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  1. We'll be desperately hoping that Gadwin's tight hammy that saw him limp off on Friday is ok. Fishwick also went off with a shoulder niggle. We're already at bare bones. Bradford have a few injury issues themselves and John Davies played half back for them against Halifax. I'd think Wynne might be back in the starting line-up on the wing after Wacokecoke was substituted at half time on Friday. I don't actually think either of the two first half tries were Manoa's fault, we just got the numbers wrong, but he has generally struggled defensively. It's a tricky one because he clearly has some ability and promise,but I'm not sure we can afford to leak tries down that side, so we need to do something to shake it up. We've had a string of very tough games with a thin squad and my concern is whether we can keep showing up as admirably as we have been doing. The first 20 minutes at Batley I definitely thought there was a lacklustre legacy from the brutal Wakefield cup game. Bradford will be desperate to finally put one over on us. We should be stronger the following week with Day set to return and Bussey and Massey possibly back in contention, but it will take a big effort to beat Bradford this weekend.
  2. Think Fordy's doing a pretty good job at the moment. Looking at our squad before the season started I didn't think we had much chance of competing aginst a £1.5 million team like Wakefield, and especially not after losing first Reynolds and then Lacans. As you'd expect they did look a bit stronger than us overall but we were competitive all the way and in the end it was only the fact that we were fielding a hooker, a 19yo and an 18yo on our right edge that tilted the balance. Another tough test next week against Bradford but win or lose it's proving to be an enjoyable season so far.
  3. Indeed - yesterday's game was almost certainly the last one where floodlights will be required unless Fev manage to reach the playoffs and have a home game.
  4. Whilst we're talking about "inexcusable" floodlights, have you heard the one about the mega cashed-up club supposedly aiming for an A grade from IMG who had to abandon a game a few weeks ago because of repeated floodlight failure (and now can't stage home games because they neglected to get a working water supply in their stand)?
  5. Sheffield are second favourites with the sponsors (behind Wakefield) for the Championship this season. That might reflect the lack of other credible challengers I guess, but time will tell.
  6. Both teams announced. We are missing Tanner, Yei, Bussey, Massey and Day (plus fringe players Roberts and Arnold) from our forwards as well as Lacans. Gorman plays centre, Bowes and Turner in the halves. Strong team for Wakefield with Thornley returning and ex-NRL Ky Rodwell making his debut.
  7. Comms saying that Hull KR fans chanting "you're getting sacked on the telly" is aimed at Tony Smith, but I think the main target of that is someone else...
  8. Don't think that's right? "If the player marking the tackled player at the play-the-ball dives behind the tackled player in order to drop on the ball as it is heeled, they are guilty of a voluntary tackle and should be penalised. If there is no acting half back it is permissible for a player to dive behind the tackled player and drop on the ball after it has been heeled provided that, unless tackled, they immediately regain his feet."
  9. Yep I've talked about that game on here a few times, Jeff Townend was the hero with 8 goals from 8 I think from all over the field. Clive Sullivan was one of the Hull KR players sent off for an instinctive high tackle, the only time he was ever sent off in a long and illustrious career, and it's the only time I have seen an opponent sent off that I can remember feeling bad about it.
  10. Closest I can think of in recent years is the away Challenge Cup game against London in 2016. We went three tries behind in the first 20 minutes or so and Anthony Thackeray then went off with a broken jaw., but the score was only 14-0 because they missed two conversions. We went on to win 26-48 with Ian Hardman scoring 5 tries. One of my favourite Fev games that, perhaps because there were only about a dozen or so of us supporting Fev that day (there was a big Fev Lions game on at POR the same day and the club got permission to stream the London-Fev game in the clubhouse).
  11. I thought at the time it was close, though it was hard to tell from the TV angle. I don't think there was any malice in it though.
  12. Pre-game interview with Fordy which includes a couple of injury updates too. https://www.facebook.com/FevRoversRLFC/videos/1130409634808732/?mibextid=WC7FNe&rdid=PGYmDzmCRkXp5ijw
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