Bolton Mets vs Chorley Panthers
Eccleston Lions vs Rochdale Cobras
Newton Storm vs Bury Broncos
St Helens Wild Boar vs Waterhead
Hindley V Wigan Bulldogs

Reckon Bolton will simply have too much for Chorley and Rochdale should win fairly comfortably at Eccleston. Wild Boars vs Waterhead is the pick of the round, could be a bit tasty - I think Waterhead will just have it but should be a good tough game. Bury should have most of the 18 we had missing this weekend back and with almost a full squad I think we'll push Newton. Hopefully a good game either way.

Weather permitting, that is! Forecast ain't good again...

*edit* added the Hindley-Wigan fixture. I hear Wigan have improved but Hindley have put some big wins together and can't see that ending.

Think you may be a tad wrong about the wild boar game....think st helens will just nip it....good side st helens and waterhead dont travel the best!!!

Well thats what im hoping for



Nothing against Waterhead just want another team to lose 3!!!!!!

Dont know much about eccleston???? any info



Bolton Mets vs Chorley Panthers
Eccleston Lions vs Rochdale Cobras
Newton Storm vs Bury Broncos could go either way, think newton will just edge it tho!!??
St Helens Wild Boar vs Waterhead

Bolton Mets v Chorley Panthers
Eccleston Lions V Rochdale Cobras
Newton Storm V Bury Broncos
Hindley V Wigan Bulldogs
St Helens Wild Boar V Waterhead

Bolton should beat chorley being a far bigger and tougher side, cobras should beat ecclestone for the same reason, if bury have all their players back i would expect a win for them as newton are struggling at the moment with form and numbers, and i reckon waterhead to just beat wild boars. Heard bulldogs have vastly improved in the second half of the season so should be a decent game against us.

I hope Bury have a team, after two 70 odd nil defeats we need a win and at home against Bury is our best chance (no offence Bury by the way)

BOLTON v Chorley Panthers
Eccleston Lions V ROCHDALE
STORM V Bury Broncos (i hope!)
HINDLEY V Wigan Bulldogs
WILD BOARS V Waterhead

We should be good for a team, reckon most of those missing last week will be back though a few are still iffy.

How you boys looking for a team for Saturday? Pitch holding up ok?

Were good for a team but the Pitch i dont know. Weve been indoor training this week (or should i say the rest of the lads have, iv been working).

SHould be on for tommorrow i hope, if not a day on the lash is in order then off to Wires Vs Wigan

To be honest the pitch hasn't been great and I'd say it's 50/50 for tomorrow.

There will be a pitch inspection tonight.

Supposed to go to -2°C tonight but warm up from 8am to a massive 3°C from 11am up to kick off, hoping this will be ok, we didn't want to concede last week and want to play this week.

We're good to go, got a few still out but definitely got 13. We don't mind playing on dodgy pitches!

Give us a shout if you hear anything mate...

We've got numbers too and want to hit-back from a couple of shocking defeats.

The lads are peppering the coaches and groundsman to keep the game on so we doing our best.

Keep on eye on here tonight, I'll let you know ASAP mate.

Alex.

Newton vs Bury called off, frozen pitch.



I know the league asked clubs to inspect and call it at 10.00, but I'm sure it would have been soft enough to play on by 2.30, there's plenty of sun and it's about 4°C. Not Newton's fault and I bet they're as disappointed as we are. Oh well, we're having a runaround so we'll to knock each other around instead.

Eccleston lions have beaten rochdale, i'm inept at remembering scores though but think it was by 10 or 12 points, excellent win though for us.

Eccleston Lions 28-20 Rochdale Cobras

T took most the lads out friday night cos it was an easy game!!!!!!!
BUT not going to go on about who we had out....good win lions!!!!!!

we were poop!!!

Bolton Mets 54 - 6 Chorley Panthers
Eccleston Lions 28 - 20 Rochdale Cobras
Newton Storm vs Bury Broncos - Postponed


Hindley 70 - 10 Wigan Bulldogs
St Helens Wild Boars 36 - 8 Waterhead

Another big win for Hindley, can anyone stop them?! Big win for Ecclestone, despite Ben's excuses

, big win for Wild Boars, must admit I thought Waterhead would challenge them more than that, and Bolton comfortable against Chorley.

cant wait for next weekends game, gonna be a good one!!!

Yeah should be a top game....will be back to full strength....(I hope), always close games Cobras vs. Hindley, think only 5 points av separated us in the last two games…should be fun!!! you lads stopping for a few jars after?????

yes mate, we are partial to a the odd drop of ale!

I couldn't believe it was off.

Luckily I could go on the Warrington pre-match lash, so could have had a worse Saturday!

Fooking joke mate, frozen pitch?? Of course it will be frozen, its 10am in the morning! Come lunchtime no sign of frost. I played Union instead, won 45-5, ON THE SAME PITCH. No issues watsoever on either pitch though. P*ssed me right off. Its rugby league, not ballet!

Crazy innit. Far too early to call it in mid-Feb, it doesn't start thawing until gone 11, and an hour or two of sun and it's fine. Every forecast I saw said sun and temps up to 4°C, easily enough to thaw any frost and play on. Maddening.

We (Bury) met up and played a game between ourselves, ground was fine, no frost, nothing.

You're kidding me?!

Seriously mate, i couldnt believe it. Rowey played Union aswell, both couldnt believe that theyd cancel it. Common sense tells you at 10am the frost will still be there, but 20 mins of sun on it and we'd have been fine. Both pitches were fine at 12, nevermind 2pm. Proper Gutted.