I presume this refers to me. I was only speculating as to why Town will be able to use the stand on the 23rd, but not us on the 21st. Ok 48 extra hours for things sorting but I would have expected everything to have been sorted and tested much prevoious to this date? Or are Town using the stand "not fully finished"?

We also expected everything to be sorted previous to now - in fact in December - but things never work this way. Town do have different requirements to us i.e they may not be using all of the boxes and function rooms that we have booked out etc etc and the attendance and stewarding factors are different and seeing the work that has taken place day by day - 2 days will make an enormous difference.

Off to Widnes now to support our team.... Will let people know when we receive the phone call tomorrow.

Which is a fine and reasonable explanation which, could have been posted on one of the many sites now being used by the club when someone has speculated about the east stand whether it will be open for the 21st? It just felt that the club has kept us all informed so much about what is happening day to day the east stand debate seemed to be skimmed over (purposely or unpurposely) which is always going to lead to speculation/rumours/misunderstandings/etc...

Now this is where you are going wrong imo, i can't see it being rent related as to why you are not using the stand but the fact that you (presumably someone from the club) mentions their discontent at the rent issue being brought up just screams out that you are in denial, if we wern't paying our rent i as a fan would be demanding to know why, you signed a contract so must honour it unless offered a reduction, say you sign a player on expensive wages who performs to the same rate as a player on lower wages you aren't going to pay "player A" "what you think is right", however much you try and hush down the rent it is an issue that is very much there and clear and as a sporting fan in Halifax who has seen a team go bust and total up massive debts i know communciation with fans is vital

I would summise that....

They haven't been able to tell us when it will open, because they dont know
I mean come on its the real world, suppliers let people down, builders estimates are notoriously vague and once Health and Safety sink their teeth into something they have to be seen to be doing something other than just passing everything.

It'll be ready when its ready Ill settle for Leigh though, with the big home games and hopefully a plum draw in the Cup will soon help us to forget all this.

p.s its a forum so they dont really have to say anything here, although im as guilty as anyone for wanting them to be transparent with us. They are slowly improving to be fair.

Who cares about the rent, the ladies toilets are going to have windows in them?!!? Cue appearances of large numbers of "gentlemen" with mobile internet links.

I think it's about time some people started giving the current regime that run Halifax RLFC some credit, we wouldn't have had a club to support just a couple of years back if it wasn't for the work that some of these people put in.

well said.

seriously though does it really matter who opens it first?
theyve gotta name an opening date and for presumably reasonable reasons chose the 23rd!

any fan who gives a damn should

Any fan who wants to troll and poop stir should give a damn.

And you do.

It shows.

I'll ask again.

it was stated on here that the multi storey would be open for sheffield game.i told my wife to park there and it was shut.i too would like some clarification.

i rang the club to put you all out of your misery it's not open prob wouldnt be a big enough att. to justify it

Is this a service you supply on here? Cool.

Can you ask them to lower the urinals in the South Stand bogs? I can't reach them and i've been too embarrassed to ask.

Cheers