POR Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Leeds Rhinos and Featherstone Rovers are set to continue their longstanding partnership in 2022, which will see members of the Rhinos first team squad playing on Dual Registration with Rovers when not selected for the Rhinos. What's interesting about that I hear you say FEV have been doing that for donkeys years I agree but there's more i The partnership will also see Rovers players playing alongside Rhinos in a new reserve grade team 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dealwithit Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 I really don’t understand the reserves competition… 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Kevin Sinfield Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Personally I think players should not be allowed to play on dual registration in the play offs. Imagine if Leeds players helped Featherstone gain promotion to Super League, how can that be justified? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Taylor Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 1 hour ago, Sir Kevin Sinfield said: Personally I think players should not be allowed to play on dual registration in the play offs. Imagine if Leeds players helped Featherstone gain promotion to Super League, how can that be justified? Can we dual reg Leeds supporters? Cos I'd like you to come join us next season. I'll even buy you a drink. 3 2008 RFL Wakefield & District Young Volunteer of the Year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Kevin Sinfield Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 8 hours ago, Chris Taylor said: Can we dual reg Leeds supporters? Cos I'd like you to come join us next season. I'll even buy you a drink. Featherstone have regularly offered cheap tickets to Leeds fans. Other than to watch the overseas sides like Toulouse and Toronto (when they were in the Championship) I’m not personally interested in the offers. Even though it’s a lower standard I’d rather watch Leeds Reserves than Leeds players playing for Featherstone. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roversspud Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 1 hour ago, Sir Kevin Sinfield said: Featherstone have regularly offered cheap tickets to Leeds fans. Other than to watch the overseas sides like Toulouse and Toronto (when they were in the Championship) I’m not personally interested in the offers. Even though it’s a lower standard I’d rather watch Leeds Reserves than Leeds players playing for Featherstone. That's nice. You'd rather watch our Fev reserves playing for Leeds reserves than your Leeds players playing Championship Rugby? Whatever floats your boat...... 1 1 "Out of the way,son. Where's my medal?" Alex Murphy's immortal words as David Hobbs scores his 2nd try in the '83 Cup Final! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverback Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Wouldent it have been great to have seen fev grab a spot in SL, and have done it with a fev squad,i do hope you go all the way just to see the celebrations around fev, but its already tarnished before a balls thrown. kids coming thru getting a game is fine, but first teamers running out make one hell of difference as well you fellas know. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blues Ox Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 16 hours ago, POR said: The partnership will also see Rovers players playing alongside Rhinos in a new reserve grade team That's no way to talk about Leeds first team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Stottle Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 What are the RFL thinking about in allowing teams to be bolstered by other teams who subsequently are making them falsely stronger than they actually are. It renders and makes the competition a complete and utter farce whether that be in assisting a team to win promotion or at the other end of the table it could save a team from relegation. I really am getting piffed off with the complete amateurish attitude that those in power consider what is supposedly good for the game, it's about time Rimmer and the SL governance were force fed a couple of slices of reality, they keep telling everyone who is prepared to listen what a forward looking and well run sport RL is, trouble is there are fewer people willing to listen these days. 9 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wollo Wollo Wayoo Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 I can see the benefit to Fev but why does the Leeds Academy machine need to bulk up its reserve squad with loanees? This world was never meant for one as beautiful as me. Wakefield Trinity RLFC 2012 - 2014 "The wasted years" 2013, 2014 & 2015 Official Magic Weekend "Whipping Boys" 2017 - The year the dream disappeared under Grix's left foot. 2018 - The FinniChezz Bromance 2019 - The Return of the Prodigal Son Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardypaul Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Personally I don’t like dr and much preferred it last season without but as other clubs are doing it I don’t see how people can criticise Fev. