You don't half come out with some carp.

Based on what appointing Betts as coach? Right ok then



With the membership scheme with have already added about 700 to our attendances THIS season... Pretty good going I reckon!

The tone and arrogance in Carney's voice was disgraceful and massively disrespectful to Halifax in my opinion. There's not a problem with him thinking Fax won't get in SL, but there's ways of putting it across for the public. I think there's only 2 ways you'll get in, that is a) by replacing us (obviously I hope that doesn't happen) or b) Crusaders have another financial meltdown. Unfortunately for yourselves (or even Wakefield) I can't see the rfl increasing the league and they've had their masterplan of promoting Widnes come hell or highwater this season.

It isn't exactly going ' swimmingly ' is it , part of the problem is you are focusing too much on next season , instead of just getting on with trying your best this season , it realy needed a " we will be looking at all our options for next season behind closed doors and will not be making any announcements until september , we want the fans to enjoy this season and will be doing all we can to make it a successful one " type of announcement

Erm that's what Betts is doing... This lot & Barrow doing a bit worse, no?

This lot? THIS LOT?

Don't you mean Halifax RLFC.

The chosen few.
The Forlornhope.
The Anointed ones.

Yes,

But "this lot" never.

What a complete t0sser. think he should apologise to the club (who have worked bloody hard putting our bid together) on next weeks show.

I do too, I have sent an e-mail to skysports saying this. He is entitled to an opinion to be say this in this manner on television smacks of a lack of awareness. I have said he should explain that he has no idea about the strength of the bids from Halifax or any of the Superleague clubs, nor does he have any influence over the decision making process.

Have been lookiong for recipe for humble pie ready for Brain,sorry Brian,in July

What an A1 pr1ck!

Why on earth does this KN0BHEAD think he has the right to try and derail our efforts for no apparent reason? As someone else said, he was utter e as a player too!

Just watched it. Where the Hell did that come from? Who does he think he is to pass such a statement. Maybe all this air time sky have given him has gone to his head. Either that or spending an afternoon having tea and cakes with old uncle mo a couple of weeks ago has made him deluded.

I won't swear, he isn't worth that much, so To quote one famous tv presenter from Yorkshire, all I'll say is POTATO!

He needs to apologise for expressing a view like that without any reason or need.

I also e-mailed sky sports saying pretty much the samething, reallly do think they should mention this on next weeks programme. He's entiltled to his opinion but what on earth gives him the right to talk about our club and our bid like that especially when he has no idea about our bid or any of the super league bids!!!

What did he actually say then? At first thought just said had no chance but if saying 'speak about club like that' I can only guess he said more?

????

Less Strongbow, more J20?

He said we had no chance very abruptly and nothing derogatory about the club at all.

cheer up you bunch of sensitive whimps!

who cares what he thinks

You're right and wrong at the same time.

His opinion doesn't matter, nor will it have an impact of the outcome directly,

However,

On National TV he shouldn't be allowed to so abruptly say that and give the impression Halifax have no chance based on nothing (there was no debate ongoing nor has he seen anyone's applications). The fact that Eddie and Phil Clarke said next to nothing in reply leads the RL watching Nation thinking Halifax, a Club who have work endlessly on the bid and have actually passed the criteria, have no chance. Halifax RLFC want to build a positive momentum behind their Club and sh*te like this from a pundit doesn't help in the slightest. Lots of people will believe anything if it's on the TV nowadays and now we have people thinking Halifax are cr@p and worse than some of the Clubs is SL.

most people who watch boots and are likely already clued up about the game tho tommy

He didn't insult the club, that isn't the issue. The problem is he had no reason to express such an opinion on a subject that he has no background information on whilst on national tv. The comments were out of proportion in his insistence and also out of context in regards to the conversation taking place. Even Eddie seemed a bit taken aback by it. Why say it at all? It wasn't needed and imagine the feedback from wakey, cas, widnes fans for example if he said the same about them with no just reason.

He over stepped his line in expressing a clear and actually arrogant opinion. Nobody is dead but that's not the point. It simply wasn't needed to be said

They might not be though, a lot of sport will have armchair fans or part-time enthusiasts. I sometimes watch other Sports programmes and just go off what they say. If I watched an English Hockey show and they said the York Wizards had no chance of a franchise in between highlights I'd just think that.

That's a cr@ply made up scenario, but even in your own sport to your own fans an 'air of fairness and positivity' should been on show and that certainly wasn't.

The thing is being abrupt is just Carney's style and what at times makes him a better pundit then the rest.

He said similar when talking about Quins in SL saying just not good enough with crowds etc... Few moans then.

Did any of the other take him on or just move on past it?

at least it was his honest opinion. i personally prefer that than pundits who sit on the fence like politicians

why would wakey, cas, widnes fans be any different to us?

Just moved past it but to be fair they've got to keep to timings, news clips, adverts etc they can't just stop and go 'Hang on, explain further...' and have a 5 minute debate un-scheduled.

disgusted with how carney spoke,totally disrespectful,what a dick,talking about dicks phil clarke just sat there looking smug as always.

I was recently told that a certain person at head quarters advised that:
We would not get rid of developing teams
We would not get rid of the so called big clubs
We would not get rid the only team in manchester
The hull derby is too big to lose
This only leaves castleford and wakefield
they would not get rid of both of them , so swap Wakefield for Widnes and that is that

Only way now to super league is if they increase the numbers
Which means we will stay as we are

Just watched it an what an arrogant t#*$t who does he think he is to comment this club has just as much chance as anyone else! We qualified the criteria chilli con careny wheather u like it or not you muppet! Come on FAX