My first visit to the Faxfans messageboard for a couple of weeks & it appears i haven't missed much at all, things going smoothly, nice & quiet into the new season semmeingly.
A couple of facts:
Around eight years ago, King Cross Park U12's won the Yorkshire cup.
None of the kids in that squad play for Halifax nowadays - current age 19/20.
Around four years ago, Siddal U16's won the Yorkshire cup.
As far as I'm aware, none of the kids in that squad other than Mac Higgins & Joe Martin ( who both incidently went to Gateshead last season on loan - Coincidence ? ) play for Halifax nowadays - current age 19/20.
FEAR NOT THOUGH, because Siddal U12's recently won the Yorkshire cup - Jason Netherton please take note, the postcode
for REACTIV park, Siddal is HX3 9EW. See this snippet of advice as development of the little "round ROBIN of clubs" of Hull KR, Halifax & Gateshead, a christmas gift from me to you my friend.
There, got that off my chest, did someone mention development of talent ?
Anyway, i was really looking forward to purchasing a mini-season ticket booklet of four games for £60 but i wouldn't know what to do with the spare ticket after using one each for Fev, Leigh & Bradford games so i probably won't bother with that, but i think it's a great idea, well done those who thought it up.
The two new shirts - FANTASTIC designs & colours both. Back to traditional club colours & design, liking those a lot but since the dual-reg announcement i can't help feel that the timing of the red & white strip is all part of this current programme, shame 'cos I would have had both of these items but sadly not now.
New coach & assistant - Both players of decent standard, talent & honesty from what i watched, good luck to both in their roles at Fax, if their playing calibre is transferred into coaching they'll both be good 'uns & from what i'm hearing the training sessions are very much attacking focussed. HOORAH
So, it's Boxing day morning - GAME DAY, oh, hang on a minute...
For whatever reason, a fixture of any sort couldn't be arranged on Boxing day, i'd like to know why though, i would even have travelled to an away fixture if it meant the Shay is unavailable due to footy commitments, but no, not as i understand today's fixture lists of either sport. So once again it's Elland Rd for Leeds Utd v Wigan Latics for me & son No 2, who just to keep some of my friends up to date with his career in RL having been part of the two teams at the top of this list, and a former employee of the Halifax club as a reserve player is having a great time playing in south-west France for La Reole X111, Boxing day without one of your favourite teams to cheer on, it's just not cricket !
We had a great christmas day family gathering & my only RL related gift ( and i believe fellow poster & son No 1 Greetland8 also received a similar item ) this year was a La Reole training top, which was a lovely surprise, and for those fellow posters/friends/lurkers on Faxfans who aren't fellow Facebook friends of mine, i had the iconic Bluesox tattoo covered up very nicely done this week too, ironically with a Marillion artistic piece of an old song called "Assassing" which i'm very pleased with. Assassing indeed, assassinated would be more appropriate given this thread of dual reg.
Merry christmas to all my friends & former colleagues at Halifax RLFC, i'm absolutely certain this decision was taken with the best interest of the club & it's future at heart. Maybe some of those decison makers have been at the club too long, I hope to see some of you when the better weather is among us, season's greetings from an old friend.
I sincerely hope that this all works out for the good, if it fails, well, where next ?
