As a proffesional RL club surely we can arrange and plan a training programme that actually takes place on time, as planned?!

Rhino stating that we got 'locked out' of heath RU on wednesday last week.

surely they could have gone somewhere else, like the Moor, or Calderdale College?!

Amateur im afraid fax!

I thought that the whole point of the link-up with Calderdale College was to put an end to the training venue problem.

I don't understand why they can't have one session a week at The Shay. I know it's a sore point with the football crowd but they do play twice as many games there as we do.

Failing that, I can't understand it being so diifficult to rent a pitch to train on. Weren't they using Hipperholme and Lightcliffes facilities at one point?

Speaks volumes. Failing to prepare is preparing to fail and all that ... how can the club allow this to happen?

I'm sure they are using Heath because of the floodlights, hence not being able to use the Moor(which they would/should have to pay for anyway, as do all the other teams that use it).
Still you'd think they had a phone number for one of the Heath chappies.

Yeah - pitch black training - that'd be fun.

You say it's amateur - well, maybe. You say Halifax RLFC is a professional club? No it isn't. At best we are a semi-pro club. We're not in Super League anymore and do you know what? - s[ihi[/it happens!!

I fully expect us to turn up wearing the same kit as our opponents anytime soon . . . . . . . . .

Is that all we've got to moan about FFS ? You can tell the season's begun...

We could ask the RFL to buy us some land!

is the college not floodlit?

fair point about the moor at night, i didnt think.

still doesnt get away from the fact that this is very poor organisation. i wondered what ste tyrers tweet was about this week.

now i know.

Yes, the 3G court at college is outdoor & floodlit and from the players I've spoken to they don't dislike the court surface at all. I would imagin that it's pre-booked though as is usual so maybe the facility is unavailable at the desired time on a weds.

I still don't get why it's poor organisation? They had organised a training session at Heath. Someone from Heath didn't turn up to open up. Where's the foul by the club? If I organise a taxi to take me out on the town and that taxi doesn't turn up then it aint my fault.

you'd be late.

if that same taxi was taking you to work the next day and it didnt show up, again resulting in you been late, would you be disiplined by work? probably.

therefore indirectly it would be your fault through lack of proper planning and organisation, expecting and arranging for the worse... plan B.

"if 'Mr heath' just decides not to show up then we cant train lads. but thats not my fault!"

Halifax shouldnt arrange training at sites where this could happen. simples.

Even though the team use the Heath pitch, I'm sure that the agreement is with Stainland running club, whose facilities and rooms the club uses for changing and team talks.
Maybe, Heath weren't at fault at all. Either way, someone wasn't around to open up, and this should no way reflect badly on the club itself.

Surely it should reflect badly on the Heath Club? Do HRLFC pay to use the facilities there?

Only on this forum could something that's not the fault of the club, be used to suggest that we're an amateurishly run side

Well at least they are training (or attempting to) in Halifax instead of Rochdale.

all im saying is that a club of Halifax' history and stature should not have to rely on a 3rd party to make sure that training goes ahead as planned.

A club with Halifax's history and stature don't mean a hill of beans in the current climate.

Salford are currently using Leigh Centurions own weightroom/gym at the LSV , because the one they had at the Willows has gone , and they dont have a facility at Barton

didnt know this! that is poor!

they should just all lift up Feka.

didn't have anywhere to use , it seems that the architects just assume a Pro club can use an ordinary gym for their weight training and made no provision , unfortunatly that isn't the case , a weights room full of RL players isn't the place for the general public

It didn't turn up because you were sick in it last time.

The pitch at the college is used by a junior club and the u23s on a Wednesday evening