The Grinder

not going to predict the score, but I'll go for an Attendance of 2,600, should be a good atmos

Come on Bob get well soon - only 6 months to that Grand Final we need you fit for then!

Chris, Is it worth while geting that big flag out for the Fax game to show our sympathy / support for the big man, you know he deserves it. Stu, My condolences and full respect go out to you and your family

Stratobill - it's not that I don't think we can win, i just think on this occasion the odds are we are going to get beat - go ask the bookies. Had we beat Leigh my opinion might have been different. Barrow 18 - 12 Fev Hope I'm wrong!

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I'm not sure of the in's and out's of this, but my assumption is that a certain amount of the season ticket goes towards these games and therefore if a season ticket holder turns up, their part of the season ticket value goes towards the gate reciepts for this CC game. If not then I suspect that Workington got nowt out of us, given that I suspect out of the 1215 ground on sunday 600ish would have been Fev season ticket holders that would have left 600 paying punters less expenses to share between the two clubs, meaning nowt to very little for Workington.

All the best Bob, hope to see you soon

Wee I suppose the Star has to catch up at some point - this was the Express from Tuesday Read in to it what you will, but suspect we would not let DP go without some compensation.

Snow most likely from 10pm (22:00) with temps of 3 down to 2 this evening, see here. So I would guess about a 80% chance the game is on, depending on the forecast not changing.

My memory of this game was not that they tore us apart in the second half - just that they scored 12 points in the last 3 minitues to beat us 24-23 (it was 23-12 to us with 3 mins to go) they scored off back to back possessions down the hill.

go on Lorne I'll have first crack at this - pure guess you understand. 1921

BKO - I like this idea. Gary, Is it worth discussing this with Andy Prout? And getting a donation box on the BL bar? Also put me down for

Fev Lions have been drawn against the Army in the first round of the CC see here

First off just to say Robin/DMS (and MLP I suspect) you're quite right the old transfer system was untenable under European law and in reality we have to make the best of what we have. Some companies "try" to install contract clauses something like "you can no be employed by a competitor for a period of 6 or 12 months after leaving your current employer". This is to try and stop people like me taking my knowledge / customer contact info and using to the detriment of the company I currently work for (rather than the training that I have been given). However in reality these clauses are virtually untenable, because they fall foul of the restriction of trade laws, which is where the Bosman rule comes in. The 24 year age limit is a similar type clause, which if seriously challenged I suspect would be difficult to uphold. However that all said in reality what Colin states is true, IMO the lack of a transfer fee for players has been to the detriment of the smaller clubs (and not just in Rugby League). And if we could find a system that allowed compensation to be paid without falling foul of international employment law that would be good. Though I suspect that it would not be possible to do. The reality is that as a club we have to find a way of being able to develop youngsters and maximise the benefit of their development. This could be longer contracts for younger players, getting SL sponsorship to develop players (you can argue that dual registration is the start of this - though I don't like it personally, thin end of the wedge and all that), getting external sponsorship to develop players (maybe dual registration with companies outside RL - you can argue that this is true already with part time players, but maybe we could do something more formal), etc. For me we as a club have only started looking at maximising some of this revenue over the last couple of years, though not being in the know I'm probably wrong. For me it is these forms of funding that will see us progress as a club. However wrong the Bosman ruling and the way we have been treated by SL is irrelevant at this point in time. We need to look forward and how we can maximise our potential as a club and not just linger and look at the past, which will only stifle us as a club. I see us doing lots of good things, we should concentrate on making them better.

All, Does anyone have some good quality digital images of the club badges that we have had on our Fev shirts from the 1952 cup final through to the current day? if so can you let me have copies of these either on this thread or via a PM? Thanks in advance for any help.

Confirmed here for the 10th January at home.

Great news in my opinion see here This will be one very competetive season to come!