SQUAD 2020

[sentoffagain2 535]

4 minutes ago, Blue Pike said:

Dewsbury signing 14 new players.Its almost like a brand new Team. Can’t weigh that one up.    

Probably using the rent money Bradford are paying for playing their home games at Dewsbury.Hope they get their cash up front.

[Gareth hock 155]

17 minutes ago, Blue Pike said:

Dewsbury signing 14 new players.Its almost like a brand new Team. Can’t weigh that one up.    

They did same last season it seems they go for quantity over quality .

[Les Tonks Sidestep 1,624]

3 hours ago, Blue Pike said:

Dewsbury signing 14 new players.Its almost like a brand new Team. Can’t weigh that one up.    

........and for 2019 we signed how many?

[Blue Pike 498]

2 minutes ago, Les Tonks Sidestep said:

........and for 2019 we signed how many?

A lot , but when you have only 4 signed up at the start we had no option.

[Monkeymagic22 294]

Generally you’d think that keeping a nucleus of players together would be positive. But is this really the case, given how well we did last season?. 

[gazza77 614]

14 minutes ago, Monkeymagic22 said:

Generally you’d think that keeping a nucleus of players together would be positive. But is this really the case, given how well we did last season?. 

Depends how good the nucleus is. Given how Dewsbury went for most of last season, I'd be looking for a big turnover of playing staff if I supported them. 

[Les Tonks Sidestep 1,624]

4 hours ago, Blue Pike said:

A lot , but when you have only 4 signed up at the start we had no option.

So how many did Dewsbury have signed up already for 2020?

[Blue Pike 498]

4 minutes ago, Les Tonks Sidestep said:

So how many did Dewsbury have signed up already for 2020?

I can’t grasp your sense of argument whether it’s having a go at Fev for signing too many players or Dewsbury doing similar I just don’t know and frankly I don’t care. 

[jamescolin 544]

Can any body tell me where Fev  forum is? Is it under the Heading DEWSBURY

[The Phantom Horseman 1,803]

There are reports in Australian press that Cameron King has signed for Cronulla Sharks. Good luck to him if true, it would have been tough to take if he had signed for another Championship club but fair play if he's got an NRL gig.

[marklaspalmas 1,402]

6 hours ago, The Phantom Horseman said:

There are reports in Australian press that Cameron King has signed for Cronulla Sharks. Good luck to him if true, it would have been tough to take if he had signed for another Championship club but fair play if he's got an NRL gig.

Aye, big step down for Cam after Fev, but good luck to the fella.

[The Phantom Horseman 1,803]

On 22/11/2019 at 14:11, Les Tonks Sidestep said:

Conor Carey also with a 'like'........

I know Mark's got him down as returning to Oz, but has that actually been announced anywhere?

Carey's Instagram suggests he's been socialising with Alec Susino, so in the absence of any official info I'm guessing he's staying with us.

[jamescolin 544]

34 minutes ago, The Phantom Horseman said:

Carey's Instagram suggests he's been socialising with Alec Susino, so in the absence of any official info I'm guessing he's staying with us.

Let's hope so.

[Gareth hock 155]

2 hours ago, The Phantom Horseman said:

Carey's Instagram suggests he's been socialising with Alec Susino, so in the absence of any official info I'm guessing he's staying with us.

Widnes or Bradford I have heard he’s going to .

[The Phantom Horseman 1,803]

Not good news in tonight's League Express...Minns (foot), Parata (ankle) & Davies (ankle) all need operations and could miss the start of the season. Webster says Minns has re-broken his foot. Says he is looking to bring in a SL player on loan for early period of season.

[Monkeymagic22 294]

10 hours ago, The Phantom Horseman said:

Not good news in tonight's League Express...Minns (foot), Parata (ankle) & Davies (ankle) all need operations and could miss the start of the season. Webster says Minns has re-broken his foot. Says he is looking to bring in a SL player on loan for early period of season.

