RUGBY LEAGUE DIVISION TWO BATLEY BULLDOGS vOLDHAM Sunday 23rd August 1998 K.O. 3.15pm at MOUNT PLEASANT BAXLEY’S MATCH SPONSOR The Reporter Group -Batley News Recommend and use balls and boots supplied by:- J A M E S G I L B E R T L t d . 5St. Matthews Street, Rugby CV21 3BY Telephone: (01788) 542426 Uellington BATLEY BEST DISCO PUB IN TOWN PjSectafi^nl t^la finne/>y^ Friday-Saturday-Sunday AGENT FOR MATCHMATES & ROMANTIQUE Silver, Ruby. Gold and Diamond Wedding Anniversay invitations a Mpn-Fri I speciality, also 18th, 21st surprise IHome12Cooking to 2pm II party and other functional invites 40 Enfield Drive, AFriendly Batley, WF17 8DY fromIan and Alison Tel: 01924-470704 TEL: 01924 473030 Take home catalogues Programme Design -Barry Trueman -Art &Type Tel: 01924 455885 Programme Pre-Press Reproduction &Printing by -Art &Type Tel: 01924 455885 % Good afternoon everyone right boots scoring 6goals. It and we welcome all was agood solid Directors, players and performance from everyone supporters from Oldham to both in attack and defence. Mount Pleasant, Batley. Well donel Today Is areal crunch game On Sunday against with both sides seeking Workington we always looked victory. Oldham will be after the better side and in the end revenge after adefeat in the won convincingly. Trans Pennine Cup Final and Unfortunately Macca picked awin for us will take Batley up agroin injury and is likely one point ahead of Oldham in to be out for the rest of the the promotion battle. I season. The team travelled believe afriendship was up and stayed overnight on Batley R.L.F.C. developed after that big Saturday. There was afight game and Ihope it continues. for the Jacuzzi but no fear Challenge Family Stand We received awonderful everyone got in all except me letter from ayoung girl called that is. Some of the girls Heritage Road Sarah, an Oldham supporter should have been there so Mount Pleasant after our last encounter and I they could have had alook to thought it was so lovely we see who they were voting for Batley W17 7NZ decided to print it in today’s in the supporters club 'rear of programme. Welcome Sarah the year' award. Iro got his Tel/Fax: 01924 470062 Ihope you’re here today. six pack out in the pool. He Our last home game was a mustn’t have been feeling shy Directors; scorcher. The best weather like he was at the Marmarville Mr. K. Nicholas -Chairman so far for ahome fixture but Charity dinner. Although he Mr. A. Winner -Company Secretary yet it was our worst was alittle later when he had Mr. J. Wood attendance all season at just to give aurine sample for 400. Good old summer Mr. D. Ward drugs testing after the game. rugby! The players were The team spirit and behaviour Vice-Presidents physically exhausted and of the players was superb Mr. C. Morgan, must have shed Vi stone and acredit to the club and I Mr. J. Hemmingway each. am sure staying overnight Adminstrator/Lottery Manager Last weekend saw two had asay in the result. Mr. R. Earnshaw victories in Cumbria. The first Head Coach: being the Alliance team at Whitehaven. Amassive 44-8 David Ward win with Nick Simpson Conditioner: scoring 4tries, Linguard 2 Tony O'Brien and Scotty and Jacko one Academy Coach: each with Shutty wearing the Steve Conway Alliance Coach: Club Records Goals in aSeason: Trans Pennine Cup Winners Most Tries In agame: Paul Storey 127 28-12 VOldham 19. 7. 1998 5 Club Doctors: Simon Wilson 1994-95 Record Attendance: Joe Oakland Dr D. J. Clarke Tries in aSeason: 23,989 VLeeds Cup 1925 vBramley (H) 19.12.1908 Physiotherapists: Record Score: 29 Tommy (Dowdy) Brannan 78-22 Leigh (H) 26.3.95 Jack Tindall 1912-13 G. Gray-Cowan M.C.S.R vSwinton (H) 17.3.1920 Groundsman: Most Goals in agame: Points in aSeason: Jim Wale 13 308 EAbbott Simon Wilson vBramley (H) 4.12.26 Richard Price 1997 Club Records VLeigh (H) 26.3.95 Jim Wale vCottingham Career Points: Most Points in agame: L. Grailey (H) R.L Cup 12.2.27 1,297 30 Club Statistician Simon Wilson Tommy Oldroyd Wharton Peers Davies W. 