Merged reserves? Whatever next? Utter madness!

Utter madness, why ? What’s your suggestion?

Run our own reserve team like we did up to a couple of years ago before the rfl stepped in.

In an ideal world yes but the next best thing is to have what we have now, at least players are getting game time, players aren’t going to sit there and wait forever, I’d rather have our fringe players playing so A they don’t bugger off to Cornwall and B they’re closer to match fitness when they’re called upon .

Well that's not my idea of what sport should be about at all. But each to their own. Up The Fax!

Well these 2 years your talking about have been 2 years of covid related reduced revenues.

Maybe you could come up with the 50 grand plus per season that it costs to run the reserves and provide the players of sufficient number and quality to make it worth the effort and expense because that is exactly what your proposing and asking others to do, talk is cheap, reality is not.

And back on thread and back to the real world, tough game tomorrow against quality opposition but these are the games both supporters and players look forward to and are focussed on.

But that’s just my opinion. Up the Fax and a nice cup of tea.

Sorry but With everything else going on in the world a game of rugby league doesnt seem very interesting or relevant . Fev to win but nobody is all that bothered

Fev by a couple of scores.

Relatively speaking very likely true but more negativity like your post hardly helps and if others think a game of rugby league does help then that’s up to them and why not.

Obviously I don't have £50,000 a year. The reserves were funded partly with funds raised by the supporters club of which I regularly contributed to. I'm not asking anyone to do owt at all just pointing out that Halifax RLFC should be just that and not a joint venture with any other club. If I can contribute in my small way I will do and it is up to others to choose how they support our club.

I am fully aware of how the funds were raised and who did it and as many, if not all on here personally contributed but there will be many who are struggling financially owing to the impact of covid.
Clearly the period running up to 2 years ago things were vastly different.
The reality of now is Fax, acting responsibly have had to readjust to the current situation just like we all have and simply can not afford to run a reserve team that you did propose and in effect ask for.

At every level Fax are a fully independent club and as such the BoD have the right to choose what arrangements they enter into regarding the running and management of the club.

To have a mutually beneficial reserves arrangement does not change their independence rather because it’s their decision actually confirms it.

Likewise any personal objections or opinions we may have on DR or loans has no relevance whatsoever to any clubs independence.

To use Dual Registration and have an 'arrangement' regarding players is hardly being independent in my book.