Featherstone Rovers 2024 Squad

[POR]

10 minutes ago, Fevrover said:

He's not going to say otherwise is he ?

Of course not but it would have been nice if he posted something about his time at FEV like others who have left

[The Phantom Horseman]

20 hours ago, tuutaisrambo said:

We're announcing a player tonight apparently.

Our Squad has been far too big the last 2 seasons....signing players and never playing them.....wasting money

Concentrate on youth and get a tight well drilled team and we'll be fine...........can't go up now.......won't go down

Build slowly and end the season like London did.

Can't say I'm that sad about any of the senior players leaving the squad.........doesn't look like too many have got offers a step up from Fev........JD has been awesome for us but he's past his best now.

Last season was a massive bust despite winning nearly every game........time for a rebuild.

Agree with most of that. Did some back-of-a-fag packet sums and given the players we know we are keeping plus the 2 new signings announced, we will be doing well to keep the remaining players not announced as leaving yet given we've been told we've halved our budget.

But we'll see. We've learned that nothing is decided in the first half of the season, let alone November the previous year.

Salford have just confirmed that Danny Addy is leaving them

Edited November 4, 2023 by The Phantom Horseman

[gazza77]

26 minutes ago, Fevrover said:

He's not going to say otherwise is he ?

On signing for Bradford, JD said "I didn't really want to leave Fev and come to to play on the world's smallest pitch, but needs must."

Edited November 3, 2023 by gazza77

[gazza77]

10 minutes ago, The Phantom Horseman said:

Agree with most of that. Did some back-of-a-fag packet sums and given the players we know we are keeping plus the 2 new signings announced, we will be doing well to keep the remaining players not announced as leaving yet given we've been told we've halved our budget.

But we'll see. We've learned that nothing is deceide in the first half of the season, let alone November the previous year.

Salford have just confirmed that Danny Addy is leaving them

Once upon a time, we always used to have a number of players openly employed on a PT basis by the foundation. I've seen plenty of examples of players doing community work over the last few years, but nothing explicitly saying any were foundation employees. I wonder if that's an option to support one or two signings with additional income.

[The Phantom Horseman]

5 minutes ago, gazza77 said:

Once upon a time, we always used to have a number of players openly employed on a PT basis by the foundation. I've seen plenty of examples of players doing community work over the last few years, but nothing explicitly saying any were foundation employees. I wonder if that's an option to support one or two signings with additional income.

Good point, especially as Foundation turnover is now a central component of the IMG points scoring system.

For example, if a Foundation had a 3-year turnover average of £40,000, by increasing it to £50,000 they would increase their IMG score by the same amount (0.25 points) as they would by winning the Championship Grand Final or the Challenge Cup.

[POR]

1 hour ago, tuutaisrambo said:

We're announcing a player tonight apparently.

Remember last year T we made a big song and dance about signing a player at the winter fair turned out to be Jack B

[Fevrover]

2 hours ago, POR said:

Of course not but it would have been nice if he posted something about his time at FEV like others who have 

 

Edited November 3, 2023 by Fevrover

[The Phantom Horseman]

1 hour ago, POR said:

Of course not but it would have been nice if he posted something about his time at FEV like others who have left

He did, when he announced he was leaving the club last week.

 

[Daft old hooker]

6 hours ago, POR said:

Apparently he really has a good feel and buzz about the club. I genuinely feel the club is on an upward trajectory, and that is something I am really excited to be a part of. 

I thought he was going for the ultra modern stadium with state of the art facilities.

[coolie]

Just now, Daft old hooker said:

I thought he was going for the ultra modern stadium with state of the art facilities.

He was

But Sheffield couldn't fill any of that criteria

[POR]

10 minutes ago, The Phantom Horseman said:

He did, when he announced he was leaving the club last week.

 

Cheers PH apologies JD I missed that one

[lingaro]

1 hour ago, gazza77 said:

On signing for Bradford, JD said "I didn't really want to leave Fev and come to to play on the world's smallest pitch, but needs must."

"one plus is I haven't as far to run to get my pie at half time" 

[POR]

Danny Addy joins the Blue Wall

one down 17  to go 

[coolie]

35 minutes ago, POR said:

Danny Addy joins the Blue Wall

one down 17  to go 

Thought they were dropping the name "Blue Wall" due to it been a very weak tissue paper made and distributed in Australia used in hotel bathrooms

[plug]

No better than some of the players we'v let go 

[Monkeymagic22]

35 minutes ago, plug said:

No better than some of the players we'v let go 

I’d disagree, at the end of the season Addy looked great for Salford. Can’t think of any players other than Hau, that looked better.

[The Phantom Horseman]

41 minutes ago, plug said:

No better than some of the players we'v let go 

We know the club is reducing its investment in the squad by 50% this year. Are you expecting to bring in better players at half the price?

Given the drastic reduction to our budget, I think we've done well to retain Aekins, Springer, Gale, Lacans, Jones, maybe 2 or 3 others,  and sign Reynolds, Minikin and Addy. 

[haskey]

Agreed

[bigbaldnmad]

While being asked to pay membership prices more expensive than a lot of SL and all championship clubs.

[bigbaldnmad]

So much for getting rid of the over 30's...

[Monkeymagic22]

1 hour ago, plug said:

No better than some of the players we'v let go 

Hey Plug, who are those players that you think are better than Addy?. 

[eltel]

1 hour ago, bigbaldnmad said:

So much for getting rid of the over 30's...

yep he will be 33 come start of next season but it’s probably all fev can afford was hoping the old timers would become a thing of the past obviously not a player for the future 

 

1 hour ago, bigbaldnmad said:

So much for getting rid of the over 30's...

 

[Total Rugby League]

DANNY ADDY has found a new club following his exit from the Salford Red Devils. Addy’s departure from the Super League side was confirmed yesterday,...

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[plug]

10 hours ago, Monkeymagic22 said:

Hey Plug, who are those players that you think are better than Addy?. 

One player springs to mind I,E Davis

[Monkeymagic22]

53 minutes ago, plug said:

One player springs to mind I,E Davis

I’d disagree, Addy is a SL quality player, and for all Davies abilities he isn’t. Each to their own opinion though.