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M j M Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 50 minutes ago, Wollo Wollo Wayoo said: I can see the benefit to Fev but why does the Leeds Academy machine need to bulk up its reserve squad with loanees? Presumably because the reserve team isn't where the club believes academy players will get exposed to the best football and the club hasn't recruited a group of players to play reserve grade all year. First team or Fev are the preferred options for first teamers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowdesert Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 8 hours ago, Sir Kevin Sinfield said: Featherstone have regularly offered cheap tickets to Leeds fans. Other than to watch the overseas sides like Toulouse and Toronto (when they were in the Championship) I’m not personally interested in the offers. Even though it’s a lower standard I’d rather watch Leeds Reserves than Leeds players playing for Featherstone. I think Leeds also have a loan partnership with Bradford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blues Ox Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 What do us Championship fans know? As long as its good for the SL clubs then its seen as good for the game. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fevrover Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 5 minutes ago, The Blues Ox said: What do us Championship fans know? As long as its good for the SL clubs then its seen as good for the game. Nail on head there B O. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fevrover Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 1 hour ago, Lowdesert said: I think Leeds also have a loan partnership with Bradford. And Leigh with St.Helen's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 1 hour ago, Lowdesert said: I think Leeds also have a loan partnership with Bradford. What do you mean by "loan partnership" ? "We'll sell you a seat .... but you'll only need the edge of it!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idrewthehaggis Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Surely it's just the two gaming the rigged system. And if it's legal,who can blame them. For the Bonnie and Clyde of RLFC, its win win. Whether it is blooding players back from injury in the Championship than against a gaggle of BARLA boys on a damp field in Lancashire, Fev settling their pack with SL blow ins or maybe some curious acts of arithmetic in the Salary Cap of Fun? As this is RL, I expect lots of fudge, nudge and budge around this with its "fairness" being pushed as much as possible. I don't expect the RFL to have a clue regarding this or the means to either allow it or not. It does merit thought that if we have feeder teams, is this how it would be like? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowdesert Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 1 hour ago, Griff said: What do you mean by "loan partnership" ? https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/sportlatest/19757863.leeds-trio-join-bulls-loan-part-partnership-deal/ Only what I read last year. Plus,what I read this year. Partnership, as in working together. https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/john-kear-bradford-hull-fc-6439326 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbruce Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 4 hours ago, Wollo Wollo Wayoo said: I can see the benefit to Fev but why does the Leeds Academy machine need to bulk up its reserve squad with loanees? Maybe the idea is as a Leeds player drs for Fev the player who gets pushed out of the Fev squad goes to play for Leeds reserves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbruce Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 2 hours ago, The Blues Ox said: What do us Championship fans know? As long as its good for the SL clubs then its seen as good for the game. If it wasn’t good for championship clubs they wouldn’t be doing it. You might not like it as fans but the clubs obviously do. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jughead Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Didn’t Super League/The RFL block someone’s (was it Salford?) attempt to set up a reserve team that was going to be made up of a couple of clubs players a couple of years ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead man inc Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 20 minutes ago, bobbruce said: If it wasn’t good for championship clubs they wouldn’t be doing it. You might not like it as fans but the clubs obviously do. it’s not good for THE championship clubs... its good for a FEW championship clubs that manage to partner with the better SL teams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fevrover Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 2 hours ago, idrewthehaggis said: Surely it's just the two gaming the rigged system. And if it's legal,who can blame them. For the Bonnie and Clyde of RLFC, its win win. Whether it is blooding players back from injury in the Championship than against a gaggle of BARLA boys on a damp field in Lancashire, Fev settling their pack with SL blow ins or maybe some curious acts of arithmetic in the Salary Cap of Fun? As this is RL, I expect lots of fudge, nudge and budge around this with its "fairness" being pushed as much as possible. I don't expect the RFL to have a clue regarding this or the means to either allow it or not. It does merit thought that if we have feeder teams, is this how it would be like? What Gary Hetherington wants - he gets! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josef K Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 When Fev go up at the end of the 2022 season will they be able to have a dual reg with Leeds in 2023 ?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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