The problem with another Yorkshire club joining Superleague is the imbalance it would cause between Lancashire and Yorkshire clubs. At present there are seven Yorkshire clubs and a mere four Lancashire clubs(Wire is still Lancashire for me). Twice as many Yorkshire clubs wouldn't wear well around Leigh and Widnes way, both of whom have got ready made Superleague stadiums.

I'll be impressed if they bring enough to necesitate opening the West stand.

Take Salford, Wakefield & Cas out of the equation, replace one of them with Fev or Fax & the other two with Leigh/Widnes/Barow & things look a bit more balanced all of a sudden. Our derby would be with Leigh & Widnes with the Welshies...

What was the name if the featherstone prop who played until he was nearly an oap.... Going back about 17/18 years..was it bibby?

Jeff Grayshon maybe?

You could well be right!.... Big bloke... Dark hair... Liked a fight (think I've just descibed 9/10 props haha)

Well that's narrowed it down a little.

From memory Greyshan played for a number of yorkshire teams, he was known to be involved a a skirmish or two, although that was quite common in 70s and 80s. Something about Greyshan that he may have been the only player to play against or with his son in a top flight game.

I think that's the one.... My grandad used to play for widnes... So when I was young he took me to watch them... I remember featherstone coming and this guy was late into every tackle with swinging arms.... Then he got the ball and emosi koloto layed him out flat with the biggest forearm smash in the history of rugby.

jeff grayshon is the man who played until well in his 40s and he did play once against his son when Rovers played and beat the then bradford northern in the late 80s i think in a relegation battle screened on scrumdown. there was a Rovers full back called chris bibb

Both Wakey and Cas have been blagging the RFL for years with there grounds, i live in the middle of all 3 clubs and it as been well known locally that those 2 have no money and no hope of any new stadium. Rovers who have gone about there business quietly have the best chance and for one reason, the other 2 want the council to pay a large % for there grounds, which of course they wont, whereas Rovers with the 17 acres need no money from the council at all, in fact our scheme will create much neaded jobs. So are super league going to keep those 2 in with ramshackled grounds, no money, no prospects, or rovers with brand spanking ground and plenty of scope to keep big bucks coming in via the land. Ok our crowds are much less than theres, but they never used to be and theres no reason that shouldnt change again. The RFL will decide all i know is our position, although it may not seem to the outsider, is way, way stronger than those 2

Does this mean Fev are going to put in a franchise application for 2012?