Just A Rumour Oldham v Halifax
#61
Posted 14 April 2024 - 10:33 PM
huddersfield, bradford, leeds, york, harrogate, barnsley, doncaster, rotherham, 2 x sheffield clubs, maybe scunthorpe? hull??? even wakefield has a ground.
did none of these want to host this?
i have no love of oldham but what a total embarassment for halifax this is... so glad to be leaving this amateur league behind.
#62
Posted 14 April 2024 - 11:08 PM
jack bauer, on 14 April 2024 - 10:33 PM, said:
huddersfield, bradford, leeds, york, harrogate, barnsley, doncaster, rotherham, 2 x sheffield clubs, maybe scunthorpe? hull??? even wakefield has a ground.
did none of these want to host this?
i have no love of oldham but what a total embarassment for halifax this is... so glad to be leaving this amateur league behind.
Yep as a Halifax fan we are as embarrassed as you are. Our inept Chairman and council have made us more of a laughing stock then what we already are. Considering our inept off the field we are and also having one of the smallest budgets in the league, to be in the position we are in the table is truly amazing.
As for the game and its location. It's down to the police forces, seriously that's the honest truth. Accrington were happy to have us again, but police forces all around Yorkshire and Lancashire have said no. Harrogate, York, Accy, Huddersfield had all been mooted and crossed off.
The ironic thing is, this is going to cost us a fortune, especially if we win on Tuesday, and knock Oldham out of the race for a playoff spot.
What could have been a decent crowd at the shay, could end up having 10 men and a dog turn up, if the game is a dead rubber come Thursday kickoff .
This post has been edited by Halifax Aussie: 14 April 2024 - 11:09 PM
#63
Posted 14 April 2024 - 11:10 PM
clarevoyant., on 14 April 2024 - 07:43 PM, said:
And then to rub salt into the wounds the powers that be having not taken any action on oldham following their fans behavior at ours, thus not deterring themn from doing similar at Rochdale start crapping themselves as to what may happen next resulting in town fans being restricted at boundary park and now town fans not being aloud into our own gaff to accommodate a set of knuckledraggering tw@s.
Is anyone capable of doing a comparison of the word integrity as betwean the normal version and the NL version?
Oldham were fined for the pitch invasion at ours back in December.
https://www.derbyshi...erfield-4443741
#64
Posted 15 April 2024 - 06:25 AM
JonB, on 14 April 2024 - 11:10 PM, said:
https://www.derbyshi...erfield-4443741
Looks like nobody wants them except Chesterfield. You would think with the experience we had last time with pitch invasion from those knuckle dragging tw@s we would have said get lost too.
#65
Posted 15 April 2024 - 07:34 AM
Halifax Aussie, on 14 April 2024 - 11:08 PM, said:
As for the game and its location. It's down to the police forces, seriously that's the honest truth. Accrington were happy to have us again, but police forces all around Yorkshire and Lancashire have said no. Harrogate, York, Accy, Huddersfield had all been mooted and crossed off.
The ironic thing is, this is going to cost us a fortune, especially if we win on Tuesday, and knock Oldham out of the race for a playoff spot.
What could have been a decent crowd at the shay, could end up having 10 men and a dog turn up, if the game is a dead rubber come Thursday kickoff .
wow, that is a sorry state of affairs for you lot then in that case, quite unbelievable, hope you beat oldham btw.
#66
Posted 15 April 2024 - 07:51 AM
Halifax Aussie, on 14 April 2024 - 11:08 PM, said:
As for the game and its location. It's down to the police forces, seriously that's the honest truth. Accrington were happy to have us again, but police forces all around Yorkshire and Lancashire have said no. Harrogate, York, Accy, Huddersfield had all been mooted and crossed off.
The ironic thing is, this is going to cost us a fortune, especially if we win on Tuesday, and knock Oldham out of the race for a playoff spot.
What could have been a decent crowd at the shay, could end up having 10 men and a dog turn up, if the game is a dead rubber come Thursday kickoff .
What causes the waterlogging down their, is it the drainage system defective or just the lie beneath the Pennines.
#67
Posted 15 April 2024 - 08:04 AM
DIFH, on 15 April 2024 - 07:51 AM, said:
So underneath the surface is clay, which doesn't help for drainage is the first problem, then add to the fact, when the council who own the ground finished the new stand , filled in the drains with concrete, meaning the corner of the stadium between the home terrace and new stand has even worse drainage. The Home terrace is also too high and the roof should have been clear Perspex, as during the winter months no sun is able to get on the pitch at all, is another problem. Ours is also just a normal grass pitch. Mix in that the Rugby club will play on anything and the council don't give a **** about sport, and it's a proper **** show.
