I'm not, not on this occasion. I have another engagement & have serious doubts about going to the NRC semi final too at the moment.
I know of a lot of regular away game fans who aren't making the trip tomorrow.

you shouldnt let that gang of hooligans that support them stop you from going watching your team, but i dont blame the ones who wont be going fev are getting a bad reputation even when we went there were fev fans who were blatently trying to intimidate us think we did well coming away with a 28 all draw that day to stop the arrogant daryl powell saying they only had half a team when they came to the lsv and got mullerd.

I will be there. Not sure i like the idea of segrgated parking though, although in principal its a good idea i think in reality it may make fans sitting ducks for Fevs notorious stone throwers.

no chance

I am not going because it is my partners 1st day back at work and she does not want our baby daughter left with anyone but me as she is really nervous about it but this is the only reason I am missing it not because I am put off by some mindless thugs. My Brother and Brew are going on the train good for them

Not going to this one due to other arrangements, but I will be going to the NRC game. I want to go and watch Fax, and thats what i'm going to do.

Sorry but I certainly won't be stepping in foot at Featherstone for a long long time. Their behaviour at The Shay a few weeks back confirmed my decision.

At least the club recognise there is a problem with a mindless few

And at least we are trying something to try and sort it out, it might not to be everyones taste but its something, no one else seems to be trying anything as we all have our idiots

If you are put off fair enough, but if it is a success it might persuade a few more to come to NRC semi

I dont think you should write it off as a failure yet, as the game and procedure hasnt happened yet as some people appear to be doing, if it doesnt work then am sure other methods will be discussed, but the main thing is we are trying something

Absolutely, well said. There are many who critisise your club for not doing anything. I personally dont want to park in a car park which says we are the targets, and I will just park where I normally park and walk into the ground, but at least they are trying to do something.

Sadly, I won't be going to Fev this year at all. Nor, to any other away game, either. I am skint. I would go if I could afford to as I have many friends who watch Fev and I know I'd have a good day with them and my fellow Fax fans. But, even they are dismayed by the reputation that the club is getting by the actions of just a few numpties. However, I applaud the fact that the Featherstone club is trying to take precautions to ensure a safe environment for visiting fans. Having said that, it should never be necessary to do this. This is Rugby League, for crying out loud. The greatest game. A family sport. And, now it is being tarnished by idiots out to prove what? To those who are going, I wish you all a good game and safe journey.

Im not going. my lad asked if we were going and I've had to say no. No disrespect to the normal Fev Fans, but when a club is providing secure car parking for away fans private cars and supporters coaches, then saying that they will keep the away fans behind until the home supporters have left, tells me that the home club is as worried about trouble happening as we are.

Perhaps the Fev board should apply to play their games in the Football Championship League so their fans can fight all they want with the other morons who spoil the round ball game. It makes me sad to think that me and my son cant go watch Fax because of the worry of violence. This RL not Football

I will never set foot inside that ground until they take some action on bringing the idiots to justice that attacked the Halifax fan. Someone in their community knows who they are and the Featherstone club appear incapable or unwilling to ask their fans to act in the appropriate way and help take the individual/s off the street. Sorry for their true genuine fans but im not putting the health of my family and friends at risk.

Got to agree with this post , I am not going either as the very idea that you should be shepherded in and out and then have to be kept behind so the home team fans get away smacks of football. I don`t want any part of that carry on , what Fev should do is hire a few police every match to catch and then ban for life anyone causing trouble. If it costs the Club money then so be it , if they had nipped it in the bud some time ago it wouldn`t be escalating to this somewhat distastful situation.

They is no way in hell that I am ever going to take me daughter to Featherstone or to Leigh either to that matter.

I guess the "thugs" have won. By not going they have won and rugby has lost, I will not let that happen so I will be going.

