Re: Merger with Huddersfield? : Thu Sep 05, 2024 2:01 pm  

Merger with Giants , never ..... but .....

Buy Shay with sponsorship by Calderdale Kirklees NHS trust. Rename it the :

"NEW CALDERDALE KIRKLEES NHS TRUST SHAY STADIUM"

Bring Ken Davy in as chairman and play in dooper league with crowds of 12000.

Wayne Bennett to coach 12 Aussies and 5 fax lads.

Oh I woke up.

Re: Merger with Huddersfield? : Tue Sep 17, 2024 5:55 am  

Tony Fax wrote:

Heard a rumour today that Huddersfield are considering "merging" with Fax, with the purchase of the Shay being in the mix. Coincidentally I mentioned Huddersfield's huge debts on another thread so I assume they know they can't continue bleeding money.

Maybe playing as "Huddersfield" at the Shay? Daft indeed, but we're talking about Rugby League here. I don't know how it would work. There's some very well connected folk on here, so it'll be interesting if they've heard anything or this rumour is indeed just a rumour.

Not too far from the truth with Hudds looking to have their own stadium as Ken Davy’s legacy. Makes sense

Re: Merger with Huddersfield? : Tue Sep 17, 2024 10:14 am  

Ken Davy will be limited on where in Huddersfield he can build a new stadium. Planning these days will take into account access for people, usually by means of public transport, so the only place near the town centre with enough space would be the Old Gas Works, and no one has ever been in a hurry to develop that site.

Laund Hill and Huddersfield RU have both been mentioned, Can't see the RU club wanting to have someone come into their profitable operation and want a slice of the pie, and Laund Hill is a poor location.

As sentimental as a return to Fartown would be, parking and access would be a nightmare.

Final option would be the old Police Training Ground as it was known (Woodvale Park?) which again is a long way out of town, I believe Ken Davy purchased this years ago when the police disposed of it as an asset but could be wrong.

So imagine a scenario where, having confirmed they are leaving the John McGalpharm, they then say they cannot find a suitable site, so are looking at exploring the lease at The Shay, it's not impossible

[Bullseye]

Re: Merger with Huddersfield? : Tue Sep 17, 2024 4:00 pm  

Perhaps Fax, Hudders and Bradford should all share a new ground in the CleckHuddersFax area? Three councils could share the costs.

Re: Merger with Huddersfield? : Tue Sep 17, 2024 4:15 pm  

Well the Giants are actively looking for a new ground. https://tbrrugbyleague.com/news/hudders ... ium-plans/

Well the Giants are actively looking for a new ground. https://tbrrugbyleague.com/news/hudders ... ium-plans/

Re: Merger with Huddersfield? : Tue Sep 17, 2024 4:47 pm  

faxcar wrote: Well the Giants are actively looking for a new ground. https://tbrrugbyleague.com/news/hudders ... ium-plans/ Looking for a NEW ground not buying into one that needs taking over and will costs tons of money to bring up to date.

faxcar wrote: Well the Giants are actively looking for a new ground. https://tbrrugbyleague.com/news/hudders ... ium-plans/ Looking for a NEW ground not buying into one that needs taking over and will costs tons of money to bring up to date.

Re: Merger with Huddersfield? : Tue Sep 17, 2024 5:51 pm  

Faxlore wrote:

Looking for a NEW ground not buying into one that needs taking over and will costs tons of money to bring up to date.

Yes that's what the link and caption said and as I posted before to avoid paying for the maintenance costs currently estimated to be around the £10 million mark for where they are now.

Re: Merger with Huddersfield? : Wed Sep 18, 2024 9:17 am  

You have to take your hat off to Davy, he really loves the Giants. After ploughing in going on £20 million for nak all return with a fragile fan base of barely 3k, one wonders why he bothers.

It will be interesting to see what crowd turns up for their meaningless last match against Castleford on Thursday. The irony about the "self preservation" ethos in SL is that if there was relegation then the lower teams would have something to play for which might stoke up some spectator interest, even though admittedly the Giants and Cas would currently be safe as it stands.

[Bullseye]

Re: Merger with Huddersfield? : Wed Sep 18, 2024 9:24 am  

Tony Fax wrote:

It will be interesting to see what crowd turns up for their meaningless last match against Castleford on Thursday. The irony about the "self preservation" ethos in SL is that if there was relegation then the lower teams would have something to play for which might stoke up some spectator interest, even though admittedly the Giants and Cas would currently be safe as it stands.

Looking at the recent results for the likes of Hull, Hudders and Cas it looks as if the players have as much interest as the fans. It's all meaningless. How is this meant to attract crowds and sponsors? It'll be the same - possibly worse - next year if there's no standout candidate for SL. Would Toulouse be able to replace say Cas on their IMG score? If not then it's a closed shop until a club attracts a backer willing to spend to get the IMG score higher than the lowest rated SL side. That may never happen.

What's the point?

[Bullseye]

Re: Merger with Huddersfield? : Wed Sep 18, 2024 9:25 am  

It makes my ground share idea less likely. Nobody will want to share their ground with another club as it could allow them to gain IMG points and possibly threaten their place in SL.