It’s across the board this inflation issue.

Up in the Lakes one of the main super markets is the Booths chain and on our way back from wandering with daffs and clouds the other week we called in for a few bits, in front of us was a lady with a good largish shop of just every day items and it came to £176

£176 and change for a decent size weeks worth of food and grocery items.

We’d bought some razor blades and they were almost a tenner so me being me said to the wife “I think we should put them back as I don’t mind you having hairy legs and a moustache” to which she replied “I think we should and get a old razor instead so she could cut my throat.”

Only a massive "re-boot" imo. As I said earlier, in the past 30 years admission has increased at a far faster rate than wages to the stage where it's now an expensive day out compared to it being the equivalent to a couple of pints. Only a BIG admission drop would get new fans which of course means a big down scaling of players' wages, etc but that would require a multi-lateral effort across the whole of RL which unfortunately is unlikely.

I buy a season ticket so don't feel the match day hit money-wise, as it's just an "invisible" annual plastic purchase (if yer get me drift) but it hurts when I open the wallet for a cup game ....... wouldn't wanna be doing that on a regular basis for league games. And it shows at all other clubs with very low cup crowds .... I remember the Cas - Hull cup match when the Cas shed was virtually empty.

Agree with some of this, a big admission drop would certainly help keep the faithful coming and at least wouldn't put new ones off from joining them but it would still mean they had to be first of all interested in the sport ( which many aren't ) and make the games interesting and competitive, ( again which many aren't. )

It's a bit like having all the tv channels that are now included free with Sky, Free View and Free Sat etc, how many do we watch that we aren't interested in or find boring? Is it only me that ends up watching country file or turning it off.

It would have to be done across the board for it to be truly effective ( but that's not going to happen ) even though there's sound financial reasoning to do so.

Using Super League as an example despite all the money that has been pumped in can we really see much improvement either in quality of playing standards and quantity of the number of top class players?

I can't, you just have the same teams ( with Leigh being the one and only exception, for now ) and the same standard of players rotating between one another but the difference is there getting paid a hell of a lot more to doing so.

If there is an answer it's beyond me so it's off to Keighley this aft and trying to decide on ST's or POTD.

Croady why not come out and say what ever it is you want to say rather than scare mongering I’d much rather pay over 6 months rather than 3 months why not just publicly say why your so bitter rather than trying to put down what the current bod are doing

You think GFB is Croady?? More likely that you are one of the new BOD!!

I can assure you I’m not wouldn’t have there job even if it paid well hence why I will always defend any bod think it’s terrible to bad mouth any person willing to put there hands in there pockets just to make sure we have a team to watch no matter whether there doing good or not there doing something 99% of the people that moan couldn’t do

So calling Croady bitter is not bad mouthing someone who has put a lot of time, effort and money into the club for a number of years??

Appreciate everything he has done / doing however since the resignation drama ( which didn’t need to be drama, as it was swiftly explained ) speculating that it points to money problems with no basis comes across as bitter or just stirring which is also a bitter look

As before its not poop stirring or whatever you want to call it, its called been a fan of Halifax RLFC and putting 2 and 2 together but like I have mentioned maybe I am wrong and I have jumped to the wrong conclusion but the timing of the events as fans we need to be asking these questions and not just sweeping them under the rug. I am sure you will admit this isn't the first worrying signal to come out of the club this season?

Give me one good reason for a director to resign and keep the exact same duties that he has been doing. Ignore the directors duties part because that is non sensical to anyone with an ounce of common sense.

+1 to what Inoffski said about you been one of the new BOD.

Edit: "Speculating that it points to money problems with no basis" - No basis? Those 2 actions this past week point directly at that.

Haha I’m definitely not on the board any one who wants to message me I’d be willing to tell them my name as I don’t need to hide behind anonymity but I can assure you I’m not on the BOD and don’t personally know the people that are

So having done a bit of speculating and having asked questions about our financial situation on here apart from finding out that GFB isn’t Croady is anybody the wiser to what the situation actually is because I’m sure we’d all love to know the finer details.

Only the financial part that is.

Just out of interest it was announced not long after our success at Wembley that steve lambert was stepping down from the board to take up a non executive role , how come this wasn’t perceived as a pre - cursor to the imminent demise of the club , I mean he’s had more time and impact at the club than durgan but nothing was said

It’s because the board had just sold their suits which kept us afloat for a couple of months.

Might have had something to do with Durgs being in charge of a financial advisors/wealth management company. Not a good look to be involved with another struggling business, and maybe even puts that at risk? My understanding is that Steve always planned to step down at some point and it seemed a natural point to do it, not just a bolt out of the blue

Nah, it’s definitely the suits, Durgs only got his jacket back and didn’t want to be seen with no trousers on.