Chris, if suitable funds could be raised by third parties such as ourselves. Would the supporters trust be willing to legally challenge the legitimacy of the licensing process?

hum, I have a feeling, the SKY cameramen will have directives not to focus their equipment on any of the protesters. Nothing to see here!

I am all for the strongest possible challenge to the current state of affairs however I am not too sure of the title of the challenge.
Anything beginning with HATE might not be a good idea.

Attaching that to RFL as in "HATE RFL" even though they undoubtably have questions that need answers might smack of being extremist to some of the more moderate persuasion.

Why not just use the "Love Rugby League" statement.

It's positive, shows true intent without being overly aggresive and discriminatory.

Would it be better to have it known as the "Love Rugby League Campaign" or the "Hate the RFL Campaign"

Just a thought.

Tend to agree!

RFL - Spoil Sports!

Is RL Fair Game?

Well done Fax Trust. Will try get down on the 11th.

What would be even better would be getting in touch with other supporters trusts of the other clubs, Seeing if the club ( halifax rlfc ) would let them in for free or say a fiver, Wearing their own club shirts to show some solidarity in the championships and that its not just bitter fax fans.

To me that statement shown on sky would have a far deeper impact on the RFL and others who are showing a interest.

How good to have 5 or six clubs with 10-15 of their fans in their colours with banners/shirts showing their disapproval.

I have put this in bold as i know if i saw it on t.v i would wonder what the hell are all those different club fans doing at that game !! Then perhaps if other clubs wanted to do the same then 10-15 people could follow the sky games until the end of the season.

Superb effort from the Trust BTW!!

We have had various suggestions for T. shirts so anyone not liking the Hate one doesn`t have to buy the T.shirt. What do people think about
Franchising is for Mcdonalds not for Rugby League.
Also our protest is an orderly and disciplined one , we will not be happy at all with anything like running on the pitch or doing anything detrimental towards the club.
This is about asking questions of the RFL and requiring answers to those questions and campaining for the reintroduction of promotion and relegation.

Franching is for the U.S. not for us

The effort and time that has gone in to this is extremely welcoming and I'm glad that some form of group is doing something within RL circles to get a point across.

The tag line however is horrific. 'Hate RFL' does sound very childish and I don't think Halifax fans, a Club who were not given a license, can get away with using that without seeming very bitter about life. Secondly 'Love P & R'. Not even every Halifax fans wants P & R, I didn't realise that was the protest. I thought it was more about transparicy and openness while not changing the rules so often. 'A form' of P & R is/may be the best option but from the tag-line it automatically seems as though we want to get rid of minimum requirements, financial stability etc and just have yearly P & R which I don't think everyone wants.

Whatever you decide though I'll still back it and get involved. Team effort and all that.

I know it comes down to personal opinion but I really cannot understand why anyone would be against P&R. Its the most fair, sporting, accurate, you name it, way.

Something needs to be done - however I feel it needs the weight of all the championship clubs behind it. Hate RFL is never going to do that. A steady, measured capaign highlighting messers lewis and wood's weaknesses to allow people to arrive at an inevitable conclusion would work.

Hate RFL will firmly bolt the super league door and I fear, if not careful we could end up looking like the petulent child at school not allowed to play with his mates.

Well done to chris and linda for getting it out there and all your efforts - let's make sure we avoid embarassment and force our club's hand more with this tho. The RFL's deficienies are there for alll to see - let's use them!

Personally I don't think RL is strong enough to have 'simple' P&R which is simply the best going up because of the difference in money, player standard etc. However, that could be down to how the RFL run things and share the money I suppose so the notion of 'simple' P&R could still stand (ergo you are indeed correct), I just don't think that in the current RL climate you could just switch a button and let most teams from the Championship up without it ending in relegation the next year.

Clubs do some to emerge stronger after a certain amount of yo-yoing though going by the examples of Castleford, Huddersfield and to a lesser extent Salford. I don't think there is very much between the bottom three/four clubs in Super League and the top few teams in the Championship.

i personally think this is fantastic...a peaceful protest to try and get the point across to the rfl...well done

and the franchising is for McDonalds and nt for rugby league made me chuckle.