Very good points,In business you do have to be ruthless but you also need to treat people with respect and if you look after somebody you expect it in return,Rob Worrincy shook on a deal with Mark then joined Fax,Barlow agrees not to play then after his release and the play-off carrott dangling he now wants to (He might not play) I suppose it's more to do with the character of the player,Surely its better for everybody if we all scratch each others back and play fair,But thats life i suppose.

As far as I can see. This game is not legal.

It's a disgrace

Cold night down here but warmed up by the drummers from Sheffield. Quite a vociferous mob. Holroyd showing his youth and bombing you to death

Up the Fax !!!!

You may be at Wire on Sunday, but you'll be in court on Monday. There is a serious case here.

The only people who really know the deal with Barlow are the ones involved , but tonight it was down to one thing , that was Sheffields terrible goal line defence in the first half , any of the top eight would have punished you for it

But you have done extremely well , from An attacking point of view you have only been second in this league to Fax

Keep it up

I dont honestly think anything will come from it now and regardless if it does, it will not effect the club, just Sam who would have made a concious decision to play.

AS FOR ALL THOSE WHO SAID THAT YOU WOULD WIND HIM UP, YOU ONLY WOUND YOURSELF UP AND I THINK THAT COULD HAVE BEEN HALF YOUR DOWNFALL !!!!

As someone who is a qualified official and very familiar with RFL rules, Halifax RLFC have fielded an ineligible player. That is the bottom line. Sheffield will pursue this matter vigorously.

Ah well, whatever will be will be. We've screwed up so many times this year - what's another case lost? We're in the final again. Whoop de doop !!!

You are Mark Aston and I claim my £10

Well, no. Seeing a the RFL said he could play. How did you think that conversation went;

Halifax: 'Hi RFL, bit of a confusion about whether Sam Barlow can play. He's the write-up etc. What do you reckon?'

RFL: 'Ah right, well no he can't play to be honest. But we'll tell you and the media that we said ''we see no reason why he can't play'', but no, looking at that you have certainly got an ineligible player. Umm, play him and see what happens.'

Halifax: 'Oook, but the partyline is you've told us and the media he's ok to play'

RFL: 'Yes'



You can go crazy and sue Mr.Barlow all you like. If Halifax fielded an ineligible player, we'd be thrown out on Monday morning as that's the rules. As it happens, I can't see that happening because the club did the right thing by asking.

From the other thread...

Sam Barlow pobably have thrived off the stick we were giving him, will anything come of him playing tonight, who knows, but he must have immensely low standards as a human being, whether the stipulation was a verbal or contractual agreement it makes no difference in my eyes, certainly not in principle, a man who goes back on his word is a coward and I'm just glad he's not playing for my club anymore - and I mean that.

Although what I will add to this is that I've spoken to Sam on many occasions and to be fair he'd probably struggle changing a light bulb, if Fax told him it was alright to play he'll have just gone along with it, I still stand by it being cowardly though and he could've made the correct decision (morally) for himself, he's a grown man after all. Supposedly.

Haha, falsehood. Tubby is not a qualified ref that I know of.

I did once play at No.7 for Sheffield. IMBRL that is.

Badvibes isn't going to live that one down. He bloody wishes he was Mark Aston.

Your damned skippy I wish I was.

Ahh so as a qualified referee you know about RFL rules and procedures about contracts and procedures?