To me the plans put in place by Fev for the away fans are ill-conceived and could be said to be inviting trouble. The yobs are effectively having the away fans and their vehicles pointed out to them, thus reducing the risk of them targeting their own fans by mistake. The Fax fans held back at the end of the match will just be sitting ducks to any missile throwing or otherwise aggressive yobs.

Where has the spirit of friendliness in rugby league gone, particularly in Featherstone?

I wont be going either. Shame, because in many respects Rovers is a nice little club.

Not going like the majority of Fax fans that I know, in fact I don't know any that would normally go who are.
The reason?
A still very poorly man still in Pinderfields is why.
Its a boycott because the mindless few are still a good number at Fev and following the antics of those at The Shay this season I do not believe they will be any better at Post Office Road tomorrow but more of them.
Many also don't feel like lining the pockets of a club that still do not do enough to deal with this issue and condemn these morons to make it unacceptable.
Sorry you decent Fev fans but that is the way it is, don't tell us they have won and all that please respect our decision, thanks.

Well i hope those that make the trip over enjoy the day/game and hopefully can post a decent thread about it, as most of us at Fev wont really know if it was ok as we will have gone by then, i hope it is a positive experience

As said hopefully some of you might change your minds for the semi final

With you going to the bottom of the league there is a bit of added spice now on the pitch

When was the last time trouble broke out at a game at Post Office Road? There has been one isolated incidentt, away from the ground, of a gang of young idiots throwing stones at a coach. They hadn't even been to the game. The last time there was any sort of disturbance in the ground was in the 1980's when HKR used to visit.

The club has done everything within its power to help find the culprit who assaulted and badly injured David after the Grand Final. Arrests were made but the Police had to let them go due to lack of concrete evidence. What more does anyone think the club can do? Every club has a tiny minority of disruptive idiots, Leigh brought more than their share a few weeks ago so they shouldn't point the finger at anyone. No doubt Fax have a few as well. As I say I've not seen any trouble at a Rovers home game since the eighties and there won't be any on Sunday either. 99.9% of Featherstone Rovers fans will welcome you all to our home and I'm sure it would be reciprocal at the Shay.

You shouldn't miss out, it looks like being an absolute corker.

I am going and taking my young family with me - both children below 3.

I think every club has its trouble makers and will not allow the isolated few to put me off supporting my team and doing my best to cheer them through a difficult game.

The last time I went to Featherstone we were the only fax fans in the stand. Some good natured banter - 'Fax fan, give us a wave' and all of them seemed friendly and helped when we were struggling to move a pram down the stairs.

I think its sad that people are being put off going but hope that the 'real' fev fans whom I have met manage to stamp out this reputation of being thugs.

Like I have stated the only reason I am not going is because I can't make it tomorrow and I would personally love to be going. It is up to each individual if they want to travel to Featherstone or not and I respect everyones choice and feelings on the matter. I feel sorry that it as to be like this for the true Featherstone fans as sadly each town as its fair share of mindless morons (Halifax no less than any where) just very sad that some of Featherstones ended up at Warrington. Personally I would stay away from Leigh more than any other Rugby League ground.

Let me just clarify. There is not segregation at the game. Supporters are free to go where they want and all supporters are welcome in the bars both before and after the game.

We are simply parking the away supporters coach in a new area in order to eradicate the problems we have had with anti-social behavior in the town aimed at visiting supporters buses. It is not a crowd control measure. If the police attend it is in the capacity of Neighbourhood policing.

Since the bus will be parked near a turnstile which is not normally open, we decided to open it to ease entry to the ground. It will also ease exit by the same nature.

Since we are parking the bus in a new place, which Stewards will patrol (to deter any youths who may consider acts of vandalism) then it was seen as friendly to invite other spectators to park their cars in the same area in order to *encourage* people to make the journey to the game.

To be fair, I think it is the chatter on internet forums which has blown this out of proportion.

I hope that makes sense and clears a few things up.

Hope to see many of you at the game.

We will be there, wouldn't miss it.

Wish I was going