I have emailed the RFL to find out when it is going to be. The whole season has been all over the place fixture wise due to Sheffields ground issues, I hope they have a permanent home next year where the fixtures can be fair, Play everyone one half of the season and everyone the second half of the season, allowing the natural ebb and flow of consistency to not effect the league tables too much unlike this year.

Aye, I'm not suggestion it's not happened before and obviously there's a rule/precedent which is why Halifax have ask to have it changed (or at least been allowed to put their input in). It's just [iin my humble opinion[/i that the Home team should just decide hence it being a Home 'advantage'.

Halifax have done nothing wrong at all in asking. There's a rule stating you can put a request in just as much as there is you can strip the ball one-on-one and run down the field and score. All part of the game.

The bit that beggars belief is why the hell they would want only a 3 day rest before playing the bissest game of the season for either team and what that would mean lots more money to the club. Totally Bizarre !!!! They have picked and chosen when and where to play this season....Enough is enough !!

But

The RFL say that the game should be played by Saturday, not Halifax.

Simply because we feel we have a better chance of winning the game at BL, where we can only play on Sunday.

It's getting ridiculous now, not fair on fans who have to organise things around this game, maybe swap work shifts, organise baby sitters or whatever. Both clubs need to come to an agreement sharpish, ideally by the close of play today.

What so you have more chance of beating us at bramall land as opposed to Don Valley ?. why ?. its a pitch and your team will be the same wherever they play. Excuses i am affraid, Any proper coach would want the longest rest possible going into the Biggest game of the season, it really is that simple. Do you have any Injuries at the moment, just out of curiousity ?. As put earlier the RFL state it must be played before saturday and you can accomodate this by playing at the Don valley so why then try for sunday when they already state before saturday ?. Obvouisly not aimed at you ESO, more at the club organisors ( if there are any ).

RFL going against what they say as usual.

I agree with you there. People have to make arrangements. I have arrangements to make. If the two clubs just cannot agree then the RFL needs to grow a pair and tell the clubs when it is to be played.

Thanks!

They were not 'streets ahead' when we beat them both away earlier in the season.

i'd be worrying about playing Fax if i were you, and not wheather fev or leight are as you say 'streets ahead'.

Anything can happen on the day, we took you to the cleaners at BL earlier in the season so technically we must be better than Leigh and Featherstone. Doesn't work like that.

One thing I will say for Halifax is that you usually turn up in the big games. Beating Leigh and Featherstone away, winning the GF last season, running Leigh close in the NRC final this season. I am under no illusions that it will be a very tough game against Fax, one Fax will probably enter as favourites regardless of the final league standings. I also think it's a winnable game though, something I'd be more skeptical of if we were playing Leigh or Featherstone.

I dont blame you for that last summary, The one thing we missed all year is consistancy, Its the business end of the season now and if they go into it mentally prepared and the rub of the grass comes off for us then we could easily go all the way, The same can be said for Sheffield who have had some good results this year.

See you all on Sunday at 3 pm, then.