Over the years Halifax Town has developed the Shay ground, starting with a tip and, with volunteer labour and money, made a decent sports stadium.
It would be interesting to know who paid for terracing, turnstiles, floodlights, boundary walls, sta
nds etc. Was it the local council or Halifax Town?
When the rugby club started using the Shay did it pay Halifax Town for the use of the above capital assets with the money received from the sale of Thrum Hall? Or did it take advantage of the soccer club's naivety and keep the money from the sale of Thrum Hall?
The east stand is obviously a factor in the demise of Halifax Town. For whose benefit was this white elephant going to be built?
Was it to placate rugby's so-called Super League as a prerequisite for possible entry? If so the Rugby League should pay for the completion.
Allegedly the people who drafted the covenants for the Thrum Hall ground included one that stated that association football should never be played on the ground. What an unsporting and mean-minded bunch they must have been.
When fixing the rent for the Shay for Halifax Town surely the money spent developing the ground by the soccer club should be taken into consideration and the rent reduced accordingly.
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