Re: Fev v Fax final score : Tue Apr 30, 2013 2:07 pm  

marillion man wrote:

Great day out yesterday. I managed to meet up with all my Fev mates at some point or other pre-match & chew the cud, take the pi$$ out of each other, especially over the recent reserve match brawl & ensuing crowd disturbance
( mouthing off by moi & one or two others ).

Good craic all round matey. I always have faith in a ginner!!

marillion man wrote:

For those of you who have never played RL on a hillside, it's far more difficult getting back onside running backwards uphill than it is downhill. We looked shot to pieces in the 2nd half & couldn't stay the pace.

This is a point my mate ging dong has been ranting on about inanely now to whoever he can get to listen to him for more than a minute without feeling suicidal!
Most people want us running downhill second half.... it's twice as bad getting back up the slope to defend... especially for a fat lad!

marillion man wrote:

The crowd/atmosphere: Awesome effort by both sets, but I ask this question, if Fev & Fax weren't such a keen rivalry this last few years would a crowd this size have turned up at any other fixture with the current 14 teams in this division ?

Absolutely not. Now without wanting deliberately bring Warrington 2010 into it again.... that day was sh yte for a whole host of reasons... especially for Fev and particularly for Dave SInger.
However, since then, Fax/Fev games have had an edge to them.
Now I don't necessarily find that a bad thing. Without that edge I wouldn't have met you, James at the UFO gig, Mick, John Mart and many others. Folks I would quite happily enjoy a pot with and discuss diets n stuff!!!
The games are well attended now that rivalry exists and no we wouldn't get anywhere near that crowd but for that rivalry.
I enjoy games that have an edge. I can't do wi all the sh yte that goes with it from a very very small minority of both sides!

Re: Fev v Fax final score : Tue Apr 30, 2013 4:53 pm  

If i'd known there was going to be the over-spill of Fax fans directed to the "life on mars st. end" ( sorry, but i just had to join in, although i've never watched said programme ! ) I'd have just headed staraight there as we left the blue lagoon prior to the kick off !!!!
As RFF, Fevgrinder, Chris Taylor & another couple of Fev friends are aware, cos I contacted them all in the days before the match for their opinions & advice I did consider taking up my usual spot at P.O.R. stood with my mate between the family stand and the try line at that end but not wearing Fax colours. I'm really not offended by what anyone would have had to say to me or anything else of the offensive manner, but we chose not to abuse the segregation on this simple basis:

If the game was at the Shay, and some Fev fans broke ranks to stand amongst the home crowd, how would the Fax fans in that area have felt or reacted ?

It's all very rubbishy now in my opinion but i'm more than prepared to abide by the segregation for the sake of keeping the peace & remember the reasons why it's being implemented, unfortunately.

I feel it's only fair sporting game now for Halifax to challenge the 3,700 attendance when this lot come to our place in July. We can't have them crowing on about higher crowds than ours forever & ever and NO DRUMS ALLOWED !!!

Re: Fev v Fax final score : Wed May 01, 2013 5:46 am  

[quote="Rotherham Fev Fan"]Good craic all round matey. I always have faith in a ginner!!

This is a point my mate ging dong has been ranting on about inanely now to whoever he can get to listen to him for more than a minute without feeling suicidal!
Most people want us running downhill second half.... it's twice as bad getting back up the slope to defend... especially for a fat lad!

Well this proves you should both live in the life on mars street and havent played for years unlike me who has had 2 games already this season, well 1 1/2 as got sent off in 1. in the modern game they coach you to go against everything you have ever known and actually run forwards to get on side and not backwards but to look back. The idea being its easier to run forwards than backwards and it is, but still harder to run up hill, so a slope makes no difference. Lost count of the times i have played up hill 1st half on a slopey pitch and though game over only to lose. I once Remember a game V saints at Rovers and we were 20 odd points up at HT going up hill, only for saints to pull it back and win. I often hear fans going on about the Post Office Road slope it really makes no difference whatsoever

Re: Fev v Fax final score : Wed May 01, 2013 8:26 am  

Depends how much ball you have and whether the ref takes you back 10. I used to love playing down hill, you could always get on a roll and defending didnt matter too much when the refs arnt usually fit enough to get back up the hill their selfs.

Re: Fev v Fax final score : Wed May 01, 2013 4:46 pm  

[quote="Rotherham Fev Fan"]Well this proves you should both live in the life on mars street and havent played for years unlike me who has had 2 games already this season, well 1 1/2 as got sent off in 1. in the modern game they coach you to go against everything you have ever known and actually run forwards to get on side and not backwards but to look back. The idea being its easier to run forwards than backwards and it is, but still harder to run up hill, so a slope makes no difference. Lost count of the times i have played up hill 1st half on a slopey pitch and though game over only to lose.


So you managed to get sent off at HT in one game, 1 and a half games ???? LOL

Suggy, i reckon you got sent off on purpose anyway, was it a free bar that day, or didn't you want the lads to see you using the crabs cream after showering ?

I can relate to what you're saying 'cos when our lad was on scholarship at Bradford, they had them getting back onside running sideways but facing play at the same time. No wonder there's so many serious injuries nowadays.