Re: Statement From Mike Smith . : Tue Sep 13, 2016 10:46 am  

Don't think anybody wants it to disappear
he's just stating facts.We all think rugby league
is the best on this forum but as a whole
most people follow football which will
always dominate over rugby league.

Re: Statement From Mike Smith . : Tue Sep 13, 2016 6:48 pm  

I hope the club embraces the youth of the town and the New Coach is Youth minded.
Whilst Tiger, Marchy and others gave us some good moments, I want to see Keighley kids have a goal to aim at.

Lets spot the next Duffy, Buster coming up.
What has happened has happened.

If the next coach is just for buying older players I see a repeat of last 2 years to come.

Re: Statement From Mike Smith . : Tue Sep 13, 2016 7:41 pm  

I would miss it too. Can't imagine Keighley without the Rugby League club and I'm also looking forward to a new start next season. The perceived lack of interest in the town is mirrored throughout RL though; several of this season's Championship clubs are struggling on with attendances hovering around 400-600. Crowds at Halifax seem to be well down on what they were getting just a couple of years ago. Even in Super League Huddersfield don't attract as many as we did during Cougarmania and Salford got barely over 1,000 last weekend. I'm not sure what the answer is but something is not right with RL at the moment.