Sat 21st-Sun 22nd May: The Betfred Championship (Non TV) Match Thread

[The Blues Ox]

On 19/05/2022 at 10:27, The Blues Ox said:

SATURDAY 21st MAY
Featherstone Rovers v Whitehaven Fev by 54

 

Obviously I meant at half time just to clear that up. 

[The Phantom Horseman]

46-0.

[gazza77]

Haven giving Widnes a real run for their money for the worst team seen at Post Office Road this season. 

Half time, Fev 46 Haven nil. 

For anyone thinking the slope has an impact, Haven played downhill. 

[The Phantom Horseman]

Fev 46 Whitehaven 0 at half time.

[GUBRATS]

15 minutes ago, gazza77 said:

Haven giving Widnes a real run for their money for the worst team seen at Post Office Road this season. 

Half time, Fev 46 Haven nil. 

For anyone thinking the slope has an impact, Haven played downhill. 

I recall a Tommy Martyn drop goal just before half time that gave Leyth a 47-0 lead at PO rd back in 2004 , that was up the slope as well 

[meast]

Why don't Featherstone and Leigh just play off now?

What's the real point of the championship?

[The Phantom Horseman]

4 minutes ago, meast said:

Why don't Featherstone and Leigh just play off now?

What's the real point of the championship?

This kind of comment really hacks me off. You've got two teams that are trying to be the best they can, and people are moaning about the effect it has on the Championship.

If you think Fev and Leigh should be fast-tracked to SL, then just say so, but only in rugby league is ambition and success viewed as something negative.

 

[Fevrover]

7 minutes ago, meast said:

Why don't Featherstone and Leigh just play off now?

What's the real point of the championship?

I think York and Batley might think differently, probably Fax.

[gazza77]

Almost a friendly feel to the 2nd half, as Fev shuffle player positions around. Starting hooker currently at centre, with 2nd row at hooker. 

64 nil, 10 mins left. 

[fevtom]

78-0 Fev. Hall misses the final conversion and boos ring around post office road.

[meast]

9 minutes ago, The Phantom Horseman said:

This kind of comment really hacks me off. You've got two teams that are trying to be the best they can, and people are moaning about the effect it has on the Championship.

If you think Fev and Leigh should be fast-tracked to SL, then just say so, but only in rugby league is ambition and success viewed as something negative.

 

I mean that the spending power of Fev and Leigh in order to achieve SL status has created a 2 horse competition.

Surely there should be healthy competition?

It's like when Huddersfield went the 2002 competition unbeaten, it was a totally lopsided, uncompetitive league, what should be a great competition with teams all competing to get into SL, instead it's become a case of who can spend more and not lose a game.

[Fevrover]

9 minutes ago, meast said:

I mean that the spending power of Fev and Leigh in order to achieve SL status has created a 2 horse competition.

Surely there should be healthy competition?

It's like when Huddersfield went the 2002 competition unbeaten, it was a totally lopsided, uncompetitive league, what should be a great competition with teams all competing to get into SL, instead it's become a case of who can spend more and not lose a game.

SL is going to be won by one ot two teams how's that any different, possibly 3.

[David Shepherd]

33 minutes ago, meast said:

I mean that the spending power of Fev and Leigh in order to achieve SL status has created a 2 horse competition.

 

If only the championship was as wide open as Super League........

[GUBRATS]

34 minutes ago, meast said:

I mean that the spending power of Fev and Leigh in order to achieve SL status has created a 2 horse competition.

Surely there should be healthy competition?

It's like when Huddersfield went the 2002 competition unbeaten, it was a totally lopsided, uncompetitive league, what should be a great competition with teams all competing to get into SL, instead it's become a case of who can spend more and not lose a game.

Did you complain at the time back in 2002 ? 

[Fevrover]

I've seen us lose at homevto Whitehaven 54 - 24 and 29 - 0 ( 2015) but had to take it on the chin, we won't always be top dogs along with Leigh. Thick un thin for all teams!

[DavidM]

57 minutes ago, meast said:

instead it's become a case of who can spend more and not lose a game.

We like being different …. Who can spend least and not win a game . 

[Griff]

On 19/05/2022 at 07:37, ShropshireBull said:

Think it would be but Eagles first game back in Sheffield. 

As it turns out, but when the Widnes game was chosen, it was down to be the fourth home game.

[gazza77]

1 hour ago, meast said:

I mean that the spending power of Fev and Leigh in order to achieve SL status has created a 2 horse competition.

Surely there should be healthy competition?

It's like when Huddersfield went the 2002 competition unbeaten, it was a totally lopsided, uncompetitive league, what should be a great competition with teams all competing to get into SL, instead it's become a case of who can spend more and not lose a game.

To a degree, I agree. 

I'm a Fev fan, who has just got home. Whilst obviously pleasing to play well and have an excellent win, part of the element is entertainment and that's lost when games are so one sided. There is a similar gap between top and bottom in league 1 as well, and I'd suggest similar in SL, albeit without so many blowout scores. The problem is the solutions suggested always seem to be to to restrict the top teams, rather than increase the standard of the rest. I'd suggest that approach is the wrong way around. The problem here isn't the spending power of Fev and Leigh, it's the lack of spending power elsewhere in the league. 

[JDINTHEHIZZOUSE]

As a Leigh fan, I am quite envious of Fev this year. The team they have, the fervent fans, the direction they are going in. They have been building up to this for some years now and have perhaps let other teams surpass them, but in doing so this seems to be now working in their favour, I for one would not be upset if they gained promotion to super league, The downside being that along with the likes of fax, batley and of course leigh, a great championship fixture would be missed.

[Cardypaul]

I don’t think results like today are good for game, I felt sorry for Whitehaven today they were on a hiding to nothing. The simple fact is both Leigh and Fev are too good for the rest of the teams in this division on a weekly basis.

[Fevrover]

7 hours ago, Cardypaul said:

I don’t think results like today are good for game, I felt sorry for Whitehaven today they were on a hiding to nothing. The simple fact is both Leigh and Fev are too good for the rest of the teams in this division on a weekly basis.

  We've  been on the end of many big defeats in my 50 years of supporting Fev. I didn't expect them to feel sorry for us and don't suppose they did. IF we get in SL and get some battering's we won't get much sympathy and why would we ? Full credit to the Whitehaven supporters who travelled to watch that,that's dedication . 

[The Phantom Horseman]

12 hours ago, meast said:

I mean that the spending power of Fev and Leigh in order to achieve SL status has created a 2 horse competition.

Surely there should be healthy competition?

 

What are you suggesting then? What would you do to change things?

[georgeb1]

8 hours ago, Cardypaul said:

I don’t think results like today are good for game, I felt sorry for Whitehaven today they were on a hiding to nothing. The simple fact is both Leigh and Fev are too good for the rest of the teams in this division on a weekly basis.

Leigh and fev are good for this division , the benchmark is set and other club's should relish the challenge I know fordy will when we go there in July.  

[Fevrover]

13 hours ago, meast said:

Why don't Featherstone and Leigh just play off now?

What's the real point of the championship?

Super League  Grand Final winners FOUR teams only since its inception in 1996, what's the point of SL then ?

[Fevrover]

24 minutes ago, The Phantom Horseman said:

What are you suggesting then? What would you do to change things?

Make it as competitive as SL lol.