This should be a good game. Batley have had a good start but I am quite confident about this match. Fax 28v10 Bulldogs. Black Bull, Lindley. Hardys and Hansons Olde Trip 4.3 % Mmm!

This game should be up there with the biggies, judging by Batleys current form i think Fax just by 2 pts Really looking forward to this one.

Batley have to be the form team at the moment and this will certainly be hard game. We seem to have really close encounters against them and I see this being no different. Wouldn't be surprised if this ended up being a draw! Hope we get another 4,000 crowd like we did a few years back when applying for SL franchise

Well, With stokes in charge, You'll be screaming for a game to break out. In fact if he does have shocker ,the rfl should suspend the useless buffoon.

Have seen this many times from Stokes. I think the referees get judged on how even the penalty count is, so they make an effort to even it up as the game goes on. That and I think Stokes is guilty of refereeing with momentum, that is whoever has the momentum gets every decision, regardless of the actual infringements that happen. He never goes against the grain, so to speak.

Oh no not my ginger friend Stokes please tell me this is a wind up???
A prima donna our Stokesy

Halifax 24-18 Batley
att: 2,100
Stokes isn't ideal but we will have to be at our best to beat Batley

The players theyve got ??? Manning cant control himself when he tries to cave Sams face in every time you play Leigh. The mans possessed. Watch your own what youve got supposedly good clean players. As for Derek. Bet you wished you had one

Is Sam out of intensive care yet after Manning pushed him to the floor?

Fax by 8. If this was at Batley with THAT referee then I'd be going 8 points the other way. I expect a very frustrating afternoon with Stokes but a great battle on the pitch. Always good encounters against the Bulldogs.

Well after being no where near last week(50 point win for Fax) I'm going with the Bulldogs to win by 6-8. We've only beaten the bottom two in the league and lost significantly in our other match and the Dogs are on fire so the only sensible call is an away win. Taking that all in to account if we play to our potential then we could turn them over, hope we do. Chuck in Georgie Boy and who the hell knows what will happen, I just hope he keeps out of the way and allows a game of rugby to break out as it should be a cracker.

Not much chance of that. After all, you ARE all going to watch HIM, aren't you?

Fax by 8.

Should be an excellent game. Batley are a different team, now they have an experienced (and classy) half back pairing.