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WALTON 104(8) 19 76 17(2) 3 12 PHARRISON 71(13) 21 84 20 4 16 MSCOTT I 41 165 NBRADBROOK ^l(<6f 3(3) RHEWITT 15(12) RBROOK Tiir 32(7) 2 1 JMORGAN 1 8(7) 2 8 PMIRFIN 1 68(24) 14 58 18(13) 3 12 AWRAY 18(4) 3 12 NCRAVEN 8(1) 1 4 7(7) 1 4 GMIERS 16(4) 2 8 JDYSON 34(2) 7 138 11(2) 2 4 0HUGHES 55 8(1) 4 16 NSIMPSON 1 GUNGARO 4(4) N.B. Games played include sub appearances referred to in brackets 4 I IMAGE WEAR The Area's iMigesl Supplier of Schmilwear, Sportswear Workwear and Promotional Clothing As acoach Iwas very impressed by the totally professional attitude of my players Sweatshirts last week when to prepare for such an important game we travelled up the day Polo Shirts before. It looks like it may have made the difference because after such excellent Knitwear preparation we were able to win and in reality win comfortably. Regretably for us I-Shirts the other results went against us with York and Bramley winning away from home. That means there is no comfort zone for us T i e s & S c a r v e s this season, but there is no comfort zone for any of our rivals either including Baseball Hats Lancashire Lynx who up to last week look to be definite for promotion and indeed the Tracksuits Championship. It is "do or die" today and my players know it and it is the same for F o o t b a l l Te a m K i t s Oldham. The stakes are higher than our Cup Final. There is no room for any slip ups with only three games to go. There are Rugby League Team Kits 5teams for 3promotion places and 2 points between 4of them including us, so it Rugby Union Team Kits does not get much tighter than that. It is just apity there is so much at stake with all Hockey Kits clubs fearing what will happen if they are left in aSecond Division. Netball Kits Iwas pleased to see Roy back on the field again last week after his medical all clear Drill Training Suits and pleased to see the Alliance perform so well at Whitehaven. Scotty, Nick Simpson Embroidery and Printing and Craig Linguard performed with the Service Provided Alliance on Saturday and then joined our first team squad to prepare for Sunday and it is good to see that attitude as they Look Good! Feel Good! continue to press their claims for first team rugby. We will need astrong squad all TELEPHONE working for each other in our last three games if we are to have achance to succeed. 01274 548783 Thanks to our supporters who travelled to FAX Workington and made themselves heard, the players appreciated it and Ihope you 01274 494288 enjoyed yourselves. Now lets get behind them today and see if we can keep our run going. OFFICIAL SUPPLIERS OF BULLDOGS' KIT 5 PENPICTURES "THEorROUGHYEDS" CRAIG BARKER -Young stand off half and a for the Bears last season after coming close product of the Waterhead amateur RL club. to representing Tonga in the 1995 World Cup. Signed as apro for the former Bears club and First played for St Helens. This strong, tough joined the Roughyeds as afree agent. South Sea Islander, born in Tonga, raised in Captained the Bears Academy side and Auckland, will probably figure in the centre graduated to the Alliance side, which he also this season, although he is equally at home led on occasions. on the flank. JASON CLEGG -Big prop. Started in Union MARTIN MADERS -Young prop, who joined with Littlebrough, moved into League with Huddersfield from Saddleworth Rangers as a Littlebrough based Northwest Pioneers and club record but for ateenager. Had aspell in turned pro with Bradford Northern, (as they Australia and later played with local amateurs were then called), after being spotted by a Waterhead before joining Oldham for an Northern scout playing in aBARLA cup tie at undisclosed fee. His father Dennis played for Redhill (Castleford). Played several senior Oldham in the sixties and seventies. games with Bradford and later had aspell on ADRIAN MEAD -Awinger.