Re: Handforth : Sat Sep 17, 2011 10:13 am  

RPH wrote:

If he has signed for You, what is the problem with us announcing it, why the hush hush, If you wanted to avoid unrest in your team,( ie, the teams thoughts on who he who he is going to replace), then you should not have tapped him up and signed him till you were beaten and out of the competition.

I doubt Halifax made an ilegal approach to be honest. Harrison on the other hand put pen to paper for us 6 weeks ago but was obviously free to do so. If we do as you say then dont you think its a bit late to be trying to sign players after the Grand Final.

Re: Handforth : Sat Sep 17, 2011 10:26 am  

Handforth is a quality player, and will add a massive ammount of leadership to our team, i think we have lacked since Brannigan. i hope Ben stays and sees out his career with fax, but Rhino is the 'man with the plan' so we should trust in Rhino.

as for Batley releasing this, it is timed wrong...they have no right to announce where he is going, just that he has left.

i dont think it will have any baring tomorrow though.

like Rhino says, some of our squad need to play to the best of their abilty to be offered new contracts. simple...........

Re: Handforth : Sat Sep 17, 2011 11:49 am  

RPH wrote:

" inspirational talisman Paul Handforth who was subject to some rough treatment in the first half and, concussed, failed to reappear after the break"

either that, or he was rested while we were in front ????

Ha ha! This is sour grapes because you were beaten. End of chat!

Re: Handforth : Sat Sep 17, 2011 11:59 am  

faxlad66 wrote:

Ha ha! This is sour grapes because you were beaten. End of chat!

not really, we knew we were never going to win it , and neither are you...
Handforth was a Batley Player, why should it effect Halifax that the club announced where he had gone ?.
Should Batley have announced that Handforth has left, but we cant tell you where hes gone, ?. ( it's a secret ).

Re: Handforth : Sat Sep 17, 2011 12:07 pm  

RPH wrote:

not really, we knew we were never going to win it , and neither are you...
.

But we still have a chance, which is more than your club has.

Re: Handforth : Sat Sep 17, 2011 12:10 pm  

RPH wrote:

Handforth was a Batley Player, why should it effect Halifax that the club announced where he had gone ?.
Should Batley have announced that Handforth has left, but we cant tell you where hes gone, ?. ( it's a secret ).

Yes. The big thing there as you say Handforth WAS a Batley player, is it the norm to start announcing who players have signed for? I mean most of the Widnes players that were released have been snapped up but i dont see Widnes releasing where they have gone even though it would be more appropriate than the Handforth case. All it is is a total lack of class by Batley.

Re: Handforth : Sat Sep 17, 2011 12:11 pm  

RPH wrote:

not really, we knew we were never going to win it , and neither are you...
Handforth was a Batley Player, why should it effect Halifax that the club announced where he had gone ?.
Should Batley have announced that Handforth has left, but we cant tell you where hes gone, ?. ( it's a secret ).

Ha ha ha...this gets better. Listen RPH...we took it on the chin when Batley beat us fair and square 4 times this season and we won the one that mattered, so please have some dignity. Whether we lose against Sheffield or next week against Leigh or even in the GF against Featherstone is irrelevant. What is important though is that Batley announced Handforths signing in bad taste when they had no right to do so, and you and everyone that follows RL knows that it is inappropriate to do what they have done. You are bitter because Karl left and that Handforth has decided to move on now his contract with Batley is over. To even suggest that he wasnt concussed against us just highlights how silly you look. Get over it!

Re: Handforth : Sat Sep 17, 2011 12:37 pm  

faxlad66 wrote:

To even suggest that he wasnt concussed against us just highlights how silly you look. Get over it!

I think you will find I said he WAS concussed, I had to highlight it for one of your forum members !

Yes you won the one that mattered, the other four did not,

so like you say end of.

btw, the Handforth signing, appears to be just a rumour.

Re: Handforth : Sat Sep 17, 2011 1:42 pm  

RPH wrote:

btw, the Handforth signing, appears to be just a rumour.

How stupid would Batley look now if he went somewhere else.

Re: Handforth : Sat Sep 17, 2011 1:57 pm  

RPH wrote:

btw, the Handforth signing, appears to be just a rumour.

Why you getting so excited then flower?

Best back down now eh, and look forward to next season? Lots of positives over Batley for you to be worried about little old Halifax and the cheek they have for trying to have the best people working for them!