[quote="Bubba":3skud1jo]On the flip side, is he worse for the future of the stadium or either club than any director who has led, for example fax into the current financial predicament they find themselves in?[/quote:3skud1jo] He has the potential to be as bad for our club. I wonder what the Town fans would be saying if there was someone that was part of the group and for the last decade or so had talked about how they want Town out of the stadium or to go bust again? I think we know the answer to this.

I see good will to all men didn’t last long.

But they'll put all of their energy in to whining on an internet forum, potentially getting an outcome they're not happy with, and then throwing their hands in the air at the injustice of it all when really they've done nothing actionable to try and alleviate their concerns. Hats off though to any supporter that supports their local team and puts the effort in to actually go and watch them, rather a team where the most effort they have to put in is turn the telly on. I would hope the love for their club is the over-riding factor in this, as is ours. I would argue there is more wrong with football that needs addressing rather directing their ire at us.

[quote="Listenup94":3mh2pwfa]Hoddie literally runs a town forum where a large percentage is slagging the rugby club off , in john mcenroes words ' you cannot be serious '[/quote:3mh2pwfa] So you want free speech to be limited on the forum to something you agree with?

[quote="Greg Florimos Boots":2amqtnao]He has the potential to be as bad for our club. I wonder what the Town fans would be saying if there was someone that was part of the group and for the last decade or so had talked about how they want Town out of the stadium or to go bust again? I think we know the answer to this.[/quote:2amqtnao] He's one voice. Don't be so paranoid

[quote="Bubba":1jpgf56z]So you want free speech to be limited on the forum to something you agree with?[/quote:1jpgf56z] Ironically there is no free speech on there as I've been banned 7 times . He can crack on with his forum but should be nowhere near anything to do with the running of the shay.

[quote="Listenup94":w29wvlv5]Ironically there is no free speech on there as I've been banned 7 times . He can crack on with his forum but should be nowhere near anything to do with the running of the shay.[/quote:w29wvlv5] That's incorrect. Gfn1 is still there,albeit under a different name. You've only been banned if you're being a dick or trolling. If you're making a fair argument, you wouldn't have been banned. This forum used to be the worst for banning.. Hoddie was banned...which i think probably led to his low tolerance of RL trollls

[quote="Bubba":3d6ununp]That's incorrect. Gfn1 is still there,albeit under a different name. You've only been banned if you're being a dick or trolling. If you're making a fair argument, you wouldn't have been banned. This forum used to be the worst for banning.. Hoddie was banned...which i think probably led to his low tolerance of RL trollls[/quote:3d6ununp] So my last ban was because I suggested back in June that fax were in dialogue with the Council regarding taking on the shay , and possible investment from the fraine bros and possibly others, to which flea said i was thick as mince , based on the warnings I had from hoddie regarding aggressive language I asked him to apply the same rules with him , his response was that certain loyal individuals were given special dispensation , so I replied no problem I will sort it out outside of the forum, then I was banned. Seems like the kind of fair impartial person we want involved in the running of the shay.

[quote="Listenup94":nwbxflho]So my last ban was because I suggested back in June that fax were in dialogue with the Council regarding taking on the shay , and possible investment from the fraine bros and possibly others, to which flea said i was thick as mince , based on the warnings I had from hoddie regarding aggressive language I asked him to apply the same rules with him , his response was that certain loyal individuals were given special dispensation , so I replied no problem I will sort it out outside of the forum, then I was banned. Seems like the kind of fair impartial person we want involved in the running of the shay.[/quote:nwbxflho] I'm guessing the fact you said you would sort it outside of the forum it was treated as a threat, which isn't tolerated.

[quote="Bubba":3tygzrzc]I'm guessing the fact you said you would sort it outside of the forum it was treated as a threat, which isn't tolerated.[/quote:3tygzrzc] A threat of what , what do you think I'm gonna do drive to Tesco and beat him up . I'm a strong believer in accountability. Hoddie should have warned flea for being abusive . That's his job .

[quote="Bubba":1eqehxex]He's one voice. Don't be so paranoid[/quote:1eqehxex] There is no being paranoid. Yes he is one voice but it is a voice of hatred towards Fax and when he has influence over a lot of members on that forum who seem incapable of thinking for themselves then it becomes a problem. I do have a feeling what you are saying and what you think about the situation are two totally different things. Again would you allow someone on your group who had expressed a hatred of all things Town going back nearly a decade?

With another football game being postponed ( before Fax have been anywhere near it ) with the backlog of games and the rugby season getting ever closer I can see the issues with the weather and pitch coming to the fore. In view of recent posts it will be enlightening to see if and how much blame and abuse will be levelled at the rugby club again.

