2025 Squad

[Rovers fev]

The 2024 squad as we finish the year, 23 players in total.

Signed for 2025:

Brad Day
Jimmy Beckett
Connor Jones
Gadwin Springer
Thomas Lacans
Danny Addy
Greg Minikin
Maddox Jeffery
Gareth Gale

Pending:

Caleb Aekins
Harry Bowes
Greg Eden
Jack Bussey
Josh Hardcastle
Ben Reynolds
Wellington Albert
Jack Arnold
Connor Wynne
Charlie Harris
James Lockwood

Ben Nakubuwai Loan to end of 2024
Samy Kibula Loan to end of 2024

Rumours/To be confirmed 2025:

Carlos Tuimavave
Calum Turner
Bailey O'Connor
Robson Stevens

 

 

Edited Tuesday at 13:08 by marklaspalmas
Updated

[Michael Bates]

We announced some 2025 retainings a while ago at a forum, although there's no news article. I'm pretty sure Jones was one of the players on that list. I have noticed though that other clubs are announcing retainings and signings for 2025 while we have radio silence.

[The Phantom Horseman]

8 minutes ago, Michael Bates said:

We announced some 2025 retainings a while ago at a forum, although there's no news article. I'm pretty sure Jones was one of the players on that list. I have noticed though that other clubs are announcing retainings and signings for 2025 while we have radio silence.

8 hours ago, Rovers fev said:

What players are actually signed for 2025 if any, and what rumours have been going around seen a few places jones off to Sheffield 

A poster called FR23 stated on this forum that Jones had signed for Sheffield, but Jones was one of the players confirmed as having re-signed at the club's fans' forum a couple of months ago along with Springer, Lacans, Day, Addy and Minikin, which to me looked a very solid start to recruitment/retention.

We were also linked with Bailey O'Connor & Callum Turner (along with Beckett obviously) some months ago and on the Dewsbury forum it was widely stated that those were done deals.

Personally, I'm quite happy for us to keep radio silence, at least as far as new signings are concerned; we all know deals have been going on across the league for much of the year for 2025 but for me it kind of spoils the season when another club announces one of your players whilst they're still playing for us in 2024 so I'm happy if the club waits until the end of the season to start announcing new recruits. It also means there's something to look forward to when the season's over!

As far as the remaining retentions are concerned my guess is that some will have been resolved but some will drag on and the ones that aren't resolved just stand out when others are announced and get fans more antsy so perhaps that's why we haven't had any more news lately.

[The Phantom Horseman]

Also, last October Gaz Gale was announced as having extended his contract for two years, so whilst contracts seem to be notoriously shakey these days hopefully that means he's with us next year too.

[POR]

Lets not forget

Rovers are delighted to announce the signing of outside back Maddox Jeffery from Wigan Warriors.The Featherstone Lions product joins the club with immediate effect on a deal until the end of 2025.

 

[Rambo]

On 03/09/2024 at 07:44, The Phantom Horseman said:

 

We were also linked with Bailey O'Connor & Callum Turner (along with Beckett obviously) some months ago and on the Dewsbury forum it was widely stated that those were done deals.
 

O'Connor will be a great signing for you next year. Has easily been our best player this year in a poor side.

 

[The Phantom Horseman]

16 minutes ago, Rambo said:

O'Connor will be a great signing for you next year. Has easily been our best player this year in a poor side.

 

I saw that try he scored from about 40m out the other week and thought he looked pretty useful.

[Rovers fev]

Where will he play tho, I’ve seen he’s played a lot of fullback but wears the 4 jersey 

I see turner as a full back and not a halfback aswell 

[sentoffagain2]

1 hour ago, Rovers fev said:

Where will he play tho, I’ve seen he’s played a lot of fullback but wears the 4 jersey 

I see turner as a full back and not a halfback aswell 

  He is a lower Championship player or League 1 .A decent kicker but lacks pace if we sign him it will be because we can't afford better.

[Featherstonerovers2000]

I’d happily take Corey Johnson from Leeds next season was easily the best player on the Halifax team when we played them at their place 

[lingaro]

Batley centre 

[Rovers fev]

5 hours ago, lingaro said:

Batley centre 

Which one as Buchanan is off to York I belive 

I’d take the winger burton he’s scored a lot of tries this season 

[lingaro]

Jonny Mitsias ripped us apart when we played them and lightening fast.

[The Phantom Horseman]

23 minutes ago, lingaro said:

Jonny Mitsias ripped us apart when we played them and lightening fast.

He did have a good game against us, I wouldn't say ripped us apart and he dropped the ball on the first tackle at a crucial stage.

He looked a fair player but he's scored one try all season and hasn't featured much in the MOTM voting on the Batley forum. But I haven't seen him much bar that game at our place.

[lingaro]

We couldn't tackle him.

[Squidward]

Jayden Hatton.

[Mark]

10 hours ago, Squidward said:

Jayden Hatton.

Thats the rumour going around Swinton, he has been our best player this year. Mind you the rumour was started by the Game Caller so its probably 50/50 at best

[sentoffagain2]

1 hour ago, Mark said:

Thats the rumour going around Swinton, he has been our best player this year. Mind you the rumour was started by the Game Caller so its probably 50/50 at best

  Is he a centre someone told me at our game with Toulouse that he was on the radar..

[Mark]

1 hour ago, sentoffagain2 said:

  Is he a centre someone told me at our game with Toulouse that he was on the radar..

yes scored on Sunday, very strong and good at making line breaks 

[Rovers fev]

Seems to be a lot of backs we’re signing or linked with not seen any forwards yet, as good as some of our pack have been I think springer has had his worst season for us so far and Albert hasn’t been consistent so some new faces through the middle wouldn’t hurt 

[Tubby]

On 08/09/2024 at 14:21, lingaro said:

We couldn't tackle him.

If that's the criteria for signings we'll have a squad of about 150!

[Rovers fev]

So next year so far confirmed we have 

backs:

jeffery, minikin

halves:

lacans 

forwards:

Beckett,springer,jones, addy 

rumours 

o’connor, turner, Hatton 

[The Phantom Horseman]

Brad Day is signed up for next year too.

[The Phantom Horseman]

Also Gaz Gale's renewal last year was "until 2025" and he was quoted as saying "I’m really pleased to be extending for another couple of years" so hopefully he's already on board for next year.
https://www.featherstonerovers.co.uk/news/gale-back-in-for-2024-1ebJM/

[marklaspalmas]

We currently have a 23 man squad.

Signed for 2025:

Brad Day
Jimmy Beckett
Connor Jones
Gadwin Springer
Thomas Lacans
Danny Addy
Greg Minikin
Maddox Jeffery
Gareth Gale

Pending:

Caleb Aekins
Harry Bowes
Greg Eden
Jack Bussey
Josh Hardcastle
Ben Reynolds
Wellington Albert
Jack Arnold
Connor Wynne
Charlie Harris
James Lockwood

Loan to end of 2024:

Ben Nakubuwai
Samy Kibula
Dec Patton