Mixed feelings on who I want to go down really as it looks like its between Batley and Leigh with Gateshead having that 'bye' against Donny.
I like going to Batley, they are a well run club and I fear that if they went down with the lack of 'away' support in Championship 1 they would not come back up in a hurry as they are not well supported. However I do not like that sloping pitch its not really on in the 21st Century come on its from the 19th century, they could have levelled it up if they had wanted and I think that they don't as they use it to their advantage.
As for Leigh I like going there too they are like us a true RL town, decent fans and should not really be in Championship 1, but they are a rival for a SL place albeit not our biggest as thats Widnes, but if they go down that puts them a year behind us at least if not out of the picture altogether as they will struggle to get a team good enough in a short space of time to get to the GF the year after if they got straight back up as they probably would.
Split on this, would have been better Gateshead going down as they are never going to be well supported and yet the daft bods at the RFL may even look at giving them a franchise for SL even though it did not work last time they were in SL, cos they are outside the 'heartlands'.

watched my first match in 1949 I doubt you can beat that

God!....you that old

i hope gateshead go don instead its more expensive on the train, plus i cant understand what the people there are on about most of the time

pot calling kettle!!!!!!

Howay bonny lad, they're complaining aboot bad language, most of the time!

Played my first game in 1923

Thought you were still @ Uni in the Toon?

Not anymore! the shay was too much of a lure

unfortunately though i have been unable to come to games as of late due to shaymen commitments



im in australia for grandfinal time too!