Deryck Fox was my first ever favourite player.

I remember a Vaux billboard of him kicking a bomb as viewed through a pint of ale.

That's how FA viewed everyone of Deryck's games.

Great articles PaulT thanks for the links. Good to see Fev keeping in touch with past greats like Foxy and Jimmy Thompson. I met Peter Fox a few years back and he was still a formidable presence.

Interesting that they both mention how the Bulls need to gel and that it takes time. Sunday’s game will be a stepping stone on the way to doing that and I expect a tough game.

I was chatting to our Academy head John Bastian the other day (he’s an ex Fev player) about the upcoming game and the many great ex Fev players of the recent past e.g. Fox, Hobbs, Newlove etc. They had a good side back in the 80s with them and the likes of Bibb, Steadman, Smales etc.

Thanks for the feedback Bullseye. We try our best to keep in touch with our ex players but it is something we could improve upon like many other clubs! Please click on the link for Steve Evans - www.featherstonerovers.net/article.php?id=13499 . Tomorrow, we'll be chatting to Dale Fennell.

Thanks for the feedback Bullseye. We try our best to keep in touch with our ex players but it is something we could improve upon like many other clubs! Please click on the link for Steve Evans - www.featherstonerovers.net/article.php?id=13499 . Tomorrow, we'll be chatting to Dale Fennell.

Dale Fennell scored the first 4pt try for Northern if memory serves...

Franny Jarvis?

Keith Bridges.

Fantastic. I'll look forward to reading that. Paul Newlove was the best centre I ever saw. I know it didn't end well but he was brilliant to watch. I grew up watching Jimmy Thompson and Keith Brisges. I think Eddie Warinf called them the Thompson twins. And hurray for Davey Dobbs with five drives and a kick straight into touch.

I think hobbs's greatest claim to fame at Odsal was when he was coach. He decided that, for pre season, instead of doing some weights and training by running around and throwing a ball about, it would be better if they went cycling round the dales, followed by some cycling up steep hills and then, as a change, do some long distance cycle tours.

I think we avoided relegation but it was a close call.

To be fair to Hobbsy, he was a damn fine player though.

Going back to the seventies I seem to remember 2 centres ......Vaughan Thomas and Les Thomas .......I think one of them came from Fev.
Is there anybody out there that knows whether that is the case. Played inside Berwyn Jones I think.

Pretty certain Les Thomas came from Wales to Keighley and then transferred to us

Vaughan Thomas did indeed play for Fev first and he scored a 40-yard breakaway try in the 1967 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley.

Thanks to both of you. That fits in nicely with what I thought was the case. Strange that I can remember more from 45 years ago than I can remember from last week. It's a long shot but anybody remember, or know how to find out, who completed the backs line up.....Price, Jones, Thomas, Thomas & ............?????

Franny Jarvis comes from Bradford, went to Saint Georges school near Otley Road. Maybe he played for Fev, I have forgotten, due to age and Beer. Saw him 3 months ago at 5 lane ends, and he still looks uglier than a butchers dog..

Nice article on Vaughan Thomas here... marklaspalmas.blogspot.co.uk/201 ... homas.html

Nice article on Vaughan Thomas here... marklaspalmas.blogspot.co.uk/201 ... homas.html