Sun 15 Sept: Championship - Elimination Play-off: Leigh Centurions v Featherstone Rovers KO 6.30pm (TV)

[DoubleD 5,484]

1 minute ago, Man of Kent said:

Game set bingo. The excellent McLelland and Chisholm combine to knock out the Leythers

McLelland is actually a very good defender for a half, people often underestimate that. It was a great hit and then awareness to setup Chisholm

[Rupert Prince 1,189]

1 hour ago, The Hallucinating Goose said:

Was that a bloke with a blow up unicorn?? 

What was he blowing it up with?

[DoubleD 5,484]

1 minute ago, Agbrigg said:

On this showing the fev/Leeds reserves look a very good bet to get to the grand final and then win it.

Toronto beware !

Expansionist start to worry !

I doubt SL would let Featherstone in

[JonM 2,603]

3 minutes ago, Man of Kent said:

I like Kevin Brown but he’s had a stinker

For such a long career at the top, I think I'm right in saying this was his last chance to win something at professional level.

[Man of Kent 6,687]

34-14 on 72

[JonM 2,603]

1 minute ago, DoubleD said:

I doubt SL would let Featherstone in

Better ground than Wakefield, Cas or London? Bigger crowds than London and probably Toulouse? Hard to see on what basis SL could turn them down. I don't expect them to win it though.

[Man of Kent 6,687]

1 minute ago, JonM said:

For such a long career at the top, I think I'm right in saying this was his last chance to win something at professional level.

He’s had a good innings. Good but not great 

[Agbrigg 419]

2 minutes ago, DoubleD said:

I doubt SL would let Featherstone in

They cant stop them and from what I have seen tonight neither can Toronto or the rest.

[Man of Kent 6,687]

34-18 Fev on 75

[Rupert Prince 1,189]

2 minutes ago, DoubleD said:

McLelland is actually a very good defender for a half, people often underestimate that. It was a great hit and then awareness to setup Chisholm

Leigh fans will be upset that Kear fell out with Chisholm at the Bulls.

[Leonard 321]

Walters has been a revelation.

[DoubleD 5,484]

2 minutes ago, JonM said:

Better ground than Wakefield, Cas or London? Bigger crowds than London and probably Toulouse? Hard to see on what basis SL could turn them down. I don't expect them to win it though.

Their lack of Academy and reliance on Leeds for DR.................as you say, it's probably immaterial

[Agbrigg 419]

2 minutes ago, Rupert Prince said:

Leigh fans will be upset that Kear fell out with Chisholm at the Bulls.

Nah ! Not really

Its uncle Gary with all his fringe players and young talent that has made the real difference

 

[Man of Kent 6,687]

It’s a bit of a shame McLelland left Cas for yawnion. They could have done with him this year 

[Man of Kent 6,687]

2 minutes ago, Leonard said:

Walters has been a revelation.

Good signing, eh

[hrtbps 430]

6 minutes ago, JonM said:

Better ground than Wakefield, Cas or London? Bigger crowds than London and probably Toulouse? Hard to see on what basis SL could turn them down. I don't expect them to win it though.

Our face doesn't fit as far as SL are concerned. We can't "grow the game" or whatever it is that Toronto are going to do. 

[Man of Kent 6,687]

34-18 Fev FT. York host Fev in the semi-finals next Sat

Edited September 15, 2019 by Man of Kent

[Agbrigg 419]

3 minutes ago, hrtbps said:

Our face doesn't fit as far as SL are concerned. We can't "grow the game" or whatever it is that Toronto are going to do. 

Don't be a bloody defeatist, with your squad you will Muller those journeymen and has been at Toronto.

Do your job and win the grand final and then watch some of the SL chairmen squirm, I cant wait !!!!!!!

[JohnM 6,993]

7 minutes ago, hrtbps said:

Our face doesn't fit as far as SL are concerned. We can't "grow the game" or whatever it is that Toronto are going to do. 

What evidence is available to support this?

[Man of Kent 6,687]

Not impossible that Fev win the Champ GF. They’ve arguably got the form half-backs out of the four sides.

[POR 580]

17 minutes ago, DoubleD said:

Their lack of Academy and reliance on Leeds for DR.................as you say, it's probably immaterial

like the newly formed reserve league which rfl told FEV their application would not be accepted back in the day rfl told FEV they had to disband academy and FEV are still not allowed to run one

[DoubleD 5,484]

Just now, POR said:

like the newly formed reserve league which rfl told FEV their application would not be accepted back in the day rfl told FEV they had to disband academy and FEV are still not allowed to run one

You mean they didn't reach the necessary criteria

[bigbaldnmad 65]

1 minute ago, DoubleD said:

You mean they didn't reach the necessary criteria

For what? They ran an academy which was self funded because the RFL would only fund SL academy's.

[DoubleD 5,484]

1 minute ago, bigbaldnmad said:

For what? They ran an academy which was self funded because the RFL would only fund SL academy's.

Yet London and Newcastle run them

[Rupert Prince 1,189]

24 minutes ago, hrtbps said:

Our face doesn't fit as far as SL are concerned. We can't "grow the game" or whatever it is that Toronto are going to do. 

The game can be grown with both options.