Well, they don't spend much on the gardening tools as we saw the groundsmen buying them from Home Bargains, Pellon Lane, last season. Can't remember exactly what they bought, but they did buy several gardening items. They may be ok for home use, but not too sure they will last very long for prolonged use at the Shay.

Many of the jobs in the ground don`t need a lot of money so we don`t need that old chestnut again.It`s a matter of "good housekeeping" Like sorting out the triffids, a lick of paint here and there cleaning bird muck off the seats to name a few. Not saying it`s easy at this time of year but when the puffballers have finished thier season and they don`t need to cut the grass every day maybe they could spare some time on other jobs.
It`s a time managment thing surely?

we do do damage in the goal areas but what am saying is that the football has only played 2 games on it in 6 weeks so there must be alternate problems with the pitch.

I suggest some Asbestos roofing at Natty Lane for the football team

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As I understand it, even on an internet message board it is still libel if incorrect.

Therefore, can someone from the club tell us if it is true? Also, is the accusation of unpaid money to Brighouse true (on the same board)?

If not, I genuinely believe that it is time to take legal action as to do nothing is tantamount to acceptance of the accusations as fact and this can only damage the club in terms of credibility and, therefore, support.

Please be careful of what we say - otherwise we will have to lock this thread.

Similar accusations were made on the Courier Website in the comments section a week or so ago

idiots! I bet they are the ones who blame the Germans for bombing their chippy!!!! Let it go lads.. your grown men! Do they realise how embarassing their comments are to the people who are genuine supporters of the clubs accept that both clubs play there

Doubtful.

true.

only 866 turned up last night... there will be no one left supporting them to whine on! Nice to read all the "supportive" comments the fans have been shouting to the players.... with so few in the ground the players will have heard them all! Keep up the great support lads!

yep and when all your glory trippers come back thast went to thrum hall when you were there come back when we start winning things.

didn the rugby only get 1100 for there challenge cup game and siddal got the same crowd. 880 and 1100 not really much of a difference.

but we played that match on a tuesday night everyone knows that crowds at lower clubs go down for mid week matches we will be back up at 1300 or 1400 on saturday for woodley sports.

whereas halifax rlfc played on a sunday and siddal played on the saturday so its not really any better the rugby's challenge cup crowd.

Had the Siddal game been on the Sunday I think the attendance would have been closer to 2000 as a lot of people from the local teams would have gone to watch.

This squabbling between both sets of fans really is pathetic though.

Totally agree...!

i havent said anything about about halifax rlfc apart from in reaction to something said on here people calling f.c halifax town a pub team when we are not.

i love both clubs but football has always been my first sport and halifax town my first club i don't like it when people call f.c halifax town a pub team.

1. If the Club was properly run then it would not be in a League which is as good as a Pub League and where crowds at most clubs are lucky to get over 500. And why people are saying that.

2. Most of the problems between the two clubs is usually started by one set-The Soccer lot who accuse the Rugby of all sorts of things and still like to think that they are completely in the right-and this in past times is not just a section of the soccer fans!

3. When a group who follow a club. spout libel and even threaten Rugby fans as has happened in the past do you expect Rugby fans just to pretend nothing happened. Add to that some of the antics of previous regimes at the Soccer club you cant expect people to respect too much the Club or the Fans that much.

It would be good if both sets of fans and the clubs could get on but its like the West Bank/Gaza strip where peace lasts for a short while and the two factions will never get on that well or see eye to eye.

sorry i started the thread. can it please be locked??

Wasn't too bad until the thread about the accusations from the Football Fans post was merged into this thread from another.

Both Halifax Town and Halifax RLFC have been run like pub teams over the last decade or so, if not longer. The difference is Halifax RLFC bought their way out of trouble with the Thrum Hall windfall, whereas Halifax Town ended up liquidated.

Halifax RLFC could quite easily have ended up in a similar position.

It seems both clubs currently have decent people running them for a change, but both have pushed their luck more times than is sensible over the years.



The rugby club has trained on the Shay pitch several times when they knew they weren't permitted to do so. This has been acknowledged by your club officials - and many Town fans are bound to jump on news like this.



Agreed, we've had some right dingbats in charge at the football club in the recent past. Going on to your libel claim, the trouble with rumours, whether about 'non payment' or not, is that they're normally right. The more outlandish and unlikely the more they seem to be spot on.



In an ideal world everyone would support both clubs. But some - like me - would rather play rugby than watch it (though my playing days are about 10 years and 8st ago) and vice versa. If RLFC looked like going to the wall I'd certainly put my hand in my pocket if that's what was required. Both clubs have helped put Halifax on the map and have too much history behind them to see it come to an end. While I'll never (or rarely) watch rugby at the Shay, I'd consider it a massive loss if they now left.

They are a pub team and always will be

well your entitled to your opinion and i respect that i disagree but i respect it.

i probably wont talk about halifax town on this forum anymore unless provocked this being a rugby league board i will keep my thoughts to myself about football to myself unless as i say i am provocked.

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Jeez!

You can tell I've been working away without access to a pc, can't you?

Well I think thats the end of that useful thread