Re: Official Match Thread - Halifax v Eagles semi-final : Thu Sep 19, 2013 11:50 am  

That was BBC but it hasn't rained too much up this way so far today - odd shower and drissel - If it does stop drisseling at 6 then the ground sound be ok and the ball fairly dry

[Hillsborough Lad]

Re: Official Match Thread - Halifax v Eagles semi-final : Thu Sep 19, 2013 1:09 pm  

Didn't it hammer it down on Sunday? Seemed to play alright then didn't we?

Re: Official Match Thread - Halifax v Eagles semi-final : Thu Sep 19, 2013 1:31 pm  

Just watch that match on youtube - if they play like that there isn't a team in the division that can touch them. Would be lovely to put the post the same score today!!!!

Re: Official Match Thread - Halifax v Eagles semi-final : Thu Sep 19, 2013 1:46 pm  

westridingeagle wrote:

That was BBC but it hasn't rained too much up this way so far today - odd shower and drissel - If it does stop drisseling at 6 then the ground sound be ok and the ball fairly dry

Good stuff!

Hillsborough Lad wrote:

Didn't it hammer it down on Sunday? Seemed to play alright then didn't we?

It did, but it stopped about an hour before kick off with the sun blazing for a while

Re: Official Match Thread - Halifax v Eagles semi-final : Thu Sep 19, 2013 8:00 pm  

Congratulations Eagles

Re: Official Match Thread - Halifax v Eagles semi-final : Thu Sep 19, 2013 8:12 pm  

Another great performance especially in the second half our blip at the end of the season is now firmly behind us. To reach the grand final 3 seasons in a row is a superb achievement well done Mark Aston and the squad my tipping has been totally off the mark in the last few weeks so my next tip is Featherstone or Batley to win the Grand Final !!!

Re: Official Match Thread - Halifax v Eagles semi-final : Thu Sep 19, 2013 11:17 pm  

Well done everybody who managed to get there tonight - heard you loud n clear on t' telly.

Would loved to have gone, but no chance of getting there for 7.

I was having a few palpitations when it was 10-16, but our strike players proved they can do the job on a fast track & decent size pitch.

Commiserations to Fax though, it was close up until 70 mins.

The Chesterfield Taxi will definitely be wending its way over Tidza Moor a week on Sunday

Have a great presentation night

Re: Official Match Thread - Halifax v Eagles semi-final : Fri Sep 20, 2013 5:19 am  

Well done lads, was covering the game for the trades, your fans were the better fans and didn't rise to the "no ground" bait chants, was annoying to hear Fax fans cheering/jeering Liam when he was down and out as well.

Re: Official Match Thread - Halifax v Eagles semi-final : Fri Sep 20, 2013 9:31 am  

'Where you going to play next week?' was probably the highlight of the evening. Shame about the jeering of Higgins but its always the moronic lads at the back of the South Stand, not a reflection on their fans as a whole, they went quiet quickly however!

Re: Official Match Thread - Halifax v Eagles semi-final : Fri Sep 20, 2013 9:32 am  

What a performance. Best of the season IMO. Nervous first quarter but we defended staunchly and once we got in front we never looked back really. Thought we may run out of steam at the end having played just four days previous but we finished the stronger which is testament to the players' conditioning after a very long season!

Special mention for Pat Walker who comfortably had his best game for the club. How much he has improved over the course of the season is unbelievable.

Those chants when Liam Higgins was on the deck wasn't just an idiotic 'few' either. Disappointing when he's clearly seriously injured. Oh well, they'll be able to do it from in front of their television sets next Sunday!