As has already been mentioned by a fair few on here, If we dont sign some serious quality and playmakers soon then we are in for a long off season and a even longer season when it starts. I thought that after the NRC the rugby was boring as hell with one man rugby up the field and we only scraped most of the games by the skin of our teeth.

Nothing i have seen so far with regards to signings is making me change my mind and i wont for the first time in 6 years be rushing for the early bird offer.

Iain Davies and Andy Bracek are not signings that get me excited. Thacks and Handforth just dont work well together at all and we have no line speed and cant tackle. We have been told some more signings to be announced next week and that was a fortnight ago and all we have to show is a young prop from under 23's.

COME ON KARL AND SHOW US WHY WE ALL WANTED YOU BACK. otherwise bring Martin Hall back in becuase he certainly knew how to recruit a great team.

And won ?????????????????

Well due to Martin Halls recruitment we won the Grand final under Calland, Martin hall fell on his sword for his Mate Matt when the Ostick issue arose and we were kicked out of the Challenge cup. Im sorry to say but the NRC compared to the GF is a nothing trophy.

NRC and Grand final trophy and appearance are all worth the same - a tick in a box!!!

A jack in a box will be of more use now.

Can't see an accountant agreeing with that statement about NRC v GF

GF Equals income for the off season and raised enthusiasm for Season tickets

What we have currently is innocuous signings, questionable releases, and whooped at home by a team that has some exciting running backs.Probably the biggest question is the style of team we will be watching in 2013 as a prospective ST holder.......because with the over emphasis on the pack and lack of creativity at HB it sure wasn't attractive rugby in 2012 to encourage Yorkshire folk to part with their money.

So, am I right in thinking that under Calland we had exciting rugby? Let me dig out the "I love Callnd threads".

Won't be a moment . . . . . .

Give us half an hour then - they're there somewhere . . . . .

They will be stored next to the country mile posts.

Yes it was exciting rugby under Matt, the players wouldn't tackle, we now have
Boring one man rugby, no excitement and still don't tackle. Got to give rhino time and see what happens but it is boring and certainly won't make people rush for season tickets at the moment,

We need a statement of intent and the current signings aren't showing me that intent, some of our releases puzzles me, aizue for instance!.

Well it wasn't text book rugby and there was frustrating baggage but it was Penky included a damned sight more exciting style.......centres and wingers getting passes in open space......I can but dream on down country miles............zzzzzzz.........

Seriously all I want is the right mix of style with the pendulum back somewhere in the middle .......which probably means Lee Greenwood has to face the wrath and have more influence on KH . Would he have enjoyed playing on the wing this year standing about waiting for passes that should have come but never did because the half back did the inside pass yet again?

Wingers have more chance statistically of scoring from retrieving a kick than from a pass nowadays anyway !
Plus, they have a lot more work to do out of dummy half on the speed sets pulling away from our own try line, but of course he's playing centre nowadays anyway.....

i get so frustrated with these types of threads. you can criticise all you want and some always do.(generally the same ones always do) Matt Calland was hated on this forum but all of a sudden he becomes a hero and now Karl who you were all shouting for when Matt was here becomes the villian

We won the NRC but apparantly thats not really a cup to some of you (its actually one of only two things we can realistically win!) we won more games than we lost but thats boring really boring with last minute wins against sheffield in the league, Batley in the League, Keighley in the play offs. We get badly beaten at the end of the season playing with just about eveyone who is fit including at least one who shouldnt be playing, and its like chickin licking "the heavens are falling in" "its the end of the world!"

What do you guys want Fax to win every game 50 nil? thats more like games in the Super League! Wont happen in the Championship, the teams in our league are better matched

So because we are not in the Grand Final lets not rush to get a season ticket! Thats a really great way to support your Club.

Why do we(the BOD and all the staff behind the scenes) bother putting time effort and lots of money into this Club?. . . Lets do a Bradford !,. . . . Perhaps then some of you might value your Club

I have worked as a volunteer at this Club for the last 8 years full time but with threads like this I could happily walk away! and should you feel like cricising me now please feel free to do so I shant be reading this forum any more

Mike R