Fev and Halifax: Comparative 2018 Match Stats
Tuesday, 3 July 2018
Sunday's Referee: Fax v Fev
This Week's Referee
There have been many occasions when fevnut has been asked questions like: Who's the referee today? Have we had him before? Where's he from?
So we thought we would answer those questions in our blog.
Below you will find his record for this year.
We are not pleased! Tom Grant for the 3rd time in the last 6 matches and whenever he refs our matches we end up with very high penalty counts and much above average brandishing of cards. Is that the fault of the players, the fault of the referee or a mixture of both?
To put the cards and penalties in context. In 2018, 41% of all matches have seen at least one yellow card and 7% of all matches have seen at least one red card. When Tom Grant has been in charge of Fev matches, 78% have seen a yellow card and 33% a red. Tom Grant has blown for more than 20 penalties in 3 matches this year and they have all been Fev games.
We are not pleased! Tom Grant for the 3rd time in the last 6 matches and whenever he refs our matches we end up with very high penalty counts and much above average brandishing of cards. Is that the fault of the players, the fault of the referee or a mixture of both?
To put the cards and penalties in context. In 2018, 41% of all matches have seen at least one yellow card and 7% of all matches have seen at least one red card. When Tom Grant has been in charge of Fev matches, 78% have seen a yellow card and 33% a red. Tom Grant has blown for more than 20 penalties in 3 matches this year and they have all been Fev games.
Championship Talk: Strength in Unity
fevnut's blog is absolutely delighted to have received permission to bring you a regular column from Gareth Walker.
Gareth is a top rugby league journalist who has one very exceptional distinction. He chooses to write about matters pertaining to the Championship and League One.
Although this blog is devoted to Featherstone Rovers it is always good to read opinions about matters relevant to us, but not specifically about us. We hope you enjoy reading Gareth's column each week.
Gareth is a top rugby league journalist who has one very exceptional distinction. He chooses to write about matters pertaining to the Championship and League One.
Although this blog is devoted to Featherstone Rovers it is always good to read opinions about matters relevant to us, but not specifically about us. We hope you enjoy reading Gareth's column each week.
Strength
in unity
THESE
are interesting, and crucial times for clubs outside the top flight.
The
dispute with leading Super League clubs continues to play out publicly, and is
showing little signs of abating.
Then
there is the severe financial difficulties that several clubs find themselves
in at present.
Following
Whitehaven’s
appeal to raise £60,000 to see the season out last month, Barrow revealed last
week that they came close to going out of business, and the situation is just
as serious at Keighley, who need £45,000 to complete their own campaign.
Barrow
chairman David Sharpe said that he found just £7.50 in the club’s
bank account when he returned last August, while the Cougars say their balance
stood at £34.23 at the end of June.
Those
are eye-opening figures, and a clear indication of how difficult clubs are
finding it at present.
Every
situation is different of course, and each club has to be responsible for its
own finances, not least when we see those in the same or similar positions
operating well within their means.
But
equally, it’s
hard to get away from the fact that this is becoming an increasingly familiar
trend, and one that does the sport little favours.
It’s also
unlikely to encourage the aforementioned Super League clubs continuing to
support the current level of central funding that goes outside the top flight,
if it is going into situations that are potential financial disasters.
But
the Championship and League One clubs have at least stood firm together again in
the last seven days, issuing another statement that says they are unanimously
behind the current structure of the sport, “unless there was a
compelling robust proposal” to change.
It
added: “The
current competition structure and funding model is in place until the end of
2021.
“The
protection and maintenance of the existing game-wide funding levels to
non-Super League stakeholders is not negotiable.
“The
planned RFL strategy review is under way, and we expect this report to be
completed later this year.”
The
clubs will need to maintain that collective voice in coming months, with Super
League’s
push for immediate change destined to come to a head at some point.
The
game needs strong leaders at the top more than ever now to pull all factions together
for the greater good of the sport.
As
the joint statement concluded: “Rugby league must move forward as one
group and the unanimous vote at the meeting clearly outlines the united view of
Championship and League One clubs.”
Past Matches against Halifax
Past Matches against Halifax
The greatest 30 minutes of attacking rugby we ever saw was in that Regal Trophy match in 1991. After 50 minutes Fev were losing 18-16 and then had a man sent off - but look what happened!
LAST TIME
Featherstone Rovers: Records and Trophies: updated July 03
Featherstone Rovers: Records and Trophies
Monday, 2 July 2018
DUAL REGISTRATION 2018: Updated July 02
DUAL REGISTRATION 2018These are the dual registration agreements for 2018 that we are aware of. We will update the chart as and when we have any further information.
Barrow Raiders are the only Championship club with no dual registration agreement.
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