I understand the fans with this, however there are many many teams up and down Rugby League and other sports including Soccer who cannot go up a division due to issues outside of how well they play on the pitch. Whether it be turnover, ground size, playing seasons, franchise systems etc.....

I like Halifax, i've been there many times to watch RL and wish them well, this campaign is ill thought out though and needs to be more positive if they want it to succeed. I think all RL Fans want fairness and if Halifax really deserved their place this time round then lets find out why and if they act properly upon that who knows why they can't get it next time based on the information they get. Rugby League is as old as the hills, it's not going to stop tomorrow no matter what franchise brings.

What would happen now if a C grade club went bust next year and Halifax were next in line, then the RFL bring up the "HATE RFL" line, promoting hatred will only bring negative impact with other clubs supporters and the RFL upon Halifax, and I know you are not up for that personally but thats what the press release states. I fear that a lot of time & money will be wasted here with this.

perhaps the club could just submit a better bid next time? From all the accounts that I have seen or heard, the Fax business plan and overall bid submission was terrible. Nigel Wood said the clubs would be getting detailed feedback this week - it will be interesting to see if Fax make this feedback public.

I bet the don't.

That wouldn't be coming from Wakey supporters would it.

Either way its surely better to wait for the feedback than start tantruming

I'm sure I'm oversimplifying it but I don't think you can have free movement between two divisions when one is full time and the other is part time. Too much to do in too little time.

The club hasn't issued this - the supporters trust have. It's in the title.

indeed! Which is why, if Wakey were replaced with Fax this time, all that would happen is that Fax would sign the Wakey team en masse- and Fax would struggle next year. Long term development is key to success in SL.

I know. The point remains valid

Maybe the fans of Halifax should remember the last time they were in Super League and the mess that was made by the club in trying to stay in Super League.

I think they'd be wiser to remember the mess wakey and the crusaders/rfl have made of things

Different board this time though. As is said about many other clubs, we can hardly be punished for our distant past.

Interesting though, the guy who decides if we're strong enough to be in SL is the one who predsiided over our last season in SL. Hardly in a position to decide is he? That's what the campaign is about.

Although, I admit, as a fax fan, "hate RFL" is cringeworthy. They have many failings that, if we were shrewd enough, could use to get strong backing in the game. Forget not getting franchise eh fax and focus on the errors of administration