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

[The Masked Poster]

1 minute ago, Barley Mow said:

The grading system will give BV top marks (assuming the new stand gets completed).

To use an old quote….”then the grading system is an ass Sir”

Not sure in which universe BV would get top marks, seriously. 

[Guest]

1 minute ago, MattSantos said:

Aye, but that's not the point. Winning on the pitch should be everything*. Now it's not. this is what's creating emotion in the streets of station lane. 

But Fev havn't won on the pitch?

So it is a pointless argument.

London and Toulouse will have done 3 times in the last few years and against the odds.

[Guest]

For me it is the same as arguing that all GF's are irrelevant and the league leaders should be reinstated as the GF winners.

[Rovers13]

Wakey Toulouse or London could finish bottom of the championship and would get in SL before fev Batley Halifax etc so it’s pointless talking about it tbh lol 

[MattSantos]

2 minutes ago, Leonard said:

But Fev havn't won on the pitch?

So it is a pointless argument.

London and Toulouse will have done 3 times in the last few years and against the odds.

Its the last year that they could have won on the pitch though!!!

It's the very argument. 

Next year now feels pointless as a result.

 

[Rovers13]

Fans of the non fashionable championship clubs will walk away in their droves now 

[Guest]

The common denominator to every argument is that Fev have not won on the pitch.

Not sure who's fault that is.

[JohnM]

Just now, Rovers13 said:

Fans of the non fashionable championship clubs will walk away in their droves now 

Your reason , evidence, proof etc of that is what exactly? What is the Championship and it's clubs doing to build the competition? 

[Barley Mow]

4 minutes ago, The Masked Poster said:

To use an old quote….”then the grading system is an ass Sir”

Not sure in which universe BV would get top marks, seriously. 

I haven't been convinced that the system as a whole is the right way to go yet.

Even within it, some of the details of the grading don't seem be what a lot of people expected either - your expectations for the ground grading is just one example.

[Rovers13]

The championship John will now be 30 friendlies for teams like fev swinton Halifax widnes Batley etc 

[Rovers13]

My point is who’s going to turn up watch Widnes win league by 30 points get denied promotion for a say Toulouse side who finish 6th lol 

[Smudger06]

1 minute ago, Rovers13 said:

The championship John will now be 30 friendlies for teams like fev swinton Halifax widnes Batley etc 

Aka pretty pointless, crowds across the board dropped away at other non competitive periods......they will drop to the couple of hundred max that the likes of the Queensland Cup & NSW Cup get. People will find other things to spend money on now more than any time in the past what with the cost of living squeeze on wallets. 

[MattSantos]

4 minutes ago, Leonard said:

The common denominator to every argument is that Fev have not won on the pitch.

Not sure who's fault that is.

The club. Everyone is fine that they've lost. It's sport. 

What you're failing to grasp, is that next year the effort on the pitch doesnt matter. Ergo, what's the point.

[DI Keith Fowler]

5 minutes ago, Rovers13 said:

My point is who’s going to turn up watch Widnes win league by 30 points get denied promotion for a say Toulouse side who finish 6th lol 

Come on at least put a bit of realism into it. 

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, MattSantos said:

The club. Everyone is fine that they've lost. It's sport. 

What you're failing to grasp, is that next year the effort on the pitch doesnt matter. Ergo, what's the point.

What's the point for 90 percent of clubs in the champ and league one by that view.

[Smudger06]

3 minutes ago, Smudger06 said:

Aka pretty pointless, crowds across the board dropped away at other non competitive periods......they will drop to the couple of hundred max that the likes of the Queensland Cup & NSW Cup get. People will find other things to spend money on now more than any time in the past what with the cost of living squeeze on wallets. 

The difference between a non promotion championship and a non promotion NSW Cup & Queensland Cup is that SL, RFL, or the top flight clubs have the money available to sustain a high quality 2nd tier feeder league; reserve league, dual reg league. Whatever. 

[Rovers13]

Leonard the dream whether is achievable or not it’s still their fans will still turn up hoping a new year brings success 

[JonM]

8 minutes ago, Rovers13 said:

My point is who’s going to turn up watch Widnes win league by 30 points get denied promotion for a say Toulouse side who finish 6th lol 

Well, I definitely would. Winning a game by 30 points now and then would be a good start.

[bar red]

Toulouse and London were the 2 best teams at Barrow  this year. Fev seemed not to have learned any lessons from the year before. They turned up with an enormous but aged pack. Barrow with a lightweight makeshift pack really had a go at Fev and by the second half Fev were blowing hard and noticeably slowing. Compare this to London and Toulouse who we couldn't touch for speed.

Edited October 9, 2023 by bar red

[Rovers13]

So John you would watch Widnes win every game all season not get promoted and go back the year after lol 

[Smudger06]

3 minutes ago, Leonard said:

What's the point for 90 percent of clubs in the champ and league one by that view.

To be the best that they can possibly be....to win games, to then win more games. Etc. 

[bromleybulldog]

Suddenly the Keighley viewpoint seems to be gathering lots of new adherents

[Rovers13]

Keighley always had my backing shame other champ clubs didn’t have a backbone too tbh 

[MattSantos]

7 minutes ago, Leonard said:

What's the point for 90 percent of clubs in the champ and league one by that view.

To climb the table, to build and one day have a shot. 

[Guest]

Just now, MattSantos said:

To climb the table, to build and one day have a shot. 

Feels like fantasy. 

See my 92 club football league analogy.