I certainly wouldn't pay for a sub-standard service. Neither would I stand by whilst the scrote in the upstairs flat was paying much less for the same sub-standard services. Thankfully Halifax RLFC are above all the nonsense and have decided to fulfil it's part of the unbalanced tenancy for the greater good. Thank God one of the clubs has a bit of class.

I ask this not in mischief but a genuine enquiry, do the FA, or whoever makes the rules dictate that the grass has to be cut to a certain height?
Do the RFL have a similar rule?

Here he is, the wolf in sheep's clothing.

We all agree the pitch is not fit for purpose the tenants and the landlord need to find a satisfactory solution to this situation, the majority of sports fans must not allow a small group of mainly football fans to derail this process.

The answer could be astro turf or is it now 4g?
However the FA would not allow it so that's out, and I don't think we Faxfans would want it, so I suppose there was no point in me mentioning it.

As I understand it, the arrear was due to the club being unhappy with the terms of the rent, ie paying more for less usage (terms which were agreed when AFCHT found itself playing in the Park Lane High Monday Night 6-a-side league, when they could only overcharge their faithful following by so much, and so there was an obvious need to cut their cloth in all areas). That was certainly the way it was portrayed by Fax, or perhaps that was a ruse to ward away rumours of financial struggles.

Either way, the partnership is imbalanced. 17 years on, and I as a Fax fan feel no more welcome at The New Shay today as I did in 1998. We are still there as the Football club's invite...or sufferance. I can't see this changing. Not whilst the Football club is followed by the degenerates that follow it, partisan as they are. Bubba, you can pretend to be the intelligent facade of that following all you want, and you accuse others as being deluded and unintelligent. Well your parochial undercurrent is obviously clouding your own rational thought...you can't see the muddy pitch for the trees. Flo's Boots has you nailed, Shaun the Wolf!

Is it right that the conference allows artificial pitches but the football league does not? In that case why don't we just go down the 4g route as its not like they will ever get out of the conference when the club is more interested in cashing in on their best players rather than progressing on the pitch.

If the conference allow it then that would be a perfect solution.
It would however limit the scope of FC Halifax.

In its report of Towns game today by the Courier it states that the ground is mostly mud with little grass.
Should be tight tomorrow.

Here we go yet again Gavin pull out a tiny bit of my quote to try points score so predictable yawnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.
Lets move onto the here and now shall we Fax are up to date with their rent now so what about how can the Council charge BOTH clubs for the use of that pitch?

I havn`t a clue how this works out so I`ll have to ask, if someone is actually leasing the field from the council then would they be the ones responsible for the upkeep and maintinance of it then . Plus who would be responsible for say health & safety and does that mean you could actually save a few quid by useing volunteers for doing some of the work on the pitch .Plus how is the rent worked out if one team plays on it more than twice as much as the other.
Is this another likely failed plan B again or is it workable solution to the pitch problem.

The pitch problem is actually a cash problem, is the solution to see how much it would cost to finally get the drainage sorted out and have a fund raising effort by all those involved purely for that purpose?

Is there a company out there that could be brought on board that could have some free advertising around the ground or even on the shirts of the clubs for a season or two to keep the costs down or some other way like this?

Putting all the history aside and who uses the pitch more a joint effort might not only help solve the drainage but also some of the other issues as well.


I would chip in as much as I could when I could over a period of time if necessary if it could be arranged.

Just a thought.

Excellent questions Linda, I suspect it will be very difficult for us to get the answers.
I have been to a game today semi amateur, well below the level of both Halifax clubs.
The pitch a few years ago was a swamp, the stadium neat and tidy.
The club decided to improve the pitch, today it was excellent despite the fields around being waterlogged. The stadium hasn't altered.
In other words the club decided it's main priority was the pitch.
At the Shay, all that money spent on stands that will never be filled, stands that are half finished.
On hindsight wouldn't it have been better to improve the main part of a sporting facility the pitch, and build stands that were fit for purpose, so that games could be played, sun or rain?
I suppose it's too late now, we have a stand that will never be filled, half finished works and we are told there is no money left.
We have a very short sighted Council.
Leigh Village, I believe hosts Premier clubs second teams, Championship second teams, Elton John, yes Charlie's best mate Elton John. ( I also understand that the Worlds Greatest Rugby League team play there)
A forward thinking council who have ensured that the pitch can attract teams, and the facilities can attract big events.
Put those together and it means revenue for the council.
It seems no one on our council can see potential.