Re: Merger : Tue Dec 13, 2011 1:46 pm  

Homer_J_Simpson wrote:

Why would we let Cas share our ground?
/quote]
Cos we could charge them more or less what we wanted rent and clean up on all the secondary income barring programme sales and raffles etc! The income to rovers could be massive

Homer_J_Simpson wrote:

What have they ever done to help us?

I suggest you have a chat with Paul Taylor the marketing manager or Simon Riley our CEO - they may well surprise you with what kind of relationship Rovers have with cas!

Homer_J_Simpson wrote:

Have they ever offered letting us share FantasyHoughton?

why would they need to Homer? We have IMO a better ground than theirs as it stands and when ours is upgraded we won't ever need to share! That bit of your post is not applicable!

Homer_J_Simpson wrote:

We are sorting ourselves out, on a meagre budget, Cas need to shyt or get off the pot, get a ground or go away

Well yes, on that bit I agree - but if for whatever reason they can't - it would be facile to simply rule out a groundshare simply cos you hate that particular club. Rovers could profit handsomely out of such an arrangement. A careful study of the pros/cons taking in the bottom line margins against any realistic likelyhood of replacing that club in front of say Fax, Leigh et al any time soon!! Inshort I will reject any merger but would like to know how much is in it for our BoD re any groundshare rather than jumping to knee jerk reactions


In short - yes, we know you hate cas. But think - what could be in it for us!!

Re: Merger : Tue Dec 13, 2011 2:27 pm  

Rotherham Fev Fan wrote:

I will watch any team as long as it's played at Post Office road and the team is called Featherstone Rovers RLFC!
I hope that our BoD would welcome any club wishing to utilise our facilities at the Big Fella's Stadium and charge them appropriate rent etc where our club could use the opportunity to clean up on the secondary incomne!
I don't feel any of this "love in" for any superleague club particulary as my club is so disadvantaged by said league and as overwhelming undisputed champions are not allowed to take part in this years SL comp!!
I'm hoping that when our stadium is redeveloped it will meet criteria for SL and we can gain a licence. I have become so disenchanted from the game and the lack of support for teams outside of SL over the last decade and a half, I really don't give a toss about SL and any of it's member clubs!
I of course do NOT speak for featherstone rovers RLFC or any of it's other fans!!

Re: Merger : Tue Dec 13, 2011 3:20 pm  

Rotherham Fev Fan wrote:

Homer_J_Simpson wrote:

Why would we let Cas share our ground?
/quote]
Cos we could charge them more or less what we wanted rent and clean up on all the secondary income barring programme sales and raffles etc! The income to rovers could be massive

Homer_J_Simpson wrote:

What have they ever done to help us?

I suggest you have a chat with Paul Taylor the marketing manager or Simon Riley our CEO - they may well surprise you with what kind of relationship Rovers have with cas!

Homer_J_Simpson wrote:

Have they ever offered letting us share FantasyHoughton?

why would they need to Homer? We have IMO a better ground than theirs as it stands and when ours is upgraded we won't ever need to share! That bit of your post is not applicable!

Homer_J_Simpson wrote:

We are sorting ourselves out, on a meagre budget, Cas need to shyt or get off the pot, get a ground or go away

Well yes, on that bit I agree - but if for whatever reason they can't - it would be facile to simply rule out a groundshare simply cos you hate that particular club. Rovers could profit handsomely out of such an arrangement. A careful study of the pros/cons taking in the bottom line margins against any realistic likelyhood of replacing that club in front of say Fax, Leigh et al any time soon!! Inshort I will reject any merger but would like to know how much is in it for our BoD re any groundshare rather than jumping to knee jerk reactions


In short - yes, we know you hate cas. But think - what could be in it for us!!

Good points, all of them well made.

My natural reaction, due to 38 years of disliking the club in question is to say no, but you are right, if the deal was to the benefit of Featherstone, then it should be investigated, although I would worry about it being the thin end of the wedge re merger.

Re: Merger : Tue Dec 13, 2011 8:01 pm  

If they were to ask and it is benifical to Fev why say no I am led to believe Wakey have been using our training facilities should the club have said no to them ? All things like this show to me is that Fev are doing things right and our S/L friends are wasting money and not running a full time club correctly I would also think it would look good for us if we were to apply for SL next time round

Re: Merger : Wed Dec 14, 2011 10:06 am  

all things said, I would have thought that c*s fans wouldn't come to fev to see their team play

Re: Merger : Wed Dec 14, 2011 12:04 pm  

neither could I martin. - not in any sustainable numbers at any rate!

Re: Merger : Wed Dec 14, 2011 12:15 pm  

Saints playing at Widnes is a good comparison!

Re: Merger : Fri Dec 16, 2011 11:59 am  

Rotherham Fev Fan wrote:

I will watch any team as long as it's played at Post Office road and the team is called Featherstone Rovers RLFC!
I hope that our BoD would welcome any club wishing to utilise our facilities at the Big Fella's Stadium and charge them appropriate rent etc where our club could use the opportunity to clean up on the secondary incomne!
I don't feel any of this "love in" for any superleague club particulary as my club is so disadvantaged by said league and as overwhelming undisputed champions are not allowed to take part in this years SL comp!!
I'm hoping that when our stadium is redeveloped it will meet criteria for SL and we can gain a licence. I have become so disenchanted from the game and the lack of support for teams outside of SL over the last decade and a half, I really don't give a toss about SL and any of it's member clubs!
I of course do NOT speak for featherstone rovers RLFC or any of it's other fans!!

Well said Rotherhamfevfan , most clubs supporters feel the same....

Re: Merger : Thu Dec 29, 2011 8:07 pm  

ISPY wrote:

I am led to believe Castleford are hoping and praying for the Newmarket project to fail. They have alternative options to Glasshoughton and a future proposal will be to ground share with Featherstone at your ground should the Glasshoughton site fail. I mean a redeveloped post office Rd meeting super league requirements. I would like to ask the question are Featherstone supporters in favour of such a proposal. It would be very sad should we loose a super league team from all three great rugby league areas ie Wakefield Castleford and Featherstone . I would hope common sense would prevail and a new identity should be created rather than being selfish at all costs with an attitude like bugger you we are dead any how.

NO !

Re: Merger : Fri Feb 17, 2012 11:30 pm  

Castleford's plan B is The Keepmoat, not Post Office Road.