That’s awful news before the season has started. Shame that we couldn’t get the Cameron King deal sorted, but you can’t blame him for staying in Oz. Hopefully dual reg can plug the gaps.

[The Phantom Horseman 1,803]

In terms of replacing Minns, a lot will depend on whether we can get Alex Sutcliffe. I wouldn't have thought he would be in Leeds' starting 17 in the early stages of the season barring in jury, so fingers crossed.

We shouldn't be short of cover in John Davies' position(s), with a solid-looking pack and plenty of young forwards in the Leeds squad who probably won't be playing for the 1st team.

Hooker is more problematic. I've mentioned Corey Johnson of Leeds a few times, but we are surely going to need another hooker if Parata is out at the start of the season (anyone know what's happened with Maskill?). Bussey could fill in there I suppose, but he's far more effective elsewhere.

[The Phantom Horseman 1,803]

22 hours ago, The Phantom Horseman said:

Carey's Instagram suggests he's been socialising with Alec Susino, so in the absence of any official info I'm guessing he's staying with us.

Confirmed.

https://www.featherstonerovers.co.uk/news/carey-re-signs-with-the-rovers-zeb2l

[Monkeymagic22 294]

Conor Carey signed on for 2020. Good news especially given the injuries.

[Cardypaul 289]

Very good news especially with his ability to play play at centre or on the wing.

[J Phil Loxton 241]

Good finisher. Glad hes signed up.

[The Phantom Horseman 1,803]

Although we'll be hoping Alex Sutcliffe is available, and maybe Luke Briscoe too if Tom's fit, Leeds are probably only 1 or 2 injuries away from being unable to help us much with threequarters, they have much more depth in their forwards, so Carey's versatility makes him a very handy player to have back.

[gazza77 614]

Can I be the first to start this year's "Hardy to back row" thread now?

[marklaspalmas 1,402]

FIRST TEAM SQUAD 2020, 18+8 PLAYERS.        Coach: James Webster 2020 / 2021 NEW from Hull KR

Craig Hall 2020 / 2021 NEW from Hull KR (1)

Jack Render 2020

Conor Carey 2020

Josh Hardcastle 2020 / 2021

Thomas Minns 2020/2021 NEW from Hull KR (2)

Ben Blackmore 2020/2021 NEW from Sheffield (3)

Louis Jouffret 2020 NEW from Batley (4)

Dane Chisholm 2020 / 2021 / 2022

Alec Susino 2020 NEW from Barrow (5)

Luke Cooper 2020 / 2021

Dean Parata 2020/2021 NEW from Toulouse (6)

Jack Bussey 2020 / 2021     

Dale Ferguson 2020 / 2021 NEW from Huddersfield (7)

James Harrison 2020 / 2021 

Brett Ferres 2020 NEW from Leeds (8)                           

John Davies 2020 / 2021

Brad Day 2020 / 2021

James Lockwood 2020 / 2021

Dakota Whylie (W) 2020

Jimmy Beckett (SR) 2020

Jake Sweeting (FB/HB) 2020 NEW from Castleford (9)

Brandan French(C) 2020

Jack Richardson (C) 2020

Nathan Wright (W) 2020

Brad Wright (SR) 2020

Sam Otterwell (FB) 2020

No info: Makahesi Makatoa, Danny Maskill, Kiedan Hartley, Jorge Richardson.

Confirmed Departures: Coach Ryan Carr (Parramatta) Cameron King (Cronulla) Jack Ormondroyd (Salford) Connor Jones (Salford) Josh Walters (London) Ash Golding (Huddersfield) Watson Boas (Doncaster) Spencer Darley (Keighley) Jack Johnson (Widnes) Scott Wheeldon (Sheffield) Morgan Punchard (Dewsbury) Jake Spedding (Widnes)

[POR 437]

13 hours ago, gazza77 said:

Can I be the first to start this year's "Hardy to back row" thread now?

if he goes in the pack would like him to play 9 his pace round the play the ball would  cause teams problems