The Lucky Black Cat wrote:
I would class atleast once a month as regular. The Calderdale population is just over 200,000.
3% of 200,000 = 6,000. I very much doubt 6,000 people who live in Calderdale have been to the Shay since january 1st except for maybe yesterday. Even for people who do follow Fax/Town, many dont live in Calderdale. I know a number of Fax fans that live in Kirklees, Bradford/Keighley, Leeds, Lancashire/Manchester etc. I very much doubt that more than a couple of hundred people who live in Calderdale have played at the 5 a side in 2013. And its highly unlikely thousand of locals have been to The Shay for a function in the past couple of months. And what amateur finals have been played at The Shay in 2013?
The library is used by schools tohelp them learn to read and it also holds local public archives. Also the internet as well as other facilities are available at the library. It serves a far wider part of the community than what you may think. The library also hosts many help and support groups. But luddites like yourself ignore this.
What about the swimming baths?
Your blind selfishness helps you to ignore the important role that swimming baths have. Many Schools get kids their and help them learn to swim. Something that may save their lives one day. How can you put a price on that? The Swimming baths are more than just a swimming pool but offer other sporting facilities and are again used by many people from Schools to elderly groups to pregnancy groups. But just ignore the important role they play as clearly Halifax Town are far more important!
The Theatre has hosted many events and caters for people from all backgrounds. From Music concerts to comedians to pantomimes. The theatre offers many things to the local population and its typical of luddites to fail to see what the Victoria Theatre offers.
As usual you luddites like to think you know everything even what Fax fans think. I dont know of one Fax fan who has said that TA should take over The Shay without certain conditions being met. Many like myself would have liked a bit more info. Its clear the shay under the Council will get along with the bare minimum invested. The Shay already has a very old stand which is falling quickly into mess. 2 stands have capacity reduced. The Shay needs outside investment for it to be a modern stadium and have modern facilities so that far more people as currently to use it for far more different reasons. Its only the short sighted and blind luddites that fail to see this. Town fans will never do whats best for the Stadium only for their small backwards thoughts and are happy to live in the past in a fast decaying stadium.
What a joke - were you spouting this nonsense 7 years ago when we marched on the Town Hall together to protest against private ownership?
Hypocrisy of the highest order.
If you deluded fools would take a break from using the words 'neanderthals' and 'luddites' at every possible opportunity (because it really really hurts when you say such nasty things) and actually look at the situation you would see how obvious it is that the only reason you backed this bid is because it was Tony Abbott.
Despite the obvious and real risk to your club should this deceitful spin king get his grubby mitts on The Shay you are blinded by your undying love for this man.
T Hall has talked some sense in voicing his concerns and is getting shot down. The disregard you have for your club is shocking.
As for the rent
keep kidding yourself that all is well and/or brushing it under the carpet. Keep telling yourselves that being £250k in the red is not of your concern. It goes hand-in-hand with your disregard for the club's future security anyway.
Fact is, you hate your club.
Whilst on the subject of rent, funny how the 'agreement' you had with the council was for Reactiv to add the rent arrears onto any purchase. Why would the rugby club's debts be included within Reactiv's negotiations - it's not HRLFC buying The Shay is it?????
Perhaps The Shay needs outside investment of some kind. All opportunities should be explored. What we most definitely should not do is sell for tuppence to a southern spin king who comes forward with a 'vision' and a mortgage.
Cloud Cuckoo Land is simply a short stop-off on the way to where you guys belong, such are your levels of naivity and delusion.
The FCHT fans have done a fantastic job of saving your club and will ALWAYS do what is best for The Shay. It's just a shame our cultist co-tenants couldn't care less about anything other than Abbott's balance sheet.
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