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Fax chief sets Grand Final target after Super League licence blow



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HALIFAX chief executive Graham Clay set an immediate target after the club had their Super League dream dashed today: get to the National League One Grand Final and win it.
As widely expected, Fax missed out when Rugby Football League boss Richard Lewis announced the make up of next season's new look 14 team top tier.

The Shay outfit had been one of 19 clubs who had applied for a place at the game's top table via the RFL's controversial new licensing system.
In the end, the 12 existing Super League clubs all clung to their status, with the final two places going to Salford and Celtic Crusaders.

Clay said he was "disappointed" to miss out, but was realistic enough to admit there was plenty of work to do if Fax wanted to be considered genuine front runners when the next round of applications comes round in 2011.

"We have made some massive improvements this year, both on and off the field, and those will continue over the next three years," said Clay.
"The immediate aim now is to make the Grand Final this season and win it.

"Beyond that, there is a lot of work to do to - on the scholarship, the stadium, the business side of the club and making sure the attendances continue to rise.

"We have to make sure we are the strongest National League club in 2011."

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  • Last Updated: 22 July 2008 10:19 AM
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  • Location: Halifax
 
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Skamp,

22/07/2008 10:26:34
Well done to everyone at Fax for all the hard work this year.Being realistic we knew we only had a very slim chance of getting in this time.Now we have 3 years to build and re-apply as the best team in NL1.
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daz_work,

elland 22/07/2008 10:30:32
Well done fax for trying widnes fans will need to dry there eyes they was really hoping for it lets smash everyone and win the grand final
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Dave Foy,

22/07/2008 10:53:32
In 3 years Huddersfield, Bradford & Leeds will all get licences - the powers that be want a more national spread of teams, they won't allow a quarter of the league to all be within a 20 mile radius.
We're never going to be back in top flight unless they bring back promotion based on league position
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gaildear13,

22/07/2008 11:31:57
Lets have a Halifax v Widnes final and show the RFL up.
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Peepod,

Hx 22/07/2008 11:44:03
If geographical positiioning is so important to the RFL bosses then why have they left Hull and Hull KR, and Castleford and Wakefield in there as these teams are extremely close to each other
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Dave Foy,

22/07/2008 12:15:37
Peepod - it's one thing not awarding a license to a team wanting admission, its something else to kick out an existing member!
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Peepod,

HX 22/07/2008 12:32:17
It was stated throughout the process that current super league status did not gaurantee any club immediate super league status for 2009, although as we can now see, this was clearly not true.
I also believe the RFL have made a big mistake in making the announcement now when there are still 6 games left to go. Why couldnt they wait until after the National 1 grand final? or where they scared that salford and celtics wouldnt be in it. This way if it ended up as a fax v widnes final then plenty of people would say that salford and celtics didnt really care about getting there as they had already got a super league place.
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DSL ,

HX 22/07/2008 12:42:03
Hear hear let,s get behind the team and win the grand final and hope the council pull ther finger out with regard to the stand.
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Barmy Army Kev,

22/07/2008 13:27:03
Fax Vs Widnes Grand Final COME ON Show up the RFL

anyway arent Tolouse supposed t be in NL1 next season?

Lets go to the south of france

the only reason celtic got the place over fax is because they bum the celts
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Peepod,

HX 22/07/2008 15:31:29
Tolouse wont be around for long unless they are aloud to field a team of 4th rate aussies.

Celtic crusaders will also fail because lets face it, the welsh arent interested in rugby league
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