The above photo from Flicker is not from a Batley match, but it might well be. It sort of illustrates the plight that my home town are in as far as rugby league is concerned.

Halifax 72 Batley 0.

The scoreline above is from the match last week, and even considering the fact that Halifax are really on a roll, and Batley are hit by injury, there is really no excuse for this scoreline.

Of course it only adds fuel to the fire of the critics who are baying for the head of coach Gary Thornton after Batley have had a run of poor seasons where they have barely avoided relegation. But amazingly there are still people defending the club and the present state of affairs.

Now, I have been on the Batley Forum for a good many years, but I usually just follow the conversations and rarely post. Living so far away, I obviously don’t see any matches and thus I don’t think that I am in a position to join in certain discussions. However, I am rather shocked at the attitude of a lot of Batley supporters. How can you be satisfied with the present situation? Arguments like “We are a poor club”  are not helping anyone…

The problem is, I see no concepts for the future; no signs that things might improve…

Creative Commons photo credit: Nathan Dainty