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The co-op own the ground. As far as i know. The rfl lease it. Cant see the new owner, owning it.

It would be great for the game. If your not good enough your out. As it should be. The league below would benifit massively. It would raise the profile. The amount of away fans Leeds would take. Would be a massive finacial boost for clubs hosting them.

A Hunslet player didthe same thing. After getting sent of against Keighley.

Isnt it just.

Was just going to mention this. Its about time the French authorities clamp down on those offending.

Have to agree. Stunning ride today.

RIP from a Keighley fan. Thoughts go to his family and friends.

As a Keighley fan. I cannot see the club getting out of this. This situation has been building for a while.

We are releasing this statement to inform all involved with the Keighley Cougars that we recently came within hours of going out of existence. This would have meant Keighley Rugby League, a staple of the Keighley community for 117 years and a place that has brought so much joy to those who have been involved with our great club, would have been consigned to nothing more than memory and the history book. The borough of Keighley has a population of over 90,000 people and our average attendances are in the 600 region meaning that only 7% of our community support the club on a regular basis. The reason behind this is our now former Chairman, Gary Fawcett, is currently reluctant to sell his shares in the club thus blocking any proposed takeover of Keighley Cougars and causing the club financial hardship. As of the 29th June 2018 after paying players contract payments, the club bank balance currently stands at a sum of £34.23. This means as an estimate, in order to see out the 2018 season we would be looking at investment within the region of £45,000. This can come as a direct result of investors wanting to invest in the club. But more importantly, if our remaining five home fixtures all had an extra 400 people through the gates at Cougar Park then professional Rugby League in Keighley would be guaranteed. As the two remaining directors of Keighley Cougars we, unlike others, will not abandon the club in its hour of need and have continued to work hard behind the scenes amongst ourselves and also with our sponsors to raise funds and continue to pay the wages of our players, coaching staff and backroom team. The first team squad have been offered a new payment plan of contracts which allows ourselves as directors the opportunity to raise funds and pay all monies owed accordingly and more importantly, on time and in full. This new payment plan will not suit everybody and this means we are unfortunately in a position where we have to announce the reason Matty Beharrell and Josh Tonks are unavailable for selection on Sunday is that they have decided to accept offers elsewhere in order to secure their financial status. As a club, we would like to thank Matty and Josh for their commitment over the last 18 months and wish them well in their future endeavours. There is no malice in their decisions whatsoever and we would like to inform supporters that this is solely down to their personal situations. Our Head Coach Craig Lingard will continue to have our support throughout this tough time, as he has since his appointment, and we are grateful that Linners and his backroom staff of Nathan Graham, Paul Royston, Rikki Sheriffe, Frank Levy, Scott Lindsey, James Feather, Liam Bowness, Jeremy Crowther & Joshua Chapman have continued to work hard in preparation for Sunday’s trip to Whitehaven. We are confident should the team perform to the high standards we know that they are capable off, we will finish in the top five of Betfred League One and earn the opportunity to challenge for promotion to the Championship. However, to allow this to happen and ease the cash flow situation we need financial investment in Keighley Cougars now! The club is part of our town’s heritage, identity and legacy. Some people don’t realise that to diehard supporters, such as our own, clubs like the Keighley Cougars are more important than the result of a game or a league position. An example of this being the have a loyal band of volunteers who work hard three times a week, helping clean, repair and help us maintain the general upkeep of both our great club and our historic home at Cougar Park. As our friends at Barrow said in a similar statement they released earlier today, clubs like ours are about heritage, culture and the blood sweat and tears of a great community. The Cougars is part of an identity and heritage we need in our local community but we also know we have a community of Cougars supporters living elsewhere in the United Kingdom and all over the world and we hope these supporters will continue to support us and get behind the club. The Rugby Football League have now made it clear to clubs such as ourselves, Barrow and Whitehaven that there is no longer a pot of money available to save these community clubs and although they will support with the advice and professional administration that they are looking for a return on investment for all clubs in the professional game. As a club we need to bear in mind that from 2021 that the Super League will be taking over Rugby League and the proposal is that there will be 20/24 clubs forming a Super League and a Super League 2 with those not involved being moved to the National Conference League as an amateur club. We need to act now to make sure that the Keighley Cougars can be part of the new structure in 2021 and continue as a professional sports organisation within the borough of Keighley. This means that if we lose Keighley Cougars, the chances are that we will never get it back as a professional Rugby League club. If you would like to be involved with the survival of the Keighley Cougars then email kccommerical@outlook.com or call the club directly on 01535 606044 where Garry Schofield will take your call. View the full article

Yates has completely blown it today. Amazing effort by Froome today.

Keighley last game was against Whitehaven. Everytime Kly had a bit of pressure. One of the Whitehaven players went to ground. Waiting for the physio to come on. It was clearly a tactic to stop the momentum Kly were building. It got to the stage. The same player who kept going down. Got up laughing at the Kly fans. They were put on a team warning twice. Funnily during that time. They gave away no penalties. After a few minutes. Normal service resumed. It was horrible to watch. One thing i love about our game. Is when a player goes down. They are hurt. Seeing players keep going is what our game is all about. If this is the future for our game. I wont be watching it.

How that player didn't get sent of. For that head high shot late in the game, is beyond me.

Always surprised how all female shortlist are legal.

I had my tongue firmly in my cheek

There is one good thing about it. When these new clubs come into SL. The players from Huddersfield, Salford, Wakefield and Widnes wont be regulated. They can just move to the new teams. Also the concept of just having home fans at a game. Should really add to the atmosphere.