7 Oct: Championship Shield Final: Featherstone Rovers v Leigh Centurions KO 3pm

[John Drake]

Discuss the Championship Shield Final: Featherstone Rovers v Leigh Centurions here.

[Manx RL]

Both teams to name 17 on the team sheet.

[mickhornet]

With the sad state of Leigh, Fev have to be favourites.

[Eleftherios]

Fev by 8

[tim2]

1 hour ago, Eleftherios said:

Fev by 8

more players.

[davet]

2 hours ago, Manx RL said:

Both teams to name 17 on the team sheet.

I think Fev will, but it seems unlikely that Leigh will.

[MADREDNIGE]

Rovers should win but we've proved it ourselves many times over the years anything can happen. 

[Clogiron]

2 hours ago, Manx RL said:

Both teams to name 17 on the team sheet.

Is that in total between them?

[marklaspalmas]

Fev have two players up before the disciplinary this evening and our ability to get 17 for Sunday will depend on the outcome of that. One is from last week and the other from Sunday being rushed through one week early.

The chair of the disciplinary tonight is an ex Leigh stalwart.

[Harry Stottle]

What a calamity from the heady days of ...................... just a few months ago, both regular season games eagerly awaited by the fans, good following from both sets of supporters and competitive matches expected and delivered.

There won't be many who will actually be bothered about the game this weekend, most probably confurmed by most possibly the lowest attendance these two teams will have served up in the last 6 years.

[Tex Evans Thigh]

48 minutes ago, marklaspalmas said:

Fev have two players up before the disciplinary this evening and our ability to get 17 for Sunday will depend on the outcome of that. One is from last week and the other from Sunday being rushed through one week early.

The chair of the disciplinary tonight is an ex Leigh stalwart.

That's a strange one isn't it. Surely rules are rules and the time before your hearing is the same no matter what stage of the season. Wonder if there will be any Billy Slater style leniency for Thackeray...

[DavidM]

What is the point of this game ?

[David Shepherd]

6 minutes ago, DavidM said:

What is the point of this game ?

£25,000 to the winner.

[David Shepherd]

No matter how many players both teams manage to muster, I hope it's a decent, hard fought game.  

Wouldn't blame any fan of either team for not bothering.

 

[Les Tonks Sidestep]

20 minutes ago, Tex Evans Thigh said:

That's a strange one isn't it. Surely rules are rules and the time before your hearing is the same no matter what stage of the season. Wonder if there will be any Billy Slater style leniency for Thackeray...

The rules aren't the same for the last week of the season and play offs for the Championship (8s, would appear not to be regarded as play off games). Whatever, the 'quick' procedure is in place this week

[Amber Avenger]

Goodbye to one of the worst trophies in RL history. This bit of the 8s won't be missed. 

[Chronicler of Chiswick]

Fev by 18.

[LeeF]

2 hours ago, marklaspalmas said:

Fev have two players up before the disciplinary this evening and our ability to get 17 for Sunday will depend on the outcome of that. One is from last week and the other from Sunday being rushed through one week early.

The chair of the disciplinary tonight is an ex Leigh stalwart.

The chair is usually a judge

[marklaspalmas]

Just now, LeeF said:

The chair is usually a judge

One of the panel of three. Not sure who is the chair...

[Les Tonks Sidestep]

9 minutes ago, marklaspalmas said:

One of the panel of three. Not sure who is the chair...

HH Rodney Grant will be chair with Neil Turley and Danny Sculthorpe making up the panel.

[LeeF]

1 hour ago, marklaspalmas said:

One of the panel of three. Not sure who is the chair...

The judge is always the Chair

[Krzzystuff]

whoever brings as full squad will win?

[GUBRATS]

19 minutes ago, Krzzystuff said:

whoever brings as full squad will win?

Featherstone it is then

[Lowdesert]

4 hours ago, Harry Stottle said:

What a calamity from the heady days of ...................... just a few months ago, both regular season games eagerly awaited by the fans, good following from both sets of supporters and competitive matches expected and delivered.

There won't be many who will actually be bothered about the game this weekend, most probably confurmed by most possibly the lowest attendance these two teams will have served up in the last 6 years.

Just thinking the same thing.  

[GUBRATS]

7 minutes ago, Lowdesert said:

Just thinking the same thing.

I'll be be there