marklaspalmas Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 31 Players contracted for 2021: Craig Hall 2nd year of 2 year deal Ben Blackmore 2nd Year of 2 year deal Josh Hardcastle 2nd Year of 2 year deal Thomas Minns 2nd Year of 2 year deal Dane Chisholm 2nd Year of 3 year deal Dale Ferguson 2nd Year of 2 year deal Dean Parata 2nd Year of 2 year deal James Harrison 2nd Year of 2 year deal Brett Ferres 2021 SIGNED Brad Day 2nd Year of 2 year deal James Lockwood 2nd Year of 2 year deal John Davies 2nd Year of 2 year deal Luke Cooper 2nd Year of 2 year deal Jack Bussey 2021 SIGNED Jimmy Beckett 2021 SIGNED Jake Sweeting 2021 SIGNED Gareth Gale 2nd Year of 2 year deal NEW Fa’Amanu Brown HB from NRL NEW Junior Moors from Castleford NEW Craig Kopczak from Wakefield NEW Connor Jones H from Salford (returning) NEW Tom Holmes HB from Huddersfield (returning) NEW Kris Welham C from Salford NEW Frankie Halton SR from Swinton NEW Callum Field SR from Leigh NEW Louis Sherriff FB from Keighley NEW Liam Whitton FB from Leeds NEW Louie McConnell BR from Leeds NEW Harvey Spence HB from Leeds NEW Joe Summers BR from Castleford NEW Jacon Doyle W from Castleford 2020 Squad not contracted for 2021: Jack Render to Sheffield Dakota Whylie released Wellington Albert to Keighley Sam Ottewell released Conor Carey back to Australia Louis Jouffret to Ottowa Alec Susino back to Australia Brandan French not retained Brad Wright not retained Nathan Wright not retained Jack Richardson not retained Greg Worthington to Halifax https://www.fevarchive.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Horseman Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Some top work there. I think when Nu Brown was announced it seemed to be applied that he would only be coming this year if there was a meaningful Championship. Whether or not the door to next year is closed or not, who knows. TotalRL/League Express were reporting that Jouffret is off to Ottawa so we might need a replacement half back. Of course, if our bid to enter SL is accepted then presumably Brown will be over on the first plane, though I'm not holding my breath... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sentoffagain2 Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 6 minutes ago, The Phantom Horseman said: Some top work there. I think when Nu Brown was announced it seemed to be applied that he would only be coming this year if there was a meaningful Championship. Whether or not the door to next year is closed or not, who knows. TotalRL/League Express were reporting that Jouffret is off to Ottawa so we might need a replacement half back. Of course, if our bid to enter SL is accepted then presumably Brown will be over on the first plane, though I'm not holding my breath... If and it is a massive IF probably only 10% to 15% chance the logical replacement for Toronto would be London, relegated last year but only just.Or Fev as beaten finalist by Toronto last season.Dont see how Leigh can claim a place over those two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marklaspalmas Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 On 22/07/2020 at 12:42, The Phantom Horseman said: Some top work there. I think when Nu Brown was announced it seemed to be applied that he would only be coming this year if there was a meaningful Championship. Whether or not the door to next year is closed or not, who knows. TotalRL/League Express were reporting that Jouffret is off to Ottawa so we might need a replacement half back. Of course, if our bid to enter SL is accepted then presumably Brown will be over on the first plane, though I'm not holding my breath... Yes, not sure on the whole Nu Brown thing. Bringing him over for a end-of-season mini comp doesn't seem worthwhile. We may yet see more twists in this tale. If Toronto are gone, rather than on sabbatical, then an 11 team SL may need a new face for 2021 after all, our centenary year. Perhaps this end of year kickabout might get really serious....... https://www.fevarchive.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamescolin Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 On 19/07/2020 at 20:17, marklaspalmas said: Here's the information we have so far for next season. To be updated as we go.... Current Squad contracted for 2021: 1. Craig Hall 2nd Year of 2 year deal 2. Ben Blackmore 2nd Year of 2 year deal 3. Josh Hardcastle 2nd Year of 2 year deal 4. Thomas Minns 2nd Year of 2 year deal 7. Dane Chisholm 2nd Year of 3 year deal 8. Dale Ferguson 2nd Year of 2 year deal 9. Dean Parata 2nd Year of 2 year deal 10. James Harrison 2nd Year of 2 year deal 11. Brett Ferres 2021 SIGNED 12. Brad Day 2nd Year of 2 year deal 13. James Lockwood 2nd Year of 2 year deal 14. John Davies 2nd Year of 2 year deal 15. Luke Cooper 2nd Year of 2 year deal 16. Jack Bussey 2021 SIGNED 18. Jimmy Beckett 2021 SIGNED 20. Jake Sweeting 2021 SIGNED Current Squad not contracted for 2021: 5. Conor Carey 6. Louis Jouffret 17. Alec Susino 19. Jack Render 21. Dakota Whylie 22. Brandan French 23. Brad Wright 24. Sam Otterwell 25. Nathan Wright 26. Jack Richardson 28. Gareth Gale 27. Greg Worthington Loan from Toronto 29. Wellington Albert Loan from Leeds New Players for 2021: Fa’Amanu Brown HB from NRL? Or only 2020? Liam Whitton FB from Leeds Louie McConnell BR from Leeds Frankie Halton SR from Swinton Thanks for the update. cheers. Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tms Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 On 22/07/2020 at 12:42, The Phantom Horseman said: Some top work there. I think when Nu Brown was announced it seemed to be applied that he would only be coming this year if there was a meaningful Championship. Whether or not the door to next year is closed or not, who knows. TotalRL/League Express were reporting that Jouffret is off to Ottawa so we might need a replacement half back. Of course, if our bid to enter SL is accepted then presumably Brown will be over on the first plane, though I'm not holding my breath... Talk is York in for Morgan Smith From Broncos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grinder Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Is Morgan Peter Smiths grandson? If so it would be good to have some of that family connection back at the club. Peter being one of my all time heroes. I'm sure I'll think of something funny to say soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Tonks Sidestep Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Jouffret going to Ottawa as rumoured https://www.totalrl.com/ottawa-aces-make-french-halfback-their-first-ever-signing/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rarefrith Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Gale signed a 2 year deal this year so he is contracted in 2021. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clogdance Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Local lad Ben Reynolds has agreed to join Toulouse for next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marklaspalmas Posted July 30, 2020 Author Share Posted July 30, 2020 Updated. https://www.fevarchive.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tms Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 19 hours ago, Les Tonks Sidestep said: Jouffret going to Ottawa as rumoured https://www.totalrl.com/ottawa-aces-make-french-halfback-their-first-ever-signing/ Was it his choice or did we not offer him a new a new contract? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Horseman Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 44 minutes ago, POR said: Was it his choice or did we not offer him a new a new contract? Dunno, but they have a French coach, it's a bilingual city with a continental climate, and presumably they won't be short of a bob or two to offer players, so it might not have mattered if we offered him a contract or not. You do wonder about the UK player drain, especially on the Championship, with another North American club arriving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marklaspalmas Posted August 7, 2020 Author Share Posted August 7, 2020 Updated with a Nu singing. Geddit? https://www.fevarchive.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tms Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 15 minutes ago, marklaspalmas said: Updated with a Nu singing. Geddit? mark what's happened to Frankie Halton SR from Swinton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marklaspalmas Posted August 7, 2020 Author Share Posted August 7, 2020 1 hour ago, POR said: mark what's happened to Frankie Halton SR from Swinton Has that been confirmed by the club yet mate? I don't want to put rumours and supposition. https://www.fevarchive.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tms Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 6 minutes ago, marklaspalmas said: Has that been confirmed by the club yet mate? I don't want to put rumours and supposition. not heard owt but he appeared on earlier list On 19/07/2020 at 20:17, marklaspalmas said: Here's the information we have so far for next season. To be updated as we go.... Current Squad contracted for 2021: Current Squad not contracted for 2021: New Players for 2021: Fa’Amanu Brown HB from NRL? Or only 2020? Liam Whitton FB from Leeds Louie McConnell BR from Leeds Frankie Halton SR from Swinton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marklaspalmas Posted August 7, 2020 Author Share Posted August 7, 2020 You're quoting me back to myself? I'm not really an official source. I got that info from TRL but, as I say, has the club confirmed it? https://www.fevarchive.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Horseman Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 So just based on those players we know are under contract for 2020, we could have a 17 of something like: 1 Craig Hall 2 Ben Blackmore 3 Josh Hardcastle 4 Thomas Minns 5 Gareth Gale 6 Nu Brown 7 Dane Chisholm 8 Dale Ferguson 9 Dean Parata 10 James Harrison 11 Brad Day 12 Brett Ferres 13 James Lockwood subs: 14 John Davies 15 Luke Cooper 16 Jack Bussey 17 Jake Sweeting add to that Jimmy Beckett, Liam Whitton and Louie McConnell, plus the ones we don't yet know about such as Susino, Carey, and the loanees Wellington Albert and Greg Worthington, and we're not looking in bad shape considering it's only August. You read everywhere on other team's forums that Fev are dependent on DR but we'd only need 2 or 3 more names to add to that squad really even without DR , I don't think many teams will be running with massive squads next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChampagneCharlieReturns Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Kris welham going to fev according to twitter and Worthington going to fax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Horseman Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 10 hours ago, ChampagneCharlieReturns said: Kris welham going to fev according to twitter and Worthington going to fax The likely Welham switch was mentioned in League Express a while ago but I doubt there will be any announcements until Salford's season is over, and I think that's the right approach. Worthington would be a good signing for Fax, he's a very solid player and has always been a fan favourite, but with Hardcastle, Minns and