2025 Squad

[Monkeymagic22]

19 minutes ago, jamescolin said:

ANY NEWS????

Not yet Col.

[gazza77]

24 minutes ago, jamescolin said:

ANY NEWS????

Yes, caps lock has got stuck.

[Featherstonerovers2000]

Paul Cooke will be assistant coach next season 

[agoodsteakdinner]

Hull live said  Fev sign Carlos Tuimavave from Hull

[POR]

23 minutes ago, Featherstonerovers2000 said:

Paul Cooke will be assistant coach next season 

It's in Hull live according to them   

 Former Hull FC and Hull KR half-back Paul Cooke will link up with Featherstone Rovers for the 2025 season.

and wait for  it

Hull Live understands the 43-year-old will work under James Ford as an assistant coach

 

ch, w

[wasginger]

Well the season has just ended, and we've already got the laughing policeman appearing. I was opposed to Ford being coach for next season. Then when you watch some of the tries scored last season, you realiise the players did move the ball around, and created space out wide for wingers to score. When a winger can score 21 tries from 26 appearances. It tells a different story from the percieved 5 drives and a kick. There were many factors why the team struggled during the season. The main one for me was players who've been at Fev some time, couldn't take in that the first time in years we weren't invincible. Then the half-back situation didn't help, not being able to put the same combination out every week, was another concern. Injuries then took their toll, indiscipline was terrible at times. Then players not playing to the structures. I think that's where all the other reasons were responsible for some abject performances. So I'm going to give Ford the benefit of the doubt for now, and hopefully we'll have a focused group of players for all the games. If Paul Cooke is the new assistant coach. Good luck to him.

[Cas rover]

1 hour ago, POR said:

It's in Hull live according to them   

 Former Hull FC and Hull KR half-back Paul Cooke will link up with Featherstone Rovers for the 2025 season.

and wait for  it

Hull Live understands the 43-year-old will work under James Ford as an assistant coach

 

ch, w

Hardman has had his day, now Campbell gone !

[Monkeymagic22]

Great news about Paul Cooke in my opinion. Always rated him.

[Featherstonerovers2000]

A little off topic but we have been linked with 8 players 

will jubb

carlos tuimavave

jayden hatton

callum tuner

Bailey O’Connor 

darrell olphants

toby boothroyd

robson stevens 

can anyone think of anyone else ??

 

Edited October 18 by Featherstonerovers2000

[FR23]

James glover 

[georgeb1]

2 minutes ago, FR23 said:

James glover 

 Another of fordys favourites , very solid centre

[The Phantom Horseman]

1 hour ago, FR23 said:

James glover 

Any source for that? would be a puzzling one given the number of centres we have already been linked with, and Glover signed a two-year contract at Sheffield last year, not that that always means anything.

[The Phantom Horseman]

14 hours ago, Cas rover said:

Hardman has had his day, now Campbell gone !

Only guessing here but I'd like to think Cooke's role will be focussing on the attacking side, I must admit I assumed that was what Steadman was helping with whilst he was at the club (whereas Hardman's has been on defence). We could certainly do with improving our shape and cohesion with ball in hand.

[Featherstonerovers2000]

8 minutes ago, The Phantom Horseman said:

Any source for that? would be a puzzling one given the number of centres we have already been linked with, and Glover signed a two-year contract at Sheffield last year, not that that always means anything.

I agree we could have at centres next year if all linked signings are true 

Hatton minkin tuimavave glover Hardcastle and players like O’Connor and wynne who played centre seems strange to me 

 

[The Phantom Horseman]

1 minute ago, Featherstonerovers2000 said:

I agree we could have at centres next year if all linked signings are true 

Hatton minkin tuimavave glover Hardcastle and players like O’Connor and wynne who played centre seems strange to me 

 

I do wonder if Minikin might be one of the players to retire? He stood still at the final whistle at Odsal looking disconsolate and two or three of the Fev players went over and seemed to be consoling him and having a special word.

[Cas rover]

1 hour ago, FR23 said:

James glover 

He started at Rovers as a young lad, always impressed at various clubs, good signing if true.

[Featherstonerovers2000]

2 minutes ago, The Phantom Horseman said:

I do wonder if Minikin might be one of the players to retire? He stood still at the final whistle at Odsal looking disconsolate and two or three of the Fev players went over and seemed to be consoling him and having a special word.

I did see that but didn’t think anything of it but I still think I’d rather have Hatton and tuimavave at centres then glover but that’s my own opinion 

[only 2 weeks away]

11 hours ago, georgeb1 said:

 Another of fordys favourites , very solid centre

Hope he's doing your kicking 

[Fevrover]

17 minutes ago, only 2 weeks away said:

Hope he's doing your kicking 

He won't be  .

[Clarence Street]

On 19/10/2024 at 11:03, The Phantom Horseman said:

I do wonder if Minikin might be one of the players to retire? He stood still at the final whistle at Odsal looking disconsolate and two or three of the Fev players went over and seemed to be consoling him and having a special word.

Bit young to be retiring, he's only29. When I watched the highlights I seem to remember he missed a tackle near the end of the match which resulted in a Bulls try. That could have been the reason unless my memory's playing tricks again.

 

[The Phantom Horseman]

3 hours ago, Clarence Street said:

Bit young to be retiring, he's only29. When I watched the highlights I seem to remember he missed a tackle near the end of the match which resulted in a Bulls try. That could have been the reason unless my memory's playing tricks again.

 

Definitely wasn't Minikin who missed a tackle there and his defence has been pretty good all year. I think he's been one of our more underrated players this year but the number of centres we have been linked with suggests someone is moving on. 

Edited October 20 by The Phantom Horseman

[The odd ball]

Poor lad done knee absolutely shot one of one’s playing injured n surprised he got to end of season  

[UpTheDons]

On 18/10/2024 at 19:22, POR said:

It's in Hull live according to them   

 Former Hull FC and Hull KR half-back Paul Cooke will link up with Featherstone Rovers for the 2025 season.

and wait for  it

Hull Live understands the 43-year-old will work under James Ford as an assistant coach

 

ch, w

Paul Cooke was class when he coached Doncaster when they was in the champ a good few years back. Managed to finish 3rd with a poor side. Following season gave him nothing to spend so he left and we went down. He'll improve you in my opinion

[Steve Slater]

Regarding centres, what's Alex Sutcliffe doing at Donny, I would have expected bigger things from him? He left Leeds for Cas, and didn't they try to turn him into a 2nd rower? The fans loved him at Fev, maybe we could restart his career?

[The Phantom Horseman]

6 minutes ago, Steve Slater said:

Regarding centres, what's Alex Sutcliffe doing at Donny, I would have expected bigger things from him? He left Leeds for Cas, and didn't they try to turn him into a 2nd rower? The fans loved him at Fev, maybe we could restart his career?

Think he's had a couple of injuries and as you say he played back row at Donny when he did play. He hasn't kicked on quite as much as seemed likely, though it's worth noting his big year with us was in that golden 2019 spell when everything seemed to go right for us for a few months. If the rumours are true we are going to have plenty of centres signed up already anyway.