Who's Mark Ashton ? Some local Faxbloke ?

I think it might have been a spelling mistake.
Any chance of a constructive point, perhaps about the new improvements mentioned in the link above, perhaps something about the day itself, anything?

No, it was criptic for Mark Shaton, you know the link to firtiliser.
Blimey should have got Bletchley Park on it.



Good old Griff I knew you wouldn't let me down.

Now what can you make out of arise.

Best to leave construction to the builders.

How long does it take to walk from Halifax train station to the Shay?

5 minutes

If you have the willpower to walk straight past the Pump Room and the Three Pigeons without a stopoff.

Charlie cant believe it

im so dejected , ive just been told you cant bring your OWN Gravy into the Shay on the day of the NRC , everyone knows Lanky Gravy is better than that thin Yorky Stuff , looks like Charlie will have to resort to a plate of Spaghetti .

I wouldn't be too Bovriled about it Charlie.

I once bought a car for my wife made out of spaghetti but she didn't believe me untill I drove pasta.

Depends how fast you walk

If your a speed walker you might be able to do it in 5 mins,probably nearer 10mins average

No chance of walking from the train station in 10 minutes. Walking past the Pump Room AND the Three Pigeons?!!

First one of us in there gets the beers in Matt

Got my two tickets in the East Stand today in the area allocated for Fax to sell.
Blimey, it looks like me and my mate will be Billy Nomates, not a single ticket sold apart from us.
Mind you that's more than Seagulls have sold.
Come on Fax, it's at the Shay, It's a final, lets show the RFL we can fill a ground.
Would have prefered to have been in the South Stand with Charlie and his Leigh mates, but want to watch both games so a sit down is preferable.

Lucky to get 2500 down there. I hear Leigh have sent 300 tickets back

why?
It's a final.
Does it matter where its played?

Its always been a Mickey Mouse cup. It was a good day out in Blackpool that attracted more fans than usual for a good day out/weekend away, check out attendances before Blackpool!

2500 tops

When we beat HKR at spotland, the attendance was around 4500. Leigh sold 700 tickets up to Wed morning I believe. It is a worry, but maybe the cash turnstiles have had an effect on that with plenty travelling last minute by car.

I will be hoping that Leigh could populate their nominated stand ver well !

I was contemplating going along to watch a game of RL with my son. £15 compared to the £14 at Blackpool was disappointing but not a bank-breaker... but £10 for juniors? I guess for a Leigh or Sheffield fan you'd just pay, but they've lost £20 from me (the £15 and the max £5 it should have been for juniors).

Hull KR have a big fan base. Sheffield don't unfortunately.
Also, in previous seasons, the RFL carrot & stick (Ticked box) was in effect that deluded fans into thinking they had a chance at Super League!

The North Stand has been refurbished to a good standard with a new toilet block up in the far left hand corner so it should be able to cope with all the Sheffield fans in attendance! I hear the Skircoat is closed for the game

When Leigh beat HKR at Spotland there where about 1100 of their fans.

Leigh will bring more a week Saturday than the Fax v Fev game yesterday.

I like the Shay, and its a really tidy, traditional ground.

I think we will take 2k and will create a belting atmosphere. As already stated though, based on them figures, an attendance of under 4k is likely !

Don't talk rubbish we've filled 8 big coaches and a small one with a week to go

Jeff tickets only went on general sale Tuesday so no tickets sent back yet, over 2000 will travel not as high as normal but Eagles do not have the attractiveness of a Fax or Fev
They have always been something of a bogey team for us and their lack of fans dilutes the Craic