I think it's a given that Fax fans will agree with one version of events, us Cougars with another. Anyone who thinks that their team is always perfect, and the other team always the villains, is deluding themselves. Yes, the ref was rubbish, he was both anti and pro both teams at various points; Fax won, but we pushed you pretty hard for most of the game, and to suggest that anything we got was down to a bad ref belittles Keighley, and makes you look like a cock. I think most fax fans would agree...

Maybe you are right - our errors gave you the points in the first half and then the ref gave you everything in the 2nd.

Yes Keighley pushed us very hard and did well to get back into the game. However you can't be really suggesting that Keighley posed Halifax a real threat from deep in their own half? Apart from one really good 40/20 kick from Jones and one line break that was stopped Keighley never actually got near our line unless Haalifax dropped the ball or received a penalty. Some of those penalties were justified and some not, but it wasn't all down to Keighley tearing Halifax apart. On the other hand Halifax tore through Keighley at times like butter and could have easily but 60 past you the way they were going at times. On top of that we had 3 tries scratched off and you only had one.

So I don't believe the teams were equally matched at all. Keighley took their chances well and for that deserved to be in the game with only a few minutes to go as Halifax squandered several opportunities, but you couldn't defend your own line at the end and we took advantage of you. That's your players fault because they let the bonus point slip not us.

So posting something that you just happen to disagree with is being delusional?

Funny how quite a few of your own fans are share a similar opinion.

The ref was poor, but he was poor for both sides.

Remember, we had 2 tries disallowed ourselves in the second half one of which was a real shocker.

i did not make it to the match this afternoon, but i am happy we managed to get the full points despite peoples comments on the ref and how well keighley played and in my opinion, keighley were never going to be an easy team to face proven earlier in the season, its quite clear that referees/touch judges are shockin in this league....but surely the fact we went out and got the 3 points is a job well done, the team did well.

Well played FAX...

This is a pretty decent assessment to be fair.

Which is why I was so proud of our players for the way we played.

We don't have star players, we can't afford them. We had our 2 best props out injured.

When Fax started the second half the way they did I thought they were going to steamroller us like Fev did but we hung on, made some huge defensive stands and then began to take the game to you. We reduced a 20 point deficit to 2.

We're all gutted, we've missed a chance to get one over on our rivals who have a far better team. But at the same time we're proud, really proud.

Proof Branighans was a try when ruled out saying the ball was dead - [urlhttp://www.mainlyfax.fotopic.net/p64990806.html[/url

sorry i had to post it as i saw the try myself ans was stood near the lino at that point and he laughed as branno put the ball down

Funny how, when we were complaining about what a tool Tur-Leigh is, after the Toulouse game at our place it was just sour grapes, but he really is a bad ref when you get him.

I seriously believe he is the worst ref in this league by quite a long chalk.

Saw that one as well - what a joke!! Officials were rank today. Credit to the boys for keeping their eyes on the task in hand and winning the game. Despite all the daft decisions, no back-chat that I saw (Penky for one, would have had 10 in the bin in the past).

Good win in the end. I wanted (strangely!) for Keighley to get a bonus point this afternoon, but having to endure the tool behind us on the side terrace I changed my mind....

What happened to Bannister? Made that cracking break, then never popped up again, did he go off?

Stealth Comic - can you see this picture?

Thought it was Bannisters best game for us. Never stopped working and looked dangerous with the ball.

I thought Bannister had a good game yesterday. Menacing with ball in hand and excellent defensively.

You jammy gits.



Wonderful to see so many travelling fans on a beautiful day,1600 my ar$e.

Rubbish

To the fax fan who reckons cougars did not deserve bonus point, please read rugby league express match report in which calland says keighley deserved a bonus point, clearly you must be suffering from sunstroke or watching a different game to the rest of us

I for one, have said on this thread that I believe Keighley deserved a bonus point and would not have been too fussed if Patterson had missed the last kick.

However whilst were on the subject of pointing fingers. To the elderley woman stood to the left hand side of the seats who was shouting at the Halifax players (as they came over to clap the fans) "A***HOLES" can I just say "get a life"

couldn't make the game, how did Gleeson play?

I think most Keighley fans will accept that on paper you have a much better side than us and on any given day you [ishould[/i win.

However games are not played on paper and if you make mistakes that the other side takes advantage of then thats how the game goes.

We gave you a game: we gave you a scare.

The ref made poor decisions for both side which led to either tries being scored or disallowed.

If you finish top of the league I'll be happy for you, cos i quite like Fax. But if you finish fourth and say that other sides only finished above you because of your mistakes (or the ref) then a few people may make wry smiles



You certainly brought good support and I actually think your fans behind the post raised your players for that extra effort at the end and made the difference. Incidently your last try was off a forward pass



Good luck for the rest of the season.

Lets face it, you find people like that everywhere (even in Halifax

)

If any fan starts getting abusive, it's up to those round about to tell them to shut up. Nothing creates bad feeling between supporters more quickly than someone dissing someone else's team. Also, we can do without swearing and stuff - it's supposed to be a family game; who wants their kids subjected to loads of idiots swearing?

You lot should have been at the Widnes-Batley game and heard the stuff being shouted at the Widnes players as they walked off and the stuff shouted at Paul Cullen (who I may add was extremely controlled and dignified in his response).. All that abuse and there were kids trying to get autographs by the tunnel!!

Yep, although I had to take my Red, White and Green tinted specs off first.




It's a great shot actually, in defence of the officials that one would have been quite hard to call at full speed in real time. Would have gone upstairs if it had been on Sky.

Talking of abuse my wife was telling me the story of a man in Keighley colours who told one of our players to "Love off back to the mosque". He was savaged by his family who were with him and bluntly told that he was out of order.

Fair play to them.