Bubba wrote:I will stick up for Fax on the football forum when appropriate but I cant on this one.

The Council do seem to have dropped a clanger with regards the H&S issue - unless they do come up with some credible reasons. What has annoyed me though is the club questioning the Council's committment. That is what leaves an extremely sour taste in the mouth and does the rugby club no favours at all - certainly not in future relationships with the Council. Bloodyhell, the last thing we want is the Council thinking the two clubs are not greatful for the £5m+ East Stand expense and increasing the rent our clubs pay.

Maybe Fax should have just accepted the original decision?

Fax Machine wrote:So the clubs must show their gratitude at all times by wringing caps, touching forelocks and capitulating on every issue?

The council have invested a lot of public money in The Shay and, as a council tax payer, I would like to see a return on that investment by maximisation of revenue streams. They are hardly doing that in this instance.

swifty62 wrote://./news_5056-hunslet-fans-launch-stadium-petition.html

leeds council love rugby league too....

Bubba wrote:The Fax press release (toys out of pram) are not about the Council losing out. Its about the rugby club not getting their own way and claiming the Council do not support the rugby club. Two entirely different things.

Fax Machine wrote:I honestly think that Siddal should now see about shifting the game to the Stobart and moving the Fax game back to 3PM as the kickoff times offered by Calderdale Council are clearly unacceptable and they would get a much bigger crowd for the Siddal game at Widnes. Well done Calderdale, more lost income.

After all the money spent on the Shay you would think that they would cash in on any opportunity to recoup some of it but no, not Calderdale.

Malfax wrote:I'm sure it's not so much the council, the man who made the call was Gary Byrne with the help of the two groundsmen.

The Scratchin shed ghost wrote:That was 2 years ago FFS. Since then Blacky has appeared in 2 Grand Finals and kicked a drop goal to make his team champions. Apart from losing a final to a team that didn't even make the play offs exactly what have you had to cheer about since

NOTHING - Which is why you are clinging to a knock on 2 years ago you sad sap

Bubba wrote:Regardless Siddal should be paying full commercial cost for using the stadium. One of the Siddal chaps argument in the Courier was something along the lines of "How can the Council turn us down when we are in a recession, bla, bla, bla". In other words "they should let us play there and we will happily pay".

I think the press release by Fax is simply embarassing.

If this is the type of support? We are only a year into an East Stand which Calderdale Council decide to allocate funds for to complete when I would guess the majority of the Borough would have probably opposed it. Yet the club are now happy to publicly question the Council's committment?

What is it about Fax and shameful behaviour?