| Hornets on Sunday 19:31 - Feb 24 with 299621 views | EllDale |
They’re tweeting that their “matchday operations” are being restricted for the home game against Barrow on Sunday for reasons that they don’t want to divulge at the moment.
The bottom line is that the crowd capacity is limited to 920 and there will be no cash admissions on the day.
Wonder what that’s all about? |  | | |  |
| Hornets on Sunday on 14:55 - Aug 1 with 3076 views | AtThePeake |
| Hornets on Sunday on 21:14 - Jul 31 by RAFCBLUE |
According to the announcement though the exit clause is one sided in Hornets favour so wouldn't be instigated by the club.
Reading it Hornets have a very favourable, almost charitable level of rent of a decent stadium for that level of rugby. If it is instigated then it will be Mazey and co doing that and I'm sure they said when they came in in 2020 that they couldn't move the team or the ground.
Their big problem is there is no money in rugby league generally and certainly not low down in League 1, hence why the RFL are reorganising to 2 divisions of 10 in 2023 and displacing up to 17 teams in doing so. |
Mazey confirmed on Twitter that a legally binding clause that the club couldn't be renamed or relocated was included as part of the takeover deal.
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| Hornets on Sunday on 15:10 - Aug 1 with 3033 views | kel |
Looks like cw and Tyrone shoelaces have resorted to mocking people with mental health issues (general people, not me although that’s the insinuation) on the rugger forum. Tyrone, flower - learn how to construct a sentence, there’s a good lad.
Awful and frankly sick behaviour from so called adults. |  | | |
| Hornets on Sunday on 15:16 - Aug 1 with 3030 views | TVOS1907 |
| Hornets on Sunday on 15:10 - Aug 1 by kel |
Looks like cw and Tyrone shoelaces have resorted to mocking people with mental health issues (general people, not me although that’s the insinuation) on the rugger forum. Tyrone, flower - learn how to construct a sentence, there’s a good lad.
Awful and frankly sick behaviour from so called adults. |
Dreadful individuals, the lot of them. It's no surprise who and what they watch. |  |
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| Hornets on Sunday on 15:20 - Aug 1 with 3006 views | judd |
| Hornets on Sunday on 13:21 - Aug 1 by EllDale |
Andy Mazey has dispensed with the services of coach Matt Calland who has left Hornets by “mutual consent”. The usual euphemism for sacked.
Panic mode now. |
11 wins from 15 games played and guaranteed play offs.
Brave timing to sack the coach. |  |
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| Hornets on Sunday on 15:28 - Aug 1 with 2981 views | kel |
| Hornets on Sunday on 15:16 - Aug 1 by TVOS1907 |
Dreadful individuals, the lot of them. It's no surprise who and what they watch. |
Given the suicide rates amongst men in this country I’m genuinely shocked somebody could stoop so low. People can mock me all they want about most things (water off a ducks back) but that’s genuinely disgusting. Mocking mental health is a big no no and always should be. | | | |
| Hornets on Sunday on 16:03 - Aug 1 with 2875 views | Alan_ADale |
calland pays the price of mazey's bitterness towards his former club. |  | | |
| Hornets on Sunday on 16:05 - Aug 1 with 2873 views | James1980 |
Where does the animosity originate from? Not the current issues but historically? | |
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| Hornets on Sunday on 16:06 - Aug 1 with 2871 views | EllDale |
Did the much vaunted Community Team play this weekend? | | | |
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| Hornets on Sunday on 16:27 - Aug 1 with 2826 views | judd |
| Hornets on Sunday on 16:05 - Aug 1 by James1980 |
Where does the animosity originate from? Not the current issues but historically? |
In 1988 Hornets, Rochdale AFC and the council agreed a deal for Hornets to groundshare at Spotland after they sold their former home - the Athletics Ground - to Morrisons.
David Kilpatrick described it at the time as a marriage made in hell but an absolutely necessary one if the football club was to survive.
At first I think Hornets were generating some decent numbers, having a season in the top division and getting some really decent crowds.
Then things started to go wrong, and as Rochdale's board improved, so the club began to pick up more of the bills.
The working arrangement of shareholders was impossible and it seemed the council representative on the stadium co. board was overly sympathetic to Hornets.
