He’s not no. The thought of it fills me with dread if he continues.

Mr chantler wants to save money by asking players to make there own way to Fev game as coach bill is a little bit behind.

Fev are in the same boat as us they struggling for pennies to they have released hock and a few others

It's not all doom and gloom. There are plenty positives.

I am informed Derek has held productive talks with a potential investors, not only new ones, but also including a previous one from before Sporting Club Leigh's formation keen to come back into the fold, as well as one, not known to be short of a few bob who has sponsored matches before. All very encouraging.

I was also speaking to one of our shirt sponsors yesterday and he has told me his company, and he believes most of the other shirt sponsors, are all on board next season. Great to hear.

Purtil HAS been told he has a job next season. He is the man I would choose to over haul the playing register, lead recruitment for 2019, implement new structures and begin building up from the grass roots. I am pleased about that.

However no one actually knows the RFL structure for 2019. Unbelievably it is not yet confirmed so that is making life more complex for the current custodians, potential new investors, Head Coach and players alike, especially around the offering of 2019 coaching and playing contracts.

I do agree about communication though, it is absolutely woeful.

As an aside I am hearing all is not well at Featherstone either, for very similar reasons.

The game is in trouble, and chopping and changing structures does not attract investors, sponsors or fans to it.

Do you really have to keep doing this all the time??

And if that's not true can he be banned, or is he allowed to make up stories like that about the club?? If we can it's Stella time, and I could have a field day by 10pm

I'm willing to wager that a good half of our squad come from Yorkshire and would have been making their way to Featherstone under their own steam, anyway!

A statement has now been made and it does at least let us know that KC has gone and appears to not be pulling a wage from here forward, same for Morts and Lovett. Good news in the circumstances re contracts and especially that KC has gone (no malice intended I just believe it best for our future). The statement also mentions the other players that have moved on. I wish info had been more timely but at least it is now done.
Thanks for the updates HR. I always trust that you supply info (positive and negative) with the best intentions of keeping people informed (appropriately) whenever you can.

Harold,

Many, many thanks for that positive post! It's good to know what kind of efforts are actually going on behind the scenes - although it gives me no satisfaction to hear that Fev may be having similar problems. It looks like Salford, Leeds and Widnes may have things mostly their own way in next season's Championship!

It’s all what we all already known though they need tell us what’s going on in other news

Fev currently have a 1st team squad of 21 - 3 of those have long term injuries leaving 18. In the squad announced for Sunday, of those 18 only 2 are missing: Richard Moore and Hock (who's banned).

Hock been released I’m willing to have a wager with you money going to a charity of the winners choice bet carefully big dog

What about DR, no disrespect (we've done it ourselves in the past), but you seem to have relied on it a little this season

Leeds seem to be struggling with injuries again and, in their situation, they may well need all the players they have got!

Yes there are 2 DR players in the squad (Luke Briscoe and Dakota Whylie), otherwise we'd be down to a max of only 17 - not sure what's wrong with Moore.

Whether he has or not (and to release him would be costly as he only recently signed a year extension) clearly there aren't '[ia few others'[/i

Maybe riddy back to leigh

I wish!!

I think Martyn has a two year contract at Fev though, although he may be one of their more highly paid players?

Contract means nothing these days and he his one of the top paid players

Well it doesn’t tell us the what we all desperately want to know but that is likely because it’s still being worked out. It does at least tell officially stuff we did know. (Players moved to their clubs) but it does more.
It confirmed what was for me and I’m sure others what was just hearsay, eg KC going (with no disrespect to anyone on here that has passed on info they really did know) because with so much rumour and distraction fueled by lack of official info, it’s hard to clearly know what has truly happened.
It also informed me of info I had no idea about. The fact that KC, Morts and others have left and will not be getting payment to the end of the season or longer.

I agree the release is not the golden goose of info but still appreciated.
And to those who officially release info, please do your best to do it the first moment it can be done, to help stop some of the rubbish gaining momentum on the back of silence from the club. Just because info is known by some and appears to be commonly out in the public realm, it does not mean it stands out in the pile of rubbish surrounding it.
Please keep us officially informed in a timely manner

Totally agree with you again VL.

Everything is nothing more than hear say, unless the club sorts itself out, official communications wise.

What I find shameful is some people on here are just using the opportunity to be deliberately mischievous and cause untold damage to the Club. It is just not on and their actions are despicable.

If It is not difficult enough for us fans to see our team ripped to shreds,and our dreams and aspirations for the club up in the air. I had great hopes for our club this season. At my age, will I ever see my team going top to toe with the likes of Wigan, Saints, and Leeds again in the top tier, who can say ? It will never stop me following our team, and believing in it. Let's be honest the club has actually been in worse places.

To what could be a little annoyance to those currently revelling in the club's predicament, there have been positive news stories that could get out there officially, in what has been a dark few weeks.

Even if just to announce A and B shirt sponsors both reaffirm their support to the Club in 2019.

Positivity !

In previous seasons, we have tended to store up the 'good news' stories like shirt sponsorships, and release them on a daily/weekly basis, during the 'off season'. I'm with you - I think now would be an ideal time to release some positive news, without breaching any confidentialities, to start some much-needed momentum, in preparation for next season.

Yesterday's belated announcement was a step in the right direction and, for example, certainly showed some of the departing players as being far more than self-centred individuals. Hopefully, the club will follow up that release with some more, in the coming days.

Theres one clear problem here, and that sits with the RFL/SL who also stated the decision on the structure would take another couple of weeks,two weeks ago. The same tripe that was stated at the beginning of the season.

If you are a willing investor, you need to know that information before committing your hard earned. We were told players will exit,we have the recent statement, stating something we already know.

What more do people want? Confirmation of a confirmation!

I would like the club to release important information in a timely manor. Like I clearly said.
The statement was not timely on
1. Info we all knew - players moved to other clubs because it was confirmed by the other clubs.
2. Info I’ve read on here among piles of other rubbish- KC gone,
3. Info I did not know- KC, Morts not still getting paid after leaving.
Timely info from the club will stop some of the wild rumours getting legs and ultimately help keep fans on the terraces.
Also like I said just because info is ‘out’ it does not mean it is perceived as correct/true in the early stages.
So no I do not want ‘confirmation of a confirmation’ but I would like confirmation of what is happening, when it happens.

They can come on the Lisa coaches then