I normally go through 4 cigs during a match. Last night i got through 11. That's how tense and thrilling it was.

Champions win somes games "ugly" throughout the season. This could be one of them for Fax in 2012. Top o' t'league!!!!

A lot of people are mentioning our kicking game being poor, but Rhino commented afterwards that it was 'magnificent'.

Perhaps people only think a kick as being good if it goes between or behind defences? There's no doubt it was the kicks that kept Keighley pinned in their own half for most of the second half and in that case seems to have done what was required, and the chases were certainly effective, especially when Tadulala was running them out - he looked threatening every time.

I do get your point of view but its like to old agument of referees being aloud to referee games involving their home town club I do not agree with it but it happens.

Videos Jason Demetriou talking after the game youtu.be/IOdghtbrYXs Match highlights youtu.be/RF6_hPQKa0s

Videos Jason Demetriou talking after the game youtu.be/IOdghtbrYXs Match highlights youtu.be/RF6_hPQKa0s

Yes, I trust peoples integrity.

On the subject of the ref being linked to Fax,
I don't think it effected things in the slightest.

I have seen games when it has had the opposite effect before and they are
even harder on the club they are linked to.

I have also seen Clubs question a choice of Ref with the RFL before saying, "By the way the ref you have picked is linked to our club for..............whatever reason"

The response the RFL will give is We Choose the ref. End of Chat.

He had a good game on the whole.

What was good was the atmosphere in The Shay, both sets of fans had some good banter and it was in my opinion Rugby League the way it should be.

Well said, we always have a great time, well when we are winning we do. Some of us can be right miserable so and so's when we lose. Going to be a happy year.

Jamie was not reffing the game he was the linesman.

That's not strictly true. [iJamie[/i was reffing the game.

And he didn't play for Stainland Stags against Halifax Irish today. Apparently someone from Keighley objected to him playing on the grounds that he likes diddly diddly music.

To be fair on that I agree with you on that as well.

Even though we lost, I'm really proud of the way we played last night. We showed that the win at Batley was no fluke and we're a pretty good Championship side capable of mixing it with the very best in the division. After all the batterings we've taken from you guys over the years I think we earned a bit of respect.

I can't wait to have a crack at Fax again back at Cougar Park. Hopefully the atmosphere will be just as good.

After last night's game the small matter of Warrington at home on Sunday should be easy for us.

I thought the 2nd half was a good display of excellent defending from both sides, nothing given away. And it took a drop goal to win it.