Eye on the Ball

We may be on the ropes but no need to throw in towel

ONCE big hitters in the National League, Whitehaven now find themselves well and truly on the Championship ropes.

Last updated 7 April 2010
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Redemption hope for big TV clash

AND so “the prodigal son” returned to the fold at The Bigfellas Stadium only for Haven to be made to look very small indeed.

Last updated 1 April 2010
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Promise needs to blossom at the Recre

THAT old vicious circle time has come round (again) for Whitehaven.

Last updated 25 March 2010
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Lazarus rises to save the day

WHITEHAVEN were first half misfits against Toulouse but wasn’t that a name that once stuck to the talented local lad who came to a very timely rescue.

Last updated 17 March 2010
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Haven can’t afford To-Lose

I CAN’T remember a time when Whitehaven’s opening league fixture has been so significant. I won’t say Toulouse’s visit to The Recre is a must win, but it is pretty close!

Last updated 10 March 2010
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Do Haven have a cat in hell’s chance?

NO one wants to see Super League played here more than me. The sooner the better. I admire (and support) Haven chairman Richard Raaz’s optimistic approach.

Last updated 3 March 2010
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Haven need to get back on the horse

CONGRATULATIONS to the Town, for a rare and deserved local derby win which would be churlish even for the most die hard of Haven fans not to acknowledge – and take the token stick!

Last updated 25 February 2010
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Will Haven be good, bad or just plain ugly?

IT’S the Good, Bad and the Ugly for Haven but not necessarily in that order.

Last updated 17 February 2010
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Stokes turns up heat on hapless Haven

TO say Whitehaven’s Cougar Park flops received the sharp end of Ged Stokes’ tongue is perhaps an understatement. He was not a happy marra!

Last updated 10 February 2010
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Rugby League must go global

IT’S 15 years now since rugby league clubs went down the Rupert Murdoch route, picked up the millions and sold their soul to Sky TV.

Last updated 3 February 2010
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Slow motion Haven must pull their socks up

IT was meant to be a compensation, even a treat, for the loss of the club’s most talented player but in the end it was a touch embarrassing.

Last updated 20 January 2010
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Can the sorceror stop his former apprentice?

IN an ideal rugby world I might have put money on Gregg McNally proving, in time, to be the best scrum-half to pull on the chocolate, blue and gold of Whitehaven.

Last updated 13 January 2010
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Our day must surely come!

WE take pride in the rise of our brightest young rugby talent, even if some will be far removed from their West Cumbrian heartland.

Last updated 6 January 2010
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Christmas cake – with icing on

FOR Haven fans, it was a pretty perfect Christmas. For Ged Stokes’ side, it was a veritable Christmas cakewalk – a 60-6 rout of the old enemy.

Last updated 30 December 2009
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Licking Haven into shape

A WEEK may be a long time in politics but the past year must seem like an eternity in the life of Whitehaven Rugby League Club and its fans.

Last updated 16 December 2009
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Will too many hookers spoil the Haven broth?

HERE we go again. Sicey’s back, though Walshie, his old mate, won’t be joining him.

Last updated 9 December 2009
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Don’t leave us in the cold

TIME for the RFL hierarchy to bite the bullet and give Cumbria a fairer crack of the whip.

Last updated 2 December 2009
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The new boys have big boots to fill

EXPECTATIONS have been high at Whitehaven in recent years, occasionally making a mockery of realism, and it could be said that at times Haven have overachieved compared to rivals with more resources.

Last updated 27 November 2009
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Smokin’ Joe is Mr Indispensable

THE longevity of Leroy Joe is something to be admired.

Last updated 18 November 2009
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Tony needs the scent of victory – not chips!

SOME 18 months ago I had the task, on behalf of nuclear sponsors, of naming the man of the match when Whitehaven played Wigan in the Challenge Cup at the JJB Stadium.

Last updated 11 November 2009
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