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"A finger of fudge is just enough to con the RFL.........."

Reply to the rfl from TEAM X!

We at Team X welcome the reminder from the rugby football league to bring our facilities to super league grade. We can assure the fans of Team X our plans are in a very advanced stage and we will definitely be building a brand new stadium in a bit. We'll build a den, don't know where, don't know when. But we know we'll build a den some sunny day.

Anyway, I know our last 25 or so announcements have been just like this, but THIS time, we're SERIOUS. The stadium will be some sort of pitch surrounded by some stands, some with seats in, roughly half of them, with changing rooms. We've already built some toilets by shoving a portaloo in a field somewhere so we are covered already.

Have faith in us, we will deliver.

Reply from TEAM X fan in response to TEAM X:

Phew! I was worried then, but now I feel reassured that this is all going ahead. Stop worrying everyone!



I bloody hate Team X.

its quite clear and has been for a while that the RFL will say all and do nothing when it comes to crunch time!!!

they will release press statements for clubs and fans like ours to show that they are actually acting on problems with super dooper league grounds........im sad to say that bradford, wakey, celtic, st helens, and cas will all still be there come the next round of licences..

the only team they will even consider gettin shut of would be salford...and that would take alot.......seen as their in manchester.

widnes will be 1st in and that will probably involve an expansion of super league......followed closely by toulouse.

as a life long fax fan i will continue to support our bid, however im not holding my breath for 1 second!!

For all of the fans of Halifax RLFC who slated the club and for those who walked out on the club because of it's move to the Shay from Thrum Hall, these are the reasons why, or some of them. If we'd still been at Thrum Hall the crowd safety limits would probably have been down to about 500 with our friendly council safety assesment teams' calculations.
Since our move to the Shay we've realised that we're as a sporting club and joint user of the stadium that we're dealt a rough hand by our local council by comparison to those of Wakey ( inc. Cas ) and Salford's council's.
The plan is still to aim for SL, if other's fail in their aspirations that's their business, our's is more on track now than it's been since relegation and with the ground taking shape, the players will have to nail some of the major silverware that qualifies us to apply, along with that the crowds will hopefully improve.
Keep the faith.

Well said Marilloin man....when i speak to ex fans they always say that the board kept all the money from Thrum Hall or that the Shay is crap etc.....they are just plastic glory hunters who cant stick with a team when its having a bad time. When you think back only to 2004-05 the strides that the club have made with the right people on board since is a true reflection of the commitment of these people....we know who they all are. Every club has fickle fans, we just need to start getting the youth watching to improve the fan base for a super dooper application.