You'd think by reading some of these posts that everything was calm at the Final before the stand evacuation. What tosh!! The stewards and police were already very busy in the Fev stand prior to our game even kicking off - no sign of activity though in the Fax stand behind the posts. And as for fax fans taunting as they went onto the pitch, yes there were some waving and I am sure gesturing, but as soon as the Fax fans started to evacuate there had already been a surge of Fev fans down the steps ready to confront them, not just one or two.

I also have friends that were let into a pub via the back door once the landlord was happy they were fax fans, as he'd had had to shut up due to the aggressive behaviour of the Fev fans.

Sorry, but I have been watching HRLFC for almost 40 years now, and during that time there have been 3 or 4 intimidating grounds, where you would hide your scarf approaching the ground etc. - Fev was always one of them - and I'm afraid still is.

Nobody is saying all the fans are like this, but if others are happy to condone or ignore then no wonder Fevs fans are often tarnished by other supporters.

I must of imagined all the stewards dragging Fax fans out of the stand in the 2nd half, but i guess it was just Fax banter want it.

yes because they refused to sit in the seating when they payed to stand i beleive

Yes, just a bit of banter want it

Whenever I've been to games at POR I've always found it to be friendly and welcoming.... I don't dispute the club have a few idiots at big games but it never usually esculates any further than showing off, shouting and swearing!!!

Let's stop all this bickering between clubs and get behind the Cooperative Championship and show SL fans what they're missing!

I said i aint butting into these silly arguments anymore, I was actually 3 rows away from Fax Banter at the back of the sticks and gods honest truth it wasn't stewards or Fax fans, The fax fans were shouting, stood up and excited, it was the police that came over aggresive to those fans ( about 6 or 7 with a flag ) told them to sit down etc, the fans carried on singing and shouting, ignored the police, so the police grabbed them and took a few of them out, the rest then sat down.

Now that incident was nothing to do with 2 clubs, just halifax fans, that could have been at any other ground at any other day, They should have done as they were asked and sat down but to be fair to them they were only young and not one of them raised their fists in anger, they did say a few expletives when being removed but that was as far as it went.

I reckon Fax fans should stay away on thursday, Fev are going to win this match comfortably!

So you don't need the revenue?

Without us you wouldn't have 1200.

John, if that's how it is, that's how it is. I'll enjoy the game if there's 1200 or 6000 there.
I'm taking nowt for granted - been there, done that afoore!

This is getting farcical.

Enough of the finger pointing and climbing on high horses, and get back on topic. If it keeps on as it is, I will lock this thread.


I'm not going, although I would dearly love to. I'd love to go support my team, but I can't afford to go and I have something else to attend to. It'd be great to catch up with some old friends who are Featherstone fans and have a bit of banter, but, sadly it ain't to be. To all those going from both clubs; hope the game is a good one and the players and fans do each other proud.

agreed!

There are plenty of good folk over at Fev and yes there are a tiny bunch of idiots who have left a terrible taste in all Fax fans mouths. Fev fans you will never realise the hurt until you see Dave and his struggles - when he attended the Sheffield game I will happily say I nearly cried! The guy is trying so hard but it does give a horrible feeling about Fev

It makes you feel better I had a "fellow" fax fan threaten to smack me, my wife (pregnant at the time) and a friend in the second half - he was doing his best to dodge the stewards. He is now known the Shay security.

I am not going as away games aren't fun with a little baby especially midweek games!

Grow up, it's a discussion that is on topic.

A lot of valid points.