Just watched the first half. The decisions the Ref actually makes are correct, the problem is that he misses so much.

Don't you know if you ever played 10 minutes for Fax in the last 10 years you get signed.
We love ex players especially if you are Halifax born and bred or live in the town, don't matter how good you are!

Got to agree Jim is past it Widnes saw the best of him two or three seasons ago

Ronnie's always the same. It's always going to wind the fans up when he makes a decision against you despite missing it about 10 times prior to that. Complete lack of consitency.

Disagree, he is consistent. I'll let you fill in why

Laughton seems to have a chip on his shoulder. He WON'T penalise either team when the fans are screaming for an obvious penalty.

But then suddenly, he'll pull up an infringement when the crowd haven't noticed it!

Hes a poor ref. Maybe him being a copper gets him away with reffing at this level (You will respect my Auroritah & all that)

I can imagine he won't be too popular with Whitehaven then with the number of forward passes he'll ignore, till there is one the fans don't notice, then he'll judge it forward.

First of all it was a great advert for our league once again

Secondly it seems there were no incidents or bother so think we can both be applauded

I think the disallowed try early in the second half was a gamebreaker had it been given it mightve been curtains for us but luckily it wasnt given and we went up other end and scored

At 20-20 it was anyones game but we had got our tails up and kicked on i felt we played the ref better and fax didnt resulting in the poor discipline - the fustration clearly shown by blacks (who we did a job on in the 2nd half) quivering bottom lip
at the final whistle

Thought watene stole a wage tonight highly ineffective during his spells not many drives and not many tackles 1 season too many for frank you guys miss maloney
badly

Worst 40 minutes I've seen from Fax in a long time. Had Featherstone beat in the pack in the First Half but complete turnaround in the second. I find it difficult to single out one player who had a bad game as they were all pretty shocking in the second half. However, the number of tries scored down Worrincy's side says a lot, he needs Haley to be his centre on that side on a regular basis to help solidify it.

Completion rate and stupid penalties are what cost Halifax, can blame the ref all you want but tonight was all down to the players. Sheffield next week won't be easy but as they say its now how you start its how you finish.

Second Half was made worse by two charvers sat behind the press area going on about how Fev 'aren't even that good' as well as constantly criticsing the referee and generally talking complete nonsense. Not a great night.

if Holroyd was fit,he should have played,end of.

I thought we were beaten by the better team, my problem is that Fev can play a lot better than that and had they done, we would have taken a pounding.

So far for me, a number of players just aren't the force they need to be. I have watched the game back on sky after getting home, and maybe its just the cameras, or because it was later, but, and only as means of an example, is someone like Bannister the player he has been ?

I'm really worried about this half back partnership, despite what some people belive. I think Jones goes about his work very well, he just doesn't seem capable of linking in these 'moves' with Black. Theres no talking between the two. Anway Ronnie Look At Me Laughton was his usual self, but he was bad to both teams.

And like Norman i'm going to have to question Matts choice at putting a full back on the bench, for a game like that aswell! And then to be constently rotatitng them when the pressure was on was idiotic. Anyway thats not me calling for Matt to go, just that i believe he should start double checking them team sheet...

I know we'll come good, but I just want Matt and the team to understand its not going to be so simple this year.

I havent watched the whole game back yet, but at the start they say that Barlow was supposed to start on the bench, but Paul Smith was a late pull out due to illness. I am only guessing that Greenwood was a late inclusion.

Thats said i think we are light at the front and if we continue like this we will get battered down the middle time after time.

You even write like a hooker you do!!!!

Typical gnawing dirty scratty irritating wind-up little gob-sheeeite!!!!
I'll bet your passports reads "hooker" when asked about what profession you are.

Carol asked me what a hooker is, so I told her. Then told her you played Hooker!! She laughed her bits off!!

The speed and organisation in our game was lacking too. Fev looked a yard or two faster at the ptb and much better organised. We look like the Tasmanian Devil at times - we need to get a bit of coherence in our game. It may have served us well in the past when we had one or two more quality players to execute that kind of game but right now we need a bit of order to our play . Oh, and when we get a penalty - we should kick for touch. Players expend much effort gaining yardage in normal play so when it's handed to you on a plate via a penalty - take advantage and kick for bloody touch.

No...he's better. Player of the fledgling season so far. Runs the dirty lines and been massive in defence