And again no one from the club has tried to quash any comments or let us know whats happening, another way that the club is going to interact with the fans better than previous years, well that seems to have gone also.

If Kyle didnt want to go, and TM didnt want him to go either then why has he gone?
Im only asking this because im not taking the 'gone because of the budget' excuse.If we have problems with this years budget all of a sudden how come last week we signed Wayne Opie till the end of the season?

Was the money there last week and now it isnt?



Its also got to be the major concern that we still have loads of key players out (Benno,Lawton,Leafey etc) and we can let one of our main playmakers leave.Im worried as the next few games are key for us.

As I understand it, Briggs has been fancied a crack at Fev for a while now!
I might be wrong like, you know how words get around!!

Featherstone (away)
Halifax (home)
Whitehaven (away)

Tricky fixtures indeed.

Exactly Gary.And unfortunatly I cant see us even getting a bonus in those games.

Quite agree with the coaching comment, I would rather see us lose and look like we have some form of attacking line, rather than the backs stood in a bunch looking like they ve never met before.

I remember speaking to Kyle last year and he was really up for staying with the club.

However it seemed a bit dodgy after the Widnes game when Dave Marshall said he was concerned that Kyle did nt play because it sounded like he was fed up at the club. It was later said that he had been ill! I suppose we ll have to see I long before he plays for Fev.

It is noticeable that a lot of these players who have left have previously been in Super League academies and have been used to better coaching than they have been receiving lately.

it seems we have just two options from here:
1 sign another number 6 for no fee
2 kick weeden up the back side and make him take the pressure off handforth

Well..... letting him go would indicate we have no options.
And as for Weeden.....I hate think what the side would be like without him......kick up the backside or not.

Maybe at the time Wayne Opie was signed it was already known that Kyle was leaving the club.

1) Can't see us getting anyone capable of doing a job at this level if we have financial problems.

2) He simply isn't a 6. A fair 13 particularly at the lower level last season but at Championshop level probably only on a par with many second-rowers.

Sounds like a very distinct possibility.

Played in the same team as Wayne Opie for last few years and amazed he hasnt been snapped up earlier, great stand off at our level

Maybe he was signed as the ready made replacement then?

oh dear what goes around, comes around hahahahahahaha... well done kyle

Don't believe you will find many fans slagging Kyle off on here--
Most of us are thankfull we had him for as long as we did.

Unlike the abuse he suffered on leaving the Hawks last season.

He might be working his way back to you........he doesn't seem to stop in one place very long.

It still sticks in the craw a little that his agent who will have no doubt helped broker the deal is our ex chairman who was supposed to still have our best interests at heart.

and still nothing from the club, they only see to comment when they want money from us.

There is from his new Club ... [url=http://www.featherstonerovers.net/2009/news52.htmhere[/url

Speaking of websites wasnt there mention of a new dons one "early in the new year".

Spot on Steve

good luck to the lad.
you never know he might work his way back to us when we get promoted this season. a step forward for him

looks to me the club is upside down from 1st team to scholarship ! and money is the major problem , you cannot compete without it and it will be a long hard season i feel

Two aquaintances of mine who are (or were depending on whether they can be bothered anymore after being overlooked for selection in favour of yet another new face this week) training with the reserves says they haven't had a penny yet.
Cant see the Hull based lads carrying on if they not even getting their £15 for getting mullered.
If the club hasnt got that then they are up a certain creek without a paddle financially.

Who'll be next to follow Briggs out of the door, and are we about to find ourselves in the same situation as about 10 years ago when local players were asked to turn out to help fulfil the fixtures? (Ernie Lake springs to mind)

certainly doesnt look good and why get out of town players travelling though if it costs money ? if you dont pay players they will soon be off ,so they will be asking local players to make up the numbers again soon , the club cannot have any money at all, and cannot compete without backing and are just exsisting day to day and cutting costs, losing players , losing support where does it end?