Halifax denied permission to play James : Tue Mar 31, 2009 4:15 pm  

Halifax have been denied permission by Bradford to play on loan prop Matt James in their Challenge Cup clash with Widnes on Friday. - Taken from League Weekly twitter feed and confirmed on SportingLife

Halifax have been denied permission by Bradford to play on loan prop Matt James in their Challenge Cup clash with Widnes on Friday. - Taken from League Weekly twitter feed and confirmed on SportingLife

[Bullseye]

: Tue Mar 31, 2009 4:24 pm  

Fair enough, we may need him later on in the cup (if we progress). Good to see us on the ball here.

: Tue Mar 31, 2009 4:37 pm  

And there was I thinking it was a thread about pre-match music.

: Tue Mar 31, 2009 4:53 pm  

Bullseye wrote:

Fair enough, we may need him later on in the cup (if we progress). Good to see us on the ball here.

They've learnt from the mistake of allowing Koppy to play last year and cup tying him.

: Tue Mar 31, 2009 4:54 pm  

Indeed good thinking by us

: Wed Apr 01, 2009 10:13 am  

tigertot wrote:

And there was I thinking it was a thread about pre-match music.

Would be too confusing. Some people might not want to sit down.

: Wed Apr 01, 2009 10:47 am  

Very good move from the Bulls......Wise choice.

: Wed Apr 01, 2009 11:26 am  

We could really do with him playing on Friday night, but I fully support Bradfords decision to not allow him to play.

: Wed Apr 01, 2009 11:35 am  

Had the whole "cup tying" rule not been in place, I'm sure Bradford would have been fine with him playing. The only reason they will have not allowed it is because he then couldn't play for Bradford if they need him in future rounds.

I would say that if we go out to Catalans and Halifax get through against Widnes, they'll probably let him play in the next round, as it won't make a difference to us.

The statement from the Fax club was spot on when it said they'd probably do the same thing in the same situation, as I'm sure almost every other club would.

: Wed Apr 01, 2009 12:27 pm  

http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/s ... r_Halifax/

http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/s ... r_Halifax/