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Everything posted by David Shepherd
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This was weird
David Shepherd replied to Bedfordshire Bronco's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
Cas should never have let him go. I thought he was doing a brilliant job -
An alternative viewpoint: Smart bit of business by Fev. Look at all the social media engagement.
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The irony of a Bradford fan bagging another club over finances.
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Trainers on the pitch
David Shepherd replied to Wakefield Ram's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
Haha great minds.. -
Trainers on the pitch
David Shepherd replied to Wakefield Ram's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
You must be Keith Senior. You spend more time on the pitch now than you ever did as a player. -
IMG Grading System (Many Merged Threads)
David Shepherd replied to marklaspalmas's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
That would be ideal, but I'm pretty sure that it's been said that this will not happen. -
IMG Grading System (Many Merged Threads)
David Shepherd replied to marklaspalmas's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
They absolutely do and I include my own in that. There have been many occasions this year when the announced number did not correlate with what my eyes were telling me. -
IMG Grading System (Many Merged Threads)
David Shepherd replied to marklaspalmas's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
I just don't see how. It will be very interesting to see the breakdown. -
Championship Meeting #2
David Shepherd replied to Blind side johnny's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
Correct. The idea is a total non-starter. I doubt a majority of champ cubs will go for it, but the only viable solution I can see is a merged division split into conferences. This season will just have to have the required number of cross-conference games to take account of the season tickets that champ clubs (being the far larger number) have sold. With a proper look at how it will work long term during the early part of this season. -
IMG Grading System (Many Merged Threads)
David Shepherd replied to marklaspalmas's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
I know, I've seen them, hence my question. -
IMG Grading System (Many Merged Threads)
David Shepherd replied to marklaspalmas's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
Score for Fev is roughly in line with my back of a fag packet calculation when the criteria came out. How the hell did Bradford get that score? -
2024 Transfer Tracker
David Shepherd replied to Gav Wilson's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
Also got two enormous sites in South Kirkby and another 10 across Yorkshire. His business is massive. A quick look at companies house suggests he'll be worth more than MC, Clough and Degsy combined. Wakey will be well cashed up, I'm not expecting much joy from our two derbies this year. -
Old Trafford is not fit for purpose
David Shepherd replied to Bearman's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
Yes OT is old and knackered. The seating is cramped and the in goals are less than ideal. However, the atmosphere is brilliant and like others say, it's good to have a "permanent" home for the GF. Realistically, there isn't another stadium that can cope with the usual crowd size. It's perfectly situated for both public and private transport. I parked in W2 car park, left on the hooter and was supping a bottle of Hazy Jane in Ponte's Wetherspoons 1hr 20 later. -
England v Tonga series
David Shepherd replied to Just Browny's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
Think my kids have bought me tickets, it coincides with a rather depressing milestone birthday. Bit of RL and a few beers in Headingley/Leeds will be just the ticket. -
(Yet another) restructuring thread
David Shepherd replied to Barley Mow's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
Gets rid of loop fixtures though. The extra interest from not playing the same clubs 8 million times a season might even out the loss of tv money by putting more on the gate. Might also get us some better viewing numbers on tv. It all gets a bit samey towards the end of the season. -
Who knows? Doesn’t look great though, does it? I wasn’t actually attributing it to IMG, just pointing out that it’s the worst possible start to their involvement in the game.
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This new IMG era is going well isn’t it? 3 clubs gone in a season, ###### TV deal and a 1/2 empty Grand Final.
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I can't cope with another season of heartache. Might not be a bad thing that we're not trying explicitly to win promotion. Last couple of years has felt like everyone, especially the players were under massive pressure. Part of the pleasure of watching rovers disappeared for me.
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Featherstone Rovers 2024 Squad
David Shepherd replied to marklaspalmas's topic in Featherstone Rovers
Don't have instagram, but looks like Jones might be staying, saying something like "All the best to those moving on" according to my lad -
Don't how true it is, but I've heard that more than half the squad were told they were no longer required on Thursday night. Which would explain our total lack of effort. If true, who on earth thought it was a good idea to communicate that 72 hours before a massive game like that. Very disillusioned right now. Regretting buying the early bird season ticket. I've no faith that there will be any improvement next year.
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On the original question, I hope it's London. With a shrinking pot of money, I don't think we can afford another French team that will add zero to our main funder's bottom line. Unless the mythical French TV deal comes to pass.