Minutes of Meeting : Fri Sep 26, 2014 8:07 am
Gary is (GF), John Whaling is (SEC)GF: It's sad for the sport that two member clubs are having to take legal action against the RFL.
GF: The club since 2010 has adopted the strategy of cutting non playing costs to stabilise the finances and club in the Championship.
GF: Observation, Featherstone is a village and averaging 2k. Leigh, without a rail station, 2k. Keighley averaging 1k as 3rd largest parish.
GF: Allegedly, Featherstone have borrowed 50k of the RFL to pay the players wages after withdrawal of Probiz.
GF: The club are looking for volunteers for Pitch Maintenance, Stadium Maintenance, Marketing, Commercial, Fundraising, Admin & Online.
GF: 1k more supporters attended 2pm KO than 3pm KO on Sunday afternoon games.
GF: Packages for businesses available from £10-£1k per month to sponsor the club.
GF: Kris Hopkins MP has organised a meeting to discuss Cougar Park redevelopment.
GF: We have made some changes, including appointing a performance director, and will be appointing a Director of Rugby.
GF: Playing, Coaching, Conditioning, Scouting and Youth Development will be seen over by a soon to be appointed Director of Rugby.
GF: Voulenteers will be branded 'MatchMakers' and will create and manage a memorable matchday experience.
GF: On 15th August, after sustained pressure from Sheffield forced the hand of the RFL to investigate Batley and Doncaster.
SEC: I leaked the information to Whitehaven and Workington as the RFL were not going to investigate the matter.
GF: Both club's successfully appealed the decision of points deduction on the 28th August.
GF: I mailed the RFL to ask how many decisions are overturned by appeals committe, they responded very low.
GF: If you don't punish Batley and Doncaster, everyone will play illegible players, as North Wales did at Cougar Park.
GF: The appeals committe for Batley & Doncaster met before 14:45 and the RFL won't give a reason why.
GF: Neither Batley nor Doncaster were present in the appeals room when the overturn was decided by the panel.
GF: New evidence was submitted by Batley which wasn't new. Therefore breaching the RFL's own rules.
GF: Joint legal challenge being made on grounds that the RFL have broken three of there own rules in regards to appeals panel.
GF: The RFL legal team sent Keighley and Sheffield a letter on Monday asking for time. Until the 17th October.
GF: The RFL have been threatened with a High Court challenge, and a legal injunction on release of 2015 fixtures.
GF: The RFL pay for members to be selected for the appeals panel, then claim for it to be independent.
GF: Sheffield have sent letters to 14 MP's including Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg.
GF: All Party Parliamentary Committe are investigating the matter.
GF: Letters have been sent to RFL partners and sponsors informing them of the matter.
GF: EGM to discuss reverse of appeals panel decision, review operational rules and reduction of powers in RFL board.
GF: Championship chairman's meeting to discuss possibility of 13 team division & prohibiting RFL using members money to fight legal battle.
GF: We are to launch story to the national press this week, and I am looking into going onto Boots N'All.
GF: Batley's CEO rang Sheffield to apologise for the situation. Clubs pinning fault fully on the RFL.
GF: We need Voulenteers as we have many things to do and support is vital from the fans and keep the pressure on the RFL.
SEC: I asked for scrapping of dual reg to be put on AGM agenda, the other club's refused to do so.
GF: It seems the game is strategically trying to keep dual registration going next season.
GF: No matter what division we are in, we will look for damages as it has prohibited the club signing players.
PETITION LATEST:
Nigel Hall received a email from the RFL to confirm the petition has been passed on to the board members.
NORTH WALES LATEST:
Following the revelation from Barrow that Scott Turner was illegible, Bobbie Goulding has revealed all on Twitter prompting Crusaders to request proof that the Cougars and Barrow are 100% sure of this matter.
