Sun 8th Oct: Ch S/F: Featherstone Rovers v London Broncos KO 18:30 (Viaplay)

[Snowys Backside]

Great final next for the expansionists out there. One or two might come out of the darkness to give some input.  
 

Whoever goes up though will have a brick wall in front of them financially and remaining in SL. 
 

Good luck to both

[LeytherRob]

1 minute ago, Fevrover said:

Can yer blame him ? 

Penny for Mark Campell's thoughts right now, took a big gamble putting James Ford in. Be interesting to see if he stands by him as coach. If he doesn't not really sure where Ford goes from here, left a comfortable position at York and between his stints at Wakefield and Fev he's done a fair bit of damage to his prospects of getting a decent gig

[Steven Grason]

I do not know how London transformed from average team to the slick unit we saw tonight. Our indiscipline is what cost us. And our discipline has been excellent all year. We have now come top of the championship 5 times and not been promoted. For me, loyalties aside, there is something very wrong with that. IMG will be the death knell of the game as we know it in my opinion.

[Smudger06]

We beat them 40-10 away and 50-6 at home  this season, but couldn't pull it off at home tonight after they played Sheffieldlast wk end and meanwhile we got 2 weeks rest & prep for this one game.

[Harry Stottle]

3 minutes ago, Snowys Backside said:

Great final next for the expansionists out there. One or two might come out of the darkness to give some input.  
 

Whoever goes up though will have a brick wall in front of them financially and remaining in SL. 
 

Good luck to both

The problems for next weeks winners will start at the final whistle.

[georgeb1]

34 minutes ago, Leonard said:

A day at the GF and then back home Sunday AM for Broncos v Toulouse and then into England v Tonga.

Cracking stuff. 

last statement ruined it

[georgeb1]

34 minutes ago, Leonard said:

A day at the GF and then back home Sunday AM for Broncos v Toulouse and then into England v Tonga.

Cracking stuff. 

last statement ruined it

[georgeb1]

34 minutes ago, Leonard said:

A day at the GF and then back home Sunday AM for Broncos v Toulouse and then into England v Tonga.

Cracking stuff. 

last statement ruined it

[Wiltshire Warrior Dragon]

A small and not terribly significant point.

I thought James Ford, when being interviewed post-match, was exceptionally gracious in defeat, if, quite understandably, struggling emotionally.  In particular, how refreshing to hear a coach say that the yellow-carding of one of his players was the right decision.

[oiseau]

6 minutes ago, Snowys Backside said:

Great final next for the expansionists out there. One or two might come out of the darkness to give some input.  
 

Whoever goes up though will have a brick wall in front of them financially and remaining in SL. 
 

Good luck to both

It will be tough but TO have just had a change of ownership with more funding assured.

[Guest]

5 minutes ago, Steven Grason said:

I do not know how London transformed from average team to the slick unit we saw tonight. Our indiscipline is what cost us. And our discipline has been excellent all year. We have now come top of the championship 5 times and not been promoted. For me, loyalties aside, there is something very wrong with that. IMG will be the death knell of the game as we know it in my opinion.

Because you couldn't win the game that matters? Losing at home to Batley and London suggests Fev have no right to go up. 

[The Daddy]

1 minute ago, oiseau said:

It will be tough but TO have just had a change of ownership with more funding assured.

Yes I've heard that also. New ownership and more investment. Can't remember where I read it. 

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, oiseau said:

It will be tough but TO have just had a change of ownership with more funding assured.

Hopefully they won't be penalised £500k on paying travel costs this time. 

[londonrlfan]

12 minutes ago, Leonard said:

That's fine in SL but not in the championship, unless he literally wants to throw money away. 

Yeah I meant in the advent of promotion.

[The Daddy]

7 minutes ago, Steven Grason said:

I do not know how London transformed from average team to the slick unit we saw tonight. Our indiscipline is what cost us. And our discipline has been excellent all year. We have now come top of the championship 5 times and not been promoted. For me, loyalties aside, there is something very wrong with that. IMG will be the death knell of the game as we know it in my opinion.

Yep it's all IMGs fault that Fev hasn't been promoted for several years running 

[Fevrover]

4 minutes ago, Leonard said:

Because you couldn't win the game that matters? Losing at home to Batley and London suggests Fev have no right to go up. 

If you don't win semi finals and finals you definitely don't deserve to go up.

[Fevrover]

4 minutes ago, The Daddy said:

Yep it's all IMGs fault that Fev hasn't been promoted for several years running 

NOTHING to do with img, it's our own failings ,get a grip!

