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Good evening to everybody. Last night we held our public meeting to discuss matters after the press release we issued and with a view of forming the early stages of a working party to take this forward. We successfully did this and decided the Campaign / Group will be called "The Spirit of 1895" named after the forefathers who gave us Rugby League all this years ago.
We feel that the RFL has turned it's back on the clubs of both Championship leagues and constantly fails the clubs, players and fans of this great competition. We crave equality and more importantly transparency and have many questions concerning everything from funding for grassroots and scholarships through to developing a transparent franchising process or P&R. No longer can the RFL use Championship clubs to validate it's own processes and inadequacies. These are all things we think each club should want answers for and a lot more. We hope to entice and welcome members to the Spirit of 1895 by showing our intentions are to protect and enhance the way that Championship clubs are treated by the RFL. Why should our leagues be the forgotten leagues of rugby and treated by the governing body as a 2nd rate competition that can be stroked and caressed by the RFL when it feels like it?? Then put away for another 3 years. We intend to ask many questions and importantly be self funded. We will issue more info as we evolve but need all Halifax RLFC fans and rugby supporters from each club to show support for us and The spirit in which our founders formed the sport we all love today.
Our first protest is to turn our back on the RFL as it has on the championship clubs for the first minute of the Halifax v Widnes game. The end of the minute will be signalled once completed. Basically on the kick off whistle we want all fans to adopt a minutes silence with their backs to the game. A protest we hope will be continued at other games and hopefully a grand gesture at the Grand Final when 4 Championship clubs come together.
We have ordered 50 T-Shirts with the slogan RFL which then appears to be stamped FAIL. We are looking to sell these for between £3.50 - £5.
This is just the start and we will be heard so please support us and turn your back on the RFL. The players will be aware of our actions too.
Any questions PM me or email chris_smith1975@hotmail.co.uk
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Good evening to everybody. Last night we held our public meeting to discuss matters after the press release we issued and with a view of forming the early stages of a working party to take this forward. We successfully did this and decided the Campaign / Group will be called "The Spirit of 1895" named after the forefathers who gave us Rugby League all this years ago.
We feel that the RFL has turned it's back on the clubs of both Championship leagues and constantly fails the clubs, players and fans of this great competition. We crave equality and more importantly transparency and have many questions concerning everything from funding for grassroots and scholarships through to developing a transparent franchising process or P&R. No longer can the RFL use Championship clubs to validate it's own processes and inadequacies. These are all things we think each club should want answers for and a lot more. We hope to entice and welcome members to the Spirit of 1895 by showing our intentions are to protect and enhance the way that Championship clubs are treated by the RFL. Why should our leagues be the forgotten leagues of rugby and treated by the governing body as a 2nd rate competition that can be stroked and caressed by the RFL when it feels like it?? Then put away for another 3 years. We intend to ask many questions and importantly be self funded. We will issue more info as we evolve but need all Halifax RLFC fans and rugby supporters from each club to show support for us and The spirit in which our founders formed the sport we all love today.
Our first protest is to turn our back on the RFL as it has on the championship clubs for the first minute of the Halifax v Widnes game. The end of the minute will be signalled once completed. Basically on the kick off whistle we want all fans to adopt a minutes silence with their backs to the game. A protest we hope will be continued at other games and hopefully a grand gesture at the Grand Final when 4 Championship clubs come together.
We have ordered 50 T-Shirts with the slogan RFL which then appears to be stamped FAIL. We are looking to sell these for between £3.50 - £5.
This is just the start and we will be heard so please support us and turn your back on the RFL. The players will be aware of our actions too.
Any questions PM me or email chris_smith1975@hotmail.co.uk
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Glad you liked my idea for a t-shirt. I'll have one in XL, please.
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| Glad you got all this on here Chris I have only just had time to come on here. Hope everyone joins in and becomes a part of spirit of 1895.
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| Long Live the Spirit of 1895
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| It's good that this protest is NOT becoming a "bitter fax" thing and looks to be gaining more momentum from other clubs than I thought.
If P&R was in place to end of this season Fev would go up (IMO) as they will finish top, I would have absolutely no problem with that, genuinely!