Many Dale fans (wrongly, in my opinion) blamed rugby for ruining the pitch. I say wrongly because I think poor investment decisions on the pitch have been taken over the years, for whatever reason.
Eventually a deal was done for the football club to acquire 100% ownership of the stadium co in exchange for them paying a consideration to the council and taking on c. £600k of debt, which the current board has done an incredible job in ensuring it was paid off in full and several years early.
There was some bad feeling generated a couple of seasons ago when a home game against York was called off at very short notice, when the groundstaff cited health and safety issues with erecting the rugby posts. It was notable that Dale had a home game the following Tuesday, and had the posts been put up, as per normal after the Saturday's home game, the H&S issue would never have occurred. | |
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| Hornets on Sunday on 16:47 - Aug 1 with 2760 views | James1980 |
| Hornets on Sunday on 16:27 - Aug 1 by judd |
In 1988 Hornets, Rochdale AFC and the council agreed a deal for Hornets to groundshare at Spotland after they sold their former home - the Athletics Ground - to Morrisons.
David Kilpatrick described it at the time as a marriage made in hell but an absolutely necessary one if the football club was to survive.
At first I think Hornets were generating some decent numbers, having a season in the top division and getting some really decent crowds.
Then things started to go wrong, and as Rochdale's board improved, so the club began to pick up more of the bills.
The working arrangement of shareholders was impossible and it seemed the council representative on the stadium co. board was overly sympathetic to Hornets.
Many Dale fans (wrongly, in my opinion) blamed rugby for ruining the pitch. I say wrongly because I think poor investment decisions on the pitch have been taken over the years, for whatever reason.
Eventually a deal was done for the football club to acquire 100% ownership of the stadium co in exchange for them paying a consideration to the council and taking on c. £600k of debt, which the current board has done an incredible job in ensuring it was paid off in full and several years early.
There was some bad feeling generated a couple of seasons ago when a home game against York was called off at very short notice, when the groundstaff cited health and safety issues with erecting the rugby posts. It was notable that Dale had a home game the following Tuesday, and had the posts been put up, as per normal after the Saturday's home game, the H&S issue would never have occurred. |
Thank you Judd for the detailed and informative answer. | |
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| Hornets on Sunday on 17:05 - Aug 1 with 2714 views | nordenblue |
| Hornets on Sunday on 15:28 - Aug 1 by kel |
Given the suicide rates amongst men in this country I’m genuinely shocked somebody could stoop so low. People can mock me all they want about most things (water off a ducks back) but that’s genuinely disgusting. Mocking mental health is a big no no and always should be. |
It's hardly surprising Kel, having recently had some dialogue with AM (and a couple of "fans") the guys thicker than fog, and struggles to differentiate between to and too even...the whole clubs riddled with empty heads who literally take anything in he says [Post edited 1 Aug 2022 17:10]
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| Hornets on Sunday on 17:14 - Aug 1 with 2687 views | kel |
| Hornets on Sunday on 17:05 - Aug 1 by nordenblue |
It's hardly surprising Kel, having recently had some dialogue with AM (and a couple of "fans") the guys thicker than fog, and struggles to differentiate between to and too even...the whole clubs riddled with empty heads who literally take anything in he says [Post edited 1 Aug 2022 17:10]
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Just shows you how backward and stuck in the old days they are. They were probably booting in their teles last night over little women being allowed to play football.
Dinosaurs. | | | |
| Hornets on Sunday on 17:22 - Aug 1 with 2654 views | nordenblue |
| Hornets on Sunday on 17:14 - Aug 1 by kel |
Just shows you how backward and stuck in the old days they are. They were probably booting in their teles last night over little women being allowed to play football.
