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Post subject: Batley vs Gateshead

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:50 pm

Durham Giant

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Really enjoyed the game on Sky tonight. A gameof two halfs or should i say a game of the Hill and the Wind.

First half was all gateshead attacking down the slope with the wind behind them. For those not familiar with batley think about two teams one stood at the top of scafell pike and the other at the bottom.

Second half all Gateshead.

A draw was a fair result. well done to gateshead in getting their first point.

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Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:52 pm

Rughead

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Location: Wigan, unfortunately.

That pitch sloped about 10ft down at one end.

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Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:55 pm

mattj13

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~ No1 Saints Fan ~ wrote:That pitch sloped about 10ft down at one end.

Yep, its a fantastic ground... the people, the club... all fantastic.

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Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:05 pm

Starbug

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Location: watching out for low flying geese

Favourite away day in the NL s /Championships , as voted for on this site

kcab sfrawdder

Luck is a combination of preparation and opportunity

Just to avoid confusion Starbug is the username of Steven Pike

SOMEBODY SAID that it couldn’t be done
But he with a chuckle replied
That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one
Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.
So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn’t be done, and he did it!

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Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:16 pm

Durham Giant

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Quote:"~ No1 Saints Fan ~" wrote that pitch sloped about 10ft down at one end.

As i remember there is a slope all the way down and then in the RH corner it just disappears on like a 1 in 4 gradient.

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Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:16 pm

GIANT DAZ

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good place is Batley, had some fun there over the years with that slope !!!
it looked like the Sky cameras were tilted !

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Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:17 pm

Disco

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Location: Castleford. YAY!

Starbug wrote:Favourite away day in the NL s /Championships , as voted for on this site

Seconded - I loved Batley away. Fantastic vibe to the place.

Did any of the older viewers think Hendo's scrum cap put them in mind of Kendo Nagasaki?

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Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:19 pm

Fantastic Mr Catpiss

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Disco wrote:Seconded - I loved Batley away. Fantastic vibe to the place.

Did any of the older viewers think Hendo's scrum cap put them in mind of Kendo Nagasaki?

no but i thought it was captain thunder on the field when i first saw it. best head guard ever.

BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM can you hear the thunder roar.....

do they still do that>

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Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:34 pm

littlerich

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Location: 'Fax fan in Stockport: The jewel in the ring of Manchester

Great day out at Batley - last summer - sunny day, rock band playing in a trailer truck, beer and pie in the car park - all washed down with a crackin' Halifax victory - last minute score by Ben Black. Fantastic day out.

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