Feel real sorry for Rich to be let down in such a manner. Top bloke, didn't deserve that.
AP must realise now he is flogging a dead horse, its going to be a long long season.

I knew that last year and it worries me that he and Last didn't , it's not as though they weren't part of the set up last year after all! With one or two exceptions last season our pack were beaten by the opposition losing ground both defensively and offensively in nearly every tackle. O'Meley was the one forward that other teams worried about and he couldn't maintain his game for more than about 10 minutes at a time , understandably. The Featherstone props at least looked like prop forwards even if it was us that made them look like World beaters. Our forwards that played yesterday looked lightweight and ineffectual. To have even an average season we're going to rely on Mick Paea playing big minutes every week and not getting injured and Feka getting back to his Wigan form. Both are unlikley.

If you’re hoping for big minutes from Paea then you’ll be disappointed, my only criticism of him was his lack of effective on the pitch time. He’s fantastic for a 15 minute spell then it tails off quickly and he becomes an easy target for attackers. For me the biggest loss you’ll have will be Lynch, 80 minute props are hard to come by he took me as a real grafter.

Bingo.

I think that there's something to be said for staging a knock-about novelty exhibition game for testimonials. It's not like pre-season friendlies are a big draw in their own right. Play a sort-of low impact, low-risk half-contact game, allowing the some of the player's retired mates to turn out for extra nostalgia. Motu Tony, for example maybe or Paul King or any number of others. You could even have Nick Barmby or Luke Campbell or somebody do a little spell on the wing, if they were up for it. It'd be a bit daft, but that'd be part of the fun. You're at least guaranteed a celebtratory atmosphere.

Johann Cruyff's Ajax testimonial in 1978 (during his second spell there) was won 8-0 by Bayern Munich, so RW is in good company at least.

Which is why he said "both are unlikely"!

Bingo mate that last bit.

I'd threaten westerman and watts with doncaster (no offence to Donny) unless they start to step up to the plate

Neil Hudgell played in Paul Fletchers testimonial game. I remember Johny Vegas playing in a Saints one, think it was Cunninghams. Thinking back to the 80s I recall a referee putting a shirt on and the Rovers pack smashing him. Think it was Ronnie Campbell but could be wrong.

One of the best testimonial games I have been to was Jamie Carraghers. Liverpool played Everton. Both teams started with full sides but only really played at 80%. Then Liverpool started bringing on ex team mates of Carragher and some old Liverpool legends. Everton put on their youth side. One of the linesman wore an Everton shirt and didn't give Liverpool anything all day. Carragher even took a penalty for Everton. It was just good fun which is what Testimonials should be. Whitings big day was ruined yesterday and its a crying shame for such a loyal clubman, and good player.

Good idea

Dont think Rich has much to be upset about

Whilst the team he has given 10 years loyal service failed to turn up, the town he grew up in and where all the family still live, the team he supported as a young lad, the team where he played as a young boy, the team that gave him his break and his chance and the team that he may end up finishing his career at as well as offering to stage the game when the KC couldnt and have offered any further assistance if required with the testamonial kept their end of the bargain and were competitive and put on a decent show for him both on and off the field which im sure he wouldve hoped for

Alright the result or the manner in which the result occured is probably not the way it was supposed to go but for the day as a whole - his only two professional clubs, a decent crowd, decent weather, decent atmosphere, i think he will be delighted

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I'd threaten westerman and watts with doncaster (no offence to Donny) unless they start to step up to the plate'"

Aye, for Netherton's I'd think the prospect of seeing the likes of Iain Morrison, Stanley Gene, Makali Aizue, Shaun Briscoe, Chris Chester, even trotting about at half-pelt, would be more attractive/special than a preparatory game for a mix of kids and fringe first teamers. The latter are important and necessary, but not really an 'event'.

Jonny Vegas dropped the ball with the tryline begging, I vaguely recall, to much good natured derision.

Yes Fev were a credit to Rich, however it was all let down by that f**k**g drummer

Well you will be pleased to know if we meet again and we come to you, be it in the cup, SL or the middle 8

the drum wont be making an appearance as its too large to carry about

However if you come to us.......

All will be forgotten after we run Catalan close.

No surprise that we have non-professional players when our scouting system seems so bad, and we've had that for several years under different coaches and both Hetherington & now Pearson. Every year we get desperate and sign players up out of desperation, not checking what their off the field attitude is like and with several players (Dykes being the most prominent example) we don't seem to do much in terms of medicals either.

We knew that Liam Watts was disruptive of the field for example, but we still brought him in mid-season because we 'needed a prop' instead of checking that he was the type of professional we needed.

I appreciate that since SL's gone to 14 teams, and the Aussies & Kiwi's have stopped coming that there are less quality players to pick from...and that sometimes you have to gamble on a player, but we seem worst than most teams for bringing in players that are either not up to it, injured, like a drink or 10 or have off field issues.

in the last couple of years alone we've released the likes of Holdsworth, Seymour, O'Carroll, Johnson, McKinnon, Jamie Ellis, Lynch, Obst...its like a revolving door!

Nearly all of those was bought by the old board and ex coaches......not heard anything about Watts been disruptive off the pitch where as Holdsworth was the main culprit last season and some of others asked to go.

Any news on yesterday's injurys to Watts and Green ? Heard green broke a bone but hopefully not

Waiting for scan results bud.

Cheers mate

That drum was bad but nothing compared to the doughnut who chanted by himself "you only sing when you're fishing" about 50 times.
I will lay my cards on the table,we will not finish in the 8.IMO

& chanting "get into em" pffftt!

Tell the guy not to bother with a smaller drum either, they're banned at the KC (thank goodness)

it was just as annoying to most of our fans i can assure you, wants the drumsticksticking right up his jacksy lol

It is always nice to hear supporters from teams that have "drummers" voice their opinions on them. I think they would be fine in moderation, but sadly once someone gets a drum in their hands they get it into their heads that it needs to be banged every couple of minutes.