Rovers Greats : Wed Feb 25, 2015 9:49 am  

Hi All! Looking forward to welcoming many of you to the Big Fellas Stadium on Sunday for what promises to be a cracker! In the run up to the game we are catching up with players who have been involved with both clubs. Jimmy Thompson http://www.featherstonerovers.net/article.php?id=13493 Peter Fox http://www.featherstonerovers.net/article.php?id=13496 We'll be posting up a chat with Steve Evans later today.

Hi All! Looking forward to welcoming many of you to the Big Fellas Stadium on Sunday for what promises to be a cracker! In the run up to the game we are catching up with players who have been involved with both clubs. Jimmy Thompson http://www.featherstonerovers.net/article.php?id=13493 Peter Fox http://www.featherstonerovers.net/article.php?id=13496 We'll be posting up a chat with Steve Evans later today.

[Bulliac]

Re: Rovers Greats : Wed Feb 25, 2015 10:16 am  

Been a few over the years, Charlie Stone was another, Ikram Butt, Davide Fraisse?

Re: Rovers Greats : Wed Feb 25, 2015 10:26 am  

Terry Clawson , Derek Fox , Tommy Smales, David Hobbs. -- all great players.

Re: Rovers Greats : Wed Feb 25, 2015 10:26 am  

John Newlove was a little too involved....ruined a good day out at Wembley.

His son, Paul, had a lot to do with our great times under Peter Fox but, more importantly, was released to Saints for money and 3 useful players.

Re: Rovers Greats : Wed Feb 25, 2015 12:40 pm  

Deryck Fox was my first ever favourite player.

I remember a Vaux billboard of him kicking a bomb as viewed through a pint of ale.

Re: Rovers Greats : Wed Feb 25, 2015 1:07 pm  

Maccbull_BigBullyBooaza wrote:

Deryck Fox was my first ever favourite player.

I remember a Vaux billboard of him kicking a bomb as viewed through a pint of ale.

That's how FA viewed everyone of Deryck's games.

[Bullseye]

Re: Rovers Greats : Wed Feb 25, 2015 1:17 pm  

Great articles PaulT thanks for the links. Good to see Fev keeping in touch with past greats like Foxy and Jimmy Thompson. I met Peter Fox a few years back and he was still a formidable presence.

Interesting that they both mention how the Bulls need to gel and that it takes time. Sunday’s game will be a stepping stone on the way to doing that and I expect a tough game.

I was chatting to our Academy head John Bastian the other day (he’s an ex Fev player) about the upcoming game and the many great ex Fev players of the recent past e.g. Fox, Hobbs, Newlove etc. They had a good side back in the 80s with them and the likes of Bibb, Steadman, Smales etc.

Re: Rovers Greats : Wed Feb 25, 2015 3:02 pm  

Thanks for the feedback Bullseye. We try our best to keep in touch with our ex players but it is something we could improve upon like many other clubs! Please click on the link for Steve Evans - http://www.featherstonerovers.net/article.php?id=13499 . Tomorrow, we'll be chatting to Dale Fennell.

Thanks for the feedback Bullseye. We try our best to keep in touch with our ex players but it is something we could improve upon like many other clubs! Please click on the link for Steve Evans - http://www.featherstonerovers.net/article.php?id=13499 . Tomorrow, we'll be chatting to Dale Fennell.

[Bullseye]

Re: Rovers Greats : Wed Feb 25, 2015 3:34 pm  

Dale Fennell scored the first 4pt try for Northern if memory serves...

Re: Rovers Greats : Wed Feb 25, 2015 3:51 pm  

Franny Jarvis?