Re: Old board / new board : Sat Sep 16, 2023 11:22 pm  

Greg Florimos Boots wrote:

Unfortunatley that is the reality facing a lot of our fans next season, besides finding a wealthy backer to subsidise that I am not sure what the answer is. Ive been to less games this season than I have been to in probably the last 30 years or so, not just down to the quality but its the first time in a while where given the choice I would start to pick and choose my games. Pretty much all the people I used to go with has dwindled to the last few due to money constraints and its far cheaper to have a catch up in a pub over a beer than it is to have a catch up at the game especially when there really isn't an atmosphere at most games and you can watch them for free on YT a couple of days later. Add in to that the kids getting older which adds to the costs on match day and its just getting a more and more unrealistic option for families.

God knows what the answer is because I think we can all see realistically the way that rugby league at this level is headed at the moment.

It’s across the board this inflation issue.

Up in the Lakes one of the main super markets is the Booths chain and on our way back from wandering with daffs and clouds the other week we called in for a few bits, in front of us was a lady with a good largish shop of just every day items and it came to £176

£176 and change for a decent size weeks worth of food and grocery items.

We’d bought some razor blades and they were almost a tenner so me being me said to the wife “I think we should put them back as I don’t mind you having hairy legs and a moustache” to which she replied “I think we should and get a old razor instead so she could cut my throat.”

Re: Old board / new board : Sun Sep 17, 2023 7:33 am  

Greg Florimos Boots wrote:

God knows what the answer is because I think we can all see realistically the way that rugby league at this level is headed at the moment.

Only a massive "re-boot" imo. As I said earlier, in the past 30 years admission has increased at a far faster rate than wages to the stage where it's now an expensive day out compared to it being the equivalent to a couple of pints. Only a BIG admission drop would get new fans which of course means a big down scaling of players' wages, etc but that would require a multi-lateral effort across the whole of RL which unfortunately is unlikely.

I buy a season ticket so don't feel the match day hit money-wise, as it's just an "invisible" annual plastic purchase (if yer get me drift) but it hurts when I open the wallet for a cup game ....... wouldn't wanna be doing that on a regular basis for league games. And it shows at all other clubs with very low cup crowds .... I remember the Cas - Hull cup match when the Cas shed was virtually empty.

Re: Old board / new board : Sun Sep 17, 2023 8:05 am  

Tony Fax wrote:

Only a massive "re-boot" imo. As I said earlier, in the past 30 years admission has increased at a far faster rate than wages to the stage where it's now an expensive day out compared to it being the equivalent to a couple of pints. Only a BIG admission drop would get new fans which of course means a big down scaling of players' wages, etc but that would require a multi-lateral effort across the whole of RL which unfortunately is unlikely.

I buy a season ticket so don't feel the match day hit money-wise, as it's just an "invisible" annual plastic purchase (if yer get me drift) but it hurts when I open the wallet for a cup game ....... wouldn't wanna be doing that on a regular basis for league games. And it shows at all other clubs with very low cup crowds .... I remember the Cas - Hull cup match when the Cas shed was virtually empty.

Agree with some of this, a big admission drop would certainly help keep the faithful coming and at least wouldn't put new ones off from joining them but it would still mean they had to be first of all interested in the sport ( which many aren't ) and make the games interesting and competitive, ( again which many aren't. )

It's a bit like having all the tv channels that are now included free with Sky, Free View and Free Sat etc, how many do we watch that we aren't interested in or find boring? Is it only me that ends up watching country file or turning it off.

It would have to be done across the board for it to be truly effective ( but that's not going to happen ) even though there's sound financial reasoning to do so.

Using Super League as an example despite all the money that has been pumped in can we really see much improvement either in quality of playing standards and quantity of the number of top class players?

I can't, you just have the same teams ( with Leigh being the one and only exception, for now ) and the same standard of players rotating between one another but the difference is there getting paid a hell of a lot more to doing so.

If there is an answer it's beyond me so it's off to Keighley this aft and trying to decide on ST's or POTD.

Re: Old board / new board : Sun Sep 17, 2023 9:30 pm  

Greg Florimos Boots wrote:

Director resigns then really early season ticket sale for next season. Lets hope this is warning sign because it would be easy to jump to that conclusion.

Croady why not come out and say what ever it is you want to say rather than scare mongering I’d much rather pay over 6 months rather than 3 months why not just publicly say why your so bitter rather than trying to put down what the current bod are doing

Re: Old board / new board : Mon Sep 18, 2023 4:25 am  

Tackle hating prop wrote:

Croady why not come out and say what ever it is you want to say rather than scare mongering I’d much rather pay over 6 months rather than 3 months why not just publicly say why your so bitter rather than trying to put down what the current bod are doing

You think GFB is Croady?? More likely that you are one of the new BOD!!

Re: Old board / new board : Mon Sep 18, 2023 8:02 am  

Inoffski1 wrote:

You think GFB is Croady?? More likely that you are one of the new BOD!!

I can assure you I’m not wouldn’t have there job even if it paid well hence why I will always defend any bod think it’s terrible to bad mouth any person willing to put there hands in there pockets just to make sure we have a team to watch no matter whether there doing good or not there doing something 99% of the people that moan couldn’t do

Re: Old board / new board : Mon Sep 18, 2023 8:14 am  

Tackle hating prop wrote:

I can assure you I’m not wouldn’t have there job even if it paid well hence why I will always defend any bod think it’s terrible to bad mouth any person willing to put there hands in there pockets just to make sure we have a team to watch no matter whether there doing good or not there doing something 99% of the people that moan couldn’t do

So calling Croady bitter is not bad mouthing someone who has put a lot of time, effort and money into the club for a number of years??

Re: Old board / new board : Mon Sep 18, 2023 8:19 am  

Inoffski1 wrote:

So calling Croady bitter is not bad mouthing someone who has put a lot of time, effort and money into the club for a number of years??

Appreciate everything he has done / doing however since the resignation drama ( which didn’t need to be drama, as it was swiftly explained ) speculating that it points to money problems with no basis comes across as bitter or just poop stirring which is also a bitter look

Re: Old board / new board : Mon Sep 18, 2023 9:41 am  

Tackle hating prop wrote:

Appreciate everything he has done / doing however since the resignation drama ( which didn’t need to be drama, as it was swiftly explained ) speculating that it points to money problems with no basis comes across as bitter or just poop stirring which is also a bitter look

As before its not poop stirring or whatever you want to call it, its called been a fan of Halifax RLFC and putting 2 and 2 together but like I have mentioned maybe I am wrong and I have jumped to the wrong conclusion but the timing of the events as fans we need to be asking these questions and not just sweeping them under the rug. I am sure you will admit this isn't the first worrying signal to come out of the club this season?

Give me one good reason for a director to resign and keep the exact same duties that he has been doing. Ignore the directors duties part because that is non sensical to anyone with an ounce of common sense.

+1 to what Inoffski said about you been one of the new BOD.

Edit: "Speculating that it points to money problems with no basis" - No basis? Those 2 actions this past week point directly at that.

Re: Old board / new board : Mon Sep 18, 2023 9:54 am  

Haha I’m definitely not on the board any one who wants to message me I’d be willing to tell them my name as I don’t need to hide behind anonymity but I can assure you I’m not on the BOD and don’t personally know the people that are