The pubteam did once used to own The Shay, but sold it to the Council many years ago when it was once again short of cash. The Pubteam are as much squatters as Fax are. The Shay is used sadly by less than 1% of the population of Calderdale regularly and costs a fortune to run and does lose money. Maybe if the Pubteam payed more rent money than the peanuts it pays now, then that would help. The Shay is in need of redevelopment, something the council cant afford to do properly. Instead of vexing anger at Fax and Mr Abbott and the Council, the Pubteam fans should look closer to home and ask why the Pubteam was not so concerned about a potential sale and did next to nothing. Why are the Pubteam still paying so little rent that when paying a higher rent like Fax would help maybe pay for proper drainage etc.
Spiritual home is all it is. The Shay is concrete and steel around a pitch. Thrum Hall is our spiritual home. But it no longer exists and Fax still survives, even if playing down at the Shay, which lacks the atmosphere of the old Thrum Hall had. Too much emotion is tied to this Spiritual home thing. A club is more than just about its spiritual home or the past. The Shay was not going to be sold and as owners, the Council have the right to look at a bid should somebody want to buy the Shay and dont need to inform anybody. Mr Abbott wanted to keep sport at The Shay and in his opinion help both clubs. Just because small minded people who follow the Pubteam are not happy, does not mean they have to create lies and a hate campaign against Fax, Mr Abbott or the Council. The Hysteria was way over the top. And what did the Pubteam itself actually do about it? If it was so concerned, it would have done more. The actions of the likes of Gavin Butler and his crew were not needed, nor was the lies and hate campaign that started on the Shaymen.net forum.
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