Iinteresting discussion above , the agreed thread is everyone seems to be moving to the view that the stadium might be nice , financially it is just a burden for everyone . I just hope that someone can unlock the stalemate and provide a solution that benefits all . Without both football and rugby there the council would be financially forced to make a decision. It may have to come to that .

According to Mick Gledhill Championship and Champ 1 clubs will be informed tomorrow ( Friday ) how much central funding they will receive for 2024 which have some bearing on the plans of each club.

SL are getting £1.3 million down £200,000.

The information I heard was that the current board paid the historic debt off when they joined as the club was 48 hours from going bust , the only debt left is roughly 40 to 50 grand of shop stock owed to Ian croad. The potential signing of Connor Davies is a strange one , he’s primarily being playing loose forward for dewsbury , if this is the calibre of player we are looking at then it might be a repeat season, however I will reserve judgement till other rumours circulate , afterall we re-signed nick rawsthorne and look what happened there .

The latest published accounts show total debts of just over £600k* as at 30/11/22
*£302.5k due in less than a year, £200k due after more than 1 year and £104k due after more than 5 years

I believe one of the current directors as covered those historic debts possibly via a loan from his own companies profits .

You've double counted the £104k, Mr Dog, as it's included in the £200k (all related to a bank loan), so the total debts are £500k. No idea what the £128k trade creditors could be. Rent to the Council?

I notice the early bird season ticket offer has been extended a couple of weeks. Let's hope it's because Fax will announce a couple of blockbuster signings after the Championship season has finished in order to to sell more tickets.

One thing Grix admitted in his last interview is that they were late to market meaning they got recruitment wrong , I can’t see us announcing anyone yet as some players will still be playing for their current clubs in the playoffs, ie Brandon Douglas.

The extension to 14th October means there is a full week after the Championship Play Off Final to announce any signings.

I also notice Huddersfield Giants selling adult season tickets for £165 which covers 13 home games, averaging less than £13 a game. Whereas Fax costs £255 for a comparable sit down, averaging nearly £20 a game, and even the standing ticket averages nearly £17 a game.

So it's a lot cheaper to attend a SL match. That can't be right, surely?

That'll be Ken Davy propping them up again.

Do IMG have a plan. Supposed to be great sports administrators and have currently delivered a TV deal worth less than the last one with a broadcaster they wanted to ditch, nebulous at best criteria to judge clubs by and mass confusion over how next season will pan out. Great job they’ve done so far. Value for money

I wonder if Fax will extend the early bird offer again this week. I haven't renewed mine and know another geezer who's not doing so either. Not proud of it, but I strongly disagree with the price hike, and in the past season ticket holders have been shafted with discounts for certain matches (eg bring a friend for a tenner) which doesn't inspire one to fork out for a season ticket.

We also need more clarity about what's happening with the club. Are the stadium purchase rumours true, what central funding are clubs getting, is the club skint, what are the ambitions.