The big question now is what happens next for Featherstone Rovers? And two loyal fans of the long established rugby league club are taking matters into their own hands to hopefully come up with some answers.

The true supporters have come up with an idea to look for and help any potential new owners so that Featherstone can have a team in the league again in 2027 after Rovers were denied RFL membership for this year following the move into administration.

Their idea was to raise as much money as possible with the help of a committee and Featherstone Rovers supporters to give the potential new owners the best possible start to reforming and entering the league again.

From this Mick Wilkinson and Gareth Dyas formed the True Blue Fev Revival group and have invited a limited number of people to be on the committee, all with the focus and attention of getting a team back on the pitch for 2027.

Supporters are starting the True Blue Revival group to help get Featherstone Rovers back into the Rugby League.

placeholder image — Supporters are starting the True Blue Revival group to help get Featherstone Rovers back into the Rugby League.

The committee is now formed following a strict constitution, with a bank account set up so that anyone can make donations towards the new team for 2027.

Any money raised for the new owners/club would need to be requested through the True Blue Fev Revival committee so that all the supporters know where the monies will be utilised if needed.

Gareth explained: "We are a group of passionate, lifelong Featherstone supporters, who have come together to raise funds to help secure the future of our club.

"There as been a divide in the fans after the recent devastating news that Featherstone Rovers RLFC had not been admitted to the league for the 2026 season, so we’ve set up this committee/group with the aim of splitting this divide and bringing all fans back together as one and focusing all our energy into positive channels, hopefully raising enough money to give the club a good start to the 2027 season.

“The True Blue Fev Revival will be having a launch day, on Sunday (January 25) at the Rovers clubhouse where you can meet the True Blue team, as well as entertainment being provided, including DJ, raffles, auction and past players speakers.

"We would like to see as many Rovers fans there as possible and get off to a good start reviving our club."

The launch event at the clubhouse takes place from 12-6pm, with lots of ex-players attending and some of them speaking.