[Hopie]

Real shame for Fev fans, I was hoping they would get a season in Super League before the door closed.

[Fevrover]

Just now, Hopie said:

Real shame for Fev fans, I was hoping they would get a season in Super League before the door closed.

It's not to be but we'll plod on lol.

[oiseau]

9 minutes ago, The Daddy said:

Yes I've heard that also. New ownership and more investment. Can't remember where I read it. 

I met the new owner last night at the game, young chap with loads of ambition. The last guy had 12 years of financing TO but has health problems as I understand it. The new funding will or should assure continued use of the Stade Ernest Wallon.

[The Daddy]

2 minutes ago, oiseau said:

I met the new owner last night at the game, young chap with loads of ambition. The last guy had 12 years of financing TO but has health problems as I understand it. The new funding will or should assure continued use of the Stade Ernest Wallon.

Am I right in saying he used to be one of the clubs sponsors? 

[Wiltshire Warrior Dragon]

11 minutes ago, Steven Grason said:

I do not know how London transformed from average team to the slick unit we saw tonight. Our indiscipline is what cost us. And our discipline has been excellent all year. We have now come top of the championship 5 times and not been promoted. For me, loyalties aside, there is something very wrong with that. IMG will be the death knell of the game as we know it in my opinion.

I have a lot of sympathy for Fev generally and the specific point you make, Steven.

However, if you have a regular season structure which is not 'pure' (by which I mean not every team has the same playing schedule), then, arguably, you need a process, other than regular season league finishing positions, to determine who is promoted.  I can see a flaw in my own argument when, in that regular season, one side finishes so far ahead of the runners-up (i.e. this year, your 12 points lead over Toulouse Olympique XIII).  On the other hand, it would be impossible to organise a competition along the lines of "There will be play-offs, unless..."

Incidentally, the temptation to contrive sudden-death matches at the end of a season is now established in sports that do indeed have 'pure' league schedules.  Look no further than this country's favourite spectator sport, soccer.  The promotion play-offs below the Premier League level have little logical basis.  If you get promoted for finishing first or second, and there is a wish to promote three teams, why the side finishing third does not get the final place seems quite illogical to me.

[kiggy]

2 minutes ago, The Daddy said:

Am I right in saying he used to be one of the clubs sponsors? 

Yes, he's been around a few years. This transfer of the club has been dragging on.for far too long but it's all settled now. Press release is imminent although I think it's an open secret now as to who it is.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Wiltshire Warrior Dragon said:

I have a lot of sympathy for Fev generally and the specific point you make, Steven.

However, if you have a regular season structure which is not 'pure' (by which I mean not every team has the same playing schedule), then, arguably, you need a process, other than regular season league finishing positions, to determine who is promoted.  I can see a flaw in my own argument when, in that regular season, one side finishes so far ahead of the runners-up (i.e. this year, your 12 points lead over Toulouse Olympique XIII).  On the other hand, it would be impossible to organise a competition along the lines of "There will be play-offs, unless..."

Incidentally, the temptation to contrive sudden-death matches at the end of a season is now established in sports that do indeed have 'pure' league schedules.  Look no further than this country's favourite spectator sport, soccer.  The promotion play-offs below the Premier League level have little logical basis.  If you get promoted for finishing first or second, and there is a wish to promote three teams, why the side finishing third does not get the final place seems quite illogical to me.

I guess the current system at least ensures the championship isn't done in april. 

Everyone knows the rules and everyone plays by the same rules ultimately. 

[The Daddy]

2 minutes ago, Wiltshire Warrior Dragon said:

I have a lot of sympathy for Fev generally and the specific point you make, Steven.

However, if you have a regular season structure which is not 'pure' (by which I mean not every team has the same playing schedule), then, arguably, you need a process, other than regular season league finishing positions, to determine who is promoted.  I can see a flaw in my own argument when, in that regular season, one side finishes so far ahead of the runners-up (i.e. this year, your 12 points lead over Toulouse Olympique XIII).  On the other hand, it would be impossible to organise a competition along the lines of "There will be play-offs, unless..."

Incidentally, the temptation to contrive sudden-death matches at the end of a season is now established in sports that do indeed have 'pure' league schedules.  Look no further than this country's favourite spectator sport, soccer.  The promotion play-offs below the Premier League level have little logical basis.  If you get promoted for finishing first or second, and there is a wish to promote three teams, why the side finishing third does not get the final place seems quite illogical to me.

So you're saying that Fev should've been promoted anyway?