There's disappointment and then there's the bitterness shown on here.

seriously? must we go over this tired crap again? its been done to death for three years now and the decision is made. Nathanwood7 has nailed it. anyone who is still too dense or belligerent to accept his points needs to have a word with themselves.
yes, i know its upsetting for fax fans, weve been screwed over more then once ourselves. the difference being you have not been screwed over. you were simply not succesful. it does happen.

its finally out of the way, cant we all just be friends?

Amen to that.

If only Fax had a few more disapointed fans, attending games, putting ticket money into the club. Perhaps that would have put them in a better financial position, and given them a stronger bid. If only the people of Halifax would show an interest....

Do you actually read what you write?

"He's invested in a sustainable way that aims to make us self sufficient" - What? the license has not been awarded on the basis of that happening. It has been awarded on your current situation. Which is having to spend three million pounds to meet the criteria.

Halifax met the same criteria without any investment. Can you imagine what our application would have been like with three million to spend on it? You could pluck a team out of the Conference and give them a world class youth team with three million pounds.

Considering Widnes,s attendances have been dropping like a stone , it's a good job they got up this time , their ave dropped around 700 last season

.................. and that has to be our next challenge. It's a tough ask down in this league to do that but the club must continue to increase its attendances (which it has steadily done over the last three years and you're right, it's not enough) and to plug the gap in other areas of the criteria to make it harder for the RFL to turn down a future bid.

Like Widnes were simply not successful in 2008. Didn't stop a lot of Widnes fans screaming blue murder at the time.

Credit must go to Steve O'Connor though for how he reacted in 2008 and made this round of franchises a formality. It's up to people like Denis Betts, Terry O'Connor and Paul Cullen to make sure that his money and off field work can lead to a good SL team.

So you agree that our bid was better. At least you can admit it.

Yes I did read what I wrote. Is it too hard to comprehend? SOC has stated himself he wants to make the club self sufficient, which surely requires investment in the first place to make it happen.

As for your last statement it's you who is talking cockles not me.