You're one up on me if you currently believe there will be a start of the season for the team!

The players have not been paid, Ritchie Hawkyard has confirmed this.

Great to see this forum back in action, for one no one 'from the club' can delete these posts!

Ive been absolutely enraged by the removal of genuinely fair comments on the Facebook page form myself and other people with a genuine concern .

You are part of the problem Josh and unfortunately I think your self entitled newfound 'power' at the club has brought the worst out in you. Id consider your position before its considered for you.

no twitter updates for nearly a week ....

So I am guessing no one has any idea of what is going on?

Who the new owners actually are?

I am guessing there is no money to pay the players so this is the mostly likely reason it's not paid?

So many questions but no answers. Nailed on that meeting will be cancelled.

According to Companies House the directors for Keighley Cougars 2010 LTD are

Christopher Scholes (also the sole director of Austria Holdings)
Julie Yeoman
and Paul Yeoman

There is also a new company set up called Cougar Park Ltd this companies sole director is Kay Gascoyne

A name that keeps cropping up as resigned director for all these companies is Shane Spencer.

Apart from these names I'm about clueless on who these people are as the rest of you.

There were lots of coming and goings with directors all through October though.
These latest ones were only appointed 30th October.

The workers at the rumour mill are on overtime at the moment. Does anyone have any idea what's going on? Like Rach, I smell a rat. I really worry as to whether we will even have a team for the coming season. We can't even get the players paid for last season! Last I heard CL & SG were on about resigning. Anyone know if this has actually happened?

Agree County Durham. Statement from club needed. Perhaps Supporters Club Committee could call a meeting for all fans.

A search for Christopher Scholes on Facebook shows he's something to do with elite entertainment ltd who some people say now own the bar. Couldn't find anything about who Mr and Mrs Yeoman are.

I agree we're in desperate need of something official from the club asap even if it's as simple as explaining what's going on with the Facebook page and reassuring us we will have a team next year, it's time for some honesty.

Something was put out on twitter earlier about Bowman joining Oldham so there must still be someone running the social media accounts. Also Keighley news website put out a little article regarding the Q&A with Steve Gill so can we assume this is going ahead as planned?

Still not paid?

The end of the club?

https://m.facebook.com/groups/560995782 ... 0994298264

https://m.facebook.com/groups/560995782 ... 0994298264

It isnt looking good is it.
It seems a lot of money has been spent on the corporate hospitality side of the club.
Yet wages not being paid.

So ...... Lingard and coaching staff have now walked .....
What now ?
Was it all an elaborate plan to to get rid of everyone ftom the
Coach down and start afresh with new coach and team ? Or are we
really in the mire ?
Your thought please

Come on BD20 spill the beans on what you know?

I know no more than the rest of you Halifax, appart from I found out today every club receives money from the RFL on the 17th of every month; three days away. If no one has been paid by the 19th (Monday) at the latest we can assume Austria Holdings have zero interest in even attempting to run the club properly. If this saga drags on into next week then I believe we won't have a team next year, and the club will inevitably fold, at which point the question becomes is there a future for semi pro rugby in the town? Would the RFL allow a phoenix club to immediately re-enter the competition like what happened at Bradford? Can any investors be found to create such a club? Do we as the supporters need to start looking into the possibility of a fan owned club which is the system Rochdale have?

These are the questions we need to answer to ensure that if the current club dies, the cougars live on.

Some good questions there. Thought you had some inside knowledge that's why I asked.

Cheers for the response.