Surprised to see Hudson is in the squad i thought he failed his hia last week. I am too struggling to be enthusiastic about the game in general. With img and us voting for it and on the field going with a small squad which is risky and then we end up with a number of injuries most long term. We then see a number of possible short term replacements going to other championship clubs. I appreciate we do not have much money but if my memory is right since we made our last signing the supporters trust have twice given the club 5 grand surely that would be enough to bring someone in on loan for a month or 2 while most of our injured are out. As for the game it is hard to see anything other than a tight battle which Batley thrive in but i will back us to win a close one.

Hudson may be OK because of the 9 day turnaround- have to say weekly squad announcement is now a complete anti climax- any one with a couple of working body parts gets included regardless of form. The apathy after jus 2 league games must be worrying the club - they really need to win what is always a difficult game to bring back a bit of positivity.

The general state of the game, the utter nonsense that is IMG, and our club's custodians voting for it have all contributed to the apathy surrounding Rugby League and our club at this moment i'm afraid to say.

Was informed that Hudson didn’t fail his hia but had a sternum injury.

Just watched the YouTube preview for Batley,not sure its the same one but it was a dreadfully painful watch..only positive was him not saying early fixtures don’t matter..

That’s the one , seen more information on a road sign in Scotland. Might as well have put a cardboard cutout of Liam with his Gary Nevillesque frown in front of the camera.

So Liam what do you think went wrong in the second half against Bradford?

Well we’ve had a chat about it and we’re gonna fix it .

What’s your game plan against Batley ?

I’d rather not say .

Do you hope the fax fans turn up in numbers ?

I’m not d to be honest .

What’s your favourite part of a Sunday dinner Liam ?

I like carrots rick .

Is that because you look like bugs bunny Liam ?

What’s up doc ? I mean Rick .

Anymore updates on injuries, potential signings any information at all Liam ?

No , and that’s all folks !

Just seen McKenzie Yei as left Featherstone. He as a knee injury and i think he picked up a ban after the cup game with Leigh but beggars can't be choosers should we try to sign him. I am not saying he would be perfect by any means but for me better than most of our current fit middles.

If he was fit, or had a chance of being fit, don't think Fev would have released him. Reading the fev press release and comments from their supporters he sounds to be a a good player who is completely buggered. If there is one thing Fax are not short of its good, knackered players, so don't think we could afford the gamble.
On another unrelated point, watched Hull play this afternoon- absolutely mad that a team this bad can go through a season without any apparent chance of relegation.

Going for a tight gsme with batley just sneaking it

Will game be on? Anyone following the soccer will be aware that there'll be a lake on that pitch this morning with no let up in sight

This is not the same Batley team of previous years. I don't think we will hammer them or anything like that but I think we win by maybe about 10 points. As for the pitch, I wasn't aware of any problems. Ive not seen anything mentioned about it on the Town forum.

Just back from the game, thought the first half was poor with far too many mistakes and very poor discipline. I thought the second half perfromance was really good as we tidied a few things up and went about completing our sets and in the end it was a pretty comfortable win. I thought Widdop was brilliant in particular his kicking game in the second half and although I have said before I am not too sure about the merits of his signing, he is clearly not here for a holiday or wind down. It was clear to see that from a couple of kick chases in that second half and I do look forward to seeing how he goes on a better pitch. A good win but Widnes will be a tougher test next week.

A well deserved win. We never really looked like being in trouble. I’d like to see the six again count and penalty count. Are we really that indisciplined and we’re Batley that clean? I think not, ref wasn’t great. Against a better team we would lost this game but we defended really well hope Keyes past his HIA. He didn’t look great coming off. Tangata had great game. Jouffret is getting better and better. A top player.

Despite the conditions i enjoyed the game. Both teams did well considering the weather with very few handling errors.
I thought Joufrett and Widdop defended magnificently and nullified many a Batley attack with good reads. Widdop particularly was often in the right place to sweep up Batley`s kicks.
Every player put his body on the line and made good yards with ball in hand. The team`s defensive effort of our line for multiple sets was immense on what must have been a stamina draining pitch.
Considering many people have said we are a dry hard pitch team we did not fare too bad.

Thought defensively Fax were excellent against a big forward pack, that was perfectly suited to the conditions. Thought Inman just about deserved his MOTM, Fairbank showed what a big miss he was last week. Agree about Widdops improved performance, he showed today a willingness to really graft as well as kicking effectively. Personally would be happy to see him given a try as an old fashioned ball playing loose forward, allowing Keyes to play in the halves - bringing Keyes on to play at hooker is a waste, and as happened today risks him getting injured. Certainly do not rate Connor Davies even though you can't fault his effort.
Batley looked fairly limited - in decent conditions think margin of victory would have been a lot more. Have to say I didn't notice Brandon Moore today until he was substituted.
Some interesting results elsewhere - particularly Bulls win at Featherstone.