tickets can be boought on the night at gates as per usual games

I believe they are here because on April 1st someone told them it never rains in England in October!

I`m on about hospitality tickets for the sponsors , is it ok to pick them up on the night?

with this cold weather i hope there covering the pitch,it frezzing tonight,,,,,,,

Help ! Maybe I'm having a blonde (or senior) moment but what time is kick off tomorrow night please?

Are there 2 games? Legends?

Can't find anything on the club web site.

Thank you









p.s. Legends?????? does that mean you know who, the original Ginger God will be playing

legends(gibbo bloem n loads more ex fax players) game kicks off at 6,30, with the main course at 8pm

John Fieldhouse??? - Heard he had been invited to play!!

Does anyone know if the East Stand car park will be open to non-diners?
I've tried contacting the testimonial committee but received no reply.

Hope theres a Programme/Team Sheet on Sale

I Hope that the Bears players are good at shaking off big hangovers ! as they were well enjoying the Pubs in Leeds yesterday and I had A chat with there hooker Travis Cook and he said they were really looking forward to the match.....

Looking at the team sheet and write up in the Courier it would appear Ben Black isn't playing?? Anyone know why? Have Batley dug their heels in or has he flown home?? Thought he would have played TBH

Bat and ball home by the sounds of it. Shame really because i and many fans would have liked to see him one last time in a Fax shirt.

Anybody got a list of the teams?

Halifax select (from): Goddard, Worrincy, Haley, Clayton, Holroyde, Bowman, Law, Penkywicz, Cherryholme, S. Barlow, J. Barlow, Chandler, Greenwood, Bloem, Marns, Wrench, A. Boothroyd, M. Boothroyd, St Hilaire, Simeunovich, Garnett, O’Brien, Corcoran, Hoyle, Watene, Aizue

Ben is playing in the curtain raiser.

The testimonial brochure (which doubles as the match programme) will be on sale.

Why not the main game? I thought the curtain raiser was a legends touch game?? Not everyone will see that with work etc and seems strange when all the talk earlier was Blacky using the game as his opportunity to say goodbye?

You'll have to ask Ben that. It's his decision.

I don't wish to be disrespectful, But,
It seems that the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing.

There are a lot of complex issues going on behind the scenes, and around this match, which we are not interested in from a 'politics' point of view. If only life were so simple as some seem to think....

We're simply hoping to raise money for James through putting on an entertaining evening, and who turns up to play does so of their own free will in recognition purely of this. If Ben comes and plays, great. If he doesn't, no problem. The night is about James, not Ben.

I know I haven't been around the office much just recently but from my view the testimonial committee have done a really great job

There's been at least 6 adverts in the courier over the last few weeks, there's 147 fans dining before tomorows game, they've done a superb testimonal brochure and just wait until you see the calendar they've put together.

the masters game kicks off at 6.30 (chris must only be you still working at that time on a friday!). . . the main game kicks off at 8pm. . . . you can pay on the gate. After the game and presentations its off to Liquid to "Foster" good relations with our Aussie opponents

re parking at the Shay with 147 diners numerous players for both games I'd say its unlikely that there will be any spare places based on our normal match day requirements.

All the players are giving their services free as a mark of appreciation to James. . . so no one is being forced to play . . those that are playing want to

There are very few players anywhere in the RFL who actually manage to play for their home town Club for 10 years or more, and there's not a nicer lad than James anywhere in our game

So why dont you all just get along there and say thanks to James on 10 fantastic years?

i'll be there for the first time in a couple of months, hopefully still taking pictures, so I hope to see as many of you guys as possible there too

Mike Riley

Blimey, it's a game of rugby, why have you mentioned "behind the scenes" ?
You mention "politics"
"complex issues?"
Lighten up man,
If you have something to say say it.

So i've heard.................

Your post makes no sense. I can't work out why it being a 'game of rugby' prevents any mention of issues behind the scenes

It was you who started the insinuations with 'the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing'

If YOU have something to say, why don't you say it?

Officeboy's nicked John's quadbike

I'm sure they are doing a superb job. I do however know a few people that have raised questions via email and haven't had a reply or they have called the club but have been told (rightly) that it's not a club organised event. It's hard organising an event and keeping on top of things so well done to all involved for pulling it together. Just hope they managed to get all the sponsors for the shirt in time.

My point was as I'm currently based in Leeds and with a finish at 5.30pm, a trip or should I say crawl on the M62 home then a quick shower and change I simply won't make it for 6.30pm and that's without having some tea!! I'm sure many are the same. Would have been nice for Ben to make an appearance in the main game so fans could at least show their appreciation. That was the expectation of many I believe. But as someone said before it isn't about Ben I was just bemused why he suddenly didn't seem to be playing.

Maybe it's not Ben's decision and he wants to play.. And why he is still hoping to turn out for the first game and still helping James with his game