Back on topic - Anyone heard anything further regarding Frawley heading our way?

New signing being announced tomorrow morning -



Won't be Frawley as the club has pulled out of any deal for him.

WHy have they pulled out ?

Keal Carlisle confirmed at last-good signing.

Yes should be good for the club, bags of experience and will bring a lot to the club.
Welcome aboard Keal and well done the Fax for getting it over the line.

Happy with this signing, hopefully this will give our a pack the much needed go forward we've been lacking

Reported that Simon Grix spoke to him but didn't pursue it any further. Also reported that Simon won't be going wild with the club's money and may wait till just before the season begins to sign anyone else.

If it is a half back that we are after like seems to be a lot of the rumours then leaving it so late could be a bad idea but to be honest there are not that many good half backs available and no point in bringing someone in for the sake of it who is no better than what we had last season. Can't blame Frawley for not wanting to drop down to the championship and Sammut going to Leigh rules out a couple of potential targets which probably only leaves Brierley as the only recognisable one that is still available. Playing alongside an organising half back would probably work well for him rather than expecting him to be able to take a team around the park.

Carlisle like a lot of players we have signed will do a job for us it will just be collectivly if that will be enough this season. To me it seems we need a bit of 98 about us in that we will be wrote off before the season starts and realistically anywhere above 8th would not be a bad season considering.

Trust me, I watched Frawley at the Bulldogs the season before last and granted, they were a team in transition in 2018 but he was pretty pedestrian. If the Giants are wanting rid after a season then he might be a championship standard player anyway. I am pretty happy with our options at half- back. I think we lack another strike centre and will be interesting to see who plays there; Barber? WBH? I think your doing a disservice to Carlisle and with Moore, I don't think there are many better hooking duo's. He's an upgrade on BK and for all his leadership and defense, he lacked the quick distribution and snyping around the ruck. Old adage that games aren't played on paper but I believe we are stronger than last year. Grix needs a quick start. He won 2 of 11 at the back end of last year and we regressed significantly.

I think, and hope, that this is a good signing, it’s what most people were asking for and if he speeds up the PTB then we should get the go forward we need to give the halves a bit of a chance. Two good hookers and a young prospect coming through should give us a steady platform to build on.

Cracking signing for Batley bringing Shaun Lunt in.

I agree GFB. Great signing for Batley and puts our lack of clout in the transfer market, or lack of ambition into perspective.

7th or lower for us this season

Bookies have Fev as favorites and us as 7th.

Featherstone
3/1
London Broncos
3/1
Leigh
7/2
Toulouse
7/2
York
8/1
Bradford
25/1
Halifax
25/1
Sheffield
25/1
Widnes
25/1
Batley
33/1
Dewsbury
50/1
Swinton
50/1
Oldham
100/1
Whitehaven
100/1

I think we'll go much better this year,it's just a feeling rather than with any substance.

I hope so too, but looking at it realistically I can't see it happening.

What would you do differently given the current situation at the club, and the lack of available talent??

$64,000 question that one. Everyone is going to have a different opinion on this, but my view is that there needs to be a fundamental change in how the club operates. We've had turmoil in the boardroom for a number of years and there needs to be stability at the top. A stable board would be able to plan for the future rather than changing the business plan whenever the board changes.

On players, we need to be identifying what positions we need a season or more out and looking to tie up signings as quickly as we can. I know that is difficult and that we can't approach players until they are in the last 6 months of their contract. But taking Muzza as an example, we know that he is getting older and that he will need to be replaced probably next season, so I'd be looking now at who we could bring in and speaking to them as quickly as we could. Coaches know how long contracts are for and agents speak to clubs, so that is easily achievable. We know what positions we need to strengthen so we need to plan for that. Coach identifies positions and rugby director and coach speak to potential players.

It all needs financing so the options are twofold in my opinion. Get more sponsors and investors into the club, and more importantly get more bums on seats and improve the commercial and match day offers. That needs some clever marketing and possibly giving freebies away, and improving the product on the pitch.

If it was easy, I know that it would have been done, and I know that it isn't easy. But that's my take on it.

Realistically, given the tight budget, we certainly are unlikely to be top three material. But......[uIf[/u we can develop a real DR relationship the top four could be a real possibility.

tonights courier says simon grix spoke to Frawley but that's it, but is still looking for another half back to go with Gilmore.

But but but.... thats wrong...selling your soul.... dancing with the devil and any other cliché you can find whilst still ignoring the irony when you shout "fev rhinos"!

Rotherham Fev Fan
Get a new song, your becoming boring with the same drivel at every turn.
Nothing personal . M H O O.

It may bore you.... but i find irony most amusing

If we had signed Fawley could seen us up there this season. I cant see us breaking into that top 5 currently . Just don't feel we have the strength in depth and if one of our HB's gets injured we are stuffed!

Think we're still in market for a HB but another potential target signed for Widnes yesterday,usual outcome again i'm afraid......