Sheffield Eagles vs Batley Bulldogs OFFICIAL MATCH THREAD : Tue Aug 16, 2011 9:07 am  

This Sunday at Bramall Lane.

I must give full credit to Batley because all season I've been saying it won't last and they'll come unstuck eventually but they keep finding a way to win. However I still think they're very beatable and, if we can deny them a bonus point, we will only need four points from our last two games to finish above them and set up a probable home tie against them in the playoffs.

Eagles 32-20 Batley.

Re: Sheffield Eagles vs Batley Bulldogs OFFICIAL MATCH THREA : Tue Aug 16, 2011 9:14 am  

Think the season is going to petre out mostly due to injury and lack of 1st team players,With a full fit squad with the dual regs i think wed beat these comfortably as we did at the mount,Were struggling at the moment so im going for a win but by nomore than 4 points,the sun will be out Eagles 36 Batley 32 in a tale of two attacks.

Re: Sheffield Eagles vs Batley Bulldogs OFFICIAL MATCH THREA : Tue Aug 16, 2011 11:22 am  

I agree with more or less what EB says.

I think too may injuries in a small squad will result in Eagles getting a BP but that's all

Re: Sheffield Eagles vs Batley Bulldogs OFFICIAL MATCH THREA : Tue Aug 16, 2011 2:12 pm  

Credit to Batley they have really worked hard with Karl Harrison at the helm and he's done a great job. They'll be sad to see him go should he go to Fax as has been rumoured. If I can make it, (as i'm due to work) it will be my last home game of the season as i'm on holiday for the final two..

Anyway, I think we can win this one but with Q, Rowe, Hirst and so on injured it may be a bridge too far for us. I'll still hold the faith though:

Eagles 26
Batley 24

Attendance: 1,310

M.O.M: Henderson

Re: Sheffield Eagles vs Batley Bulldogs OFFICIAL MATCH THREA : Tue Aug 16, 2011 11:06 pm  

You're on holiday more than you're at home!!

Re: Sheffield Eagles vs Batley Bulldogs OFFICIAL MATCH THREA : Wed Aug 17, 2011 2:42 pm  

the officials for sunday are Sheffield Eagles v Batley Bulldogs 3pm
Ref R Laughton TJ J Cadogan TJ J Downham RR D McNeice MC S Wright any body think we'll get anything out of this.

Re: Sheffield Eagles vs Batley Bulldogs OFFICIAL MATCH THREA : Wed Aug 17, 2011 4:40 pm  

E.S.O wrote:

You're on holiday more than you're at home!!

My year of working instead of being at Uni meant I could afford 3 holidays, not about saving for the future and all that!

Re: Sheffield Eagles vs Batley Bulldogs OFFICIAL MATCH THREA : Sat Aug 20, 2011 8:04 pm  

I can count the times i've expected us to lose on one hand, but on top of my previous moan a couple of other players are playing like they've been tapped up by other clubs. So:-

Eagles 18 - Batley 40

Hope Battye, Hanson and Sam Scott are all playing because they are fantastic players. Connor Scott looks full of promise too and it's about time somebody took a backseat and allowed him to show his mettle over 50-60 minutes. I hope this Tom Ashton gets thrown in as well in place of Mills. Hopefully Woodcock will be at his best too. I'll keep praying because third place is still up for grabs.

Oh and please don't play Dane at 6, he's a loose forward or centre.

Re: Sheffield Eagles vs Batley Bulldogs OFFICIAL MATCH THREA : Sun Aug 21, 2011 6:49 pm  

well they gave us another scare , giving the opposition a few points start till half time then it was a different team that came out .What a turnaround i couldn't believe it ,it was like we were playing down the hill at mount pleasant our defence stiffened up our attack clicked and we started to play . hats off to the young lads sam scott , cory hanson, and the young hooker (sorry cant remember his name) but 1 to 17 with a few exceptions played out of their skins . batley gave us a cracking game one of the best i've seen down at the lane this season and their supporters were a credit to the club .once again a great win thanks lads ,

Re: Sheffield Eagles vs Batley Bulldogs OFFICIAL MATCH THREA : Sun Aug 21, 2011 7:00 pm  

Good following from Batley but I wish they didn't eff and jeff so much - no need.

Poor refereeing may have been the cause of it today. Despite being from S Yorks Ronnie never does Sheffield any favours.

As for the time thing at the end - very perplexed.