Schools yes , amateur clubs possibly , although my experience is that it doesn't work with junior clubs , they tend to go to SL matches



Once again , what is the purpose of your community dept ?

Have Fax been ' entertaining ' the last few years ? , did those fair-weather fans turn up ? , or did they just go to the finals and moan when you lost to Barrow , did they turn up for the Bulls match ?



They will be regulars when you are beating Leeds in SL , till that happens any time or investement on those type of fans is a complete waste of time , they are the sort that will somehow manage to get hold of a free family ticket for. Tv game and then ' brag ' about it in the pub afterwards before slagging og Faxs performance ,you know the sort , they will be waiting in the pub after the Sheffield game and ask you the score

I admire the work that regular posters on this messageboard Linda ( JFFC ), Chris ( C_S ) & Pete ( FL66 ) do in supporting our great club. I also admire the B.O.D. & have stated a few times this season I don't think they deserve the crap that some speccies dish out on here, so reading threads like this one really wind me up.

The quote about the mess Calland has been allowed, get a grip, we're in the NRC semi finals, & two consecutive GF's. I can see us going to Fev & turning them over if we're anywhere near at full strength. Our results will turn around & They choke remember.

Thanks Col. However Linda, myself the rest of the trust board and especially the club BOD don't do it to receive thanks, they do it for the love of the club and to try make sure it does the best it possibly can. I showed Tony this thread yesterday and he was very upset at things being said and he took it quite personally. However he said it would merely serve as a catalyst to prove the doubting Thomas' wrong! He told me a few thing yesterday that made me respect him and the rest if the board even more as he and the others seem to certainly have made self and financial sacrifice to ensure recent changes have happened!! Please all think before posting criticisms on here (I've had to) and hold my hand up to doing it in the past. Tony and the rest of the BOD's need embracing , not driving away. Tony, Ian and the two Mikes are great guys who from this day forward I will have the utmost respect for and so should all of us!!

agree.

Spot on mate, agree totally.

Hate criticising the club but we do seem to be going for the same old as you say, why not get out there and give out some of those freebies I complain about at other clubs like Huddersfield who have a link with the Uni and target students why not do the same at Calderdale College who we have links with?

Come on it can hook a few extra fans although it helps when you get a good game and we win!

As for the signs outside the ground they are better than nothing but we could do with much bigger ones if the Council will allow?

As I dont live in Halifax I thought that this was just a mistake that would be rectified, but as I drew up to the ground yesterday the board at the top of the hill still showed "Halifax RLFC next game Bradford Bulls". ? This is just simple basic advertising?????

Why on earth does anybody ever bother to get involved with Halifax RLFC? If you've got something useful to say why not arrange a meeting with Tony Abbott or Matt and give them your insight face to face?



Perhaps (just perhaps) you'll have something useful they could use to take the club forward.



Or maybe (nay definately) you'll have naff all to say and you'll be creeping back behind the anonymity of a message board before taking more pot shots at the club and the Directors.



There may well be a few useful ideas posted above but the post which started this thread is more than enough to stop you reading any further.



I've always thought I'd like to get involved with the club should I find myself knee deep in cash but negative comments on here would keep people like me (and several other local business people) well out of it.

So you would be influenced by less than a dozen posters on an internet MB ?

No but you bring into question what Tony has done quite clearly!! Marketing isn't purely about increasing the gates, its about building a brand, a gameday experience and above all increasing revenue. If you knew the e-shot facility the club used to run you would be not surprised to hear it was pretty poor and out of date. Tony has tidied this up, created a corporate brochure (for the 1st time in a long time) and the emails etc all have a much more professional feel to them and targetted towards a specific audience. Yes Posters could be sorted and at The Trust is something we have raised with the club but everything can't be done overnight and Posters arent the answer to everything. Strides are being made in the right direction and I for one feel your post was a bit negative. Have you (for instance) offerred to design something, print it out or distribute it for the club or bothered to look at what has improved with the marketing and maybe made some suggestions or your ideas??



Why don't you contact me via PM and I will certainly ensure you do something worthy for the club via The Trust / FaxBuilder and we can make Posters one of the agenda items. However I will expect the usual silence.

I dont bring into question, i ASK the question.



Your entitled to your opinion, as am i. I asked if anyone knew of any new initiatives. Thanks for answering the basic question i asked. Not looking to cause arguments. I have other commitments with my darts so i dont have time to help out other than turning up to every home game, trying to get to the away games and spending my money on season tickets, Golden Gambles, cashfax, Merchandise and beer, If that isn't enough then sorry but its the best i can do.