Re: Back to Trailfinders. : Sat Mar 20, 2021 5:24 pm  

Wonder how Hull fans are reacting? they can't play at home for 7 weeks, as the football club and council want to work on the ground? Hull owner making threats of when the agreement runs out to build a ground. We have got to accept that the Plough Lane would have run more smoothly only for COVID and Wimbledon wanting to play first at their ground in front of their own supporters.

Today proved Rosslyn Park is not up to standard, fine for training.

Re: Back to Trailfinders. : Sat Mar 20, 2021 6:32 pm  

With organisation like this off the pitch, one wonders if Gus Mackay is back.

Re: Back to Trailfinders. : Sat Mar 20, 2021 8:28 pm  

Maybe iam wrong but what's the big deal with us playing some home games back in Ealing.
We're waiting on the Wimbledon move so continuing to play on pitch we know.
This is surely a good thing?
Like I get its frustrating but this is crap you deal with when you don't own a ground.
If we're to grow we need a permanent home plough lane seems a good chance at that.
It's a 10 year lease I know with break clauses.
But it's a chance

Re: Back to Trailfinders. : Sat Mar 20, 2021 8:55 pm  

Ed3 wrote:

Maybe iam wrong but what's the big deal with us playing some home games back in Ealing.
We're waiting on the Wimbledon move so continuing to play on pitch we know.
This is surely a good thing?
Like I get its frustrating but this is crap you deal with when you don't own a ground.
If we're to grow we need a permanent home plough lane seems a good chance at that.
It's a 10 year lease I know with break clauses.
But it's a chance

Perhaps like NB you are missing the point. Playing in Ealing this season was a perfectly good option but the club decided to quit from there and signed up two other facilities for training grounds. Then they put on sale season tickets (at higher prices) without knowing where games would be played, no doubt losing some fans in the process. Then they finally figure out all the things that need to happen before they can move to a new ground and revert to Trailfinders. Now fans could have worse seats for more money. However, parking will be available.

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Re: Back to Trailfinders. : Sat Mar 20, 2021 9:04 pm  

[quote][aybe iam wrong but what's the big deal with us playing some home games back in Ealing.
We're waiting on the Wimbledon move so continuing to play on pitch we know.
This is surely a good thing?
Like I get its frustrating but this is crap you deal with when you don't own a ground.
If we're to grow we need a permanent home plough lane seems a good chance at that.
It's a 10 year lease I know with break clauses.
But it's a chance/quote]

Agree - tooooooo much negativity at the moment. We played today, not perfect, but a decent runout, why not talk about that?

Re: Back to Trailfinders. : Sat Mar 20, 2021 9:37 pm  

What would folk on here have preffered? Stayed at trailfinders from the off and not bid for a SL place.
Or do what we did?
Its irrelevant now that wimbledon is delayed. But had we not made the plan to move then we could not have even made a bid to compete for the SL slot. If that had been the case then would that have been acceptable?
So no its not missing the point at all

Re: Back to Trailfinders. : Sat Mar 20, 2021 9:47 pm  

northernbloke wrote:

What would folk on here have preffered? Stayed at trailfinders from the off and not bid for a SL place.
Or do what we did?
Its irrelevant now that wimbledon is delayed. But had we not made the plan to move then we could not have even made a bid to compete for the SL slot. If that had been the case then would that have been acceptable?
So no its not missing the point at all

You don't get it do you. Negotiations should have started 12 months ago. No announcements should have been made until a contract was signed. A Fall back plan should have been in place. Its simple business.

The website being out of date, crashing....the night before the season starts should tell you something.

Its shambolic nothing less.

Re: Back to Trailfinders. : Sat Mar 20, 2021 9:55 pm  

I can't argue it's messy definitely some questions for the club to answer at some point.
But we don't know what deal was available form trailfinders for a one year deal or whatever.
And I'd supposed there is a benefit for getting all the hassle of moving out of the way.
Before the important games towards the end of the season.
Also with the way this sport is run we could get promoted out of the blue look at Leigh.
There been rumours going round about adding another club to superleague.

I am probably mising the point just doesn't seem that bad a situation

Re: Back to Trailfinders. : Sat Mar 20, 2021 10:30 pm  

Ed3 wrote:

I can't argue it's messy definitely some questions for the club to answer at some point.
But we don't know what deal was available form trailfinders for a one year deal or whatever.
And I'd supposed there is a benefit for getting all the hassle of moving out of the way.
Before the important games towards the end of the season.
Also with the way this sport is run we could get promoted out of the blue look at Leigh.
There been rumours going round about adding another club to superleague.

I am probably mising the point just doesn't seem that bad a situation

If you don't think having contracts at 3 grounds with a possible 4th in 1 season isn't bad or at the very least poorly planned, I don't know what is.

Re: Back to Trailfinders. : Sat Mar 20, 2021 11:00 pm  

Difficult times trailfinders isn't Super league standard.
The club isn't viable unless we're in SL
Even then may not be.
We need a permanent home for 1000 reasons.
This move is awkward but we gotta try.
Imha as every likes to day on this site