marklaspalmas Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 League Express came up with the following team: Fullback – Quentin Laulu-Togagae Winger – Will Sharp Centre – Greg Worthington Centre – Menzie Yere Winger – Liam Kay Stand-off – Martyn Ridyard Scrum-half – Ryan Brierley Prop – Eddie Battye Hooker – Bob Beswick Prop – Mitch Stringer Second-row – Dane Manning Second-row – Andrew Dixon Loose-forward – John Davies Five Featherstone players in that line up but really only 2/3 readily associated with their time at Fev. What do you think? I guess Saxton, Kain, Finn, Dickens, Dale etc finished (in the Championship) a little too early in the decade. Hardman and Spears perhaps? https://www.fevarchive.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Horseman Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Interesting list, though it does seem that longevity in the Championship during that decade has been one of the decisive criteria for inclusion - nothing wrong with that, but that's probably why the likes of Dickens (who retired in 2012) and Finn (who went to SL in 2014) aren't included. If it were just a "best 13 to have played in the Championship in the last decade" it's possible none of those 13 would make the cut. But that list is fair enough as a representation of Championship stalwarts of the last 10 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Evans Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Penky.... before his bad ankle.... In his pomp as good as any 9.... little b'stard was oft a thorn in fevs side. Same wi broadbent at barrow..... but as you say PH, probably retired early in the decade. Top lad n'all was Broady. I cant get past stu at prop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blues Ox Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Yeah Penky over Beswick every time. I remember Beswick getting pushed to 13 when we signed Gleeson. As said though its slightly skewed in that theres a lot of better players missing out because they only played a year or two, I could make a good argument for Ben Black and Royston been in there. No real surprise that its dominated by Fev, Fax and Sheffield players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Horseman Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 I think everyone in that list has had at least 5 years playing in the Championship in the last decade hence no Stu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Horseman Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 2 minutes ago, The Blues Ox said: No real surprise that its dominated by Fev, Fax and Sheffield players. 6 of the 13 played for Leigh! Though all six also played for Toronto, Fev or Fax too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza77 Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 How many years was Andy Ellis playing in the Championship? Please view my photos. http://www.hughesphoto.co.uk/ Little Nook Farm - Caravan Club Certificated Location in the heart of the Pennines overlooking Hebden Bridge and the Calder Valley. http://www.facebook.com/LittleNookFarm Little Nook Cottage - 2-bed self-catering cottage in the heart of the Pennines overlooking Hebden Bridge and the Calder Valley. Book now via airbnb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Evans Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 1 minute ago, gazza77 said: How many years was Andy Ellis playing in the Championship? Cracking player. One of my favs of the last decade is Andy. Great to see him helping york out last year. Another top lad too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tms Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 11 minutes ago, gazza77 said: How many years was Andy Ellis playing in the Championship? 2007–09 Barrow Raiders 94 53 1 0 210 2012(loan) → Featherstone Rovers 7 2 0 0 8 2013–17 Featherstone Rovers 82 20 0 0 80 2017–18 York City Knights 35 9 0 0 36 2019– York City Knights 2 0 0 0 0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Slater Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Liam Finn spent the first 4 seasons of the decade in the Championship and finished on top of the table in every one of them, then moved up to Super League where he had 5 very good seasons as a regular first choice. How could Ridyard or Brierley compete with that, they were Super League failures and have only had 2-3 seasons as the best in the Championshipi? Anthony Thackeray would also have been a good pick because of his time with Fev, Fax, Dewsbury, and now Sheffield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philcow Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 I find no stew Dickens laughable also would have Andy Ellis and kainy in there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blues Ox Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 Im sure I saw another team named elsewhere on social media or did I imagine that? You can argue about so many different players over a span of 10 years, I mean how hard is it to pick a team over just 2 or 3 years. Like Worthington and Yere over Tyrer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Horseman Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 1 hour ago, The Blues Ox said: Im sure I saw another team named elsewhere on social media or did I imagine that? You can argue about so many different players over a span of 10 years, I mean how hard is it to pick a team over just 2 or 3 years. Like Worthington and Yere over Tyrer? The team in the original post was the League Express one. More recently the RFL issued an "official" one which did include Tyrer along with Murrell and Sharp. Who knew that Fax had such a devastating set of backs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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