NATIONAL CONFERENCE LEAGUE ONE 2019 SEASON OFFICIAL MATCH DAY PROGRAMME S T C A L N R N A 1 IN S 88 GLEY 19 9 20 - - 130 YEARS FEATHERSTONESaturday 27th April 2019 LIONS Match Ball Sponsored by THE CROWN & ANCHOR RODLEY ADMISSION & PROGRAMME £2.50 www.stanningleyrugby.co.uk www.stanningleyrugby.co.uk The Crown & Anchor pub promises that you will be assured of a warm welcome and a friendly service. We offer the finest selection of beers and real ales. A great venue for special events with a relaxing Beer Garden to the rear. Come and have a drink - we look forward to seeing you soon. Football, rugby and horse racing on 5 large TV screens Saturday DJ 80’s and 90’s, 8pm - 12am Livemost FridayBands nights! S T C A L N R N SA INGLEY VIEW FROM S T C A L N R N A THE CHAIR IN Y S SATURDAY 27TH APRIL 2019 GLE Welcome to everybody for this afternoon’s NCL Division 1 game against Featherstone Lions. Featherstone’s season is running similar to ours, they have won 2 from 5 played whereas we have won 3 from 6 played and in the table we are 7th and Featherstone 8th. Although beaten in our last two games, away at Skirlaugh and Milford, the team have been competitive and I should imagine those two teams will be knocking on the door for promotion come the season end. Dean Parker and Jack Vincent have both recently suffered serious ankle injuries and we wish them a speedy recovery and hope to see them back on the field soon. We also welcome Ash Yarrow back from his cultural trip to Thailand, Vietnam and Bali. Jon Norfolk has retired after 18 years as administrator of the Club please take time to read the insert in the programme. He has done a fantastic job. Nick Norfolk has taken over from Jon as club administrator and Janice Cogle and Tan Hudson are now joint Bar Managers. Big thanks to Janice and Tan for organising and running the children’s Easter Event on Sunday, it was a very successful and enjoyable day. Please Note, our next home fixture against Saddleworth has been changed from Saturday 11th May to Friday 10th May, with kick off time to be confirmed. Enjoy the game. FORTHCOMING HOME FIXTURES Saturday 4th May – Rhinos U19 v Hull U19 – 12pm Friday 10th May – 1st team v Saddleworth – Kick Off TBC For junior, youth and ladies games see the club web site WE ARE A FAMILY CLUB SO PLEASE MODERATE YOUR LANGUAGE WHILST WATCHING THE GAME. A reminder from the league that the only people allowed in the dug outs are the head coach, assistant coach, physio and 4 substitutes. Penalties for breaching this will be severe. 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The Parksiders went into the end of March heading the Betfred League 1 table with four victories in many outings and they were good value for that record (I would say that, wouldn’t I, but I stand by the assessment). So confidence was high for the visit of Betfred Championship side Halifax on the last day of that month in the fourth round of the Coral Challenge Cup. That confidence wasn’t misplaced, but Halifax won the game 28-24, a result that sorely tested the mantra of my old captain at the Middleton Arms, Pete Kitching, which I only came around to understanding after several years, that the best team always wins. Seven days later, Hunslet went to Whitehaven, and lost 16-12. Again, and taking nothing away from the Cumbrians, this was a game that “got away” from Head Coach Gary Thornton and his players, especially as winger Dale Bloomfield had a try ruled out for reasons that, according to reports, had folk perplexed. So Hunslet, after a week’s break, headed to Oldham on Good Friday seeking to avoid a third successive defeat. Another reverse looked very much on the cards when the Roughyeds headed into the closing stages of the contest 26-18 ahead, especially as the Parksiders were down to twelve men. But, somehow, Hunslet had the better of the business end of the match, and returned to south Leeds reflecting on a superb 36-28 victory. And my point? Well, it’s a general one really. That last win has certainly ensured that spirits remain high at Hunslet, but I’m not sure that would be the case if Oldham had prevailed. Three successive defeats can all too often lead to the more fragile supporters, at any club in any sport, questioning their coach’s or manager’s future, which to my mind is an unacceptably volatile approach, but that’s how it is. On the other hand Thornton, while obviously happy to avoid a third successive defeat, could quite easily be reflecting right now on all three of those matches having been won – although if Halifax had been beaten, Hunslet would of course have been involved in a fifth round Challenge Cup tie in the middle of that sequence. It all goes to show, for me, what a nervy existence coaching is, at any level, including in the Kingstone Press National Conference League. One incident goes your way, and you win. Another goes against you, and you lose. If three successive games are won through such episodes, you’re the best thing since sliced bread. If they go against you, some people will be calling for your head. This is where people of calm, strong character are needed at board or committee level, I think. Phil Hodgson is an Associate Editor of League Express and runs the web site Leaguenews.com. He also contributed to the Yorkshire Evening Post, the Yorkshire Post and the News & Star. 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