What I am about to say may seem a little strange after my last post
I agree with your point of view. I took Richard at face value, he seems a genuine person. If things go as you expect, we the fans need to do something about it. if we disagree with something the club is doing we need to stay and fight for our club, because Halifax RLFC is bigger than the BOD or any coach. without the fans their will be no Halifax RLFC.
Shudds, stick with it, don't walk away, that will achieve nothing.
If next season we take dual reg and the parent club starts to pull the strings of our club I'll be right at your side. Barrs lemonade 0% Mmmm

Mal, I really admire your commitment to our club and appreciate the time and effort you put into Fax, but at the end of the day as Karl Harrison once rightly said, if summat Isn't right it's wrong. I will wait and see which way we decide to go. Up The Fax!

P.S. I don't know how to do it but perhaps someone who knows how could start a poll on here with the question being....Should Halifax RLFC go down the DR road, Yes or No?

Exactly correct Malcolm.
But, would Richard Marshall have joined a club that was prepared to let other clubs dictate our team?

Surely he doesn't see this as a job for life, so he is going to want to prove that he can compete in our league with what he has got.
For some to say they would rather get relagated than D/R shows a total lack of respect for our club.
We couldn't survive if we got relegated.

Personally I would rather the club lost the support of the anti D/R's than the hundreds that would leave if we ended up in Championship 1.

Head in sand I have been told, Rose coloured glasses I have been told, but, hey
everywhere I look it's blue and white, and it always will be, whatever the club decide.
HalifaxjohnTowers, Bacardi and coke, plenty of them to come.

Mmmmmmm.

Richard has not much chance really to bring in his own players and may feel he is not happy with what he has and look to bring in a Dual Reg player to help get a type of player he wants. I am sure Richard will not just go down the DR route for no real reason and from what I understand would rather not.

In my humble opinion, this is a two way thing, D/R could give us bite where and when we need it. How many times have we heard the coach say "it's hard to plan for a game when you don't know who the opposition are playing?" I like other don't want to see 'Fax dictated to by other teams getting players fit only to take them back, on the flip side if D/R is used correctly and as has been mentioned like a loan we have used the 'short term loan' ie 3 or 4 weeks to our advantage, we even loaned players out to get them fit, only to recall when we needed them. Give the BOD and the Coach some credit to operate the club to the best advantage for HRLFC.

Just seen 'meet the coach' on Fax TV, thought he came across very we'll. I think we've got a guy who wants to go places and he's a man with a plan. Glad to hear his favourite position is full back and he will want his team on the front foot.

Forgive my ignorance but have we/are we supposed to be signing Miles Greenwood.

Your ignorance is forgiven Nigel,
In fact my ignorance is equal to yours.
I don't know.
Very interesting, and we will never know, but would Richard have let Ryan go and how many players would he have kept and how many of the new signings would he have made.
I think the fact that Karl made all the decisions on the playing staff for next year means the board would have retained him.
Strange also that if they would have, that after he left Mr Steele said the next coach would be one who would encourage attacking entertaining rugby.
I for one welcome the breath of fresh air.
Back to Nigel's question about Miles, why did he leave us, do we know?

Didn't he leave as he had a teaching job or something.

My question wasn't why Miles left but had he signed for next season. I don't think Ryan would have been Richards sort of fullback. For all Ryan's qualities I don't think he gave us that explosive return that can put a team on the front foot.

Maybe the Miles signing is a rumour......I hope not the lads quality.

This weeks RL press said Miles would be the next one to be confirmed and that RM would very likely have a good look at what we have got from now to the season starting before adding anyone else but there was some money still available if we needed strengthening and the right player came available.

That's excellent news if confirmed.....thanks.