Re: Silence : Sun Apr 06, 2014 1:13 pm  

The only investement needed is a pre everthing else allocated marketing budget, and making full use of your community dept, then the right attitude ( see my ' sig ' below for that )

Wether the door to SL is open or not is irrelivant, the mindset is to grow wherever you are, as has been alluded to Widnes with a fan base in the Championship of almost double everybody else havent been able to build as they would have liked, but still no reason not to try

Re: Silence : Sun Apr 06, 2014 3:11 pm  

Faxlore wrote:

i was coming to the game and got called into work,gutted. Glad there is a decent crowd. Hope I miss Fax beating Widnes

Only 2200 there. And there looked to be over 1000 from Widnes.

Re: Silence : Sun Apr 06, 2014 3:48 pm  

There were 1,400 there last week. This week, more people in South and East stand. So, how do you only get 2,200 for today's gate??? Maybe they don't count midgets? That's one not on the list today then....

Re: Silence : Sun Apr 06, 2014 4:11 pm  

Shared gate so do right to under egg it, SL sides do it all the time when they play at home. Also irrespective of how many attend a league game season tickets are always counted wether they turn up or not in the attendance figure.

Re: Silence : Sun Apr 06, 2014 4:56 pm  

littlerich wrote:

There were 1,400 there last week. This week, more people in South and East stand. So, how do you only get 2,200 for today's gate??? Maybe they don't count midgets? That's one not on the list today then....

do SL season ticket holders still get free entry to this round also? if do can not count most of widnes fans.

Re: Silence : Sun Apr 06, 2014 5:40 pm  

No that got stopped a couple of years ago. No cup ties included in season tickets anymore.

Re: Silence : Sun Apr 06, 2014 5:42 pm  

Looked about 3000 there today, good effort from Fax, your boys put in a big shift.

Re: Silence : Sun Apr 06, 2014 5:46 pm  

littlerich wrote:

There were 1,400 there last week. This week, more people in South and East stand. So, how do you only get 2,200 for today's gate??? Maybe they don't count midgets? That's one not on the list today then....

Rich it is NOT PC to call them Midgets , they are Little People .Charlie knows .

Re: Silence : Sun Apr 06, 2014 6:02 pm  

Irrespective of how well Fax performed today, and they did try very very hard. A competition that has no shocks in it does not encourage the walk up fan to pay to watch. Too big a gap between leagues and pro/semi pro these days.

Re: Silence : Sun Apr 06, 2014 6:34 pm  

freddies wig wrote:

A fine line between brutal honesty and just enough spin to keep the fans coming back. If you can't manage that best to say nothing! I believe Mr Abbott just wanted the Shay.

Which would you prefer Rich, honesty or spin?

A very sad and cynical view.

I understand,
Mr Abbott is going through a divorce,
Mr Abbott is launching a new product (or Business)
Mr Abbott stood in the South Stand at a game recently and was upset by the negative reaction to him.
Mr Abbott is still very much committed to Halifax RLFC.
I say to us all, give the guy a break, support him, OR step up to the plate and do better.
No offence intended.