Batley game

Had a text this morning saying the game is definitely on after been inspected by the ref. Anyone going?

i will be there

Think i'll be having a walk to the game too.

its about 15 mins away from me plus the wife's a batley fan so there is a bit of banter going on

It's about a 30mins walk for me. Chance for me to walk off all the crap i've eaten over Xmas.

i presume its the academy lads

adelaide-giant.no9 wrote:

i presume its the academy lads

E HODGSON, A BROWN, K HARROP, S HENDRICKS, G JOHNSON, G WORTHINGTON, G MCNALLY, J MILLBURN, J PARKINSON, I DAVIES, J CORDING, S TASKER-HOWARD, J FAIRBANK, J AKADAIRE, S FLETCHER, J SHEPHERD, Z JOHNSON, K MURPHY, J FOX, A BRIGGS
S FARNSWORTH

I'm not regular follower of the academy/reserves but I'm pretty sure the the ones in bold are the ones to keep an eye on as they're either in the first team squad or on the fringes. I'd expect Batley to win if they're putting a stong team out.

The game is on, pitch inspected at 9am this morning.
I'm not going due to my back injury I'm afraid.

has mr ponner gone to the game??

kick off in 15 mins and he is still on here lol

He has mate, just asked me to put on here, that he's there.

We just scored to make it Batley 6-10 Giants

Batley 18-12 Giants at H/T.

Ended up 40-12 to Batley. I saw the squad before I set off for the game but I trusted the coaching staff to put out a team they tought could compete with Batley. How wrong I was. We were outplayed in every department. Nobody shone for us really although our first try came from a nice touch from McNally but he still looks miles away from a SL player. The team that the Giants put out was a total lack of respect for the supporters and Batley considering it was £10 to get in which I assume the Giants had a say in. Maybe I didn't learn my lesson either as I think I said pretty much the same thing last year after this game. In future i'll only pay that kind of money to watch pretty much the first team.

F/T Result Batley 40-12 Giants.

Edited: From what you are saying Mark, it's another reason why many supporters don't bother with the local friendlies.

I can understand not putting out a first 17 for a game like this, but you need a side that is going to be at least an even match with Batley, so fringe players like Carlile, Patrick etc... should have played.

Was a team sheet issued for today and could anyone give us a synopsis of what has gone on today, stand out players etc?

ponner wrote:

Ended up 40-12 to Batley. I saw the squad before I set off for the game but I trusted the coaching staff to put out a team they tought could compete with Batley. How wrong I was. We were outplayed in every department. Nobody shone for us really although our first try came from a nice touch from McNally but he still looks miles away from a SL player. The team that the Giants put out was a total lack of respect for the supporters and Batley considering it was £10 to get in which I assume the Giants had a say in. Maybe I didn't learn my lesson either as I think I said pretty much the same thing last year after this game. In future i'll only pay that kind of money to watch pretty much the first team.

Really wanted to go and had it of been a later kick off might probably would have risked the weather and gone but have to say glad i didn't .

I didn't got for the same reason as people are saying about the squad put out.

Not a single first teamer is not only a complete lack of respect for both sets of fans but an absolute insult to a game that Batley financially relies quite heavily on to help get some cash.

In all honesty if the Giants hadn't of bothered turning up they'd have probably looked a lot better.

3 - 5 first team squad players should be played in every warm up game. Otherwise it is just a waste of time having any friendlies at all.
Giants forwards looked scrawny in comparison to the Batley forwards, and made no penetration at all, while the Batley forwards were getting over the gain line regularly.

Glad I didnt go as I would have been disappointed. Not over excited about our other friendlies all of which bar one are away I believe. Was hoping to go to the Cas one but not sure I will make it on a Tuesday night. Oh well, looking forward to Eorls Testimonial next weekend - hopefully they will put a good side out for that otherwise Fax will walk away with the win!

Shogun wrote:

3 - 5 first team squad players should be played in every warm up game. Otherwise it is just a waste of time having any friendlies at all.
Giants forwards looked scrawny in comparison to the Batley forwards, and made no penetration at all, while the Batley forwards were getting over the gain line regularly.

Same happened Boxing day with Batleys forwards. Completely hammered Dewsburys pack.

dannablue wrote:

Glad I didnt go as I would have been disappointed. Not over excited about our other friendlies all of which bar one are away I believe. Was hoping to go to the Cas one but not sure I will make it on a Tuesday night. Oh well, looking forward to Eorls Testimonial next weekend - hopefully they will put a good side out for that otherwise Fax will walk away with the win!

I think the only one I will make is Eorl's game against Fax. The big guy deserves a decent turn out.

I think it would be an insult to him if he didn't have a decent turnout Matt.

reidy wrote:

I think it would be an insult to him if he didn't have a decent turnout Matt.

I know what you mean, but Eorl's game will be my first friendly since Paul Reilly's testimonial. Basically I very rarely watch friendlies as each time I have I regret it, either because of the poor line up or the lack of intensity. I understand why the club have them and why they pick academy/fringe players and don't play at full pelt, but nowadays I am not prepared to pay for it other than exceptional circumstances like a testimonial.

reidy wrote:

I think it would be an insult to him if he didn't have a decent turnout Matt.

not just a descent crowd. but a descent squad as well