Its this months Fax Trust meeting on Wednesday 13th October
7.45pm for an 8pm start
South Stand Lounge
The Shay

All welcome, we hope to have some BIG news to announce so get down and find out what?
New memberships for 2011 can be taken now.

What exactly does this entail please.

Er get down tomorrow and see mate.

I am asking becuase i would have to rearrange plans to be there but would like to know what the Fax Trust do in the first instance to see if 1, It would be of any interest to me. 2, Would i bring anything to the table to help in any way.

I am not going to rearrange plans if its a waste of mine and indeed the trusts time.

Cheers

You are more than welcome to come along but if you cannot make it I will definately be in touch after tonights meeting for offers of help if you cannot make it.

What was the big news then as I could not make it?

fax to run under23 side next season with the trust to provide funding.

did they announce whos coaching them?

How can the trust afford that?

I would like to thank all of you who turned up to the meeting on Wed evening and also to all the many people who have contacted me since with offers of help.
The Trust have offered to steer a fundraising initiative to help pay for the new under 23s squad which will cost £25,000 . It`s a massive amount and it cannot be done by the Trust on it`s own and we will be calling on all fans to help all they can,the new fund will be called FAXBUILDER.
Kickstarting this off there will be a quiz at the Ivy House Holmfield next Thur 21st Oct 7-30pm for 8-00pm there will be more info on the plans then.We intend to hold a big "pledge" night in around 4 weeks time where all information on how you can help the fund will be available and there will be various ways in which everyone can pledge to help.
Anyone who can offer to help in anyway for eg. organise or help at a fundraiser , have you an idea that could make some money for Faxbuilder.
Could you join the Supporters Trust or Steves Fantasy League ?
We are all aware times are hard for everyone at the moment but £25,000 does not seem so daunting if you work it out that if every Fax fan pledged to fetch an extra £1 to every Fax home game inc` cup and friendlies and had a go at the intended raffles or buy something from a stall we would have the money .
We intend to be holding auctions ,raffles and things like that if anyone can help there we would be very grateful, last season Leigh raised over £5,000 doing a sponsored walk would anyone care to take on that challenge?Or do you work somewhere where they could be persuaded to give something for an auction/raffle.
You will be hearing more after Monday and we hope all Fax fans will help with this challenge, I have enjoyed watching Fax to the Grand Final this year and I want to go again next and watch Fax win again.I also want our club to be the best in The Championship and if I can do that little bit extra I will and we hope many of you feel the same.
I know we have some of the best fans anywhere I am in awe of the many people who volunteer thier time and effort and their commitment is second to none and if anyone wants to pm me with any offers of help we would be very grateful but more news after Monday.If you can`t make the quiz see you at the pledge meeting.

What about encouraging people to join Club 1873?
All the money Neil raises through this matchday draw Club 1873 goes to the trust.

running an under 23's side, does this quaify as a yoof policy! mmmm interesting

£25,000 is a lot of money, but not if you break it down in to managable chunks! some creative iniatives, some new sponswers, i Like it





Thats also a hell of a back up pool of players for the first team, when injuries strike and also a chance for the under23's to have a goal of first team rugby!

The future looks bright, the future is Blue and White

Is their any such thing as under 23's? Thought it was either reserved or under 20's?

Either way can only be a good thing to get an extra side on board and be able to bring local amateurs into your set up etc. Hope all works out and eventually starts to expand down for you guys. Certainly making the tight noises anyway!

Get 1,000 Halifax fans to sign up to have £2/month taken out of their account to a special 'Youth team' account or something. That's £24,000 over a 12 monthly period. Just needs a bit of marketing behind it and a direct debit system started up, no one will miss £2 a month and once it's signed up for that's it it'll just come out of your bank straight into Fax's, hassle free.

Have changed the thread title and made a sticky, lets get some momentum.

does anybody know what other clubs have an under 23 team?

Quote ="shauny10"does anybody know what other clubs have an under 23 team?'" I guess it's the same as reserves? So this may help... www.widnesvikings.co.uk/page.php?id=707 Barrow, Leigh, Whitehaven, Sheffield, Featherstone, Keighley, Dewsbury, Oldham, Hunslet & York. To add I did read that Hunslet were pulling reserves as didn't have the required effect March wanted (prob need budget for step up too) and Barrow cut their late last season due to injuries so not 100% if will re start one.. or be allowed too?

Quote ="shauny10"does anybody know what other clubs have an under 23 team?'" I guess it's the same as reserves? So this may help... www.widnesvikings.co.uk/page.php?id=707 Barrow, Leigh, Whitehaven, Sheffield, Featherstone, Keighley, Dewsbury, Oldham, Hunslet & York. To add I did read that Hunslet were pulling reserves as didn't have the required effect March wanted (prob need budget for step up too) and Barrow cut their late last season due to injuries so not 100% if will re start one.. or be allowed too?

as far as i know you can play a few over 23 players plus so many under18. so ideal for fax.

The under 23s will be a massive boost for our Club the "make up " of the new team will consist of 8x under 18s (some of whom will be drawn from previous scolership teams) and you are allowed to play 3x over 23s ( first teamers coming back from injury) There will be more news on how you can help but keep the ideas coming.

Don't live in Fax so attending do's not always possible so would happily give money each month from both of us

Thanks for the offer I have made a note and will be in touch.

I will offer some things to raffle off including a signed 2010 North Queensland Cowboys Shirt, Signed 2010 NSW State of origin Shirt, Old German Rugby League Playing Shirt as well as some of the things I won from the Sponsorship draw. All I ask is that 50% is given To Fax and 50% given to the Germany RL. Wish I could do more, but getting married next year and financing German RL means not too much left over at the moment.

Was U20's and U18's for SL. U18 for Widnes too before you remind us of your youth



Below SL it was 'reserves', so where does this U23 side fit? I suspect it will just come under the 'Championship reserve league, but someone obviously thinks the RFL will think its Youth Development.

Missed a trick last year with Stanley, your first team could have been the U49's

...yes! The same team that won the Championship!

Its easy if you put all your money into just one team. As Mr Millward says in a League Express article this morning, its unfair that Fev have gone unrewarded financially for their season, probably due to the fact they ran more than one team