Match thread: 1895 Cup final at Wembley. Featherstone v York Saturday 17th July

[tms]

12 minutes ago, The Phantom Horseman said:

Martin Vickers has revealed on Radio Leeds that Webbo is one of the people who has tested positive. Says 1 or 2 tests either way could be difference between being able to fulfil fixture or not.

HE also said at this present time we can field a team

[lingaro]

There will be plenty of c@s players down their that we may be able to borrow.  

[Rarefrith]

Webster has tested positive

[Les Tonks Sidestep]

Given the delay in test results coming back we might know who's positive or not by next Monday.... 

[J Phil Loxton]

Well at the moment if we've got seventeen fit players in our squad it won't be a bad team in my eyes cos that's roughly what we've been going with anyway for past few weeks..plus Dagger of course.

[elppaxr2i]

Everyone hung up on Dagger playing - no one seems to have considered he might be one of the positive cases

[lingaro]

We've gone with 15 before and won. 

[haskey]

Hope the RL announces early doors tomorrow as we are setting off in the morning.

[Roger York]

Hopefully the test results will go your way it would be such a shame for players of both clubs to miss out on Wembley and the fans too. 
 

Both clubs hopefully still do have a chance to put themselves on the big stage and prove there is life outside super league contrary to what many in super league think.
 

If you can’t raise a team then what happens to the game? Hopefully will be rearranged but it’s not going to be at Wembley and unfortunately I think this scenario is going to be more and more common as everything is opened up.

Anyway fingers crossed for you even though your most likely beat us if you can raise a team.

[georgeb1]

let dagger play , and borrow a couple of saints or cas non playing members to get the go ahead , providing the rfl see that as common sense

[haskey]

I can see the sense in Dagger playing but no chance at all of any players from the finalists being allowed on even want to

[Robin Evans]

15 minutes ago, georgeb1 said:

let dagger play , and borrow a couple of saints or cas non playing members to get the go ahead , providing the rfl see that as common sense

I'd sooner go with what we have..... if we have a squad fit and ready to go that is.

This game is a jolly up

1st Aug way more important, to me at least.

[haskey]

.Sorry Robin this is very selfish. some speccies are looking forward to a weekend in London. and it aint cheap

[lingaro]

Game on! All negative 

[RobLambert]

3 hours ago, georgeb1 said:

let dagger play , and borrow a couple of saints or cas non playing members to get the go ahead , providing the rfl see that as common sense

I feel for those that may lose their hard earned money but if we can't raise a team so be it - irrespective of anyones views on covid.   Not sure if the suggestions of borrowing players are serious or not ?  But surely we have maintain a degree of professionalism and ffs let's not give Cas even more reason to take the p*ss.

[rlfan2020]

27 minutes ago, RobLambert said:

I feel for those that may lose their hard earned money but if we can't raise a team so be it - irrespective of anyones views on covid.   Not sure if the suggestions of borrowing players are serious or not ?  But surely we have maintain a degree of professionalism and ffs let's not give Cas even more reason to take the p*ss.

Game is on

[Monkeymagic22]

Great news that the match is on, especially for those going down to London. Hope all have a great time.

[tms]

11 hours ago, Robin Evans said:

I'd sooner go with what we have..... if we have a squad fit and ready to go that is.

This game is a jolly up

1st Aug way more important, to me at least.

TO be fair R

 TO on YORKSHIRE DAY  is more about bragging rights   grand final way more important, to me at least.

[Robin Evans]

1 minute ago, POR said:

TO be fair R

 TO on YORKSHIRE DAY  is more about bragging rights   grand final way more important, to me at least.

GF is the big one. 1st Aug gives us home advantage though I'm never averse to a French jolly up.

[tms]

2 minutes ago, Robin Evans said:

GF is the big one. 1st Aug gives us home advantage though I'm never averse to a French jolly up.

That's true R and it would be nice to send them home to La Ville Rose

with their tails between their legs

[haskey]

Cant see where it says the game is on.RL , Rovers , BBc nothing

[tms]

37 minutes ago, haskey said:

Cant see where it says the game is on.RL , Rovers , BBc nothing

 

[Monkeymagic22]

1 hour ago, haskey said:

Cant see where it says the game is on.RL , Rovers , BBc nothing

Think it's on Sky Chanel 981

[The Phantom Horseman]

3 minutes ago, Monkeymagic22 said:

Think it's on Sky Chanel 981

I think he means confirmation that the game goes ahead. I suspect there will be a press release from the RFL that will be coordinated with statements from both clubs, as was the case yesterday.

[haskey]

I hope so Phantom as we are setting off in an hour