This element of the protest shows it's not just a fax thing and people may need reminding of that fact.
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YOU CAN LEARN FROM THE PAST BUT NOT RELIVE IT.YOU CAN HOPE FOR THE FUTURE BUT CAN NEVER BE SURE THERE WILL BE ONE.: |
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| I would also like to know are we having the Crusaders foisted upon us in this league and if they are will they be given a parachute payment and extra cap to ensure they get promoted next time round ? After all they did actually withdraw their bid so what will happen with them.
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YOU CAN LEARN FROM THE PAST BUT NOT RELIVE IT.YOU CAN HOPE FOR THE FUTURE BUT CAN NEVER BE SURE THERE WILL BE ONE.: |
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| The T. shirts will hopefully be ready tomorrow morning they are all white with blue writing with RFL with a rugby ball (but not the same as their logo so we can`t get into hassle over copyright).Then it has a fail stamp alongside as we are also trying to fit in Spirit Of 1895 underneath donations of over £3.50 please I think that will not be a bad price to pay as we intend to get plenty of wear out of them.
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15170.jpg [b:31em7sl9]Spirit of 1895[/b:31em7sl9]
Integrity
Honesty
Openness
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| Spirit of 1895
Integrity
Honesty
Transparency
Says it all. Think we're onto a winner
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9005.jpg kcab sfrawdder
Luck is a combination of preparation and opportunity
Just to avoid confusion Starbug is the username of Steven Pike
SOMEBODY SAID that it couldn’t be done
But he with a chuckle replied
That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one
Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.
So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn’t be done, and he did it!:9005.jpg |
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| Quote: Fax Missionary "Spirit of 1895
Honesty
Integrity
Transparency
Says it all. Think we're onto a winner'"
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YOU CAN LEARN FROM THE PAST BUT NOT RELIVE IT.YOU CAN HOPE FOR THE FUTURE BUT CAN NEVER BE SURE THERE WILL BE ONE.: |
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| Quote: Fax Missionary "Spirit of 1895
Honesty
Integrity
Transparency
Says it all. Think we're onto a winner'"
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9005.jpg kcab sfrawdder
Luck is a combination of preparation and opportunity
Just to avoid confusion Starbug is the username of Steven Pike
SOMEBODY SAID that it couldn’t be done
But he with a chuckle replied
That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one
Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.
So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn’t be done, and he did it!:9005.jpg |
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| Quote: johnny freeman fan club "
You have read it vertically haven't you Linda ?
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| So if other teams supporters were to help out back your appeal, how do supporters get involved?
Have you posted on the other teams message boards, drumming up support?
Good luck on your quest, it should have been done a long time ago.
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15170.jpg [b:31em7sl9]Spirit of 1895[/b:31em7sl9]
Integrity
Honesty
Openness
Join the fight to win back our game:15170.jpg |
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| Quote: Starbug "You have read it vertically haven't you Linda ?'"
You are just too sharp!
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9005.jpg kcab sfrawdder
Luck is a combination of preparation and opportunity
Just to avoid confusion Starbug is the username of Steven Pike
SOMEBODY SAID that it couldn’t be done
But he with a chuckle replied
That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one
Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.
So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn’t be done, and he did it!:9005.jpg |
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| Quote: Chris.Taylor "So if other teams supporters were to help out back your appeal, how do supporters get involved?
Have you posted on the other teams message boards, drumming up support?
Good luck on your quest, it should have been done a long time ago.'"
Softly , softly Chris
Idealy other clubs supporters associations/trusts will be contacted and the issues discussed
But as long as everybody is aware , this is not just a Fax issue , or a P and R issue , it is about the wider issue of the way the sports governing body deals with and treats the semi pro competitions , clubs and fans
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9005.jpg kcab sfrawdder
Luck is a combination of preparation and opportunity
Just to avoid confusion Starbug is the username of Steven Pike
SOMEBODY SAID that it couldn’t be done
But he with a chuckle replied
That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one
Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.
So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn’t be done, and he did it!:9005.jpg |
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| Quote: Fax Missionary "
Thing is FM , I wasn't sure if it was deliberate or not
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