You recovered OK now Mick?

What Donaldson deal with Whitehaven he was signed direct from Wath Brow Hornets.

Yes just about, cheers.

Well I hope we are playing more then the two this year because last year we did the same Dewsbury & Whitehaven.

We need four or five especially with all the new faces.

I don't see a Dewsbury game...

Jolly good I have nothing against playing Dewsbury as the last four have been great to attend but surly a game vs Halifax at the Shay would generate a massive crowd

Have n't we got a friendly against Rochdale this coming season as part of the tie up with them.

I wouldn't mind a trip over to Rochdale.

Not been to the Spotland since we won 48-10 in the cup in the late 90's

I'd expect a fixture against rochdale as part of the tie-up on an annual basis, probably as one of the earlier fixtures with mainly academy players getting a run out.

Aye, and stuck in the mother of all traffic jams...I ended coming back via bloody Bacup (don't ask...) and we were far from convincing for quite some time in that game and Rochdale played OK IIRC? Not a bad ground.

Don't I remember reading that the Rochdale fixtures are going to start pre-season for 2011 season, not 2010? Or did I dream that?

Yeah it was quite close early on, we went on the train that day, good crowd 5000+ crowd.

Pitty we lost to Castleford next round 26-21 when Cummings robbed us something shocking

Don't we play Hull KR one more time or something?

I think we're supposed to yes, the game that's been cancelled the last 2 years.

Why is that? Have I missed something?

The game is part of the agreement for the transfer of Stanley Gene:

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I think that game was Edward's Bulls debut IIRC, that away game does stick in my mind for some reason, a great afternoon.

Yeah away at Craven Park last weekend in January a week before the season starts.

Good nice run out.

Better then last year with game, no game, game, no game, game

An away game at the Shay would be great if a few of the Fax fans can get over their blinkered hatered of all things east of shelf roundabout, its time our two clubs worked a bit closer. I always enjoy my incognito visits to Halifax.

I fondly remember popping down to the Shay to watch them play whitehaven last year and being called a traitor for wearing a bulls jacket.

EVERY bulls fan is actually from Halifax y'see.

The B***S are scared to play the fax at the shay!!

just remember half of your fans are closet halifax fans, your in super league we arent, the watch you... simple as!

i noticed on grand final day.. alot of bradford fans was there with the halifax fans signing and chanting

Chips weighing as heavy as ever!

Were the Halifax fans deaf?

a little bit

Well I was watching your GF and hoping for a Fax win, though sadly disappointed. Born in Bradford, raised in Bradford and probably die in Bradford and a `closet Fax fan`!

Fortunately the Cougars saved that particular day, though I guess that by saying I was hoping for a Keighley win that will pee off Guess Who and rest of the Bronteland mafia!!

Thank god not all fax fans are as small minded as you, of course we were shouting for the local team as we did for Keighley. Some people watch rugby and apreaciate a good game not just the school boy name calling. I hope the teachers are nice to you next week.