Re: Featherstone Investment : Tue May 06, 2014 1:05 pm  

I like this sentence "Rightfully or wrongfully at the start of the season the club had made the decision to strike at the end of the season to prepare a Super League strength squad to compete next season"

this seems an odd claim
Following back to back defeats to Leigh Centurions we've realised we are no longer the dominant force outside Super League so the club has made the decision to raise the standards for all Championship clubs with imminent investment both on and off the field. How are they going to raise the standard for all championship clubs and who gave them a mandate to make that decision?

Re: Featherstone Investment : Tue May 06, 2014 1:12 pm  

fevfan76 wrote:

I think the actual statement says "challenge for top 4 Super League position" not must be a Top 4 regular. End of the day that should be every team in SL's aim. They all should be challenging for a top 4 spot.

Hardly gonna put out a statement saying they are going to invest millions into Fev Rovers and therefor they must scrape into the top 8 of superleague.

I'm simply pointing out what it actually says. Challenging for the top 4 does not mean finishing in top 4 otherwise they would have said just that.

I'm not having a go, by the way, if they can put a proper sustainable structure in place and make it happen it would shake a few of the more complacent clubs in SL into a bit more action rather than promises.

Re: Featherstone Investment : Tue May 06, 2014 1:20 pm  

fevfan76 wrote:

Hrs already invested 6 figure sum in to the club to build centre of excellence and develop youth.

A 6 figure sum doesn't go very far in building anything or in developing youth. It needs sustained investment year on year.
That's not a criticism of Fev by the way, just some people seem to think these things can be done without much money.

Re: Featherstone Investment : Tue May 06, 2014 1:22 pm  

The kind of awful press release that Leigh would have put out 18 months ago and a real measure of how far we have come since then off the pitch. What a cringe-fest.

Re: Featherstone Investment : Tue May 06, 2014 1:53 pm  

Him wrote:

A 6 figure sum doesn't go very far in building anything or in developing youth. It needs sustained investment year on year.
That's not a criticism of Fev by the way, just some people seem to think these things can be done without much money.

I know i didn't really make my point properly. Its not really what the actual money went on, but rather the fact that it has been invested. Lots of Halifax fans and Cas too will be quick to jump in and say Faisal is all talk never did anything for us, he hasn't got any money etc etc.

Fact is he has invested hard cash (almost 400k) into Fev already. Just because for whatever reason he didn't stay around at their clubs at their clubs doesn't mean hes not prepared to invest or help someone else.

Re: Featherstone Investment : Tue May 06, 2014 2:06 pm  

mapleyther wrote:

The kind of awful press release that Leigh would have put out 18 months ago and a real measure of how far we have come since then off the pitch. What a cringe-fest.

it doesn't look like its been written by Paul Taylor the usual guy.

Re: Featherstone Investment : Tue May 06, 2014 2:35 pm  

Waste of money.

Re: Featherstone Investment : Tue May 06, 2014 3:06 pm  

Apparently, Nahaboo was misquoted and what he actually said was: "Following the emergence of Dr Koukash this season, I've realised I no longer have the biggest mouth in Rugby League."

Re: Featherstone Investment : Tue May 06, 2014 3:29 pm  

fevfan76 wrote:

it doesn't look like its been written by Paul Taylor the usual guy.

It actually reads to me as though English isn't the first language of the author. If that's not the case, whoever wrote it needs to sober up.

Re: Featherstone Investment : Tue May 06, 2014 3:57 pm  

If Salfords struggles haven't taught them anything. Money can't buy you success in the short term.

It's a pipe dream, I hope they get the investment. But it's not going to happen overnight. They need to get the right people in place first off the field.