League fan I have to ask this were you at the Skolars game as I unable to see the weakness you refer to as we did a professional job against the Skolars by doing what we had to do.

You refer to the weakness that apparently we all know about, well if thats the case we have fooled lots of teams as we managed 2nd place, what a terrible team we must have.

professional job......yeah right
and by the way obeone (I assume you are a star wars fan

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your recent history reads .....

"After dissolving in liquidation, the club was reformed as Keighley Cougars 2001 by former directors Neil Spencer and Colin Farrer.

In January 2002, Keighley Cougars appointed Gary Moorby as their coach in succession to Steve Deakin who join London Broncos as their assistant coach.

Keighley Cougars won National League two in 2003 and were promoted to National League one. However they were immediately relegated back.

Peter Roe returned for his third spell in charge at Lawkholme Lane at the end of 2005, succeeding Gary Moorby and starting the rebuilding process of a club still ravaged by relegation from National League One. The majority of players had left and money was in short supply. Player-coach Barry eaton was the only major signing and promising youngsters were blooded; the side struggled to compete and they finished 11th in the table.

Roe gave Eaton full control as player-coach in 2007. Cougars again struggled and finished 10th. Following a number of signing, Cougars made a strong start to the 2008 season.



and your championship hopes will
probably be history in a few weeks time too....jog on

Rhino, our lads have lapses in concentration at times, but your posts will have sorted that out, thank you. They always always respond when they are right up against it.

I wonder if we will be calling our loan players back? Is there any need to?

Folk in glass houses and all that spring to mind. History is just that history but just to jog your memory about York see below.

2006-York finished Ninth in National League Division One
Relegation back to National League Division Two

2007-York finished Sixth place finish in National League Two

2008- York finished Sixth in National League Division Two.

So as you can see what a fantastic record I am so envious



Add to the fact most clubs openly allow away fans in the bars after games with the exception of York its no wonder folk love them so much



Its what happens on 20th September that is important and I look forward to seeing the York fans crying in their beer after they get beat.

It's definitely not certain we'll meet York anyway. Only 5 weeks ago they lost 20-8 at home to Hunslet and I reckon Swinton are as competent a side as them.

Come on Swinton -one for the lads hey!!!!

And York beat Swinton at Swinton 3 weeks ago.

Hey come on fellas, let's be nice to the York fans on our forum - after all, no-one seems to post very much on theirs!
Jusat for the record, I'm hoping for a good tough, close game on 20th, with a decent crowd (perhaps even some York fans allowed in the bar!!!)
and a Cougars win in the final minutes, perhaps a drop goal by Schick, eh?

I hope we stuff them to be honest.

Or even better, Swindon stuff them first.

Having just returned from the big smoke after a week 'dawn sowth' (on Challenge Cup weekend n visting family ) to this drivel all I can say is ....

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I've always loved the Championship for its sense of fairplay , n sporting behaviour between opposing fans ....but his guy really wants to crawl back under the stone he emerged from....

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He says we struggled in 06 & 07. But these were learning years for the side, & in both those years recorded very notiable wins against the eventual play-off finalists (albit beaten), Swinton (06) & Oldham (07) and in 2008 not only did we beat both finalists, Doncaster & Oldham, we were the last team in NL2 to beat Gateshead who went onto be NL2 Champions.

This year has been an excellent year, we beat our bogie side, York, recorded a 1st away win at Oldham since 2000, won all apart from 1 home game. Fair to say its been our best year since 2003.

Under Bazza, we have got better and better.

Going back to the original part of the post, I notice something that wasn't or hasn't been mentioned.

Following the injury to James Feather, Barry was going to play, getting the ok from the RFL on monday, due to his touchline ban. Then, at 1 o'clock friday, yes, 1 o'clock & 6 hours before kick-off, while the team are travelling down, getting told he can't play. This throwing all preparations out of the window that the team had, resulting in young James Haythornwaite getting selected for the first team.

So, all in all, it was a job well done!!

BRING ON THE PLAY-OFFS!!!