Safe to say there then that the super league in 5 years is unrealistic as well then cause you need to commit to quality players to be in super league i would of thought

P.S. Shouldnt Spencer or his son pay Brad's wages for all they milked out of the club

Ive watched Keighley since 1967 so im not someone who slags the club off at matches or in private. I think the club is going fine and certain people in charge have the club at heart. At the moment we seem to be a team of forwards with no backs to play behind them. There is the "5 year plan" which looks 20 years away. With Swinton and Oldham looking very strong, promotion is anything but certain. So lets gets realistic guys and keep our fingers crossed

Mr Hicks - I agree the 5 year plan looks anything but realistic. I, for one, raised a eyebrow when I heard it first mentioned. However, lets be thankful we have a chairman at the helm who wants the club to move forward. Lets not criticise his ambition, did the last Chairman have that same ambition? I would love to see the Cougars in Super League. We should never have been denied years ago, but don't get me started on that. Entry to SL is about so many variables these days. In 1967 it may have been a simple case of winning the league, but not anymore.

Would Brad Drew signing for the Cougars make that situation any different?......................NO.

The chairman you refer to with so much ambition never shows his face at any of the away games. Would a player of Brad Drews quality get us into Super League........NO, but it would go a long way to helping us out of this almost amature league we find ourselfs back in

"Amateur league" - I'm sure the players will have some issue with that comment. Would you give Brad Drew more than the 3 games you have given the other half backs. You state you don't slag the club at matches, or in private, but have just had a pop at the Chairman on a forum?

You'll have your own view and I'll have mine. We obviously don't agree on this matter and I think we need to stick with our young half backs for the next few games and see how they go, rather than throwing money at something that may not be broken. The jury is out of the half backs, but let's give them time.

Not really saying its a amature league, its a figure of speech. Gateshead, London, Doncaster and South Wales if we take away free tickets do not attract crowds of more than a few hundred and bring maybe a car full of people if were lucky to away games. How can this be good for any clubs average attendance. Im sure Albion vs Town would attract a similar crowd on a cold Saturday afternoon and they are amature.
Im not having a pop at the chairman im just stating a fact that "he never goes to away matches"

I've never seen 500 people at Albion Vs Town.

I don't often go to away matches myself so I can't comment, but at the end of the day when the club was in administration he was the one that took the club on and is now trying to move the club forward. That deserves respect alone.

It is not exactly rocket science!!

Spymaster, i think your the only one who knows where im coming from.

Dominance, if you read my last post i never mentioned 500 the term i used was a couple of hundred.
The reason i started the post was not to slate the club or directors, it was my thoghts on not having a recognised half back in the team and the fact that we need one

Mr Hicks - I think Spymaster was making a comment in relation to GW's comment, hence the quote.

I accept the reason why you started the post and it has prompted a good discussion. We obviosuly have different views. I think others factored the discussion re SL and the directors and I have merely given my view. At the end of the day that's what this forum is for.