: Tue Jul 28, 2009 2:50 pm  

If Widnes, Salford, Barrow, Batley or Rochdale have a rich chairman willing to bankroll them good. I hope they are successful and win things. But things usually happen in a circle.Good and Bad times come to all teams. I hope Widnes go in SL and win it soon as possible as for me it would be great for the game I love. Its boring that St.Helens and Leeds win everything despite watching the great brand of Rugby they play. Thankfully Fax are now playing that type of Rugby if not winning anything yet-but our time will come. We just need to be patient and build on and off the field. I personally think we are still some way off and would rather not be in SL if it saves us struggling near the bottom and coming on here and people bag the players and coaching team.

Its good that Quins have survived so far-even though unfairly helped. There are more people playing RL in London area than in Cumbria and East Yorkshire/Humberside. Much of that is down to the Bronco/Quins/Crusaders. Its great to see London guys playing SL and playing for England. I am likely in a minority because while I love my club and love to see them doing well, I love the game more. The game has so much potential both in Halifax, UK, Europe and the World. However its not the fans or the clubs at Quins and Celtic that are at fault for the way things are but the people running the game at the RFL and RLIF. Each club should be viewed and treated as the next club with no exceptions. Its this stupid idea from the RFL that we MUST have a team in Wales, france , London that has caused many divisions in the game. If Celtic, Widnes, Barrow, Rochdale have a rich chairman and have EARNED the right to play in SL-I doubt many people would have a problem. But its the way the game is run by people who have no idea that is slowly ruining the game.

: Tue Jul 28, 2009 3:26 pm  

The Lucky Black Cat wrote:

If Widnes, Salford, Barrow, Batley or Rochdale have a rich chairman willing to bankroll them good. I hope they are successful and win things. But things usually happen in a circle.Good and Bad times come to all teams. I hope Widnes go in SL and win it soon as possible as for me it would be great for the game I love. Its boring that St.Helens and Leeds win everything despite watching the great brand of Rugby they play. Thankfully Fax are now playing that type of Rugby if not winning anything yet-but our time will come. We just need to be patient and build on and off the field. I personally think we are still some way off and would rather not be in SL if it saves us struggling near the bottom and coming on here and people bag the players and coaching team.

Its good that Quins have survived so far-even though unfairly helped. There are more people playing RL in London area than in Cumbria and East Yorkshire/Humberside. Much of that is down to the Bronco/Quins/Crusaders. Its great to see London guys playing SL and playing for England. I am likely in a minority because while I love my club and love to see them doing well, I love the game more. The game has so much potential both in Halifax, UK, Europe and the World. However its not the fans or the clubs at Quins and Celtic that are at fault for the way things are but the people running the game at the RFL and RLIF. Each club should be viewed and treated as the next club with no exceptions. Its this stupid idea from the RFL that we MUST have a team in Wales, france , London that has caused many divisions in the game. If Celtic, Widnes, Barrow, Rochdale have a rich chairman and have EARNED the right to play in SL-I doubt many people would have a problem. But its the way the game is run by people who have no idea that is slowly ruining the game.

Some fair points in your post and although the urban myth of us being finncially assisted by the RFL rears its ugly head, I agree with your sentiments (mostly).
The point of expansion is that the amateur code (yeah right) that turned pro have left league so far behind that its embarassing and that to try to catch up, the powers that be need to try new things. Believe me, RL in London is only strong because SLY TV and the RFL made the decision to bin Keighly for us in 1996. If they hadn't done this, then RL would pretty much be as it was over 100yrs ago.....a marginalised northern sport that nobody gives a toss about. Because of London, France and now wales, the RFU pay attention to what we are up to and as such, the british media have to keep an eye on us too. When I started watching Live RL (2001), there was little if any coverage in a Monday edition of the national papers. Now, there is coverage in most papers. Small, but it's there.
I am all for a 16 or 18 team league, with a Quota that is set in stone and young english talent coming through, but to look upon the "experiment" in London or France as failures is too myopic to be believed.
Rugby League is better for having a pro team in London and the French have really grabbed the bull by the horns.

Lastly, I agree with the poster about getting young fans to the game. Most SL grounds I go to have a predominently "older" crowd and for the game to grow, we need to get the kids in. The average age of a Quins RL fan is very very worrying!

: Tue Jul 28, 2009 7:36 pm  

faxlad66 wrote:

Thats why i said the priority is to get the young fans on board

This has just raised a point that is slightly off topic but something Ive always thought. Have you ever noticed when we play certain clubs such as rochdale, fev, batley, dewsbury, donny, the vast majority of the fans appear to be over 50s at least?? this must be a huge worry, it seems to me that youngsters are only interested in the big teams on tv, even in halifax you see plenty of youngsters wearing rhinos bulls and even giants gear.

: Tue Jul 28, 2009 7:56 pm  

FaxMan1 wrote:

This has just raised a point that is slightly off topic but something Ive always thought. Have you ever noticed when we play certain clubs such as rochdale, fev, batley, dewsbury, donny, the vast majority of the fans appear to be over 50s at least?? this must be a huge worry, it seems to me that youngsters are only interested in the big teams on tv, even in halifax you see plenty of youngsters wearing rhinos bulls and even giants gear.

Agree totally!....When the team over the hill were re launched they came into many schools in Calderdale and i would guess Bradford too and gave tons of tickets away every single week. I believe we need to do the same. A season ticket for a child at a fiver is great but once they have it the exposure ends....the thing IMO is to do this every week and keep the interest going continually...Fax could get Halicat into the infant and junior schools and obviously the likes of big Frank etc into the secondary schools. TBH im sure that this topic has been covered a million times and that the club is likely to be doing most of these things but i feel the exposure for Fax or indeed Town (as i want them both to do well) has definately got to be every week to win the public over. We obviously cant do a great deal about TV exposure right now.

: Tue Jul 28, 2009 9:05 pm  

Anyone wanting to help with club exposure are welcome to come down to the Piece Hall on Saturday for Yorkshire Day.We will be promoting the club by chating to folk and hopefully giving away free childrens tickets so any offers of help will be greatly apreciated. The event actually starts at 11-00 but cars have to be off site for 9-00 so we will be there from then.I had a few offers of help some time back when we were going to do one down at the Woolshops so hopefully we may have a few there.

: Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:52 pm  

DONT THINK YOU WILL GET IN WITH ALL THEM YORKSHIRE CLUBS AROUND U AND ITS A SHAME A BIT LIKE US WITH WARRINGTON AND ST HELENS SO CLOSE BUT NOT AS MANY AS YOU AND WITH A STADIUM NOT FINISHED NOT GREAT BACKERS.aND I WAS STUNNED TO READ BEFORE IN L EXPRESS YOU ONLY DREW 2500 AGAINST A LOCAL TEAM FEV WHEN U ARE PLAYING GOOD RUGBY AND ARE TOP YOU SHOULD BE GETTING AT LEAST 4000.LOOKING FORWARD TO PLAYIMG U TOMMOROW AND LETS SEE WHAT CROWD WE CAN GET IM HOPEFULL OF AT LEAST 4000 BUT WHO KNOWS SEE YA TOMZ