WHERESYERBALL wrote:
Halifax are developing steadily? what planet are you on? Developing means bringing young players through not signing every available player no matter how much they cost!
We've spent a small fortune on reserve grade competitions over the last 4 years - winning the GF on two occasions. Out of those squads we've had one - maybe two - coming through to the first team. The club simply decided that - FOR THE TIME BEING - they would concentrate on the first grade comp - hopefully winning the NRC and/or appearing in a GF. This gets the club past the first hurdle of being able to apply for a licence next time round. We can "re-deploy" a reserve grade side once the initial objectives have been reached. (hopefully).
It's a plan. It's a gamble. It's based on a set of ridiculous qualifications laid out by the RFL needed to even apply for a licence. Simply put - if you don't win an NRC or appear in a GF in the next three years you can forget about applying for a licence - you just can't submit one - no matter how good your reserve grade is doing, or how many other of the criteria you've reached.
