Coventry Bears v workington town Match day PROGRAMME sunday 13th june 2021 3pm Kick off Butts Park Arena fixtures welcome Welcome to Workington error free performances if any capacity for a couple vs BARROW RAIDERS SUNDAY 9TH MAY 3PM HOME Town and all their we are to climb the table. of hours now and again at supporters, players and a junior festival then please vs WEST WALES RAIDERS SATURDAY 15TH MAY 3PM AWAY staff that have made the The league season is starting let us know. We really need long journey from Cumbria. to take its toll on some clubs all the help and support we vs LONDON SKOLARS SUNDAY 23RD MAY 3PM HOME and looking at this weeks can get to ensure events Without a doubt this line up we have a couple of run smoothly and safely. vs ROCHDALE HORNETS SUNDAY 30TH MAY 3PM HOME season has been the most changes ourselves. We are challenging in the clubs not battling just injuries but You can drop me or Debbie vs NW CRUSADERS SUNDAY 6TH JUNE 2.30PM AWAY history more so off the also a resurgence of Covid in an email or contact us field than on it for me the game with some clubs through any of our social vs WORKINGTON TOWN SUNDAY 13TH JUNE 3PM HOME personally but today we having to isolate players so media or website channels. will hope to get back into hopefully we can keep our For now please enjoy today vs KEIGHLEY COUGARS SUNDAY 20TH JUNE 3PM HOME the saddle again after a injury count to a minimum and get behind the Bears! disappointing game last and our Covid sheet vs DONCASTER SUNDAY 27TH JUNE 3PM HOME week away in North Wales. clean at the same time. Good behaviours around vs HUNSLET SUNDAY 4TH JULY 3PM HOME We failed to back up our social distancing, close fantastic result the week contacts and the continued vs WORKINGTON TOWN SUNDAY 11TH JULY 3PM AWAY before here at home to professional conduct of Rochdale and today we our staff and squad are must dig deep to find really important and so far Alan Robinson vs BARROW RAIDERS SUNDAY 25TH JULY 3PM AWAY that form again and keep everyone has done very well Club Owner proving we can be a threat to look after themselves. vs LONDON SKOLARS SATURDAY 31ST JULY 3.30PM AWAY to anyone in League One. This week we had another vs NW CRUSADERS SUNDAY 8TH AUGUST 3PM HOME Rugby League is a simple successful night of game and you have to get community rugby league vs KEIGHLEY COUGARS SUNDAY 15TH AUGUST 3PM AWAY the basics right and respect as our new Junior clubs the the ball while being tough Coventry Alphas played the vs WEST WALES RAIDERS SUNDAY 22ND AUGUST 3PM HOME enough in the middle to front Trinity Knights. Over 250 up or you will crumble against kids from under 8 to under VS HUNSLET SUNDAY 29TH AUGUST 3PM AWAY opponents that simple want 14 had a taste of contact it more. That was what was rugby League so this was vs DONCASTER SUNDAY 5TH SEPTEMBER 3PM AWAY most disappointing to me a great success for us if last week Crusaders wanted also a little daunting that vs ROCHDALE HORNETS SUNDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER AWAY it more. 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Rochdale. What went wrong for us? We have chased our focus There look to be a this week and put it back number of changes We lacked energy and any on ourselves. We worried in the line up this kind of spark from the too much about north week can you give us get go. North Wales out wales last week and it’s more information on enthused us and really put something we don’t need the changes or issues us under some pressure. to do. As a coaching and faced? Simple errors on the first a playing group we know couple of tackles and and have shown that if we We lost Nathan Hill last silly penalties gifted them play the game we want to week to a concussion so field position and we had play we can beat anybody he misses out this week no desire to defend our but we need to do it which is a real shame goal line. We spoke in the consistently. Unfortunately as he’s been a stand out week about eliminating we have been forced into performer so that this the threat of there back some positional changes year. His energy and voice and we didn’t do that. The this week also with some at the back has been a physical presence that injuries that were picked particular standout. Matty won us the game against up last week so that has Welham will move to that Rochdale was none caused more decision to be fullback position and come existent and unfortunately made. We have strength into the team again after we left it too late. When in depth this year and we missing last week. He we did put some sets need to make sure we are offers a different type of together and play basic consistent and make the threat out the back and is a rugby we marched them best decisions as a group really confident individual up the field but we just and we are confident we with a great passing game didn’t do it enough and have done that this week. also. Kadeem Williams build enough pressure to The main thing we have unfortunately picked up a fatigue the opposition. focused on his being full MCL knee injury so will be of energy and working sidelined for a few weeks I’m sure this week the hard for the person next also. He’s done a really coaching team have to you, sticking together good job covering on the had a lot to consider can will get us through the wing the last couple of you give us an insight tough periods of the game weeks whilst Niall Sidney into any decisions you and those periods happen and Haydn Freeman are HEAD coach RICH SQUIRES sidelined.