happy enough with that draw.

also see that some twinning clubs are paired.
wigan v leigh
batley v huddersfield.

Like some Leythers or former Leythers you have obviously not read or not understood our agreement with the Pies.

It is solely to provide us with access to DC players as per last season. The age rule will apply as per last season something clubs like Swinton and Hunslet and others will not comply with.

Our squad is small and our club operating on a tight budget.

can just imagine a phone call to fev from red hall. look lads dont play well as beating them would not look good at all for us and would leave us looking very stupid.

oh wait a moment.

Swifty , we Leythers are very happy a wise man once said "The paint may be dry , but the the picture is very wet ", i think this is very true .

Good draw for us, a game we should win, its at home and two of our rivals Leigh and Fev have games against SL opposition that will challenge their resources, Leigh are bound to have their eye on the Wigan match and Fev will have had a good go at London so may suffer a hangover win or lose that one.

I feel for Fev. A tie away at a SL club should be a money spinner but they will be sharing a gate less than Fev normally get for league matches.

Broncos are a decent side on their day and will probably turn Fev over - I reckon it could end up costing Fev money to go and get beaten! Super League? You're having a laugh!

As an aside, does every one play by same quota and salary cup rules in the cup or are these rules also unfairly weighted in favour of the Super League clubs?

700 attendance tops

700 attendance tops

i really feel for Fev!

Laugh oooot loud. Lower league club drawing the short straw by playing a Super League club. Totally sums up the daftness of franchising.

I wonder how many fans Fev will take

It would make sense to move the game to Fev as it would double, triple, or maybe even quadruple the attendance.

Dreadful draw for Featherstone. However, how embarrassing would that look if (a) London agreed to the switch (b) RFL agreed to the switch? Switching a super league tie to a championship ground to potentially treble the attendance, (true as it may be) it just shows the pathetic state the game is currently in.

p.s. I for one do not feel sorry for them in the slightest, nor would they if things were the other way round

Why would London want to switch?
They are perfectly happy with the crowds they get at the moment, why switch grounds and increase the risk of getting beaten?
Personally I think, and hope Featherstone will beat them anyway.