Dont forget both Hull teams have great away followings. I think we could win the championship every year for 50 years and they wont promote us because the game is corrupt from top to bottom. They big up there respect and diversity programmes yet dont practise what they preach, they dont treat all there member clubs the same

Was that the sound of the penny dropping ?

The game was and will be corrupt as long as sky are paying for it, if they go so will the vultures like Richard Lewis and hopefully we will get someone who cares about the game in charge. Until then, keep ducking the bulls hit they are feeding us .

I fear the game had a distinct 'lean' long before Sky came along. All they did was up the stakes.

The penny dropped for me in 95

Heard Lee Crooks will be joining the Flat Cappers soon as General Manager.

Heard the same... although without the GM bit.

If you have read Crooksey's book he makes an interesting comment about Fev never getting into SL due to "not fitting into the RFL's grand scheme".

I wonder if he will be making a U-turn when he will inevitably be asked that question again ?

Not sure what i would make to us getting Crooksy to be honest, as for his comment he is right or so i thought before Mark Cambell took over, i know him personally and he told me he will not rest until we are in super league and i have never known a man with as much drive and energy in my life. Maybe Crooksy has changed his mind also after been in his company. The RFL are corrupt they changed the constitution of super league when Crusaders went into admin, would they of done the same had Wakey gone into Admin 1st ?????

I haven't, but Im guessing at the time he'd have been right (2010?), clubs need to change, and Featherstone are in the process of overhauling the club.

We'll be joining you soon

Crooks has joined Fev www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... ml&BID=480

Crooks has joined Fev www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... ml&BID=480

They didn't do that though, the Halifax fans & chairman didn't understand the RFL properly, they were invited to be compared against the SL clubs on the SL criteria...so they were never getting into Super League that way and the way their chairman behaved after it then imo he ruined the clubs chances of getting into SL again.

Especially when they were basing it purely on the stadium, The Shay really isn't that great add onto that no youth development etc they had no chance realistically.

Same with Fev they have nothing to offer the competition - no fans, poor stadium, not much in terms of youth development, unless Leigh do something nobody will leave Super League next time round (imo, of course).

Oh and using London as an example isn't the best ideas, they get the Richard Lewis expansion free pass.

Same with Fev they have nothing to offer the competition - no fans, poor stadium, not much in terms of youth development, unless Leigh do something nobody will leave Super League next time round (imo, of course).

nothing to offer you say,that is not a super league criterea, no fans, we averaged just short of 5k the last time in the top flight and have a world crowd record that being a dozen bigger than the population, we would be ok for crowds, poor stadium, maybe but when it is refurbished it will be fit for purpose. As for youth development well we have just sold 2 players for approaching 160 k to super league teams and are 1 of only 2 teams to put our U18s into the super league competition at our own cost not funded by sky like all the rest.
Some teams in super league have had up to 15 million pounds out of the game more than we have and yet have less to show, are they more deserving of a place than us????

As far as youth development at Fev is concerned 95% of the development carried out with Zak Hardaker was done by Featherstone Lions. Just a shame that Rovers show absolute no interest in their amateur neighbours or even acknowledge the hard work put in by Lions excellent coaching staff.