Contrary to what some people think, we are not just sat in the office ignoring fans, we are actually working really hard to try and get usage of the East Stand. We are in constant communication with the Council, EMC and the Safety Team who are themselves chasing contractors and deliveries etc.

We have letters ready in the office (and have had for a couple of weeks) to be sent out to East Stand (and other) season ticket holders as soon as we have absolute confirmation we are in or not. We are not going to announce anything until we are 100% certain it is or isn't going to happen.

At the moment we will be using the East Stand Changing rooms for the two teams but we are all working with the Safety Team to gain access for supporters. The issue is absolutely nothing to do with rent and I am so dissappointed that one of our fans has raised this issue yet again for arguments to be started. The issues are such as shelving in turnstiles (that we have fixed), ladies toilets not being glazed on the walls, beer pumps and pipes to be fitted, personnel and security training - there are many issues that need addressing in order to receive a safety certificate for our requirements in the stand.

I am sure our supporters would not want us to waste money and time writing out every week to announce it is not open. We will be extremely happy to write out to let you know when it is open as this has been an extremely frustrating time for us also. No compensation has been offered to East Stand season ticket holders yet as we do not know how much needs compensating. At present the difference in pricing between the East and Skircoat stands is £1 a game and until we know how many games you are going to miss we cannot consider any appropriate compensation.

Please keep your eye on www.halifaxrlfc.co.uk for an announcement.

Contrary to what some people think, we are not just sat in the office ignoring fans, we are actually working really hard to try and get usage of the East Stand. We are in constant communication with the Council, EMC and the Safety Team who are themselves chasing contractors and deliveries etc.

We have letters ready in the office (and have had for a couple of weeks) to be sent out to East Stand (and other) season ticket holders as soon as we have absolute confirmation we are in or not. We are not going to announce anything until we are 100% certain it is or isn't going to happen.

At the moment we will be using the East Stand Changing rooms for the two teams but we are all working with the Safety Team to gain access for supporters. The issue is absolutely nothing to do with rent and I am so dissappointed that one of our fans has raised this issue yet again for arguments to be started. The issues are such as shelving in turnstiles (that we have fixed), ladies toilets not being glazed on the walls, beer pumps and pipes to be fitted, personnel and security training - there are many issues that need addressing in order to receive a safety certificate for our requirements in the stand.

I am sure our supporters would not want us to waste money and time writing out every week to announce it is not open. We will be extremely happy to write out to let you know when it is open as this has been an extremely frustrating time for us also. No compensation has been offered to East Stand season ticket holders yet as we do not know how much needs compensating. At present the difference in pricing between the East and Skircoat stands is £1 a game and until we know how many games you are going to miss we cannot consider any appropriate compensation.

Please keep your eye on www.halifaxrlfc.co.uk for an announcement.