that pitch needs sorting asap,council should get somebody in that can sort it,both clubs pay rent either to play on a bog or to not play at all

Not happy was on way.

gives the pitch a bit more time to be a bit drier and not cut up before our game against Keighley. Pitch does need sorting to be honest, but doesnt affect Fax as much as the Pubteam.

This news has not yet appeared in the Courier or even Towns website, wait till it does, watch the courier especially and read how Fax are responsible.
Wait till they find out we have a friendly v Melbourne

Was there really a need to post that selfish tripe.

Only the RFL could arrange a major final on a problematic pitch at a time when steps were being taken to sort the issue.

Sad news for both teams

Couldnt care less about the pubteam and my concern is only Fax and how it affects us. The attitude of the soccer club and fans over the years has made me like this. And the longer the pitch has without people running around on it the better. The council should do something about the pitch and it does affect the pubteam more than us. It would be great to have a dry pitch but I doubt that any pitch in the Championship is in good nick.

They are doing. Shutting it down for adout 6 weeks this Summer.

Lighten up, with the "selfish tripe" we get from Town fans it's quite restrained.

Think you need to look at your attitude its why the animosity still exists.to be fair there are many on the town forum as bad,As a fan of both clubs its disappointing.

To be perfectly honest I don`t have a single thought about the football team either. I wish them no harm and hope they do ok but I follow the rugby just because we ground share the Shay it doesn`t mean I have to consider them . I am not being personal I would feel the same if Union started to play down there. (Zero interest )just as I had no interest when Huddersfield played down there either , I am not being made to feel guilty about it either ,I have no interest in any other sport or team but my own.

I dont support town I am a Leeds united fan for my sins but still like to see town doing well because they are my home town team. Just a shame their fans don't feal the same way. I would want any team representing Halifax to do well even if it was a yornion team because it's my home town and am proud to say I am from Halifax.


Come on all Halifax teams lets do this town proud

The council may be under pressure to save money, but the state of The Shay lately is becoming an embarassment, especially after how much money they spent to finish the east stand.

North Stand work still not commenced, new Scoreboard Pledged, and a pitch that gets water logged if "someone spills a glass of water" as Toby Higgins the ex courier reporter once said.

I understand that AFC Town Halifax have been getting some grief off the league over the amount of postponed games at The Shay.

This may sound a bit barmy, but under that scheme where individuals or groups can bid to take over the running of council services if they think they can do a better job, perhaps resurrecting the Shay Stadium Trust in a new form wouldn't be a bad idea. As long as the council deliver on the promises of the work they said they'd do first.