Forgot to say - well done barra for great defence and making the most of the opportunities fax gave ya

Not being disrespectful to Barrow (and well done for the victory today) but I just feel our efforts were not rewarded today. In the first half we were the only team playing and should have gone in at the break at least winning by 6 points. Instead a blatant forward pass was missed and Barrow were back in the game. Even in the second half it was Halifax who were making all the effort but ultimately we were undone by some poor handling, needless penalties and very poor goal kicking. But hey it been a good afternoon out, seen two great matches for £16, witnessed an ace Black try and now sitting down to a curry. Well done to all the players and staff for the great effort today; we are least these days going in the right direction!

Fax played the rugby and handed it to Barrow in the end.
Great commitment from the boys tho', awseome effort.

Thought west stand facilities were poor, bar was shocking poor service, ran out of food and bitter before Fax game started

Black MOM :

Oh well, here's to 2010 and challenge cup final

Glad you liked it

Unlucky fax. It was a great game to watch. After the first few weeks of the SL playoffs those games were really a breath of fresh air. Certainly got the dosh's worth out of it. Good luck next season guys!

Where have I said I blame Des the Wierdo for Fax losing? The guy is a control freak and thinks he can do what he wants. I and many others do not like him and think his actions are those of a little spoilt brat.

bedtime for you bud ! Leave ya dummy by your cot ! Bless

Thouroughly engrossing game between 2 good teams. Perhaps we had a couple of decisions gpo against us but I don't think we have any real complaint, proud of our effort and some great skill on display
The other aspect that I enjoyed was the presence of the Keighly fans who were a credit to their team and the 2 Leigh fans stood near us who had an interesting unbiased view

Were not good enough, we gave everything and came up short, im sad, but we need to face facts, any other season we would have finished 4th and not made the final, this was our best chance. DISAPOINTING. no back pats from me, reality check instead.

I was actually amazed how small the stadium was ... the North Stand was bearly knee high. Also they ran out of booze and food before the Fax match started ... poor entertainment, poor facilities, poor ground.

agree.

agreed, poor final venue choice, running out of food before the kick off with the excuse they didnt know there was a game on is appalling, Shame on them. and the view was not uninterupted, Leigh and Widnes both have better stadia, poor, poor preparation, 3 games in a day? NO, NO, NO, and why did we watch Keighley and Oldham? none of them stopped.

I thought the stadium was excellent for the games it accommodated, the catering arrangements on the other hand were shiite as was the pie I had the misfortune to consume. i just hope to god we don't have the same caterers at home next season

You could have won it today, unlucky, i thought you may have shaded it, but we came on strong when it mattered thank god (des)
Black played a blinder but so did Broady which showed how much pressure you put us under, great game today played by two good traditional solid clubs who deserve a chance to sit at the the top table with the eliete (sp)
Felt for your kicker today wtf was wrong with him ? nerves or injury ? he missed a fair few sitters today, but thats football.

Message to a couple of nobs on your forum, leave all this dessie the antichrist out ffs will yer, and get over yourselves.

Fax will be far stronger next season, good luck.

From a happy phished up delighted BARROW supporter.

One of the Barra players thought he was playing RU during one of his crucial kicks. Eddie Hemmings on SKY seemed quite upset about it as well

No sour grapes though, Barra just edged it.
Roll on 2010.......

When we played in the 06 GF at Warrington, we got to the stadium about an hour before our match. The queue to get a drink was about 100 deep and was shut by the time our match had started. The bar closing probably had more to do with a load of pizzed up Swinton fans fighting with the stewards though. Really poor organisation on the day though.