Fair point, would Fev not come under the same council jurisdiction mind? I literally have no idea if they do but would not be surprised if so

When Sky decide!

As it's the CC, the BBC have first dibs so we're waiting on them.

They'll announce the televised games after this short break to listen to Billy Ocean.......

Wakey and Cadtleford were waiting on new grounds, Featherstone improved their own ground. Remains to be seen what Wakefield will actually do (been making promises for years!), I don't know if construction of Cas' new home has started.

Yes same council but Fev took it on themselves to improve their ground off their own back.

Something they should be commended for, and this is from a Cas fan.

Obviously as Fev fan I'm biased but it's easy to understand Mark Campbell's frustrations. His team finished top of the Championship table four years running at a time when there was no promotion/relegation, and he's literally rebuilt the ground with his own hands and those of the fantastic Stand Gang volunteers (mostly pensioners)...meanwhile the two other local clubs have had uninterrupted handouts from Sky of £1.8m or whatever it is year after year yet have achieved nothing in improving their delapidated stadiums.

like I say, they were promised new stadiums. Featherstone wouldm't survive in SL.

Tell me on what basis Featherstone would be less likely to survive in SL than, say, Wakefield?

Because no SL standard player is going to decide to play for Featherstone, a good small town club but no financial muscle. I'm not being insulting, it's just my opinion,

www.hullfc.com/news/2018-04-26-d ... m=referral thursday night sky game for us fri leigh v salford sky sat cas v saints bbc sun toronto v warr bbc

www.hullfc.com/news/2018-04-26-d ... m=referral thursday night sky game for us fri leigh v salford sky sat cas v saints bbc sun toronto v warr bbc

thats a few hundred knocked off the gate for Fev

maybe so, but honestly, i think we got the best day, 9 day turnaround for the wire game the following week, they will have 5

the only ones who will be most upset will be the ones who wanted to spend sunday on the lash pre game

If Fev were in SL - and getting the same Sky payments as current SL clubs - we would have far more financial muscle than some existing SL clubs.

Magic weekend is after the cup game.Warrington the week after that

yeah just realised, still if the dobbins play sunday, we will have 2 extra days on them

we couldn't beat you with 12 men, don't think you need to worry about 2 days extra rest

a silly convetsation to continue as it will never happen.

Correct.
Saturday would have been fine also.
W@nk!
Oh well.

You're probably right, to be fair...though if you had said we will never be able to attract the type of players to get us through the middle 8s I might have agreed with you from the start.

Surprised our fixture has been picked by sky and thought they'd have gone Rovers v Wigan and Widnes v Leeds. Though I correctly picked the 2 games the BBC would show.

Question is can I leave work at 6.30 and get through the City Centre traffic and get the Post Office Rd and into the ground in time for 7.35pm?

outside chance of an upset and they usually start with the fixture featuring the holders. Toronto were always going to be a televised game. Salford v Leigh is a local derby.

The holder are usually on TV at the first point of entering the draw.

If you are in your car at 6.30, you will get to Fev for 7.20, no problem

A very sad prelude to this game as it has been announced today that former Fev and Hull forward Charlie Stone has died. One of the best tacklers I have ever seen, am sure he will be remembered before the CD game next week.

Sad new. A really good player in a great team at the beginning of the 80's RIP

Very sad to hear this.

Charlie played around 200 games for Hull and was as hard as nails.

He was captain when we played Rovers in the 1981-82 John Player Trophy final. He was sent off four minutes from time but still went up to lift the trophy.