A big thanks guys for you support it is much appreciated.

Just getting ready and I'm a bit wiser this time round as to what to expect.

For anyone who has to have this done, main things are.

Risk of infection, so keep it clean.

Risk of blood clots so take your thinning tablet, wear your socks and do your feet exercises.

Follow the physio routine to the letter to make sure you get a full range movement.



Anyway enough of op's up the Fax and keep us up to date on how the games go folks.

Does anybody know what the squad is for tonight?

The club have just posted it on Twitter -



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young team with few old heads.

Chester Butler?Sounds like a Waiter from Cheshire .

We should have used this game to get the first team up to speed, in my opinion. Sheffield have had a couple of slow starts partly due to a lack of pre season friendlies. I hope we're not in the same boat come March. Up The Fax!

I must admit I am a little worried that Marshall seems to be trying to fit players in to the team. Take Johnston, clearly the best scrum half at the club, starts at FB against Widnes, plays for the unders tonight at keighley when for me him and Murrell should be been played together and barring Moore's injury him and Johnston should have been tried at half back with Murrell moving to loose. I guess we have to give him the benefit of the doubt though given how things have gone and it will be interesting to see how he manages a bigger squad this year.

Mate that is very good advice. I snapped my Achilles tendon and had to immobilise my foot in a boot for 8wks.



Found myself growing breathless over the period and out it down to getting fat from lack of activity but ended up on a CT scanner confirming multiple DVT and pulomary embolism in the lungs which is a killer 1 in 3. Lucky to be here I am told, all from rugby training at too near 40!

Good showing from the lads Tonight. Impressed with how young lads matched and at times bested a league 1 pack. Tackled like demons. B.moore looks a cracking player

Could someone please post the score?

Cougars 24v26 Fax.

See you soon Ian.

Happy New Year ,Pete always good to hear from you

,from what I saw of the squad Fax turned out ,it was a good result. As it seemed you fielded a fair few young lads.As you say I'm looking forward to seeing you Both later in the year for another cracking game,take care .Ian.