2008 mate when we got to wembley

Game off says the Fax board.

Incompetence reigns supreme.

www.halifaxrlfc.co.uk/article.php?id=1684 The power of RLFANS, eh? And it was a Fax fan that spotted it then posted it to kick it all off.

www.halifaxrlfc.co.uk/article.php?id=1684 The power of RLFANS, eh? And it was a Fax fan that spotted it then posted it to kick it all off.

The Gibbet's being washed down as we speak

Edited for accuracy

RFL caught with their pants down. After the Hull incident there seems to be no excuse for not taking a single day to get an IT bod to flag potential ineligible players in named squads for the CC. They didn't do it and it remains to be seen whether they have an explanation as to why Fax were able to get to the say of the game without being rumbled. I hope that the Fax balls-up doesn't distract attention away from the RFL one, which is of greater significance for the game as a whole. I thought I knew to expect nothing but the worst from the RFL but this repeat of a mistake only two years old is shocking.

Halifax RLFC are wholly to blame.

Fax are responsible for the initial offence. The RFL are reponsible for the ludicrous timing and manner of the offence being noticed, to the detriment of all parties involved.



Why not operate a live system - before the tie, submit your squad and the RFL checks whether all players are eligible. Is that really so time-consuming? I'm pretty sure a fairly basic Excel program could sort it. Or are we relying on citizens arrests like we has this weekend?

The spineless RFL has at least given itself a rule to hide behind.

With the Hull FC incident they had many clear precedents to use to disqualify Hull and bottled it.

Halifax will be booted out.

Be that as it may, calling off the game on the day is a disgrace, and a quite separate issue to Halifax's failings and punishment. If the rule is there it should be enforced systematically, not on the fly as and when a helpful member of the public does the RFL's job for them.

Humiliating for RFL (not that it will change a thing) and devastating for HRLFC, if we are thrown out. Who would've thought a single post on an internet forum could have such an impact.



Having blown our NRC chances against Hunslet, the one thing that looked like massively boosting our disappointing start to the season was a decent run in the CC. Our fans do not deserve this one bit