Siddal/Fax double header GO GO GO!!!!!!

I must say having read this thread and also having a close insight to what has been going over the past few weeks regarding the so called 'double header' game i think the rugby club have been a bit pathetic throughout.

I will point out now that i am a football fan however i've been trying to look at this situation through a neutrals viewpoint.

I was not fussed that the rugby club had asked siddal if they wanted to play their cup game down the shay however i did wonder what gave tennants of the ground the right to start trying to arrange fixtures at the ground. I however found that the 12pm and 3pm kick off times were ridiculous and i believe the council made the correct decision to split the 2 games up and empty the stadium in between the games and they had good reasoning:

Firstly, The ground only has 3 changing rooms and you were requesting 4 teams to play there in a short space of time. With the players needing showers and possibly treatment after the siddal game the next 2 teams wouldn't of had enough time to prepare properly for the game. Plus, the changing rooms may need cleaning due to hygiene reasons.

Secondly, The ground only has 1 parking space for coaches and will not have enough spaces to cover all the players, directors, match officials so parking would have been an issue.

Thirdly, The Shay doesn't have the stewarding to be able to cover 2 games in quick succession. It's alright saying warrington can do 3 games however i could properbly bet that they swap stewards at some point during that day and the shay doesn't have that option.

Once the council moved the kick off times it was clear that 'the fax' didn't really care about getting a local league side playing their biggest game off the season at a quality stadium. They saw it as a money making scheme and that back fired on them when the kick off times got changed. The club would off done duo tickets and would have done a deal with siddal allowing them to get some of their gate money.

This became even more evident when the rugby club decided to cancel their pre match meals that the EMC do. I'm not sure whether this was done in protest but it wasn't thought through. The club make a profit on each meal before the game. So by cancelling the meals it means not only is the EMC making a loss but the club is too.

I also find it surprising that so many fans have been abusing the council in this thread. The council built the East Stand no matter how much some of your rugby lot think that you funded it. I also think the council have been very generous towards you. If you don't pay the rent on a house you get evicted and it should be the same in this case and i'm surprised the council haven't kicked you out yet.

I would like to see the fax get back into the super league and start drawing some big crowds down to The Shay. It will do some good for the town and maybe even increase the speed of the repairs needed at the shay. However, in order for the club to do this i do feel you may need to change your attitude towards the way you approach and deal with things.