Match thread: Challenge Cup 4th Round. Keighley Cougars v Featherstone Rovers. Sunday 25th February 2024.

[Les Tonks Sidestep]

2 hours ago, roversspud said:

The only other kicker who I saw at POR to rival Quinny was the late, great Salford player, David Watkins. I remember him kicking several goals from within his own half at POR. I was lucky enough to meet him in the nineties and all he could remember about playing at POR was getting battered by Jimmy Thompson!

Can't have been battered that hard if he could remember it

[FR23]

Anyone heard anything on a new 6? 

[haskey]

Early days !

[Phil Briscoe]

On the Fev Facebook banter page Jarrod Sammut has been mentioned. No idea if there’s any truth in it or not. 

[Rovers fev]

31 minutes ago, Phil Briscoe said:

On the Fev Facebook banter page Jarrod Sammut has been mentioned. No idea if there’s any truth in it or not. 

37 year old I hope not 

[Featherstonerovers2000]

I know he is old but he still has looked in top form every time he has played us but I do think there is other options out there 

[Rovers fev]

1 hour ago, Featherstonerovers2000 said:

I know he is old but he still has looked in top form every time he has played us but I do think there is other options out there 

Who was that half we was linked with last year after World Cup ? Can’t remember his name but there was a lot of talk about him 

[RobLambert]

14 minutes ago, Rovers fev said:

Who was that half we was linked with last year after World Cup ? Can’t remember his name but there was a lot of talk about him 

Kyle Laybutt - PNG player now playing in Queensland Cup ?  Re Sammutt for me anybody is better than nobody.  I thought the squad really needed another half even before **** head left us in the lurch  

[Rovers fev]

5 minutes ago, RobLambert said:

Kyle Laybutt - PNG player now playing in Queensland Cup ?  Re Sammutt for me anybody is better than nobody.  I thought the squad really needed another half even before **** head left us in the lurch  

That’s the one, wonder if he fancies coming to save us 

[Daft old hooker]

Anyone know when Wakefield game is and is it on tv 

[The Phantom Horseman]

22 minutes ago, Daft old hooker said:

Anyone know when Wakefield game is and is it on tv 

Just been announced. Sunday 10th March, 3pm kick off, live on The Sportsman - basically that means watch it via their YouTube channel.

Edited February 27 by The Phantom Horseman

[sentoffagain2]

                 Nowt like a live game it shoulder be a good one.Could we achieve another cup shock?.Get down to see it live if you can.

[Daft old hooker]

Was hoping it was going to be Saturday as I already have a commitment for Sunday but will catch up with it.

[Clarence Street]

43 minutes ago, Daft old hooker said:

Was hoping it was going to be Saturday as I already have a commitment for Sunday but will catch up with it.

Mothers Day! I'd think there'll be quite a lot of folk with commitments that day. 

[Adam B]

21 hours ago, RobLambert said:

Kyle Laybutt

More chance of re-signing Kyle Briggs.

Not sure I can bear the thought of getting tonked twice by Wakey in those first few weeks (of the season proper), but the Reynolds fiasco makes it feel like the club has given up for the time being, so looks like a double-tonking it shall be.

When you think what a complete waste of a SL place Wakey have been for the past 25 years, I almost don't begrudge them their new found sugar daddy.

[marklaspalmas]

While we're tossing around names of halfback ghosts from the past (Sammut and Chizz no and no for me) there's a couple of halfbacks in the QRL Cup in 2024 called Ryley Jacks and Riley Dean.

[Daft old hooker]

9 hours ago, marklaspalmas said:

While we're tossing around names of halfback ghosts from the past (Sammut and Chizz no and no for me) there's a couple of halfbacks in the QRL Cup in 2024 called Ryley Jacks and Riley Dean.

Personally I would take Jacks back like a shot.

[Michael Bates]

12 hours ago, marklaspalmas said:

While we're tossing around names of halfback ghosts from the past (Sammut and Chizz no and no for me) there's a couple of halfbacks in the QRL Cup in 2024 called Ryley Jacks and Riley Dean.

I'd have either / both back tomorrow.

[The Phantom Horseman]

Some interesting names put forward, for me I would be looking more at someone younger from the 2nd tier in Aus if there's anyone suitable available given we're in rebuild mode.

Rumour was we tried to attract Laybutt a couple of years ago but it sounds for whatever reason as if we got knocked back, we probably aren't in as good a position financially to make him an attractive offer now.

Same comments apply to Jacks and he has a young family so I doubt he'd want to uproot them to England again.

Am not sure Fordy is Dean's biggest fan, they had a bit of a fall out at York IIRC and it wasn't Ford who recruited him fro Fev last season, I'd be surprised if he returned.

I'd hope we're keeping an eye on NRL cuts and perhaps waiting for an opportunity to sign a hungry, youngish half with a bit to prove.

 

[haskey]

Do you think that young Bowes is  not good enough to play there on a permanent basis. ?

[David Shepherd]

13 minutes ago, haskey said:

Do you think that young Bowes is  not good enough to play there on a permanent basis. ?

He's a hooker really isn't he? Definitely got potential, but I'm not sure he's suitable for the task right now.

[The Phantom Horseman]

35 minutes ago, haskey said:

Do you think that young Bowes is  not good enough to play there on a permanent basis. ?

Not on a permanent basis for me, but I think he can do a job for us as a stopgap, especially as Jones has said he likes playing 80 minutes. I'd rather we found someone who was the right player rather than rush into signing someone who might not be good enough at the business end of the season. Obviously it's a balancing act as we don't want to get too far adrift in the play-off race in the first half of the season.