The football club has paid for surveys done on what is required and have the grants prepared and ready to go that will pay for over half the work. But none of the entities involved(football, rugby council) are willing to come to any sort of agreement to fund the rest of the work to get the new drainage and desso pitch installed.
Add to the fact that the council are trying to offload the shay to the two tenants who haven't got a penny to rub together and couldn't organise a urine up in a brewery and that is where our club is at the moment.
#68
Posted 15 April 2024 - 08:08 AM
#69
Posted 15 April 2024 - 08:12 AM
JonB, on 15 April 2024 - 08:08 AM, said:
Yep, in fairness to the rugby, they often play around 5-6 weeks of away fixtures in a row to allow some remedial work to be done in June. And in fairness to our groundsman who is brilliant,'gets the pitch looking brilliant for the start of the season. It's all for show, as underneath the surface is just a horror show.
#70
Posted 15 April 2024 - 08:33 AM
JonB, on 14 April 2024 - 11:10 PM, said:
https://www.derbyshi...erfield-4443741
And there lies the problem. 5k didn't bother oldhams knuckledraggers 1 iota, just the NL pussyfooting around and sweeping things under the carpet but to be seen to be doing something. Which escalated with the Rochadale ruck and other clubs taking note resulting in the position they now find themselves,with clubs turning their backs on them.
Perhaps they should contact Millwall to avoid voilating plagiarism rights and then adopting the infamous Millwall song off "We are Oldham, no one likes us" etc etc.
This post has been edited by clarevoyant.: 15 April 2024 - 08:34 AM
Yorkshire is Yorkshire
Never the twain shall meet.
Again
#71
Posted 15 April 2024 - 09:07 AM
Halifax Aussie, on 14 April 2024 - 11:08 PM, said:
As for the game and its location. It's down to the police forces, seriously that's the honest truth. Accrington were happy to have us again, but police forces all around Yorkshire and Lancashire have said no. Harrogate, York, Accy, Huddersfield had all been mooted and crossed off.
The ironic thing is, this is going to cost us a fortune, especially if we win on Tuesday, and knock Oldham out of the race for a playoff spot.
What could have been a decent crowd at the shay, could end up having 10 men and a dog turn up, if the game is a dead rubber come Thursday kickoff .
I have spoken to manier halifax fan over the years and they echo what you say. The shay is sure one of the better stadiums in the league with a good match day experience, shame about the pitch. Im sure in the past you once played a home game at droylsden due to pitch issues
#73
Posted 15 April 2024 - 09:53 AM
spireitedave, on 15 April 2024 - 09:39 AM, said:
Doubtful even if they get one. More local clubs will jump at the chance. The Gateshead, Altrincham etc ultras will not be a concern.
Yorkshire is Yorkshire
Never the twain shall meet.
Again
#75
Posted 15 April 2024 - 09:56 AM
Holmesc1, on 15 April 2024 - 09:07 AM, said:
Droylsden, Rochdale, Accrington Stanley and Now Chesterfield in the last 10 years..
#77
Posted 15 April 2024 - 01:39 PM
If the National League management had cracked down on them after their disgraceful display here, which unbelievably they denied, then the problem might have gone away. Instead the ridiculous fine will only have encouraged them. Just for the memory - they invaded the pitch and caused the match to be abandoned immediately after an 'equalising' but offside goal. A points deduction should have been the least they got, not fined the small change.
Perhaps if our plod had turned it down as well, then everybody would have refused because of Oldham's fans and the match could have been awarded to Halifax.A more fitting punishment.
#78
Posted 15 April 2024 - 01:54 PM
h again, on 15 April 2024 - 01:39 PM, said:
If the National League management had cracked down on them after their disgraceful display here, which unbelievably they denied, then the problem might have gone away. Instead the ridiculous fine will only have encouraged them. Just for the memory - they invaded the pitch and caused the match to be abandoned immediately after an 'equalising' but offside goal. A points deduction should have been the least they got, not fined the small change.
Perhaps if our plod had turned it down as well, then everybody would have refused because of Oldham's fans and the match could have been awarded to Halifax.A more fitting punishment.
Spot on.
Yorkshire is Yorkshire
Never the twain shall meet.
Again
#79
Posted 15 April 2024 - 02:10 PM
h again, on 15 April 2024 - 01:39 PM, said:
If the National League management had cracked down on them after their disgraceful display here, which unbelievably they denied, then the problem might have gone away. Instead the ridiculous fine will only have encouraged them. Just for the memory - they invaded the pitch and caused the match to be abandoned immediately after an 'equalising' but offside goal. A points deduction should have been the least they got, not fined the small change.
Perhaps if our plod had turned it down as well, then everybody would have refused because of Oldham's fans and the match could have been awarded to Halifax.A more fitting punishment.
The police can only advise nothing else