2015 - our chances and main rivals : Mon Oct 06, 2014 3:29 pm  

Thought someone may have brought this up earlier.Watched this to get a clue re next seasons opposition. Thought Leigh were very confident and impressive. Will certainly not be a cakewalk for Bulls.

Re: Championship Final : Mon Oct 06, 2014 3:43 pm  

Yep, Leigh are a class act. Very well coached, a solid squad of players that (I think) will be largely unchanged next season so they won't have to worry about forming new partnerships etc like our players will. Their move to full time should only improve things as well.

Re: Championship Final : Mon Oct 06, 2014 4:09 pm  

Really looking forward to our games next year, need to get you at LSV first as your place is more suited to warmer climates

How about first game of the season at LSV, the current Championship Winners v The biggest team in the division - that would get the fans in and the new structure off to a great start

Re: Championship Final : Mon Oct 06, 2014 7:21 pm  

I watched both the games

The difference between Hunslet and Leigh was absolutely immense. But then Leigh were streets ahead of Fev.

I think it will be a good contest between us, Leigh and London for top spot, with the rest in a kind of mini-league for fourth place.

Re: Championship Final : Tue Oct 07, 2014 8:19 am  

We went - a mixed crowd of Hull, Leeds, London & Bulls fans - great day out - apart from a blip from Leigh - but not going there..

Noticed there was segregation for ticket holders, cash payers could pick and end. Guess thats a smart move based on past incidents

Lancashire got the covered end and Yorkshire the open end - and made a big difference in terms of crowd noise generated.

Every game was entertaining and played at full tilt - including Student Nines and the Conference Final.

One thing is for sure - those Lancastrians are extremely vocal and passionate and definitely influence the players, you could see from post try interactions how much this pumped the players up.

I don't think it will too noticable at Odsal as it soaks up any atmosphere - but the LSV will be a different story as will Post Office Road.

Think we will need at least 1000 Fat Dogs for those games

Re: Championship Final : Tue Oct 07, 2014 10:58 am  

You could imagine the League putting us in our place and giving us a right snorter first up. Leigh away on a Thursday night would be my prediction.

[Bulliac]

Re: Championship Final : Tue Oct 07, 2014 12:06 pm  

My biggest moan about the TV coverage was that the 'super dooper league' commentators referred to Hunslet's famous myrtle and flame colours as green and orange. Ignorant gits..

Re: Championship Final : Tue Oct 07, 2014 1:35 pm  

Nothus wrote:

Yep, Leigh are a class act. Very well coached, a solid squad of players that (I think) will be largely unchanged next season so they won't have to worry about forming new partnerships etc like our players will. Their move to full time should only improve things as well.

bearing in mind that we could be playing Leigh 4 times next season I would welcome them as the first game, even away. Then we have an immediate benchmark of the minimum standard we have to achieve.

Re: Championship Final : Tue Oct 07, 2014 1:45 pm  

Bulliac wrote:

My biggest moan about the TV coverage was that the 'super dooper league' commentators referred to Hunslet's famous myrtle and flame colours as green and orange. Ignorant gits..

Some of the commentators didn't seem to have done any research on the lower leagues, let alone watched any games. This is partly an unfortunate result of there being no TV coverage of the Championship (or CH1) this season, but in particular Jon Wells' repeated insistence on being negative about Will Sharp during the Championship final was ridiculous and really annoying. Wells is a former team-mate of Sharp from a few years ago, maybe they didn't get on but Wells insisted on talking about how inconsistent he can be, whether his head is in the game etc. Anyone who has followed Championship RL over the last two years knows that Sharp has been one of the most consistent players in the League, with a fantastic attitude, and his try on Sunday leaping to catch the high kick has been replicated many times (including, famously, on the last play of the game in the league leadership decider last year - which was televised). It was insulting to Sharp, especially as for the umpteenth time this season he was Fev's best player - if Wells had done his research he would know he had won Fev's player of the season award - but even more so to Championship rugby league.

Re: Championship Final : Tue Oct 07, 2014 2:51 pm  

martinwildbull wrote:

bearing in mind that we could be playing Leigh 4 times next season I would welcome them as the first game, even away. Then we have an immediate benchmark of the minimum standard we have to achieve.

We could get them in challenge cup too making 5 times