Re: Fev v Sheffield : Mon Apr 09, 2012 10:55 am  

DARE wrote:

That's what we all said last year.

we will see

Re: Fev v Sheffield : Mon Apr 09, 2012 12:17 pm  

E.S.O wrote:

Bet Tubby will be gutted going to Featherstone, champions and favourites to retain this season, and coming away with a 20 point victory.

Now if he could just get them motivated for games against us........

Re: Fev v Sheffield : Mon Apr 09, 2012 1:33 pm  

well now I've come round after one of the most bizarre games of rugby I have ever seen in my life... here goes!

We conceded 60.. and naturally fans of who I consider to be our closest rivals (others teams may dispute that after sunday) are wringing their hands and smelling blood..... BUT, and I know this sounds daft, but would could have and should have won!!
Leyther Matt will attest to the 20 mins of rugby that brought the score from 16-44 to 40-44 and sheffield were blowing out of their @r_ses! A score then would have done sheffield. BUT, Sam gets a ball steal when Fev had made yet another break down field. They go up the other end and score.
At 50-40 I honestly didn't think we were out of it, but then interceptions no4&5 led to 2 more tries and we had screwed ourselves over.
A good tonking now and again serves to strengthen the soul. Lets get Saturday out of the way (cos to me it's a distraction - one we'll make a few bob from but a distraction nontheless), and then we can get focussed on the job in hand.


Rumours of Fev's Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated (Twain. M. New York Journal).

Re: Fev v Sheffield : Mon Apr 09, 2012 3:21 pm  

Greg Florimos Boots wrote:

Now if he could just get them motivated for games against us........

I'd say we were pretty motivated when we played you off the park in the playoffs last season. Yes we were poor against you earlier in the season, but we've 8 out of 9 games so far this season, I'm not overly worried.

Re: Fev v Sheffield : Mon Apr 09, 2012 6:16 pm  

E.S.O wrote:

I'd say we were pretty motivated when we played you off the park in the playoffs last season. Yes we were poor against you earlier in the season, but we've 8 out of 9 games so far this season, I'm not overly worried.

I guess you were due to get the better of us at some point in an important game, may as well do it in a season where we had no chance of winning the main prize.

Re: Fev v Sheffield : Mon Apr 09, 2012 8:42 pm  

Greg Florimos Boots wrote:

I guess you were due to get the better of us at some point in an important game, may as well do it in a season where we had no chance of winning the main prize.

You wouldn't have thought that reading this forum before the game, I won't dig up the match thread to embarrass you too much but I seem to recall you all being VERY confident and ending up with a severe amount of egg on your faces! And Barlow's two fingered salute rounded it all off!

[Hillsborough Lad]

Re: Fev v Sheffield : Mon Apr 09, 2012 11:13 pm  

Now now. Everyone knows that was a friendly wave.

Re: Fev v Sheffield : Tue Apr 10, 2012 5:35 am  

E.S.O wrote:

You wouldn't have thought that reading this forum before the game, I won't dig up the match thread to embarrass you too much but I seem to recall you all being VERY confident and ending up with a severe amount of egg on your faces! And Barlow's two fingered salute rounded it all off!

Old news, move on ESO...you were easily the best team that day and the tonking was well deserved but im sure there isnt a Fax fan who cares right now.

Re: Fev v Sheffield : Tue Apr 10, 2012 7:45 am  

Its a bizarre scoreline, how many times can you score 40 points and still lose? Especially by a 20pt margin

Remember our game there a few years back, finished something like 78-38, difference there was that was the last regular season game and playoff places were cemented, nothing to play for.

Can't help but think Fev may, uncharacteristically taken an eye off the main game and be looking ahead to the Cas fixture next week, but with Cas's record in the Cup the past few years (Golden Point victory against us and knocked out by Barrow) Fev really do have a good chance

Re: Fev v Sheffield : Tue Apr 10, 2012 8:46 am  

faxlad66 wrote:

Old news, move on ESO...you were easily the best team that day and the tonking was well deserved but im sure there isnt a Fax fan who cares right now.

Very similar to our game a couple of weeks ago.

I look forward to the return leg, although it will be the only game I miss this season unfortunately.