What did we do with that £750k? : Sun Jul 17, 2016 5:50 pm  

After the dust has settled I am sure there will be an inquest as to what we did both on and off the field this season.
We had a fantastic opportunity to kick on this year with funding there but spending £100k on the reserves leaves another £650k to invest in infrastrucutre and quality rather than quantity. Where did it go as the likes of Batley finished above us on way less than that for example?

Re: What did we do with that £750k? : Sun Jul 17, 2016 5:55 pm  

Rent! College facilities. Silly Matchday costs. Directors loans maybe?

Re: What did we do with that £750k? : Sun Jul 17, 2016 6:04 pm  

Living The Dream wrote:

After the dust has settled I am sure there will be an inquest as to what we did both on and off the field this season.
We had a fantastic opportunity to kick on this year with funding there but spending £100k on the reserves leaves another £650k to invest in infrastrucutre and quality rather than quantity. Where did it go as the likes of Batley finished above us on way less than that for example?

Leicester won the premier league on hell of a lot less than Utd, City, Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal etc............. So What.

Re: What did we do with that £750k? : Sun Jul 17, 2016 6:25 pm  

Living The Dream wrote:

After the dust has settled I am sure there will be an inquest as to what we did both on and off the field this season.
We had a fantastic opportunity to kick on this year with funding there but spending £100k on the reserves leaves another £650k to invest in infrastrucutre and quality rather than quantity. Where did it go as the likes of Batley finished above us on way less than that for example?

Dave again it was good to see you today, and I fully understand your frustration, but I think you do Batley an injustice, they are the ONLY team to beat us this season in the League, ran us very very close at the LSV and are a very decent squad of players.For the second time in a week Fax were poor , not much idea in attack and very pedestrian with ball in hand.I said at the start of the season Fax should have gone full time , but was ridiculed by you more knowledgable fans ,it's no good having a reserve side if you have nobody to play, I don't think you have moved forward as fast as some times have ,I also said opposing Coaches would work you out this season, it has happened.
Today I thought Adam Tangata was lucky to stay on the field after going in with his knees after Fev's last try, and having a go at Ash Golding on the touchline.Anyway there is still hope for you , it's always nice to see you, keep smiling.Ian.

Re: What did we do with that £750k? : Sun Jul 17, 2016 6:41 pm  

our previous four seasons we came 3/3/4/4 in the league. This year with substantial more funding we look like finishing lower.

Would someone at the club please explain what foundations have been laid and where the Club is going, there has been a shameful silence from the BOD on this issue. (We even have a management committee that appear to be even more anonymous)

I appreciate things don't work out as you wish but I resent being constantly told it will come good in the future, turning up and paying what I work a whole day for to get in to the game for me and my sons, with no details explained to me.

Re: What did we do with that £750k? : Sun Jul 17, 2016 7:10 pm  

charlie caroli wrote:

Dave again it was good to see you today, and I fully understand your frustration, but I think you do Batley an injustice, they are the ONLY team to beat us this season in the League, ran us very very close at the LSV and are a very decent squad of players.For the second time in a week Fax were poor , not much idea in attack and very pedestrian with ball in hand.I said at the start of the season Fax should have gone full time , but was ridiculed by you more knowledgable fans ,it's no good having a reserve side if you have nobody to play, I don't think you have moved forward as fast as some times have ,I also said opposing Coaches would work you out this season, it has happened.
Today I thought Adam Tangata was lucky to stay on the field after going in with his knees after Fev's last try, and having a go at Ash Golding on the touchline.Anyway there is still hope for you , it's always nice to see you, keep smiling.Ian.

Perhaps I have made my point a little incorrectly. I have nothing against Batley and indeed they did the double over us this season. The point really was around what we did with the £750k- that Batley have managed to do with £150k? More a Fax challenge. To me we should have brought a couple of proven quality players in who could have raised the bar on the field-especially in the tight games and also orchestrated blowing the lower teams away- which we simply struggled with at times this year.
I am Fax fan of nealry 50 years now and will continue to support through thick and thin.
Great to see you and your friends from Leigh and likewise Fevgrinder and his friends.
Good luck in the middle 8's

Re: What did we do with that £750k? : Sun Jul 17, 2016 7:51 pm  

Have the directors said that they spent all the funding from last season??

Re: What did we do with that £750k? : Sun Jul 17, 2016 8:22 pm  

The Sleaze wrote:

Have the directors said that they spent all the funding from last season??

They don't say nothing, that's my point.

Re: What did we do with that £750k? : Sun Jul 17, 2016 8:30 pm  

The Sleaze wrote:

Have the directors said that they spent all the funding from last season??

I think that you've maybe hit the nail on the head that others are talking about. They haven't really said very much at all.

We all know it's a business, and the directors have the right to have a certain degree of privacy in the way they manage the club. If everything was always in the open, then it would be very difficult to broker deals and make progress.

However... I've supported Fax for 40 years, and some have done so for longer than that. Directors come and go, as do players, but it's not just director funding that's needed to keep clubs alive and kicking. Without fans, there is no club.

We seem to be investing in "infrastructure", but we do feel to be making it up as we go along. For instance, the big screen. Pretty pointless from a fans perspective (actually, totally pointless), and although speedy house sales are sometimes a necessity (hence companies that provide that "service"), generally of very poor value to the seller (the "advert" today). The reserve team was a brave move, but possibly a tad misplaced? Fax TV Pro again, a decent idea but needs proper investment to make it a quality product - around £10k or maybe a bit more and you could have 4 cameras in place with live streaming to the internet and replays of tries etc. on the big screen (Ok, only for home games maybe, unless deals could be brokered with other clubs).

I'll always follow Fax, but it would be good to understand just where the BoD are trying to take us. What the end game is, and what the journey to get us there is likely to look like.

Re: What did we do with that £750k? : Sun Jul 17, 2016 9:13 pm  

Living The Dream wrote:

Perhaps I have made my point a little incorrectly. I have nothing against Batley and indeed they did the double over us this season. The point really was around what we did with the £750k- that Batley have managed to do with £150k? More a Fax challenge. To me we should have brought a couple of proven quality players in who could have raised the bar on the field-especially in the tight games and also orchestrated blowing the lower teams away- which we simply struggled with at times this year.
I am Fax fan of nealry 50 years now and will continue to support through thick and thin.
Great to see you and your friends from Leigh and likewise Fevgrinder and his friends.
Good luck in the middle 8's

Dave guys like you are the lifeblood of RL teams, supporting your team whatever the result, I know I have watched Leigh in many darker times,I think I understand what you are trying to point out,before a ball was kicked this season I said Fax should go full time , however in his defence I think RM has remarked how it wouldn't suit a few Fax players to do this.
To me, Faxes failure to put away teams like Haven and to some extent Swinton has been your undoing,it's just one of those things, knowing you as a true Fax fan I know you won't give up on them and admire you for this , keep in touch,we may see each other again this season.Ian.