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Grief - the old Fev only has a 14k population reposte!! Most fans appear to have moved on from this one, but anyhoo.... here goes - again...
Fev pull in from other areas as my username might just indicate Michael.
Fev have never just pulled from their immediate locality - just the same as Leigh.
Fev has always historically been the club of Pontefract as anyone with just a smidge of local knowledge realises - just check out the population of ponty!
In the pre SL days - without a backer to finance players for an assault at silverware - we did ok from the surrounding locality.
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Quote: Rotherham Fev Fan "Grief - the old Fev only has a 14k population reposte!! Most fans appear to have moved on from this one, but anyhoo.... here goes - again...
Fev pull in from other areas as my username might just indicate Michael.
Fev have never just pulled from their immediate locality - just the same as Leigh.
Fev has always historically been the club of Pontefract as anyone with just a smidge of local knowledge realises - just check out the population of ponty!
In the pre SL days - without a backer to finance players for an assault at silverware - we did ok from the surrounding locality.'"
The point is about whether having top 6 SL ambitions for a club like Featherstone is realistic or sensible.
The combined population of Featherstone + Pontefract is slightly less than that of Leigh, without including any of the other traditional Leigh strongholds.
Looking at both clubs, we're in very similar situations. Relatively small populations, close proximity to neighbouring SL clubs. For either club to achieve the crowd figures required to sustain a top half SL team seems like a big ask.
With a sugar daddy, both clubs could enjoy a modicum of success, but it's only ever going to be short lived, and it will go very badly wrong when the money is gone.
So the question remains, what makes Nahaboo want be involved at Fev when there is no prospect of any money being made? You either do it for the love, or for the money. If it isn't for the money, where has the love for Fev come from? And if it's not love, where are the profits going to come from??
I'm being a cynic, but there is a big, big WHY question that has me worried because I can't find a convincing reason that doesn't end up with Fev being screwed over.
And finally, read his profile... www.probiz-excellence.com/probiz/feisal.php - it gives me the creeps. This guy sounds alarm bells in my mind, and I wouldn't be surprised to find that his empire collapses quite quickly one day. I'm just hoping it doesn't take any RL clubs with it. |
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Quote: Rotherham Fev Fan "Grief - the old Fev only has a 14k population reposte!! Most fans appear to have moved on from this one, but anyhoo.... here goes - again...
Fev pull in from other areas as my username might just indicate Michael.
Fev have never just pulled from their immediate locality - just the same as Leigh.
Fev has always historically been the club of Pontefract as anyone with just a smidge of local knowledge realises - just check out the population of ponty!
In the pre SL days - without a backer to finance players for an assault at silverware - we did ok from the surrounding locality.'"
The point is about whether having top 6 SL ambitions for a club like Featherstone is realistic or sensible.
The combined population of Featherstone + Pontefract is slightly less than that of Leigh, without including any of the other traditional Leigh strongholds.
Looking at both clubs, we're in very similar situations. Relatively small populations, close proximity to neighbouring SL clubs. For either club to achieve the crowd figures required to sustain a top half SL team seems like a big ask.
With a sugar daddy, both clubs could enjoy a modicum of success, but it's only ever going to be short lived, and it will go very badly wrong when the money is gone.
So the question remains, what makes Nahaboo want be involved at Fev when there is no prospect of any money being made? You either do it for the love, or for the money. If it isn't for the money, where has the love for Fev come from? And if it's not love, where are the profits going to come from??
I'm being a cynic, but there is a big, big WHY question that has me worried because I can't find a convincing reason that doesn't end up with Fev being screwed over.
And finally, read his profile... www.probiz-excellence.com/probiz/feisal.php - it gives me the creeps. This guy sounds alarm bells in my mind, and I wouldn't be surprised to find that his empire collapses quite quickly one day. I'm just hoping it doesn't take any RL clubs with it. | |
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2015 - major missed opportunity, 2016 - stronger teams = harder task (no problem there then), 2017 - OMG What now!!!:953.jpg |
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Helping to improve the wealth and lifestyle of clients.......and he is investing in a championship RL club.
It seems to me that they are as far removed from one another as they possibly could be.
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They're not the best team outside SL. They choke.
Putting that aside, this is great news for Championship RL and if he puts his money where his mouth is and Fev reach the dizzy heights then it will be an example of what structured investment can do for a Championship club and may encourage others to invest in the same way instead of going for broke with a sickly SL club. I am heartily pleased with this news - so long as the guy follows through.
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See my new post....maybe Widnes are up for grabs, hope he is not easily distracted
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| Quote: Budgiezilla "Hull KR's turn now....crikey - what's going on ??!!!
Look at the photo that goes with the caption "Hull KR are in talks" in the Sporting Life article - doesn't look like the ideal forum for talks, to me 
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| Quote: Michael_Ward "The point is about whether having top 6 SL ambitions for a club like Featherstone is realistic or sensible.
The combined population of Featherstone + Pontefract is slightly less than that of Leigh, without including any of the other traditional Leigh strongholds.
Looking at both clubs, we're in very similar situations. Relatively small populations, close proximity to neighbouring SL clubs. For either club to achieve the crowd figures required to sustain a top half SL team seems like a big ask.
With a sugar daddy, both clubs could enjoy a modicum of success, but it's only ever going to be short lived, and it will go very badly wrong when the money is gone.
So the question remains, what makes Nahaboo want be involved at Fev when there is no prospect of any money being made? You either do it for the love, or for the money. If it isn't for the money, where has the love for Fev come from? And if it's not love, where are the profits going to come from??
I'm being a cynic, but there is a big, big WHY question that has me worried because I can't find a convincing reason that doesn't end up with Fev being screwed over.
And finally, read his profile...
featherstone is in the 5 towns and 3 of those towns knottingley, ponte and fev are very much rovers, the only people who dont in those towns are the non drinking social outcasts, Rovers can pull from a big catchment area dont be fooled by the 14k population. in fact a lot of folk in ponte and Knottingley are more passionate about the rovers than folk from fev. as for income once again we own 17 acres of land and there are big plans to utilise this land so it brings in regular income for the club, this is a unique situation for pro rugby league clubs, if all the plans come off and there is no reason why they wont, rovers will no matter what the gates be a club that will be able to match any other in super league. we are going back to the top i now have no doubt, will take a bit of time thats all
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Not good news at all for fev. I for one hope they pull through these challenging times. Good luck to all conected to the club.
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| Our club has decided to go for the 'self-sustainability' model - to me a common sense approach, when we've gone bust a couple of times. Fev have been fortunate (?) enough to get a big backer, so good luck to them. I for one, whilst maybe a tad envious, wish them every success for the future. (apart from a couple of games or more, next season! ) |
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Get LEIGH outta wigan: |
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| Quote: Alan "Our club has decided to go for the 'self-sustainability' model - to me a common sense approach, when we've gone bust a couple of times. Fev have been fortunate (?) enough to get a big backer, so good luck to them. I for one, whilst maybe a tad envious, wish them every success for the future. (apart from a couple of games or more, next season! ![]()
That interesting,i thought we had no choice,reason being no one was interested in coming in
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| aye, no Sugar Daddy for us lot.
Unlike Fev/Salford/Hull Kr....they are such a 'catch'.
boo hoo.........  |
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22/03/2013
Get LEIGH outta wigan: |
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| Quote: Budgiezilla "aye, no Sugar Daddy for us lot.
Unlike Fev/Salford/Hull Kr....they are such a 'catch'.
boo hoo......... ![]()
They'd prefer it if you would just say 'THE MASSIVE' when refering to there clubs from now on.
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