[quote="faxcar":2g3xhsnf]With another football game being postponed ( before Fax have been anywhere near it ) with the backlog of games and the rugby season getting ever closer I can see the issues with the weather and pitch coming to the fore. In view of recent posts it will be enlightening to see if and how much blame and abuse will be levelled at the rugby club again.[/quote:2g3xhsnf] The usual drivel , latest topic is entitled bad news then basically slagging off saltys testimonial and rent arrears even though hoddie admits after yet another foi the payment plan is upto schedule , words such as parasites , the usual squatters etc .

[quote="Listenup94":3ul97w1x]The usual drivel , latest topic is entitled bad news then basically slagging off saltys testimonial and rent arrears even though hoddie admits after yet another foi the payment plan is upto schedule , words such as parasites , the usual squatters etc .[/quote:3ul97w1x] Well that being the case as you’ve previously alluded to, the attitude and comments of those people on there should be clearly made known to CMBC and any other interested parties so if and when they make a decision on new ownership or running of the Shay whether any of those on there should either as individuals or as a group have any involvement with the years of hatred and abuse on their cv’s clearly on display.

Just hope that something can be sorted or it will be another 30 years going around in a circle . Best wishes

https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/su ... ium-switch

https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/su ... ium-switch

Wow that would surely be great news for you lot and Halifax Town?

[quote="Bullseye":2ljx91q5]Wow that would surely be great news for you lot and Halifax Town?[/quote:2ljx91q5] Only if you fancy watching Halifax Giant Sox in a year or two.....

Well Fax is more of a rugby town than Hudders.

Just have to wait and see how things turn out but if the councils choice is between a fans trust who won’t have the financial clout or Ken Davy then you would have thought he would be in the driving seat but there would have to be clarification what would happen to the Shay when he goes. Does raise a question mark over all the rumours of the other interested parties if as stated there’s only the above 2 in the running and several others questions as well too numerous to mention. Unless the other interest in Fax is just to come in as new owners of the club and not both it and the Shay?

[quote="Mr Dog":3nxr8klw]Only if you fancy watching Halifax Giant Sox in a year or two.....[/quote:3nxr8klw] It does feel like the first step in becoming an NRL feeder club. Given our financial position, we're somewhat over a barrel. If the upgrades are done, great. But then the value goes up and it costs more to buy back. You have to think that more interested parties is going to push the purchase price up as it is.

I told you about the interest from huddersfield months ago in the "merger with huddersfield" thread and I got well and truly dissed for it!

At the shirt launch the other week I heard that Davey was in discussions with the consortium working with the club. And that the consortium was also looking at running the stadium in a trust capacity. The difference from the "other" interested group being that they would have more clout to arrange events etc that could provide revenue opportunities for the club(s). Apparently Davey has made it clear that whilst he wants to get involved, this is for the purpose of providing an interim solution for the giants; he won't be a sugar daddy for fax and the giants will eventually move to their own stadium. But his involvement might help secure the Shay and provide a platform to improve costs and revenues for each club. He had been told the pitch couldn't handle 3 teams, well it can't handle 2. So it would require that to be resolved and hybrid pitch would seem to be that fix. The 2 main concerns for me are, firstly I believe it would take circa 12 weeks for the new pitch to take. So if they wanted to move in 2026, some rescheduling would be needed or for us to play our home games elsewhere before then. Secondly once the Giants are here. We risk losing fans, particularly, younger ones. Rather than watching say Fax at Hunslet, the Giants playing a Wigan at the the Shay might be more appealing. And moreso if Fax struggle to compete again like last season .

Short term pain for long term gain?

[quote="gizempo":tbt1u7g2]At the shirt launch the other week I heard that Davey was in discussions with the consortium working with the club. And that the consortium was also looking at running the stadium in a trust capacity. The difference from the "other" interested group being that they would have more clout to arrange events etc that could provide revenue opportunities for the club(s). Apparently Davey has made it clear that whilst he wants to get involved, this is for the purpose of providing an interim solution for the giants; he won't be a sugar daddy for fax and the giants will eventually move to their own stadium. But his involvement might help secure the Shay and provide a platform to improve costs and revenues for each club. He had been told the pitch couldn't handle 3 teams, well it can't handle 2. So it would require that to be resolved and hybrid pitch would seem to be that fix. The 2 main concerns for me are, firstly I believe it would take circa 12 weeks for the new pitch to take. So if they wanted to move in 2026, some rescheduling would be needed or for us to play our home games elsewhere before then. Secondly once the Giants are here. We risk losing fans, particularly, younger ones. Rather than watching say Fax at Hunslet, the Giants playing a Wigan at the the Shay might be more appealing. And moreso if Fax struggle to compete again like last season .[/quote:tbt1u7g2] Plenty of useful and thoughtful info in what you have said and just picking out one point where you mentioned the consortium working with the club ( Fax ). We have all heard the rumours which have been going round for some time now but if they are involved how come the council said they were considering up to March just 2 options which were the FC Town trust and that of Ken Davy? How is it Fax and the consortium aren’t mentioned as a third option?