Indeed. Had Fax finished 5th it'd be a different story. I bet Batley will be cutting their cloth since they finished outside the top 4 now.

3) Good news about stadium development - should take care of that concern.

A finances question - I assume we are renting out part of the car park to that construction company - Irvines is it? Their equipment is all over the place.

And also we seem to be renting out the stadium to a film production company at the moment.

And next year we will actually have some sponsorship cash I think.

Yeah, we were told that ALL sponsorship has been sold for next season already. And that is cash that ChaLo will actually be getting, as well as the cash from season tickets that they sell too. Which is more than this year.

Couldn't have put it better

The Bradford thing to do would be not to make the cuts. Living within your means makes cut an inevitability when the money drops which is the right thing to do.

Which is my whole point. For years Bradford spent money they could not afford to spend and refused to make cut backs. At both Batley and Fax they are not afraid of making those cuts if the club must be protected.

For me there are a few of major points /questions:
1) Stadium development - do we end up moving homes for a couple of years again (Horsfall?)
2) How do we improve the standard of our team performances - of late we've being playing at a level below current C1 standards (basics as others have mentioned around run forwards, pass, catch and tackle seem to be a problem) and I don't see any advance this season for all we have a past NRL coach
3) We believe several of current squad will be off - good look to them though I doubt they will walk into SL teams - those that are left beyond squad of youngsters I'm not sure we want to retain - is it a full scale clear out again?
4) I like many others want to support a team that is progressing but can't see many season tickets sold in 2018 without major surgery.

Considering the relegation has been pretty much nailed on for a few weeks at least now, it's good to see that the higher ups at the club have had a statement prepared and ready to outline to fans what the plans are and how we now move forward. It's a great statement that really helps to give us all an idea of where we are, what's happening and what the strategies going forward are. Releasing it straight after relegation was confirmed was the perfect thing to do.

Oh wait....

I emailed Andrew Chalmers about the resounding silence last night and got this back today:

[iHi Deano,
We are planning a fans forum this month. Will keep you posted. It’s tough for everyone especially the fans. I feel the hurt to and just ask you to please continue to support us as we transition out of these circumstances.
A lot happening, and will keep you in the loop.
Best regards Andrew[/i

I don't aim any of this at you, as I know you're only trying to help and get some answers. However I don't believe a word he says. This "fans forum is coming" rubbish has been said for months. This "stick with us" b0llocks has been said for months, This "things are happening behind the scenes" guff has been said for months. Until he backs up his words, I won't believe any of them.

I appreciate you getting in touch Fr13daY. However Chalmers should be keeping all fans in the loop not just ones he's met personally.

Not that I'm as bothered as I was. I'll be sticking with the 16s and 19s from now on if I need a rugby fix.

A fans forum would be interesting - I can see him being asked some pretty searching questions.