Match thread: Championship Round 17. Wakefield v Featherstone Rovers. Sunday 28th July 2024.

[haskey]

Just read the report on our injuries by our conditioning coach , and it makes grim reading.  Our squad is in a hell of a mess not withstanding a lack of effort. We don,t stand a chance against Wakey , but we must concentrate on Batley the week after to get our season on track , or the other scenario does not want to be considered. (does it) ????

[Rovers fev]

15 of our own against wakey including locky who last time I saw him looked far from match ready 

[marklaspalmas]

25 minutes ago, haskey said:

Just read the report on our injuries by our conditioning coach , and it makes grim reading.  Our squad is in a hell of a mess not withstanding a lack of effort. We don,t stand a chance against Wakey , but we must concentrate on Batley the week after to get our season on track , or the other scenario does not want to be considered. (does it) ????

https://www.featherstonerovers.co.uk/news/an-update-on-the-playing-squad-from-s-c-coach-jamie-bell-tq2vi/

[Fevrover]

2 minutes ago, marklaspalmas said:

https://www.featherstonerovers.co.uk/news/an-update-on-the-playing-squad-from-s-c-coach-jamie-bell-tq2vi/

It doesn't rain but it pours !!! 

[marklaspalmas]

On 23/07/2024 at 17:27, marklaspalmas said:

The great thing about rugby league is that however bad the last game was, you get a chance the week after to start to put things right.

Except last week was pretty bad, and this week we're away to runaway Championship leaders Wakefield, who are coming off the back of a jolly good thrashing last week.

Our 23 man squad still looks thin.

On the injury table we have Turner, Massey, Bussey and Albert plus Lacans.

Suspended are Gale and Patton.

Jones in back in Australia on compassionate leave with all our best wishes.

That leaves us with 15 of our own, unless we have any of the injured list ready to resume.

Josh Hardcastle is back after his suspension.

Last week we used one loan and two DR. Let's see who we call on this week.

More than a win, we need to see effort, pride and commitment from 1 to 17 on Sunday. Go out there and do your best for Featherstone Rovers lads. It's all we can ask.

 

Well, that aged quickly

Turner gone, Lockwood back.

Massey and Addy both out. Albert and Bussey available soonish.

[Gooleboy]

1 minute ago, marklaspalmas said:

Well, that aged quickly

Turner gone, Lockwood back.

Massey and Addy both out. Albert and Bussey available soonish.

By the time those two come back, we could be in real trouble.

[Featherstonerovers2000]

No Zack Fishwick as he looks to have joined Bradford bull on loan 

 

[POR]

17 hours ago, Rovers fev said:

15 of our own against wakey including locky who last time I saw him looked far from match ready 

No lockwood No Warren in 18 man squad on RFL 

so here we go

[Michael Bates]

Harris to miss out from that 18. Assume that Wacokecoke has left if he can't make the 21 man squad when we don't have 21 men. Damage limitation is the best we can hope for looking at that squad.

[Wolfey Rovers]

My reckon this will be our worst defeat in a long time. Internet will be turned off in the house during haha

 

[Monkeymagic22]

Wakey by 50+ for me.

[Gooleboy]

Martin Vickers will be propping at this rate!

[sentoffagain2]

21 minutes ago, Gooleboy said:

Martin Vickers will be propping at this rate!

  Might be better  at prop than he is as CEO.(Responsibility) Financial management of the club and control of forward planning for the growth of the company.

[Fevrover]

3 minutes ago, sentoffagain2 said:

  Might be better  at prop than he is as CEO.(Responsibility) Financial management of the club and control of forward planning for the growth of the company.

We were warned!

[jamescolin]

Has the team for the Wakefield match been announced? 

[Fevrover]

2 minutes ago, jamescolin said:

Has the team for the Wakefield match been announced? 

Not till we scrape enough players together.

[fevnut]

fevnut has now published ‘Wakefield Trinity v Fev: 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.

Access the page by clicking on the link below.

https://bit.ly/4diUsJQ

[Michael Bates]

5 hours ago, jamescolin said:

Has the team for the Wakefield match been announced? 

The 18 man squad was announced, assuming that Charlie Harris will miss out and everyone else will play.

 

Eden

Jeffrey, Barley, Minikin, Wynne

Aekins, Reynolds

Nakubuwai, Bowes, Kibula 

Day, Hardcastle 

Bussey

 

Tennison, Silk, Arnold, Kamano

 

Get your abacuses out 

 

[RobLambert]

6 minutes ago, Michael Bates said:

The 18 man squad was announced, assuming that Charlie Harris will miss out and everyone else will play.

 

Eden

Jeffrey, Barley, Minikin, Wynne

Aekins, Reynolds

Nakubuwai, Bowes, Kibula 

Day, Hardcastle 

Bussey

 

Tennison, Silk, Arnold, Kamano

 

Get your abacuses out 

 

Bussey ?

[Michael Bates]

5 minutes ago, RobLambert said:

Bussey ?

Springer over Bussey, got a bit carried away.

[Cas rover]

Not the best way to go into a Derby game , low on numbers and not playing well. Hope we can put some pride back in the shirt, club and the Town, it's a tough call ! But good luck UTR.

[lingaro]

Just try to keep the score in double figures.

[Rovers fev]

Is it worth getting minutes into Charlie Harris at the back instead of an old underperforming Eden over next few weeks till Patton is back and aekins is back at fullback 

[haskey]

Even with 2 DR we have still only quoted 18 players available. A total shambles.

Yes give Harris a run out it cannot do any worse than we have ie Eden

[The Grinder]

2 minutes ago, haskey said:

Even with 2 DR we have still only quoted 18 players available. A total shambles.

Yes give Harris a run out it cannot do any worse than we have ie Eden

For me it depends on the lad himself, putting him into a game where we get slaughtered could destroy any confidence he has after doing so well at Dewsbury. And there do more harm than good in the long term.