It is merchandising, buy it is incorrect. They are the league leaders they are not champions at the moment. It's just like you walking round with a t-shirt saying "I'm a fax fan"

Semantics.Course they are Champions they won the league.

Leigh will win the Grand Final though it has been written. A clairvoyant in the pub told me on Sunday evening. Mind you he was rather p*ssed I bumped into him and three other Leythers at Piccadilly Station in Manchester after having been to your fortuitous win at Sheffield.

He told me too I would soon have a loss and could not think what he meant. I laughed it off but yesterday I lost £20 out of my pocket whilst on my way to the supermarket.

Aye, well done. Reading isn't a strong point of yours then?


I'm basically re-opening the debate of what should be done to be classed as Champion and whether people would still 'prefer' to win the league or the final? For what it's worth, if we have to go through the silly franchise system, Barrow and Fev should be given a point for winning the league with the potential gamble of the play-offs and it is as good, if not better achievement than the Grand Final itself.

Frank! The loss he might have been refering to could be your marbles.....fortuitous my a@@e! We were fluent and well organised

Too much beer on Sheffield stn Frank

Aye and as usual not one from you Mick you tight Yorkshire barsteward.

I seem to remember buying a round after the game before i went for my train and getting wolrab a half before the game which you declined as you couldnt keep up

If that isn't motivation for the rest of the League, I don't know what is!

the best t shirt by a country mile,,,,,,,,,,

Interesting letter sent into the league express this week regarding this very thread and what its about (fev announcing their champions and selling merchandise) apparently from a fax fan

Is the OP the one who wrote to the L.E?

Funny that cos a clairvoyant of our own as had a vision of Luke Branagan with the Championship trophy

congratulations to them by all means.. But everyone knows that the playoffs mean more, In super league / Championship.. But lets not get off topic..

However, A lovely selection of products..

I have been watching their website of late for details of the match between them and us and there has not been one single word about it......until today however.
There is a short announcement of the match date/ time then a very curt.
Seeing as how the RFL havn`t bothered announcing it on here after a full 10 days. Poor do if it was down to the RFL, if it had been Super League the web site would have been all singing all dancing no doubt.

But Fev arent champions. They finished the season as league leaders, and received a shield for that. If you dont win the Grand Final, you wont be Champions. Might come back and bite you on the ass, like Callands "country mile" comments.

Sorry it doubled itself for some reason.

I dont disagree with what the letter said in it or this thread, if the club make a few quid out of it good on them, personally i wouldve wrote 'league champions' on the merchandise but then it would probably cost more to make especially on mugs and keyrings where there would be little money in it (this is basically what is being sold)

Just wondering if it was the OP who sent the letter in more than anything, to a neutral it reads like a jealous rival supporter and of sour grapes (especially the RFL bit)

This is the letter in question

"Firstly congratulations to Featherstone Rovers for finishing top of the championship table at the end of the regular season.This is an achievment they should be proud of.
However,when browsing their website,i noticed they are calling themselves " Champions 2010 " and are even selling merchandise to this effect.
I thought to be champions you had to win the play offs.or have the goal posts been moved ? I belive that the Rugby League should intervene and ask Featherstone to remove their self proclaimed title and all associated merchandise until after the play off final.
They should only be allowed to call themselves Champions and sell associated merchandise when and IF they win the Grand Final."

I wouldve worded the letter a lot better

Adios

I hope Mal Powel is taking notice of them for when we win the Grand final.

if we do win the GF, perhaps Malcolm can buy the job lot from Fev at knockdown prices and flog em in our shop.

With an Iron On Halifax Badge to go over the fev one

anyone know how many coaches we filled so far?

Two - Ross Strudwick and Faz - full of lead.

Funnnnnnny!!!!

Pinned up in Fevs dressing room as we speak

Chuffing heck, I know i brought it up but i don't have time to p*ss away writing a letter to a newspaper



No, it most certainly wasn't me.

Even some Fev fans agree with me that 'under the system' they aren't, whether I like it or not. Merely pointing it out. Though i see a Fev fan did copy it back to their message board exactly how i said they would and completely missed the point of my post with a couple of your standard 'sour grapes' 'we iz the championz' talk. Cheers folks

(Actually it's the letter that's initially quoted on theirs, but given the like-for-like with my post, the reaction would have been the same at a guess...) Again, i have no problem with them/you winning it or either achieving the potentially harder aim this season, just printing outright (i.e not with 'league' etc included) Champions t-shirt is a bit pre-mature in the Rugby League situation. Let's be honest, if Wigan do it this week and sold them....absolute OUTRAGE on the VT would be had by all



P.S I actually am a bit outraged that the letter clearly looks to be mine with slightly different wording and, let's face it, cr@p wording and grammar as you point out Fevxr2i....that's my reputation in shatters