We're playing Halifax in the Saturday. Good for them but I can't help but feel local derbies would be better for example us against Dewsbury.

Well to be fair we do have history with cumbrian clubs so theres a logic to it.

knox and donno etc were from oop north.

Dewsbury v Batley - pretty much a local derby to me

All of the games seem like logical choices to me, except for London and Sheffield who I guess were thrown together by default.
KH is already in the paper saying he wants to 'smash' Halifax!

As if they're not 'chippy' enough..



I'd think, working ground to ground, that the Shay is probably the nearest ground to Odsal, though I guess it's pretty close. Not too fussed to be fair.

Yes they've obviously partnered them up to get a local derby but at the expense of us not having one.

You'd think with Bulls being the biggest club they'd want us headlining the first day in a local derby!!

I think we've now established that Halifax are in Cumbria or possibly Lancashire.

Cumbria is in Lancashire isn't it? I'm sure that's where Feathers Town come from

It's Greater Manchester I think. It's part of the borough of Rochdale isn't it?

Depends if you can find the right wormhole....though I've often thought [isome[/i of their fans are in a complete world of their own. Guess it would be interesting to borrow MaccB's satnav..

Bloody Blackpool. Ugh!

Bank holiday weekend. Blackpool will be heaving. May just be a day trip for us, not planning on staying.

I don't think Blackpool is ever "heaving" nor has it been in recent memory. There will be plenty of people about but that surely is a plus not a minus, what do you want, tumbleweed rolling along a deserted promenade? We booked accomodation as soon as the fixtures came out, really looking forward to it.

Though if I didn't like Blackpool, I'd probably consider booking in at one of the nice dune-side hotels in Lytham.

I've heard the Broadway Hotel just off the prom is nice.

Competitively priced too. Just don't comment on it afterwards!