Match thread: Championship Round 14. Featherstone Rovers v Whitehaven. Sunday 7th July 2024.

[marklaspalmas]

Rovers went to France with a 21 man squad. That's every player we've got apart from Welly Albert. Obviously Bussey and Massey were not ready. Let's hope they're fit soon. Perhaps the 2nd half of the programme will see less dependency on DR and loans.

We've reached the half way point of the league programme with 6 wins and 7 losses. Regardless of where we were last year or any other year, it's fair to say, with the squad we've got, we should be doing better in terms of results.

So, it starts with Whitehaven on Sunday. They were tough to beat on their own patch in April. We've now got some halfbacks to choose from, and hopefully more middle forwards to choose from, so it should be a good match.

Coming off the back of a general election and the quarter finals of some footy tourney, let's hope a good crowd turns out to see us snap this losing run.

Up The Rovers.

Edited July 1 by marklaspalmas

[fevnut]

fevnut has posted ‘This week’s referee: Fev v Whitehaven (Championship Round 14)’.

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[wasginger]

Will Lacans be fit on Sunday. According to Ford he came off with an injury.

[The Phantom Horseman]

18 hours ago, wasginger said:

Will Lacans be fit on Sunday. According to Ford he came off with an injury.

Additionally a nervous wait today for any disciplinary action following the Toulouse game (though any bans wouldn't kick in until next week). Addy and Springer for their late hits and Patton for his sin binning probably amongst the ones who might be discussed.

I didn't realise this until I looked at the RFL disciplinary page but Fishwick received a 1-game ban following the Sheffield game which meant he would have been unavailable for the Toulouse game, though I doubt HKR made their players available anyway after giving them all the week off.

Edited July 4 by The Phantom Horseman

[Michael Bates]

14 hours ago, wasginger said:

Will Lacans be fit on Sunday. According to Ford he came off with an injury.

Makes it easier if he isn't. Turner and Patton is our best halfback partnership. Unless of course Patton receives a ban, then we're back to one again.

[sentoffagain2]

12 minutes ago, Michael Bates said:

Makes it easier if he isn't. Turner and Patton is our best halfback partnership. Unless of course Patton receives a ban, then we're back to one again.

   If Patton gets a ban it will apply for the Fax away game which will be difficult i have it down as another loss.

[Michael Bates]

Not great news.

[marklaspalmas]

1 minute ago, Michael Bates said:

Not great news.

One of Springer's mates can serve his penalty for him?

[sentoffagain2]

    When Whitehaven were formed the meeting was in the Kells Miners Welfare club.So for the first few years their nickname was same as Fevs The Colliers.One of those games that we should win quite easily 24 to 26 points.But would anyone be surprised if Haven managed to turn us over?.As posters have said it is a MUST win game.

[J Phil Loxton]

44 minutes ago, marklaspalmas said:

One of Springer's mates can serve his penalty for him?

Goes to show that Patton and Addy have got no mates

[Les Tonks Sidestep]

 

[Bulls2487]

1 hour ago, Michael Bates said:

Not great news.

That's the issue with Patton. Good player but let's his anger get the better of him. 

[Gooleboy]

6 hours ago, sentoffagain2 said:

   If Patton gets a ban it will apply for the Fax away game which will be difficult i have it down as another loss.

A must win on Sunday, especially with the bans coming for the Halifax game. Discipline issues as well as poor form.

[Fevrover]

4 hours ago, sentoffagain2 said:

    When Whitehaven were formed the meeting was in the Kells Miners Welfare club.So for the first few years their nickname was same as Fevs The Colliers.One of those games that we should win quite easily 24 to 26 points.But would anyone be surprised if Haven managed to turn us over?.As posters have said it is a MUST win game.

If we don't win this i don't know who we will beat and that's no disrespect to Whitehaven.

[Squidward]

Sounds like it to me.  

[The Phantom Horseman]

On 03/07/2024 at 19:18, wasginger said:

Will Lacans be fit on Sunday. According to Ford he came off with an injury.

He's not in the 20 named on the RFL website so presumably Turner will revert to half back. Tennison and Barley come in on DR, still no Bussey, Albert or Massey so we remain very thin.

[Michael Bates]

 

Straight in the squad to make it 21 you'd assume?

[jamescolin]

Please may I have the team line up for the Whitehaven game.

[bigbaldnmad]

[jamescolin]

Thanks bbm.

[fevnut]

fevnut has published ‘Fev v Whitehaven: 21 man squads’.

We find it quite difficult to see the potential shape of the teams in the form in which the clubs publish the squads, so we choose to use guesswork based on last week’s teams to set them out in the traditional manner running from fullback to loose forward and then subs.

We also include a chart showing the leading scorers for both teams.

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[The Phantom Horseman]

AJ Wallace is set to turn out again at Post Office Road on Sunday - but this time on loan for Whitehaven, along with youngster Lennie Ellis, also from HKR.

It looks like Whitehaven are in an even worse predicament than us in terms of available bodies as they have only been able to name an 18-man squad which includes 3 loanees.

Looking back, 3 weeks ago they were only able to name 16 players against Bradford, but were still in front at half time before fading in the second half.

Edited July 6 by The Phantom Horseman

[POR]

1 hour ago, The Phantom Horseman said:

AJ Wallace is set to turn out again at Post Office Road on Sunday - but this time on loan for Whitehaven,

Could be worse they could have sent him to us   

[Squidward]

2 hours ago, The Phantom Horseman said:

AJ Wallace is set to turn out again at Post Office Road on Sunday - but this time on loan for Whitehaven, along with youngster Lennie Ellis, also from HKR.

It looks like Whitehaven are in an even worse predicament than us in terms of available bodies as they have only been able to name an 18-man squad which includes 3 loanees.

Looking back, 3 weeks ago they were only able to name 16 players against Bradford, but were still in front at half time before fading in the second half.

Farcical. 

Some of our players who have performed well this season again being deprived of playing. Sitting on the sidelines or just being moved on.

Now players from the same club and teammates playing against each other. 

The Championship is just match practice and experience building for SL players.

Won't stop me watching but it will some I'm sure. DR and loan's have ripped the heart and soul out of the Championship imo.

 

[haskey]

I could not agree more S