Welham we'd already have 3 centres. Started off at Queensbury and Fax or Bradford would have been the most logical destination for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blues Ox Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Not heard the Worthington rumour but looks like another of your ex players Ben Helliwell could be our other centre signing as we have a big clear out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris g Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 On 08/08/2020 at 10:49, The Phantom Horseman said: So just based on those players we know are under contract for 2020, we could have a 17 of something like: 1 Craig Hall 2 Ben Blackmore 3 Josh Hardcastle 4 Thomas Minns 5 Gareth Gale 6 Nu Brown 7 Dane Chisholm 8 Dale Ferguson 9 Dean Parata 10 James Harrison 11 Brad Day 12 Brett Ferres 13 James Lockwood subs: 14 John Davies 15 Luke Cooper 16 Jack Bussey 17 Jake Sweeting add to that Jimmy Beckett, Liam Whitton and Louie McConnell, plus the ones we don't yet know about such as Susino, Carey, and the loanees Wellington Albert and Greg Worthington, and we're not looking in bad shape considering it's only August. You read everywhere on other team's forums that Fev are dependent on DR but we'd only need 2 or 3 more names to add to that squad really even without DR , I don't think many teams will be running with massive squads next year. That is starting to look like an impressive squad already. Kris Welham would be a fine signing, he's been doing it at the highest level for a very long time now. With Welham and Minns in the centers and Hardcastle coming off the bench to support the centers and the back row, that looks like a winner. We talk about 'middles' these days rather than specialist forwards, but I would still like to see some 'enforcers' employed. Players such as Alex Walmsley and David Fafita still are playing in Super league to add weight the middle. I would guess that Nu Brown has played with many huge Samoan, or 'other nationalities' determined to prove a point and perhaps his suggestions would be helpful. 1 to 7 looks sorted, we have an embarrassment of riches in the back row, but we are playing too many back rowers at prop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Horseman Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 4 minutes ago, chris g said: We talk about 'middles' these days rather than specialist forwards, but I would still like to see some 'enforcers' employed. Players such as Alex Walmsley and David Fafita still are playing in Super league to add weight the middle. I would guess that Nu Brown has played with many huge Samoan, or 'other nationalities' determined to prove a point and perhaps his suggestions would be helpful. 1 to 7 looks sorted, we have an embarrassment of riches in the back row, but we are playing too many back rowers at prop. There's a shortage of these middles/props even at SL level so it's not surprising that's even more the case at Championship level. For instance I would have been underwhelmed if we had signed Dan Fleming from Fax as to me he's bang average but he has just signed for Cas! Ormondroyd is with a SL club, so is Mitch Clark, Kyle Trout is at Hull KR, Colton Roche got a year at Huddersfield, none of those guys were exactly dominant at our level. It's true that we lack the bulky, old-fashioned type of prop but there are plenty who think those guys will struggle with the "new set of six" rules, it's true that Walmsley and Graham absolutely rolled Leeds the other night but those two are genuine international class. We have signed one or two veteran "enforcers" in recent years such as Griffin and Moore but I'm not sure they really stood out compared with our other middles. James Lockwood might not have the same bulk as that pair but I'd take him every time. Not sure if we can get either Susino or Albert back for next year but I think we'd be set if we did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris g Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 12 minutes ago, The Phantom Horseman said: There's a shortage of these middles/props even at SL level so it's not surprising that's even more the case at Championship level. For instance I would have been underwhelmed if we had signed Dan Fleming from Fax as to me he's bang average but he has just signed for Cas! Ormondroyd is with a SL club, so is Mitch Clark, Kyle Trout is at Hull KR, Colton Roche got a year at Huddersfield, none of those guys were exactly dominant at our level. It's true that we lack the bulky, old-fashioned type of prop but there are plenty who think those guys will struggle with the "new set of six" rules, it's true that Walmsley and Graham absolutely rolled Leeds the other night but those two are genuine international class. We have signed one or two veteran "enforcers" in recent years such as Griffin and Moore but I'm not sure they really stood out compared with our other middles. James Lockwood might not have the same bulk as that pair but I'd take him every time. Not sure if we can get either Susino or Albert back for next year but I think we'd be set if we did. I understand the point that you are making but I do not think that the players you have suggested would make a significant difference in terms of our future. The input of the 'South sea islanders' is been shaped in the NRL. Players such as Jason Taumalolo, so dominant. Their physicality is something that could make us a superior team next season. I do think there is a pool of players not far behind, which could change our season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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