re: Dross : Fri Apr 20, 2012 6:27 pm  

Haven't had chance to post on this subject till now. I'm not going to read all 6 pages as I am sure everything has been said, everyone knows the problem and everyone knows the answer. All I will say is that I have never ever in all my time left a game early and surprise to say I didn't last night despite all our party going 10 mins before the end, I very near did, (that's how bad it was).but I didn't.
It was one of the most disapointing games I can remember.
I said I will not go to Leigh next Sunday as I am totally p""ssed off,

See you all at Leigh next week.
Come on, we are Halifax, when have things gone according to plan?
I promise you one thing, we will win at least one competition this year.
Keep the faith.

Re: Dross : Fri Apr 20, 2012 7:27 pm  

I'm not usually a "told you so" type, but Thackray has been stealing a living in this league for years. A good support player in the right conditions when your pack is on top, but nowhere near clever enough to give the sort of passes that can build yards and get you out of a hole.

That said, Handforth's kicking game in particular was outstanding when you forced so many repeat sets early doors, although I'm sure Harrison will have been disappointed to only score once from what must have been 7-8 consecutive sets of six.

Re: Dross : Fri Apr 20, 2012 7:55 pm  

well we were very poor but all credit to leigh.i do hope it was just one of those days when a lot of players under performed but i am worried at the lack of spark when we eventually move the ball.i rated handforth highly at batley and think he will prove to be a sound signing.am i the only person not overjoyed with reittie? yes he drives it in hard but we have other guys to do that,i want my winger to have a bit of a spark about him and get me excited when he gets the ball.he could never go the length of the field thats for sure.

Re: Dross : Fri Apr 20, 2012 8:09 pm  

Spare a thought for "Thirtysomething" They're losing heavily again tonight - St Helens this time. It's like our 2003 for them. Thank the lord I'm not going through that.

Re: Dross : Fri Apr 20, 2012 9:45 pm  

Would look at dropping handforth who was dire, i suppose i'm comparing him to branighan and holroyd who created tries for fun, but we just never looked like scoring. Bring in chandler for hesketh who it think has probably been our worst prop this year. Then look at doing something with the centres as neither really give much, paterson is better than both of them in every aspect of the game and maybe shift reittie inside and play worrincy on the wing

Re: Dross : Sat Apr 21, 2012 8:59 am  

I would definitely want Karl to bring in Bowman next week, he may be a bit suspect in defence but you cannot doubt his attacking creativity.