Dinosaurs. |
I'm pretty sure that Andys Manclub is very big at Mayfield and guessing at Hornets too more so following the terrible passing of former Hornets player and Mayfield player/coach Steve Gartland...more surprising folk associated with them find mental health a thing to joke about. [Post edited 1 Aug 2022 17:23]
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| Hornets on Sunday on 18:19 - Aug 1 with 2543 views | judd |
| Hornets on Sunday on 17:22 - Aug 1 by nordenblue |
I'm pretty sure that Andys Manclub is very big at Mayfield and guessing at Hornets too more so following the terrible passing of former Hornets player and Mayfield player/coach Steve Gartland...more surprising folk associated with them find mental health a thing to joke about. [Post edited 1 Aug 2022 17:23]
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Steve's son Brad runs Andys at Mayfield. He's doing an amazing job. | |
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| Hornets on Sunday on 19:22 - Aug 1 with 2459 views | nordenblue |
| Hornets on Sunday on 18:19 - Aug 1 by judd |
Steve's son Brad runs Andys at Mayfield. He's doing an amazing job. |
Thats the one, he's very good friends with my nephew and even done some charity stuff together I believe together with a local lad that's plays for Saints, the running and folk at Mayfield and Hornets appear to be polar opposite [Post edited 1 Aug 2022 19:23]
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| Hornets on Sunday on 19:31 - Aug 1 with 2433 views | judd |
| Hornets on Sunday on 19:22 - Aug 1 by nordenblue |
Thats the one, he's very good friends with my nephew and even done some charity stuff together I believe together with a local lad that's plays for Saints, the running and folk at Mayfield and Hornets appear to be polar opposite [Post edited 1 Aug 2022 19:23]
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To be fair, 3 Mayfield players are sponsored by the Hornets Chairman. | |
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| Hornets on Sunday on 20:00 - Aug 1 with 2371 views | nordenblue |
| Hornets on Sunday on 19:31 - Aug 1 by judd |
To be fair, 3 Mayfield players are sponsored by the Hornets Chairman. |
Surprised he has time with all his social media rants... Good on him though, as he seems an absolute chimp reading between the lines | | | |
| Hornets on Sunday on 21:01 - Aug 1 with 2273 views | blackdogblue |
| Hornets on Sunday on 20:00 - Aug 1 by nordenblue |
Surprised he has time with all his social media rants... Good on him though, as he seems an absolute chimp reading between the lines |
Chimp?
champion of highly important mayfield pitches…
That’s where none (Rugby) league clubs go  |  |
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| Hornets on Sunday on 21:32 - Aug 1 with 2209 views | kel |
| Hornets on Sunday on 21:07 - Aug 1 by pioneer |
If you take a look at the authors of these stupid posts you will find they have only been posting this year. They are not Hornets fans…..they are Mazeys cronies
CW25, Hornet etc etc.
Most of the real hornets fans have given up posting. |
Tyrone Shoelaces has been posting on there for years. Looks like the mod thinks he/her deserved their disgusting comment being removed anyway. Awful ‘human’ being. | | | |
| Hornets on Sunday on 22:13 - Aug 1 with 2132 views | pioneer |
| Hornets on Sunday on 21:32 - Aug 1 by kel |
Tyrone Shoelaces has been posting on there for years. Looks like the mod thinks he/her deserved their disgusting comment being removed anyway. Awful ‘human’ being. |
I did say “most” 😊 | | | |
| Hornets on Sunday on 22:29 - Aug 1 with 2097 views | kel |
| Hornets on Sunday on 22:13 - Aug 1 by pioneer |
I did say “most” 😊 |
“If you take a look at the authors of these stupid posts you will find they have only been posting this year.” | | | |
| Hornets on Sunday on 22:46 - Aug 1 with 2053 views | TVOS1907 |
| Hornets on Sunday on 21:07 - Aug 1 by pioneer |
If you take a look at the authors of these stupid posts you will find they have only been posting this year. They are not Hornets fans…..they are Mazeys cronies
CW25, Hornet etc etc.
Most of the real hornets fans have given up posting. |
There were similar stupid posts on Hornets forums many years ago, long before this Mazey bloke appeared on the scene.
Most Dale fans who registered to argue our corner were very quickly banned. | |
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| Hornets on Sunday on 22:58 - Aug 1 with 1992 views | kel |
I see the impeccable behaviour of rugger compared to football continues. Anything to say BIG DOUG? What a horrible little club they really are.
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| Hornets on Sunday on 06:57 - Aug 2 with 2482 views | pioneer |
Thanks for being transparent with your views about me and several others on this forum. No one can doubt your honesty - not too sure about other aspects of your character though.
Id love to know more about Rochdale Hornets of 150 years ago - my memory isnt as good as yours. It must have been a great time to be Hornets fan. | | | |
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