The Phantom Horseman

Is this comment based on something recent (ie from the current council post-elections rather than the previous one)?

Trying to read the tea leaves, it seems to me that we have at least one and possibly more plausible bids to run the club, but we're only aware of one existing bid to buy the land and the stadium. How the eventual purchasers of the land/stadium cooperate with the RFL and the new owners of the club would be the concern for me.

Pretty farcical isn't it?

Rogers had a history of leading with the elbow when he played in the Championship as far as I recall.

The team recorded a win in the final game of the season, beating Huddersfield (who beat then 44-6 three weeks ago) 18-16. I don't know if Huddersfield had a weakened team or anything, but that looks like a great way to finish off a really good season

Eaton broke the record in 2003 with 38 in a row, Liam Finn broke Eaton's record in 2012 and took that record to 41 - see the first post in the thread.

Houles has done an astonishing job in my opinion. Most of their squad played in the Championship last season and although they won the Grand Final, they definitely weren't the best team over the course of the season, or indeed one of the standout teams of recent years. They only made one really big-name pre-season signing for 2026 (Dupree) and he didn't last very long there. Around 90% of their squad had been playing in the Championship for the last few years and hadn't been snapped up by SL clubs (Ashall-Bott might have done barring his injury history, but otherwise most of the squad seemed to have their level established). The improvement, and in particular, Houles' ability to make the whole greater than the sum of the parts, has been remarkable. I must admit I'm partly tempted to conclude that we are watching a pretty ordinary SL comp this year, but regardless it's a tremendous coaching achievement. It says something too for coaching continuity - how often do coaches last 13 years at the same club?

From his most recent update on gov.uk: "As part of the Administrator's statutory duties, an investigation into the conduct of the company directors was completed. In this regard, a confidential report was submitted to the Insolvency Service on 13 March 2026".

In his progress report last month the Administrator stated that "several parties" had indicated an interest in making an application to the RFL to run the club in 2027, though how many have materialised we don't know.

Fair enough. We're all desperate to hear some positive news.

There's another record that remains a Fev one despite the player also playing for Doncaster...Luke Briscoe's consecutive try-scoring record, he's just announced that he's retiring at the end of the season after a fine career.

Can you perhaps explain that to the chairman of Championship club on this very thread who states that he has "asked them (the RFL) to put out a statement because there's confusion amongst coaches, players and CEOs." Or are the coaches, players and CEO's sulky teenagers too?

A couple of questions about your comments - "If our old management is hovering around, asking for transparency on governance isn't being harsh—it's basic self-preservation for the club’s future." Who are you asking for transparency from? The Administrator has given us that information ie that the "parties connected to the company" have put in a bid, I doubt we'll hear any more from him as that's not his job and will presumably be bound up in confidentiality clauses anyway. The this comment - "Supporters need to know what kind of governance model any prospective owner is proposing so we don't end up right back in administration twelve months down the line." You seem to be implying that supporters have some sort of say or influence in the decision when clearly we don't. And even if we did, implying that there is one unique set of Featherstone supporters with a common view that could be relayed to, say, the RFL is well wide of the mark - the Campbell/Handley situation saw a split in supporters and I'm not sure much has changed in that regard. Also further to the above comment about knowing what kind of governance model is being considered - Well the Featherstone Phoenix LinkedIn page did put out this comment a few weeks ago which literally covers that question: "For anyone looking at the kind of model that we have in mind for a refreshed Featherstone Rovers RLFC, the growth and stability of Leeds Rhinos but on and off the pitch provides a perfect case study. This article eloquently demonstrates many of the structures and programmes that we intend to bring to Featherstone Rovers to reproduce success on the pitch, to develop a sustainable underlying business model and work with local partners to help bring services into the community." https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/leeds-rhinos-dual-engine-behind-commercial-r4tre/?trackingId=VRAYxjoTRvIoN2CbGK%2BRPQ%3D%3D As I've said previously, this whole process is immensely frustrating for all of us supporters, but we were never likely to receive many updates on the process, the blunt truth is that as fans we have no skin in the game at all for the moment.

This is not the same thing as you describe above, but it's hard to believe now that relationships between teachers and school pupils (over the age of 16) weren't made illegal until 2003. I remember in my first job in the late 1980s a female colleague, who was a smart and well-balanced person, telling me that she had been in a relationship with a teacher pretty much throughout 6th form, that everyone (teachers and pupils) knew about it, and that it wasn't considered a big deal.

Here's how this works. Person 1 puts on Facebook "Surely there'll be some news soon, hoping for an announcement on Monday. Person 2 the next day writes on Facebook "Did I see something about an announcement on Monday?" Person 3 adds on Facebook,"Do we know what time to expect this announcement on Monday?" Person 4 chips in:" I've seen loads of stuff about an announcement on Monday" and so it continues.