Forging, creating or repairing local links : Mon Jul 27, 2015 4:17 pm  

Just a quick aside from all the FANTASTIC stuff going on at the club for which we are all deliriously happy and grateful, a few of us were discussing the old chestnut of tapping up local talent.

Naturally it has been very hard to stave off approaches from the usual, Giants, Bulls and even Warringtons however now that we are on an upward curve, will efforts be made to (dare I say it) repair the links and relationships with the likes of Siddal whom a few of which I know have no love for Fax despite it being there home town?

We really do need to identify and nuture the next Saltenstall, Fairbank O'Brien and tempt them to turning out in blue.

Just a thought and of course UTFAX!!

Re: Forging, creating or repairing local links : Mon Jul 27, 2015 4:32 pm  

As the board has stated in another thread Fax are going to use some of the monies from this season to set up and accadamy team

Re: Forging, creating or repairing local links : Mon Jul 27, 2015 4:33 pm  

Was it a Siddal team that walked round the pitch at half time yesterday showing off a recently won trophy?

Re: Forging, creating or repairing local links : Mon Jul 27, 2015 5:28 pm  

TheEnforcer273 wrote:

Was it a Siddal team that walked round the pitch at half time yesterday showing off a recently won trophy?

Yes, under 14's won the national cup, a great achievement, the only problem is that I believe about 9 of them have now been signed up by SL clubs so what chance do we have?

Wel, other than becoming a SL club but even then would we still have the pulling power of the other clubs?

Re: Forging, creating or repairing local links : Mon Jul 27, 2015 5:30 pm  

Faxlore wrote:

As the board has stated in another thread Fax are going to use some of the monies from this season to set up and accadamy team

Yes but we need to make Fax their first choice. Doesn't mean they will automatically choose us.

Re: Forging, creating or repairing local links : Mon Jul 27, 2015 7:52 pm  

Nice thought, but from my experience too many people hold grudges from years back, when the previous board of directors have let young players down, and people just won,t put that to one side .

Re: Forging, creating or repairing local links : Tue Jul 28, 2015 6:10 am  

The Fax Fanatic wrote:

Nice thought, but from my experience too many people hold grudges from years back, when the previous board of directors have let young players down, and people just won,t put that to one side .

Glad you understand mate but surely this can be repaired? If anyone can do it RM can ably assisted by great local lads like Luke Ambler - it is a must in my opinion. Somehow...

Re: Forging, creating or repairing local links : Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:12 pm  

Encouraged wrote:

Glad you understand mate but surely this can be repaired? If anyone can do it RM can ably assisted by great local lads like Luke Ambler - it is a must in my opinion. Somehow...

Local ??

Is he not Irish ?

Re: Forging, creating or repairing local links : Tue Jul 28, 2015 4:21 pm  

griff1998 wrote:

Local ??

Is he not Irish ?

Who the heck rattled your cage? Born in Halifax pal so what is your point exactly?

Re: Forging, creating or repairing local links : Tue Jul 28, 2015 4:31 pm  

There must be two of them.