Re: O/t Feath : Mon Sep 30, 2019 2:09 pm  

A man with an American accent once pulled up next to me and asked, "Excuse me - do you know the way to Feather-Stone?" - perfectly enunciated. I pointed him the right way, and gave him a bit of advice about pronunciation, just so he didn't get knacked when he got there.

Meanwhile - I'll be cheering for Fev - would love to see them get the win.

Re: O/t Feath : Mon Sep 30, 2019 4:07 pm  

Come on Fev, would love to see them back in the top flight renewing their rivalry with us and Cas.

Re: O/t Feath : Mon Sep 30, 2019 4:24 pm  

I dont think any club should rely on away support, it's the home fans clubs should concentrate on

Re: O/t Feath : Mon Sep 30, 2019 4:29 pm  

djcool wrote:

I dont think any club should rely on away support, it's the home fans clubs should concentrate on

But its a nice bonus for both atmosphere and cash.

Re: O/t Feath : Mon Sep 30, 2019 5:18 pm  

djcool wrote:

I dont think any club should rely on away support, it's the home fans clubs should concentrate on

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So you think no opposition fans is better? I don’t. RL is not a big enough sport for most clubs to survive on home gates. Whilst local derbies bring in cash, public interest and spectacle, Toronto offer none of that. There games both home and away will be dull sterile event imo.

Re: O/t Feath : Mon Sep 30, 2019 5:58 pm  

Fishermanscap wrote:

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So you think no opposition fans is better? I don’t. RL is not a big enough sport for most clubs to survive on home gates. Whilst local derbies bring in cash, public interest and spectacle, Toronto offer none of that. There games both home and away will be dull sterile event imo.

Toronto will get the public interest, especially in the first instance, but that will wane as the season progresses. I dare say looking at the bigger picture Toronto, if it does take off, will be a shot in the arm for the game which Featherstone, or indeed any existing UK club, will not be able to provide. However, I would also imagine Fev will be around for a lot longer than Toronto.

Long term everyone would be better off with a full time NA league as I imagine if it did take off across the pond the likes of New York etc will soon get fed up of playing tin pot clubs from small towns in Northern England like Wigan and St Helens.

Re: O/t Feath : Mon Sep 30, 2019 7:59 pm  

Having watched Fev I always thought that they were the only team in the championship that could trouble Toronto, would love for it to have been York and Fordy,but a bit early for them. Hope Fev do em cos I can’t stand Toronto and would love em to fail again.

Re: O/t Feath : Mon Sep 30, 2019 8:23 pm  

Big lads mate wrote:

Having watched Fev I always thought that they were the only team in the championship that could trouble Toronto, would love for it to have been York and Fordy,but a bit early for them. Hope Fev do em cos I can’t stand Toronto and would love em to fail again.

I'm shouting for Fev at the weekend.

Re: O/t Feath : Mon Sep 30, 2019 9:22 pm  

It would be hilarious if Feath won tbh, just to watch the meltdown of the more militant expansion mob.

On the other hand Feaths owner when interviewed about if they were ready for SL if they got the chance, seems more preoccupied having a shot at us for some reason instead of answering the question asked. He did it on backchat the other episode and I've read it in interviews. Sort bof puts me off them unfortunately. See if I can find it.

Here.

Campbell added: “It saddens me when I drive by Wakefield.

“It’s an embarrassment to the sport. A club that’s been in Super League all those years and you drive by it and it’s an absolute disgrace.”

I mean seriously why suddenly start to rubbish our Club when asked about if Featherstone would be ready for SL, what's the poiint. Also It's not as though he doesn't know about our history with trying to get a ground built either.

Re: O/t Feath : Mon Sep 30, 2019 9:33 pm  

Shifty Cat wrote:

It would be hilarious if Feath won tbh, just to watch the meltdown of the more militant expansion mob.

On the other hand Feaths owner when interviewed about if they were ready for SL if they got the chance, seems more preoccupied having a shot at us for some reason instead of answering the question asked. He did it on backchat the other episode and I've read it in interviews. Sort bof puts me off them unfortunately. See if I can find it.

Here.I mean seriously why suddenly start to rubbish our Club when asked about if Featherstone would be ready for SL, what's the poiint. Also It's not as though he doesn't know about our history with trying to get a ground built either.

Small time village mentality I'm afraid. Still would love to see them get promoted. As Wollo said elsewhere, it will enable the collective support to lose that chip that weighs so heavily upon their shoulders.