So after weeks break we are back with another tough game. We do have a string of potentially easier games after this, however win this, and don't think Fev would be able to catch us. Also need to keep winning to keep pressure on Leigh, and if we are going to have any chance vs SL teams we need to show we can win away at tough places.

More on the line for Fev as they in a shootout with Fax and Bulls for 3rd and 4th,but I think London have a chance to make a statement here about the super 8's and to go into the super 8's with a least a small chance of sneaking up

Geoff

Strong Squad

Ackers
Barthau
Battye
Bussey
Cunningham
Eliab
Everett
Foster
Garside
Harrison
Hellewell
Ioane
Kear
Macani
Magrin
Naiqama
Offerdahl
Slyney
Williams

Anticipating a win but not expecting it to be easy. Stop giving away stupid penalties and play to our potential has to be the order of the day. Also our kicking needs to improve. How many points have we chucked away this season?
I think Good Friday 2015 at Fev, when in miserable circumstances we managed to get a good away win, the first for ages. is when the club turned a corner. It was not all good from then on but we did start to see a steady improvement.
Looks like we are putting out a strong squad who should be refreshed after having a weekend off.
Middle 8s are a real possibility, lets not throw it away.

We are capable of winning, but sometimes having a break can be disruptive, just hope we haven't lost momentum! We will look very strong for 2nd if we win!

Strong squad, got to take heart from the last results - difficult opposition beaten, in the case of Sheffield absolutely spanked! Won't be easy but we can go into this game confident of a good result surely?

Possibly the two best defences in the league currently, certainly statistically. Should be a close game. I would like to think we have enough to do the business.

Featherstone have will put out a strong squad, which will include two on DR from Leeds.
What is encouraging is that on their website preview, they predict we will win by 12 points.

That preview is from a Sheff Eagles fan who is in no way connected to the club so take that prediction with a pinch of salt

Our strongest squad of season tomorrow, all the playmakers are back and fit, should be a good game

Hopefully theres a good few who travel up

Given the state Leeds are in, not sure if this will be beneficial

Everett and Eliab are playing for the Skolars

Anyone know if there is any radio coverage of this game?

Quote ="Torbreck"Anyone know if there is any radio coverage of this game?'" https://youtu.be/27RnSzx4iB8 May be more than a little Fev biased though.

Quote ="Torbreck"Anyone know if there is any radio coverage of this game?'" https://youtu.be/27RnSzx4iB8 May be more than a little Fev biased though.

Thanks. 10-6 to Rovers after 20 mins...

Sounds like a bit of a nightmare so fae

It's your discipline. Gifting yards to us. Oh and Jack Bussey is a good prop/back row, never been a stand off.

It's been a problem all season we cannot cut out the daft penalties for some reason

Am loving the commentary those 2 are great

Couldn't cope with the commentary, though it was not their fault. Fev are now the new Dewsbury. First time we have not turned up in a league game this season.

Never a truer word - the stand off role has been our weakness throughout, and it was exploited today. We weren't at the races, if there was a ball to be dropped or tackle to be missed (apart from Kear 1 on 1) or a penalty to be given we would. It reminded me of Good Friday last year at PO Road, only in reverse.

The defeat is not too crippling, the manner puts serious questions about our credentials.

Games remaining against current top 6: Batley (3), Bradford (5), Fev (5), Halifax (5), Leigh (5), London (3),

Very disappointing performance, we really failed to turn up. However we were playing with one arm tied behind our back as Mr Ansell performance was worse than ours.
Good turn out from our travelling fans, well over forty there yesterday.
Need to put this behind us and focus on getting back onto winning ways next week.

The referee didn’t help but it wasn’t him dropping simple passes, losing control of the ball in contact, unforced forward passes, not square at the play the ball, losing the collision, having little oomph. Where I would be critical of him, was the initial phases of the game when we needed to win the arm wrestle we were getting penalised left right and centre leading to a team warning and latterly the sin bin, during which period Fev took full advantage of field position gifted and built a healthy lead. We were never going to come back. Towards mid phase of the second half the tables were turned and we were winning the penalties – he was penalising technical offences like being in front of the line for a goal line drop out. The difference – we couldn’t capitalise on the field position. Our halves were all over the place, balls were passed behind the ball receiver on at least 3 occasions, it was atrocious.

Just jumping a bit to the defence of the officials again, don't actually think you are saying we could blame the ref, but it raises the question when you say the ref didn't help, why should he? Our discipline has been poor all season especially around the ruck and yep it was the fev fans commentary but the bussey yellow sounded well justified, they need to learn roll off the tackled player by the quickest route, climbing over the top will always end up in a penalty.
Offside at a goal line drop out is not a technical offence, it's like every other offside.
Listening to the game tho sounds like we were never really in it.
I will stick to what I have said in the past if we cut out the penalties we will win games by probably another 2 scores, they are going to have to learn, and I think it's down to Hendo to coach it out of them.

You take me far toooooo literally. Like you, I am a qualified ref so sort of know what's what.

By technical I meant a penalisable offence that more often than not goes unpenalised - in this instance we benefitted.

I wasn't suggesting the referee should help but in a game of two sides where both sides are committing similar offecnes, you'd expect the penalty count to be fairly even, not lop sided.

No I know you were not, not sure if you saw it can't recall which game but Obe of the televised sl games had the same penalty.

I think it's our big failing this year, discipline

Our discipline was bad, but his refereeing wasn't consistent either, we had three occasions of three repeat sets in their danger zone and he only gave them a team warning when the game was over, which incidentally he didn't follow with a yellow card.
That said on those three repeat sets we into scored once, we lost this game to featherstone, but I wouldn't be happy with a refereeing performance like that again this year.

Would love to beat them in the 8s if they make it, I have to say their fans were a lot friendlier than I had been prepared for but they weren't shy in enjoying the result either, bring em on next time.