Re: Fixtures : Tue Nov 27, 2012 2:51 pm  

Could be worse...we could be Hull KR and have a run of away games that go (after playing us at Wheldon Road on Sunday 5th May):

Hull FC (Magic weekend)
Catalans
St Helens
Warrington
Wigan
Leeds

Ouch!!!!

Re: Fixtures : Tue Nov 27, 2012 2:58 pm  

The teams are fed in to a machine in Canada and then that generates a fixture list for each team. These fixtures are then sent to the RFL for a once over to take in to account Sky, Challenge Cup, Magic Weekend etc. then they are sent back and re-done. Final draft goes to each club and then everything is done.

I think it is just unfortunate that we've got 3 away games on the bounce and start and end the season with away games.

Looking at HKR's fixtures above. I would rather be in our position than theirs

Re: Fixtures : Tue Nov 27, 2012 3:46 pm  

Fumper27 wrote:

Could be worse...we could be Hull KR and have a run of away games that go (after playing us at Wheldon Road on Sunday 5th May):

Hull FC (Magic weekend)
Catalans
St Helens
Warrington
Wigan
Leeds

Ouch!!!!

I would rather play their away matches at that time of the season than our opening 6 matches. They are at home to Bradford - Huddersfield and Salford inbetween the away games, so do you consider Bradford away and Catalans at home easy matches. It is always better to get a good start to the season rather than play catch up.

Re: Fixtures : Wed Nov 28, 2012 9:06 am  

tigerman49 wrote:

I would rather play their away matches at that time of the season than our opening 6 matches. They are at home to Bradford - Huddersfield and Salford inbetween the away games, so do you consider Bradford away and Catalans at home easy matches. It is always better to get a good start to the season rather than play catch up.

At the time of the season we're playing both Bradford away and Catalans at home, yes, I would class them as easier fixtures. Why is it better to get off to a good start? Did we not do that in 2011 and a poor end to the year cost us our place in the play offs + Wembley?

Re: Fixtures : Wed Nov 28, 2012 2:24 pm  

Fumper27 wrote:

At the time of the season we're playing both Bradford away and Catalans at home, yes, I would class them as easier fixtures. Why is it better to get off to a good start? Did we not do that in 2011 and a poor end to the year cost us our place in the play offs + Wembley?

I put the failure to make the play offs down to injuries and a small squad and without the good start to the season we would never have been in contention for them, we took 15 points out of a possible 20. As for the semi-final defeat it was Leeds we were playing and not a bottom end team and i was well pleased we pushed them so close, did the teams in the Grand Finals also have bad ends to their seasons losing out to them each year.

Re: Fixtures : Sun Dec 09, 2012 9:51 pm  

Tigerade wrote:

It certainly is Leeds and definately not Wakey.

I used to consider Leeds to be our big rivals, but to be honest I think that Leeds do not consider either of us rivals.
I think for a big game to be a big game it needs to be felt fervently on both sides.
For me Wakey v Cas and vice versa are our big games and more should be made of them.

Re: Fixtures : Thu Dec 13, 2012 1:17 pm  

On a theme: If anybody wants a downloadable Tigers fixtures wall chart for 2013, there's one from the House of Aye (to treasure forever) HERE...

On a theme: If anybody wants a downloadable Tigers fixtures wall chart for 2013, there's one from the House of Aye (to treasure forever) HERE...