To say it didn't interfere with the game plan beggars belief.

Really.

To say 1 player of Mitch’s standard who had never trained or played for Fax before and can’t be d according to you if he did play could be so badly missed and have such a negative impact especially when you say we only get their cast offs.

Now that does beggar belief.

I'm concerned now. My son's playing junior football this weekend.

If I have to pull him out on the morning of the game, because of illness or another reason, do you think the other parents will believe that I am dictating who and when will play for the club?

Another thought.
Mitch is a prop who at best would be on the pitch for say a couple of spells totalling 30 to 40 mins.
The game plan as far as he was concerned would be.
Drive it in hard and tackle hard and get on top of your opposite number.
It’s not like he would be involved in dictating plays or anything.

No problems with the other parents but Hudds will probably never watch them play again.

Oh he'd watch them every week but would tell anyone and everyone that he's had enough and will walk away. (never will though)

Ruining the forum with his repetitive squawking.

Lol!

In fairness he's been consistent throughout about DR. There are plenty of people in forumland who have spoken out against DR and then changed their tune to "our use is different because..." when their own team has started using it.

I just think he's wrong about the terms of DR arrangements always only suiting the "senior" partners in the arrangement.

Well it definitely suited Fev last season but one of my main points about DR isn't just about the now, it's about the bigger picture. Fax and Fev may be able to see out these ridiculous 'partnerships' but some of the smaller clubs will, I fear, go to the wall and that would be a great shame. The game needs to ask itself what the future is and I would rather it involve the likes of Oldham and York, not Ottawa and New York.

No! The game including supporters needs to ask if it wants a future full stop. And if that means it needs us to expand to New York and ottawa to hopefully attract new interest, exposure and new revenue then we need to do it. These small clubs including our own are clearly not doing very much to keep the game alive. In the supposed hotbeds of rugby league we are attracting fewer people to watch the game and people preparing to invest in it.

Cameron King left Fev and looking for a club...that would sort the hooking position out...unless he's only left to pursue super league..

You’d think he’d be off to Leeds but I guess we’ll just have to wait and see, but it would be an excellent signing but at what price?
He comes across well on the interviews I saw from him.

Doubt he'll come cheap, although it's interesting that he's asking if anyone is interested in signing him on. Whether he put his price up or not I've no idea but word from inside Fev was that they were only going to be able to afford him next season if they won the GF and were promoted. Think he may be back in Oz at the moment and his partner is expecting so that may well have a big influence on his next destination.

Makes me laugh all this twaddle.

1. We are not a feeder club for anyone. Players move on regardless, for a better deal.
2. Any decision made by the board is made purely for the benefit of Halifax RLFC first and foremost.
3. If we DR with anyone it will be on our terms and to the benefit of Halifax RLFC.
4. Why wouldn't we want to have better players at our disposal even if they are DR?
5. Why do people continually have to put the club down, lets be positive?
6. If you can do any better bring your money, your expertise, your business plan and your free time.

Back on topic - Anyone heard anything further regarding Frawley heading our way?

New signing being announced tomorrow morning -



Won't be Frawley as the club has pulled out of any deal for him.

WHy have they pulled out ?

Keal Carlisle confirmed at last-good signing.

Yes should be good for the club, bags of experience and will bring a lot to the club.
Welcome aboard Keal and well done the Fax for getting it over the line.

Happy with this signing, hopefully this will give our a pack the much needed go forward we've been lacking

Reported that Simon Grix spoke to him but didn't pursue it any further. Also reported that Simon won't be going wild with the club's money and may wait till just before the season begins to sign anyone else.

If it is a half back that we are after like seems to be a lot of the rumours then leaving it so late could be a bad idea but to be honest there are not that many good half backs available and no point in bringing someone in for the sake of it who is no better than what we had last season. Can't blame Frawley for not wanting to drop down to the championship and Sammut going to Leigh rules out a couple of potential targets which probably only leaves Brierley as the only recognisable one that is still available. Playing alongside an organising half back would probably work well for him rather than expecting him to be able to take a team around the park.

Carlisle like a lot of players we have signed will do a job for us it will just be collectivly if that will be enough this season. To me it seems we need a bit of 98 about us in that we will be wrote off before the season starts and realistically anywhere above 8th would not be a bad season considering.

Trust me, I watched Frawley at the Bulldogs the season before last and granted, they were a team in transition in 2018 but he was pretty pedestrian. If the Giants are wanting rid after a season then he might be a championship standard player anyway. I am pretty happy with our options at half- back. I think we lack another strike centre and will be interesting to see who plays there; Barber? WBH? I think your doing a disservice to Carlisle and with Moore, I don't think there are many better hooking duo's. He's an upgrade on BK and for all his leadership and defense, he lacked the quick distribution and snyping around the ruck. Old adage that games aren't played on paper but I believe we are stronger than last year. Grix needs a quick start. He won 2 of 11 at the back end of last year and we regressed significantly.