Well what did everyone think of that?
Solid first half. Followed by a good second half.
I think we were held up 3 times and drop one going for the line.
If those had have counted we would have run away with it.
It was nice to see the Terry stand. A fitting tribute to the great man.

Credit where credit's due , well done Cougars !

A bit sloppy at times , quite a few basic errors but a good
win when it matters ! , roll on Hemel and the trip ' darn sarf 'next week !

I couldn't get to the match ( ... Friday afternoon, get grip Gary!), so had to listen to it on Radio York. It sounded to be a good match, I was a little bit concerned when they scored first and then answered our first try within 3 mins but after say 25mins York withered. Although I understand from the commentry that our second try was the result of two forward passes which caused the commentators to ask if we were playing American Football ... very droll!



As you say held up three times, the score could have been higher.

What was the attendance?

903 according to web. Not bad considering......

We've always played on Good Friday, I don't understand the problem?

Whats the comment to make, played well when it mattered, and all that?

I'm no longer an expert, I was expecting decent things of York before their woes, so that second half was quite something!

A good start to the season. Let's keep this up and keep getting better.

Nothing to do with today's match but when will our so-called 'Moderators' delete the 'false passports etc.' post from our site and ban whoever posted it permanently?

Then you're being a bit thick and it's already been discussed .....lots of people work Good Friday in West Yorkshire, always have!

Josh mate sorry but you need to stop being so dismissive of other folks situation it might not be a problem for you but it obviously is for others ....

Yes we have always played on Good Friday , but with an evening kick off ... Traditionally, going back to the textile and engineering companies it has always been that Yorkshire firms have taken Easter Monday and Tuesday off as their two days Easter leave , whereas cross over the border to Lancashire and the Easter Break has been Good Friday and Easter Monday , hence the traditional Wigan / Saints Derby always being a Good Friday Lunchtime kick off ... and when you look at the fixtures Bradford , Batley , Huddersfield and Fev , all the Yorkshire Clubs all kicked off after tea tonight . Only two exceptions Cas , who had had the Sky word and Hunslet who were more looking at coinage from the hoards of Leigh Fans . You might not understand the problem ,but for those fans working in traditional industries in this town who are bound by traditional working practices and could not attend they have a perfectly valid point ..

Personally thought despite this the attendance was great this aft ,not many Knights but credit must go to Marchy with his Foundation hat on , getting the U8s playing before is always going to bring in a plethora of parents , grandparents and other assorted family members all paying on the gate ... genius ..

Chill its the holidays.

The problem was Josh, some including myself had to work.

A game of two halves! York looked good value in the first, playing fast rugby in both attack and defence and Presley showed he still has the eye and legs for the half gap.

Second half was quite different as Keighley went up a gear and left an out of breath York in their wake. We could have scored more and I think we need to make more of our posession and opportunities if we are to be sucessful in this division.

Overall a job well done and winning pay for the lads. They've taken some criticism over the last few weeks so it's good to see them clear the air where it counts, on the pitch. A big pat on the back to all concerned.

Enjoyed the game yesterday and thought we were good value for the win.

I keep hearing this easter bank holiday debate about kick off time. I do not know anyone that worked good friday, so did anyone miss the game as a result? The crowd was very good I thought.

Anyone see over 1500 at Newcastle. Very good crowd.

Without drifting the thread, I know several people who would have worked but took holiday to watch the match and there are a couple on this thread who have already said they missed the match.

It was a reasonable turnout though, but was that because of the match or the other activities? I'm sure a few came down for the naming of the stand, there were a few down that I haven't seen for some time. Let's hope they liked what they saw and return.

I still think the crowd would have been lower for an evening kick off.

3pm was therefore the best time.

I wasn't being dismissive at all, I simply asked the question.

If I'd have gone we play every Good Friday and you should know this by now, tough riddance ect. then fair enough.

The only bad thing of the whole day was both Bradford clubs won

This may seem a bit like a storm in a tea cup, but to the fans who missed the game, and to those who took a day from their valuable holiday allocations there is a point.

For you as our media rep (if that's what you are) I would have expected a better choice of words.
- "We've always played on good Friday" is ignoring the critical fact that we have normally played Good Friday EVENING not afternoon.
- saying "I can't understand the problem" is at worst being dismissive and at best naive.

I'm all for the club trying something different that might boost attendance, but I'm not convinced this has.

How do you know that?

You might be right, but just interested in why you think that.

Okay but Batley lost .... so that's a bonus!

Well it's clear that there is no point in buying a season ticket next year if I'm going to loose out on seeing the match because Gary thicks City playing at home will cause a reduced attendance. Neither Batley or the Dulls thought along the same lines.

I wouldn't have come across for an evening game, for starters. Factor of public transport over a distance.

Same as its nigh impossible for me to get to Sunday games as well

Points to consider on both sides - yes attendance was good , boosted by the kids games and a a fair deputation of past players invited because of the presentation for Terry -neither of which would have probably happened if had been an evening kickoff but then on the other hand alienating the core support like Mickey and KRLFC by doing away with the traditional kick off time ( even more so if its because of the round ball game ) is not a wise move either ..

For a starters there was around 10 fax fans in bar that would not have been there.

I still think we have played afternoon game on this day last couple of years and there was only a moan from 666 then. I feel for the fans that missed the game but lets be honest it was right call.