Thornton leaves Batley : Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:44 pm  

Official line is he resigned, may have been pushed? http://www.batleybulldogs.co.uk/index.p ... 1&Itemid=1 Karl Harrison as Caretaker Boss for 1 month. Nice trip to Widnes this week for him to start his reign.

Official line is he resigned, may have been pushed? http://www.batleybulldogs.co.uk/index.p ... 1&Itemid=1 Karl Harrison as Caretaker Boss for 1 month. Nice trip to Widnes this week for him to start his reign.

: Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:46 pm  

after we thumped them, the last thing they would have expected was to have been beaten at home to Toulouse. Therefore no great suprise. Nice to see Rhino back as a coach.

: Tue Apr 14, 2009 8:38 pm  

A top coach is Gary and considering the budget he has worked with over the years he's been a top servant to them.

: Tue Apr 14, 2009 8:45 pm  

-VIKINGMAN- wrote:

A top coach is Gary and considering the budget he has worked with over the years he's been a top servant to them.

After agree with you he as worked wonders at a very small club

: Tue Apr 14, 2009 9:04 pm  

think his best times were behind him though in the past couple of years. He has done wonders with a small budget & took an average team to the pay off's a few years back.

: Tue Apr 14, 2009 9:10 pm  

Reading this thread - http://www.totalrl.com/index.php?showtopic=172381- seems Gareth Greenwood has signed on at Batley

Reading this thread - http://www.totalrl.com/index.php?showtopic=172381- seems Gareth Greenwood has signed on at Batley

: Wed Apr 15, 2009 2:51 am  

One wonders whether the players played like the Fax players played at Saints in 2002 which saw the end of Linnane?

: Wed Apr 15, 2009 7:48 am  

Haighy wrote:

One wonders whether the players played like the Fax players played at Saints in 2002 which saw the end of Linnane?

That was the catalist that brought in the" advisors" the morning after if I remember correctly.

: Wed Apr 15, 2009 7:42 pm  

At least it gave pillock brains Gration another chance to have a go with a sarcastic reference to "good old Halifax" beating them "74-0" ( can he get anythng right?)