Just booked 2 tickets to watch England vs Australia in the Four Nations Final at Elland Road. I was wanting to know if any other Fax Fans are attending and if so will you be wearing our shirt?

The reason i ask is i dont want to stick out like a sore thumb if everyone is just going to be in the England strip. (which i dont have)

I saw Sammy and Tommy walking towards the stadium in Hull on Saturday Sporting Halifax Gear, would have said Hi but was at the other side of the road and wasn't gonna make a tit of myself yelling across a busy street!

I will be wearing my Fax shirt and taking my Fax flag too so dont worry!

My old man will be there as he's going to be singing the National Anthems with a local Male Voice choir!

Only RFL organised events I will attend in future are the ones that involve Fax.

Me too

I'll be there in mine. Can't miss Darren Lockyers last game.

Confession time, yes I will be there despite boycotting all things SL I am going on Saturday because a mate got tickets for £10 cos he went to Wembley to see the England v Aussies, it is too good a deal to miss really and yes I will be wearing my Fax shirt.

Quick change of mind....

[iI did not go as the RFL have made it clear they do not want our support for their game so sod them I say. Until they give 'heartland' clubs some respect they can stick it.[/i

When somebody goes out of their way to get a batch of tickets as they were so cheap then it would be rude and plain daft not to go, if they had been any more I would not be going end of story. To be truthful not fussed if we win or lose but I am still a RL fan even if its not my team its a SL team plus a Kiwi and couple of Ausies playing the green and golds on Saturday.
You can stick to your principles and I often do (not been to a non Fax game other than the CC Final for over 5 years now) or you can take advantage of a generous offer from a mate, what would you do? I try not to throw a favour back in peoples faces, do you?

Have the RFL insisted on the utilisation of the upper East stand to increase the capacity by a further 8,000 ?

I won't:
A) be going to the final.
B) wearing my Halifax shirt while watching the game at home on tv.


I will, however, be:
A) For the 3rd consecutive week screaming at the tv to the England players for not taking revenge on the Sam Tomkins head attackers.
B) Instructing the referee he got vital decisions against England incorrect.
C) Celebrating a famous England title win.

That's because we're a couple of mad b@stards with that glint of craziness in our eyes, Brew. No one would question us about our attire



We almost donned some Scotland RL gear but that would directly be not supporting either team, which simply wasn't true. Sadly England won



As long as people don't turn up wearing those stupid couloured bodysuit things then a)you won't stick out b)you won't look like a to$$er. It's not funny. It's not original. You're embarrassing yourselves and the sport. Stop it.

Has another Aussie been called up to the England Squad?

You missed D) Watching Lockyer cry like a small girl.

No disrespect intended to your comment, but, Lockyer has been (and still is) a great player. If? England win this weekend, Lockyer would never resemble "a small girl"

Well of course he is. Anyone that knows what a rugby ball is knows that. But I'm sorry, I'll use more emoticons next time to emphasise my tongue-in-cheekness.

and me

I have negotiated one ticket for myself from [iMy Wife Wears The Trousers.com[/i

It's a sofa ticket and a TV pass for 5.30 pm tomorrow, including free use of the remote control, a two hour swear pass and all the nachos i can eat. I have to provide my own beer though. Pretty good deal. Cost me one weeks washing up and a Sunday afternoon shopping excursion.

She asked me if they were going to do the Haka. I said one of the "English" lads might.

Australia deserved the win without question, but definitely should have been reduced to 12 men after the penalty try.

I totally agree & for Thurston to get M.O.M. is just not right, that was a deliberate head shot.

Even with 12 men they would have taken the game away from us in the final 20 mins !!!!!!!

1 ) Thurston should have been put on report but never red carded. It was the Hip and Leg from Inglis that got him a bit dizzy not the high tackle. I have seen far worse and nothing happen except put on report. England also did a couple of high shots and messing around in the ruck.
2 ) England players need to stop believing the Hype. James Graham is the biggest moaner I know. He has a scowl and tries moaning to the Ref the whole game. When he goes to the NRL he will get a shock-he isnt as good as he thinks he is. Tomkins crapped himself AGAIN. He cant take a high ball and is not a Fullback. He can run and take players on but he is not anywhere near to being a International Fullback. He has alot to learn-like catching a high bomb under pressure.
3 ) There is a reason why Thurston, Lockyer, Slater,Smith are so good- They have worked damn hard and keep doing so. Too many English players are quite happy to do the bare minimum and not put in the extra work to make the next level. They are happy living in the comfort zone and thinking they are great. Sam Tomkins staying at Wigan is a good example. He is content with being a star in the Sub Standard Super League full of mediocre clubs instead of going to the NRL and pushing himself to the limit. Until a good number of English players push themselves and the standards in SL actually get something like Professional then little will change. With respect how can Steve Menzies still be so good in a Pro League when he is 38 and still play 80 minutes?
4 ) Mcnamara cant coach-nothing new there! England looked to have no real game plan and were lucky to get one try. Mcnamara is probably better as a team manager or something as he is very intelligent, has put in place some good structures that will help the National team. The problem is he picks poor players like Chase and Sinfield at 6 and 7 who in 5 games did very little. The kicking game is poor as usual-Hoof it and hope was the main tactic. Why was Widdop on the Bench and was lucky if he played 80 Minutes in the 5 games (France, Wales, NZ and 2x Australia). He isnt a utility player and went very well in the NRL against the best in the world. So why not play him at 6 from the Start?
5 ) The Whole Pro game needs to be looked at. ALL Clubs at SL and Championship level must have an academy and run teams at U13,U15,U17,U19 and Reserve Grade. No more than 3 Non EU players. Clubs need to get away from short term thinking and wasting money on Aussies and think long term. The RFL need to help clubs run better academies and encourage clubs more. The way Fax was treated by certain people at the RFL with Scholarships etc was a disgrace. I am sure Marillion Man will confirm what a disgrace that was. Bring back Promotion and Relegation and have just 2 x 10 SL clubs with SL 1 and SL 2. The top 5 and bottom 5 from each League playing off to a Grand Final. Once others get up to the basic Standards maybe look to expand it to 2 x 12 or the bottom club in SL 2 is replaced by the championship club IF the Championship club meets basic standards.

Totally agree with all above.Why bring Widdop all the way from Aus to play for 40 mins tops and then play him out of position?Doesn't it say something about rugby in this country when they bring three young players(not including Ellis in this)who play in the NRL over and,with the exception of Widdop,they get into the team above players playing here.Went to final last night not holding out much hope for England and was proved right,we play blokes who are too old,too slow,can't change the game plan when it is going wrong and who don't seem to gel because they play against each other week in week out.The Aussies manage to have more than one game plan,they have players who can play 80 mins,forwards who go forwards and are led round the field with confidence and skill.Australia will miss Lockyer for a very short time before a good,enthusiastic young player steps into his boots and leads them around the field.England need a coach who can coach,players who can lead and are imaginative,players who can change the plan when it isn't working and forwards who can play with passion,speed and for more than 20 mins stretches before we have any chance of consistently beating the Aussies or the Kiwis.

In defence of Tomkins he had zero protection. But that comes down to the fact the Aussies controlled the game and got to the kick on the front foot with no pressure on the kicker.

A big problem with England is that club differences are not put to one side by both players and supporters. The Aussies when they put that shirt on are a unit, England aren't.

Good point, at the England v Exiles game at Headingley all the Whino's booed San Tomkins and applauded when he got injured.
Jamie Peacock to his credit, slated the Whino "fans"