: Thu Jun 18, 2009 10:15 pm  

2,775 in attendance up there tonight.

: Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:16 am  

Poor Fev, they did enough to win that match I thought. Barra are a bit predictable, stop ELLIS !!!


I noticed that mid-day man Noone has gotten into a right whinging old woman, he's spent too long in SL, appealing for penalties every time he doesn't get his own way.

: Fri Jun 19, 2009 9:46 am  

Well....If i was Featherstone i would be fuming. They played an almost perfect game only for the ref to screw 'em at the end with that ridiculous penalty decision. The Rovers player was clearly not held. Disgraceful. Hard lines 'Fev.

: Fri Jun 19, 2009 9:47 am  

I think you will find when we beat Sheffield the other week, Andy Ellis never played due to illness, so the above comment isnt quite right! When he does play its at the same level each week, very good, i would say he is our player of the season so far. Good luck for sunday and will maybe see you in Blackpool!

: Fri Jun 19, 2009 9:49 am  

marillion man wrote:

I noticed that mid-day man Noone has gotten into a right whinging old woman, he's spent too long in SL, appealing for penalties every time he doesn't get his own way.

You've only just noticed that? The first class honours graduate of the school of Toa Kohe-Love has always done that, along with the same sort of play as TKL.

: Fri Jun 19, 2009 10:10 pm  

Fev were unlucky they put in a top effort, Barra looked tired after the game against us the Sunday before.
It was a tense game but typical cup match, not great but both sides tried hard.
Barra are just a hard team to beat, not flash but tackle well.
I have nothing against them they deserve some good times but I have to say they are not SL material as a club, no way.
They would need to spend millions on their ground, its nowhere near SL standard and there was not that good an atmosphere saying it was a cup semi final, okay Fev only took about 100 but it was a Thursday night, but you could not hear much from the home fans most of the game.
I hope they enjoy their time while Mr Money bags is around but feel once he goes they will sink quickly back down to lower Championship level.

: Fri Jun 19, 2009 11:09 pm  

Fax4Life wrote:

they are not SL material as a club, no way.
They would need to spend millions on their ground, its nowhere near SL standard and there was not that good an atmosphere saying it was a cup semi final, okay Fev only took about 100 but it was a Thursday night, but you could not hear much from the home fans most of the game.
I hope they enjoy their time while Mr Money bags is around but feel once he goes they will sink quickly back down to lower Championship level.

Not sure about this. Yes, the ground needs improvement, but at least they own it so that's a start. Getting the council or a good sponsor on Board might help to make improvements. Also the weight of the stadium criteria is clearly being over-emphasised as we saw in the last round of Franchises and given the lack of progress at SL clubs it will not be an issue next time round.

As far as crowds are concerned, well Fax can hardly crow as Barrow are matching if not beating their crowds in their first year in the championship despite the excellent performances that Fax are putting on on the field.

Finally, and probably crucially, they have geography on their side. Do you really think the RFL would pick an 8th Yorkshire club over a first Cumbria club if everything else is equal?

: Fri Jun 19, 2009 11:48 pm  

Trashcansinatra wrote:

Finally, and probably crucially, they have geography on their side. Do you really think the RFL would pick an 8th Yorkshire club over a first Cumbria club if everything else is equal?

Apparently there is much debate about the truth of this.......

: Sat Jun 20, 2009 12:12 am  

xLodefx wrote:

Apparently there is much debate about the truth of this.......

Only for simpletons who can't get their head round administrative boundaries.

: Sat Jun 20, 2009 7:47 am  

Barrow IS in Lancashire....Simples.