Not everybody's cup of tea but is a Wakefield product, gives us some size up front, has experience, knows many of our players having played with quite a few, is fit and available having just returned from Australia.

Chris Feather

Month to month contract maybe?

If only he ran in hard

Would certainly add size, wheres he been playing lately?

A trial or initial 1 month would not be a bad call. If he is fit and has the enthusiasm that is?

Don't think he's playing, I think he'd been working has a fitness instructor in Australia

Don't you and he have history?

Read in the evening post your manager hoping to retain Amour on loan. Feather is the most frustrating player I have watched play for leeds. If he had the guts of someone like Barrie Mcdermott or other of that Ilk he could have been Awesome. Just didnt seem to give it any gusto.

He has played for Wakey before, wasn't the most committed player we've ever had.

Maybe that's the way he'll always be or maybe he was a lad in a big mans body and people expected too much of him because of his size!

He's only 27/8 now so only a youngster for a for a front rower back when he was at Wakefield and Leeds!

If Chris Feather is the answer then we're asking the wrong question.

Clan i don't reckon he's worth a mention, we've got a bunch of players who seem to enjoy playing and busting a gut for us, yes i know they need help but we need players who'll fit in with the team spirit.


So for me its a HUGE no.

went down to aussie last may/june to see his best mates Burgess & Ellis with a view to working down-under as a fitness coach or similar,not to play cos' he reckoned his continual back injuries at Villeneuve were preventing him from performing at an consistent level - hence the month to month contract I assume ?
He is obviously close to Julien R with the Villeneuve connections so i'm sure Julien was instrumental in the move.

played well in france when not injured and fully expected him to retire due to the recurring back problem

good luck Chris - nice to see you back playing - bon chance !

(he's coming up 30 in a couple of months)

Excellent, actually made me laugh!

one of the most frustrating players we have had ,never seemed to play to his size,but beggers can`t be choosers ,and we do need some props

Not for me ! As Mr Glovers papers come through yet?

No thanks. Way past his best, not that his best was particularly good anyway.

AG quoted last week that it would be at least another 4 weeks.

Yeah he got a copy of the mail, a racing post and something in a discrete brown envelope!!!!

kyle bibb anyone?

Time for bed I think!!

One of Chris's problems is his running style, at some point in his development someone needed to correct the biomechanics of his foot strike.

As he is now he runs too much on the flat and the heel of his foot, he also overstrides in an attempt to run faster but this just exacerbates the problem.

He needs to take shorter strides and increase his leg speed that would make him run on his toes more and Newtons 3rd law takes care of much of the rest.

If he did this his body would be leaning forward as he enters contact meaning he would make more positive impact in collisions and the impression that he doesn't run his weight would disappear.

This is a common problem with big kids/blokes and it only takes someone with the time, care and understanding to alter the style through constant performance of particular drills.

It's also the way forward if we want to get away from the propensity to stick big lads in the pack instead of making them centres and wingers instead.

What's Wayne McDonald up to these days?

Cleaning Chris Feather's boots.

They've both gone to see the Wizard of Oz for a heart and hands that can catch.

We are trying to attract new speccies not drive them away

Andy Raleigh hasn't played for giants yet this season, maybe we could loan you him. He try's 100% every game and is a big, powerful player.