I mentioned the Cas vs Wakefield game and Wakefield’s poor discipline and how it mirrored Fax.

This is what the report had to say in this weeks rl press.
“Chris Chester has promised his underperforming side Wakefield players they will be watching from the sidelines this weekend after insisting that some of his team let the rest down on Friday.”

“Chester pulled no punches afterwards warning his players that there will be big changes this weekend.”

“We were awful in that second half. Awful he said.”

“We’re disappointed because we’ve gone from being really disciplined from last week to being the worst disciplined in the comp.”

On that basis the time for Simon to act is long overdue as we have gone from having poor discipline for most of last year to having poor discipline so far this year with zero progress and are continually letting the club and spectators down as a result.

That is a fair summary of the situation, although I obviously only agree with one of the options. But, as usual, it's half hearted Halifax. We use DR begrudgingly and keep players who have proven theirselves not to be up to standard. On another note I wonder if we have even thought about going for Chester Butler on loan for the rest of the season. He's doing nowt at shuddersfield although the same same could be said of his last few games in a Fax shirt. Worth a shot though?

While on DR noticed Tom Holroyd helped Fev win at Bradford.Reluctantly accepting that all the best juniors in our area are no longer starting here,they're now been used against us by our rivals.....

It gets dafter by the minute!

So how about this Rhys Evans to Leeds from Bradford on a Season Loan who is now loaned back to Bradford for a month the RFL gets more like "The Mad Hatters Tea Party" every Day :

It was mentioned about being concerned about attendances and that it could be less than 1000 when we play London.

This weekend of the 11 Challenge Cup games reported upon in the press 7 of them had crowds of less than a thousand.

Eagles vs Fax had just 429 and these were both former winners of the cup.

Siddal vs Newcastle had more with 450.

London vs York had 543 with London being a Super League club just last season and York a club on the up shows the state of the game across the game and not just at Fax.

Challenge Cup in decline, yes, attendances in decline?

Blimey!

I know.
I must have read it ten times over not believing the figures and even now still hard to believe.
Unless there is a mass “let’s cheat the taxman” conspiracy going on.

It does show it’s not the whole picture to say Fax are the only ones with low crowds.

Fev had 1120.
Bradford 1458.
Leigh 1586.
Widnes 1564.
Workington 612.
Swinton 622.
Rochdale 400.
North Wales Crusaders 249.

Correct in all respects.
On discipline the press stats from the game say this on Fax.
“It was their first half performance that let them down, when they conceded a staggering ten penalties.
When they did get the ball, which was just ten occasions in the opening 40 minutes they managed to complete their set just 3 times.”

On the pack performance it says this.
“Fax to their credit defended their line superbly well but down the middle of the pitch were out muscled by an aggressive Dewsbury pack that caught Fax out.”

Now I understand that bit of info slipped past me

When West Wales played Underbank the Att was given as 50

I were surprised it were a half back we brought in when its glarringly obvious where the problem lies. Jonathan Thurston would stuggle behind a beaten pack.

One if Gilmour is not fit, also if he is muzza to 13 for me

Short term likely down to Gilmore’s injury and just cover for that, it will interesting to see if Toms in the squad this week.

When we were supposedly looking for another 6 or 7 it’s consistent with what SG said about being patient, that after the first few games some fringe SL half backs who weren’t getting a game at their parent club could come available.
Lawrence Turner mentioned we were no longer looking for a half or a centre because of our DR arrangement with Huddersfield which is a bit inconsistent but put it down to needs must and adapting to the current situation.

In any case a big to all those involved with the Fax builder fund.

Forwards.
A few SL clubs are already struggling in the pack and are looking to strengthen so Fax will be some way down the pecking order for getting any permanent quality in as it turned out with Oliver Roberts.