: Fri Mar 20, 2009 10:24 am  

maurice wrote:

Both teams have limitations. Fax play in spells, with a front row that tires and can be exposed. They have some great flair players around the ruck, Penky, Gov, Black and these players look for QPTB to get you on the back foot, control this area and Fax look average, and against a big pack, Haven, will be exposed.
Widnes lack power up front, if Webster had been playing behind a decent front row he would have ripped Fax's pack to shreds on attack. TKL, well and Doran likes to give those pens away still which is a shame because he is a great team player.
Will be a good league this year, I dont see much between Fax,Widnes, Leigh, Fev, Haven and Sheff/Barrow away are always tough when they are at full strength. Gateshead are unknown, Toulouse/Batley will get better.
Cant see anyone losing less than 4.

Analysis of Halifax & Widnes spot on, I reckon.

Batley are the only team I haven't seen yet.

I think Barrow are going to surprise a few people this year.

Gateshead look a very fit, well drilled team who work hard, just a bit lacking in players who can do anything special.

: Fri Mar 20, 2009 10:32 am  

faxtastic wrote:

maybe they were confussed as to which country they were in

or wished they were in

: Fri Mar 20, 2009 11:51 am  

Look at it this way we have 4 points.. This time last year we had a minus points tally !!!


Nes

: Fri Mar 20, 2009 1:56 pm  

who gives a f uck anyway we cant get promoted, the people are moaning on you would think were 20 games in. 1 game one loss to very good opposition for our standard. CEST LA VIE we will be there come the end so dont worry

: Fri Mar 20, 2009 3:25 pm  

No Frills Viking wrote:

does anyone know why a small group of our fans were waving a cuba flag around.

They were just Havana bit of fun!!


*Reaches for coat*

: Fri Mar 20, 2009 3:51 pm  

In EnemyTerritory wrote:

Yep. There was a lot of that tonight. Lots of people there that thought widnes had at some stage resided in merseyside which anyone would be able to tell you it hadn't. Frickin idiots!!!

that was only the small minority as has been stated on threads on nthe halifax forum.

: Fri Mar 20, 2009 4:45 pm  

For Fax Sake wrote:

They were just Havana bit of fun!!


*Reaches for coat*

Close, but no cigar!

: Fri Mar 20, 2009 4:51 pm  

Jiffy Davies wrote:

who gives a f uck anyway we cant get promoted, the people are moaning on you would think were 20 games in. 1 game one loss to very good opposition for our standard. CEST LA VIE we will be there come the end so dont worry

Not how I'd put it exactly but it does echo my sentiments a little JD .

We lost away from home against the joint favourites after gifting them a penalty from the kick off and allowing their big pack the chance to get on the front foot from the off.

Both us and Fax will be there at the business end of the season and hopefully our generally young side will improve more that them and the others who will undoubtedly be our rivals this season.

It is shaping up to be a good season for the Championship.