Good to see you coming - Fev is a village steeped in RL, you don't get much more grass roots than those pit villages. Sadly SL has probably passed you by but you've plenty opportunity to upset a few of the "big guns" over the coming seasons and we'll not be taking you lightly...

first game I ever attended was in the cup at home to Featherstone way back in 1961,we lost; I got over it, and was a Wire for life !

Bring some of them tater pies with you...finest pies in the kingdom at Post Office Road.

Bloody 'ell...Just noticed...Latchford Locks...Thought he'd emigrated...He's my generation..we're both old codgers.

I used to love the Rovers Wire games in the 70s i reckon both teams got the most passionate followers in the game, cas , rhinocerouses and wakey couldnt hold a light to us then and even now. As for super league passing us by, well maybe not. Rovers own 17 acres of land behind the ground and over the last 2 years there has been a lot of discussion with the council and it also involves the regeneration of Featherstone that has been run down for a number of years. We have been told to expect a jaw dropping announcement in the next 4 to 6 weeks, new stadium and housing developments mentioned, at the going rate of a million an acre Rovers position is putting the s up Cas and Wakey. We could well be back

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.