Re: Featherstone Investment : Thu Jun 12, 2014 12:53 pm  

I dont know much about Fev's investment, but I applaud them for going after Brough, Crabtree and Ferres. Obviously they knew they would never get them, but it's a signal of intent from them and shows ambition. People laughed when Marwan Koukash made an audacious (but genuine) bid for Sam Tomkins, 12 months later and he's signed the first choice NZ international and RLWC finalist Kevin Locke (who Tomkins coincidentally replaced at the Warriors).

Clubs will always go about their business in different ways, there is no right and wrong way and Leigh and Fev will go about reaching Super League via totally different directions. I just hope people support them both and we dont get another hate campaign as we've seen for all things Salford and Koukash with Fev and Feisal.

Re: Featherstone Investment : Thu Jun 12, 2014 1:40 pm  

Difference is Koukash puts the cash up. The other one only usually promises it, then legs it when it becomes due. At least thats what his past history shows.

Re: Featherstone Investment : Thu Jun 12, 2014 2:30 pm  

EHW wrote: At least they are realistic about the level of players they should be aiming for at their level (Pitts, Kent & Siejka) http://www.featherstonerovers.net/article.php?id=13049 or not....."The club can confirm that Huddersfield have rejected a treble transfer offer for Crabtree, Ferres and Brough and no further approach will be made." If Hudds had said ' ok, we will sell them' I doubt they could get them in under the cap for that level.

EHW wrote: At least they are realistic about the level of players they should be aiming for at their level (Pitts, Kent & Siejka) http://www.featherstonerovers.net/article.php?id=13049 or not....."The club can confirm that Huddersfield have rejected a treble transfer offer for Crabtree, Ferres and Brough and no further approach will be made." If Hudds had said ' ok, we will sell them' I doubt they could get them in under the cap for that level.

Re: Featherstone Investment : Thu Jun 12, 2014 4:36 pm  

Well our man with the mouth is always entertaining.

I particularly enjoyed the description of a contract for the rest of the season (a dozen games) as a "permanent signing".

As for Siejka, you'd think they'd signed one of the all-time greats to a five year contract - but no, a guy who has played less than 10 times for Wakefield ON A MONTHS LOAN! I can feel the tremors going through the world of RL right now...

Re: Featherstone Investment : Thu Jun 12, 2014 4:40 pm  

mapleyther wrote:

I can feel the tremors going through the world of RL right now...

At least Doncaster will be "raising their eyebrows at the team sheet!"

Re: Featherstone Investment : Thu Jun 12, 2014 5:01 pm  

John Gilbert Reds wrote:

I dont know much about Fev's investment, but I applaud them for going after Brough, Crabtree and Ferres. Obviously they knew they would never get them, but it's a signal of intent from them and shows ambition. People laughed when Marwan Koukash made an audacious (but genuine) bid for Sam Tomkins, 12 months later and he's signed the first choice NZ international and RLWC finalist Kevin Locke (who Tomkins coincidentally replaced at the Warriors).

Clubs will always go about their business in different ways, there is no right and wrong way and Leigh and Fev will go about reaching Super League via totally different directions. I just hope people support them both and we dont get another hate campaign as we've seen for all things Salford and Koukash with Fev and Feisal.

People laughed because it was laughable. I don't applaud them for going after Brough, Crabtree & Ferres at all, I find it pathetic and can't believe that people see it as ambitious rather than ridiculous. None of them have a link to Fev, they're current internationals at the top of their game. They are unrealistic targets and making a bid for them is embarrassing. In the same way as Salfords bids for Tomkins or SBW were embarrassing.

Now Salfords bid for Morley was ambitious, same as Locke. Realistic targets. Not ridiculous bids just to try and hoodwink a few naive fans.


As for a hate campaign? Don't be so touchy.

Re: Featherstone Investment : Thu Jun 12, 2014 7:40 pm  

bren2k wrote:

At least Doncaster will be "raising their eyebrows at the team sheet!"

well, at least one eyebrow as if to say "who the heck is he?"

Re: Featherstone Investment : Fri Jun 13, 2014 11:39 am  

John Gilbert Reds wrote:

I dont know much about Fev's investment, but I applaud them for going after Brough, Crabtree and Ferres. Obviously they knew they would never get them, but it's a signal of intent from them and shows ambition.

And I thought you had a bit more oil in your lamp than that. Ah well.

Re: Featherstone Investment : Sun Jun 15, 2014 11:38 pm  

DemonUK wrote:

Difference is Koukash puts the cash up. The other one only usually promises it, then legs it when it becomes due. At least thats what his past history shows.

It certainly does mate, we at cas swallowed it hook line and sinker.

Re: Featherstone Investment : Mon Jun 16, 2014 1:05 pm  

Im still yet to see any proof of where Feisel has made promises to Cas or fa and not kept them. Where are these official statements has made stating his intent at either of those teams.

Dont get me wrong I wish we could just go about our business quietly, i think the bids for the 3 hudders players was ridiculously stupid. At the moment we have no other option than to wait and see what happens.

Hes been at the club for a while now and so far everything he has promised he has delivered, which is polar opposites to what cas and fax fans say.

Its the Leigh fans making me laugh, spouting off like they have been the best run club in RL for the past 10 years. Short memories