Im sorry higgyforlife but it annoys me this, the whole point of having a under 18's side is so that they are ready to take the step up to the open age first team, if the under 18's coach wont let you use the under 18's players he should be spoken too, the highest level at higgy is the first team so players are supposed to be called up to that team.
its like a 16 yr old playing academy rugby at oldham then the first team calling him up and the academy coach saying no you cant use him, im pretty sure he would be collecting his p45 up instantly !!!
you should be having serious words with that coach its not good for anyone !"!"!

no one gives a about us now, our coach turns up 1/2 times per month due to bein a policeman plus no one else will coach us in oldham its getting to the point were we are gonna fold, .

EVEN saddleworth,st annes and waterhead 2nd teams are struggling to get players it just seems one one cares about rugby down here anymore.

We have told our chairman to have a word with the under 18s coach but like i said one one gives a SHIT!!!!!!

Keep your chin up Higgy and keep going, every team goes through spells.

As long as you keep a decent nucleus you will be ok.

Good luck!

Think its gonna be a matter of makin the best with what u have this year higgy, HFH is right tho bud as long as u have a core group of lads that do give a then u will be ok, might be a case dropping down, consolidate this year and bring the young through nxt year, but its at times like this ur young lads need to see the likes of yourself biggin the place up, glass has always gotta look half full to the young lads. Chin up pal.

Correct. If the open age team folds then the u18 lads who want to play rugby in a year will have to look for another club.

I was lucky enough not ot be needed as we had enough for our 1st and 2nd teams. I was bringing the water on and I was bloody goot at it aswell.
I was planning on not playing this season but got roped in for first game as we were short. Dont really get time to train with looking after my lad and my partners daft shifts. Starting to get itchy feet now though so you may get to see my silky skills in sunny Widnes in December.

Well with a weekend break due to the GF what are everyones predictions for the game this weekend?

I fancy Leeds to just pip it with the form they have shown in the last few months.

With the bad weather that is forecast, Leeds by 4 for me. Score 16-12!

At least it wont be the vermin that is Wigan or Warrington. Im just happy Saints are there after we were written off by the so called experts. Saints by 6

Saints x 6

Careful now...

Warrington & Wigan fans on here too

Don't care who wins - objectively i'm going Saints by at least 10. Leeds can't raise it like that again.

saints 34 leeds 26 BIG score game

Hope your right Higgy but I will settle for 1-0. Will go someway to justifying to my better half all the money I spend following them.

I hope your right Shawy in the sense that there are no try scorers! Put £1 on that bet every year at around 250-300/1.

If it comes in I will get the drinks in!

Who does everyone fancy this week?

Lancashire Cup
Rylands Vs Irlam - Rylands by 16
Orrell Vs Haydock - Haydock by 20

NWC Division 2
Heysham Vs Halton Farnworth - Heysham by 12
Langworthy Vs Spring View - Spring View by 10
Ulverston Vs Higginshaw - Hope im wrong but dont think Higgy will travel but if they do I would go for Ulverston by 28

Just wondering if higginshaw are going to travel down to ulverston? Hope they do we could do with a game