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

[Adam B]

12 minutes ago, Blind side johnny said:

Hospitals filling with the under 50's, many of whom are on ventilators, but please travel along on your own sweet way.

With respect, this is the kind of overblown fearmongering rubbish we usually get from the mass media, and which you appear to be swallowing without question. Current ONS stats (link provided) offer clarification (and perspective) re the actual numbers. Meanwhile NHS waiting lists are conservatively estimated to be at around the 13 million mark and climbing, and heaven knows how many of those may be critical. That's what you get for slavishly embracing the restrictions and continuing to peddle the fear-porn.

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/articles/coronaviruscovid19latestinsights/hospitals#hospital-admissions

 

 

 

 

 

[philcow]

We are all at risk not just Rugby players i work at a large manufacturing facility and not had a covid related day off yet maybe by pure luck than judgement lets just go to wembley and enjoy the match this illness cant keep distroying our way of life indeffinately maybe we will have to live with this just like all the other viruses that could strike at any moment.

[Adam B]

27 minutes ago, Monkeymagic22 said:

Wasn't it the case that a couple of Newcastle United players were out for a few months after having Covid?. The young can also get Long Covid, which affects about 1 in 8. But hey, let's ignore that because we want to watch some rugby.

Nobody is ignoring the fact that anyone can catch and suffer from Covid, all we're saying is the 'risk' to young fit men, even if they are unlucky enough to catch it in the first place, is vanishingly low. But hey let's accuse me of caring more about watching a rugby game than people's lives - a low blow I would suggest.

[tms]

Please let's all agree to disagree but don't forget why we are here

Que sera, sera
Whatever will be, will be
We'are going to WEMBERLEY
Que sera, sera
What will be, will be                       

[Fevrover]

12 minutes ago, POR said:

Please let's all agree to disagree but don't forget why we are here

 

Que sera, sera
Whatever will be, will be
We'are going to WEMBERLEY
Que sera, sera
What will be, will be                       

The futures not ours to see.

[Monkeymagic22]

31 minutes ago, Adam B said:

Nobody is ignoring the fact that anyone can catch and suffer from Covid, all we're saying is the 'risk' to young fit men, even if they are unlucky enough to catch it in the first place, is vanishingly low. But hey let's accuse me of caring more about watching a rugby game than people's lives - a low blow I would suggest.

Ok, maybe a little harsh. Let's agree to disagree and hope that we get to see the match tomorrow. No hard feelings mate.

[tms]

 

[The Phantom Horseman]

3 hours ago, The Phantom Horseman said:

my wild guess at what the 17 might look like based on what we know plus a lot of total guesswork:
Hall, Hardcastle, Gale, Chisholm, Kopczak, Brown, Harrison, Ferres, Lockwood, Davies, Cooper, Field, Sweeting, Summers, McConnell, Spence plus one other...maybe Doyle barring a surprise return for Welham?

back to the game...18-man squad named and looks like the 18 names above were a very lucky guess. Welham a very welcome return if he's playing, and can't see why they would name him unless he's water boy.

https://twitter.com/FevRoversRLFC/status/1416050007057342470/photo/1

[The Phantom Horseman]

So if Welham is fit, possible line-up would be...

Hall
Gale
Hardcastle
Welham
Doyle
Brown
Chisholm
Kopczak
Davies/Sweeting
Lockwood
Ferres
Davies/Field
McConnell
subs
Sweeting/Field
Cooper
Harrison
Spence

for me I'd go with Sweeting at 9 as he's a recognised hooker and Jonny D is far more valuable in the back row, but that's just my opinion. Think we might start Harrison on the bench and then come on to play big minutes, we don't want Koppy, Locky and Harrison all off the field at the same time.

 

[elppaxr2i]

A stronger 17 than i thought it was going to be with room for posistional rotation!

i think locky could be used as an extra prop as well so might go with field / davies / mcconnell for example in the back row 

What a strange 24hrs - barely had a team yesterday 

[The Phantom Horseman]

York look to be missing a few - Ryan Atkins isn't in their squad, no Baldwinson, James Green, Riley Dean, Liam Salter from what I can see. They've got Cuthbertson back and Mikey Lewis from Hull KR who is a livewire.

Still, looking at our team, it does look potentially less weak than most of us thought, especially if Welham is genuinely ok to play and not just in as 18th man, because that would free up John Davies to play elsewhere.

I'm back to fancying us quite strongly again.

[tms]

I think Kris W will be playing otherwise just go with 17 

on the wing Jacob D or Harvey S 

Jake S at hooker 

Callum F in 2nd row 

subs 

James H John D and Luke C and Joe S

[jamescolin]

8 minutes ago, elppaxr2i said:

A stronger 17 than i thought it was going to be with room for posistional rotation!

i think locky could be used as an extra prop as well so might go with field / davies / mcconnell for example in the back row 

What a strange 24hrs - barely had a team yesterday 

iS jUNIOR MOORS absent? 

[Fevrover]

8 minutes ago, jamescolin said:

iS jUNIOR MOORS absent? 

Yes.

[The Phantom Horseman]

12 minutes ago, jamescolin said:

iS jUNIOR MOORS absent? 

 

4 minutes ago, Fevrover said:

Yes.

Tweeted this morning that he was missing out due to Covid.

[jamescolin]

4 minutes ago, Fevrover said:

Yes.

Is he ill or injured. 

[jamescolin]

Sorry I missed it. Been out at opticians and hearing aid specialists.

[The Phantom Horseman]

Fev now giving away 8 points on the handicap with SkyBet. Think it was 20 earlier in the week.

I think we might cover that.

[The Phantom Horseman]

Chisholm at 11-8 to score any time looks a fair bet.

[Adam B]

1 hour ago, Monkeymagic22 said:

Ok, maybe a little harsh. Let's agree to disagree and hope that we get to see the match tomorrow. No hard feelings mate.

No hard feelings at all my friend, and agreed re tomorrow, which now looks a little more positive (pun intended) in view of the squad we've named. Interesting to see Welham is suddenly available again, just in time for a run out at Wembley, unless he's one of our usual named decoys....... 

[RoyBoy295]

Have a safe journey down to our nations capital and back, enjoy your day no matter what the result.

I will be a temporary capper tomorrow, hope you bring the goods back with you

[The Phantom Horseman]

The Wembley programme just popped through my letterbox. Loads and loads about Fev, including a terrific article by our very own MarkLasPalmas. 

[elppaxr2i]

26 minutes ago, The Phantom Horseman said:

 Loads and loads about Fev, including a terrific article by our very own MarkLasPalmas. 

Who? Never heard of him

[Fevrover]

42 minutes ago, The Phantom Horseman said:

The Wembley programme just popped through my letterbox. Loads and loads about Fev, including a terrific article by our very own MarkLasPalmas. 

I've delivered quite a few today pleased with mine as well.

[Robin Evans]

44 minutes ago, elppaxr2i said:

Who? Never heard of him

Mark will most likely be embarrassed to read I (and others) think he's a sound sort.....

However,  here in this part of Rovrum,  his pater is a bit of a legend with my cohort.