We may have no chance
We may be playing to different rules than you ie foreigners and salary cap
We may have been booted out of the top flight when no where near relegation
we know if we get the best stadium in the whole world the RFL wouldnt let us in
But the general population at large have heard of the famous Featherstone Rovers 5 times challenge cup finalists, and we have filled 3 buses already with many more to come, get the ale stocked up

two pint pots galore waiting for you mate.


get em bought, we've got extra seats we need to buy

I like Featherstone fans, good trip last year and was talking to a couple in the KFC in Widnes when they played them last year. This poster seems a bit OTT though, 3 bus loads, woohoo 150 people. Hope you bring a lot though, good luck for the season

I did say so far did i not, there is 4 weeks to go and i hear the club are doing a deal with coach travel, have no fear there will be plenty there

Good to see you coming - Fev is a village steeped in RL, you don't get much more grass roots than those pit villages. Sadly SL has probably passed you by but you've plenty opportunity to upset a few of the "big guns" over the coming seasons and we'll not be taking you lightly...

first game I ever attended was in the cup at home to Featherstone way back in 1961,we lost; I got over it, and was a Wire for life !

Bring some of them tater pies with you...finest pies in the kingdom at Post Office Road.

Bloody 'ell...Just noticed...Latchford Locks...Thought he'd emigrated...He's my generation..we're both old codgers.

I used to love the Rovers Wire games in the 70s i reckon both teams got the most passionate followers in the game, cas , rhinocerouses and wakey couldnt hold a light to us then and even now. As for super league passing us by, well maybe not. Rovers own 17 acres of land behind the ground and over the last 2 years there has been a lot of discussion with the council and it also involves the regeneration of Featherstone that has been run down for a number of years. We have been told to expect a jaw dropping announcement in the next 4 to 6 weeks, new stadium and housing developments mentioned, at the going rate of a million an acre Rovers position is putting the s up Cas and Wakey. We could well be back

The problem with another Yorkshire club joining Superleague is the imbalance it would cause between Lancashire and Yorkshire clubs. At present there are seven Yorkshire clubs and a mere four Lancashire clubs(Wire is still Lancashire for me). Twice as many Yorkshire clubs wouldn't wear well around Leigh and Widnes way, both of whom have got ready made Superleague stadiums.

I'll be impressed if they bring enough to necesitate opening the West stand.

Take Salford, Wakefield & Cas out of the equation, replace one of them with Fev or Fax & the other two with Leigh/Widnes/Barow & things look a bit more balanced all of a sudden. Our derby would be with Leigh & Widnes with the Welshies...

What was the name if the featherstone prop who played until he was nearly an oap.... Going back about 17/18 years..was it bibby?

Jeff Grayshon maybe?

You could well be right!.... Big bloke... Dark hair... Liked a fight (think I've just descibed 9/10 props haha)

Well that's narrowed it down a little.

From memory Greyshan played for a number of yorkshire teams, he was known to be involved a a skirmish or two, although that was quite common in 70s and 80s. Something about Greyshan that he may have been the only player to play against or with his son in a top flight game.

I think that's the one.... My grandad used to play for widnes... So when I was young he took me to watch them... I remember featherstone coming and this guy was late into every tackle with swinging arms.... Then he got the ball and emosi koloto layed him out flat with the biggest forearm smash in the history of rugby.

jeff grayshon is the man who played until well in his 40s and he did play once against his son when Rovers played and beat the then bradford northern in the late 80s i think in a relegation battle screened on scrumdown. there was a Rovers full back called chris bibb

Both Wakey and Cas have been blagging the RFL for years with there grounds, i live in the middle of all 3 clubs and it as been well known locally that those 2 have no money and no hope of any new stadium. Rovers who have gone about there business quietly have the best chance and for one reason, the other 2 want the council to pay a large % for there grounds, which of course they wont, whereas Rovers with the 17 acres need no money from the council at all, in fact our scheme will create much neaded jobs. So are super league going to keep those 2 in with ramshackled grounds, no money, no prospects, or rovers with brand spanking ground and plenty of scope to keep big bucks coming in via the land. Ok our crowds are much less than theres, but they never used to be and theres no reason that shouldnt change again. The RFL will decide all i know is our position, although it may not seem to the outsider, is way, way stronger than those 2

Does this mean Fev are going to put in a franchise application for 2012?

I really enjoyed our trip to Fev last year on our way to winning the Challenge Cup..
Fev fans were really welcoming and knowledgable...But it was impressive how the club made extra efforts by allowing us into the clubhouse,and putting on extra bars and food outlets because they knew we were bringing a large travelling support.....
You don't see this sort of effort from many clubs..

You might be pleasently supprised, or not....

NICE ONE CYRIL

Yes, unless we don't win the Northern Rail Cup or get to the Grand Final.

If Featherstone were to be admitted to Superleague one of the pre-conditions would have to be...Dump that fat waster Chris Moyles, plus, I would have the right to 4 of your magnificent tater pies on every visit.

I agree with you about Wakefield. Their *stadium* is a true dump...open on three sides to the elements. On the other hand Wheldon Road is an old traditional RL ground which I for one would be sad to see go.. At least there you are undercover and very close to the action. Plus they let you enjoy a crafty fag at the back of the stand opposite from where the players run out.