Huddersfield Giants set to pack bags as chief drops massive clue over new stadium after years of ‘madness’

Huddersfield Giants, who won their last match, are set for big changes. Credit: SWPIX.COM RALPH Rimmer believes change is coming to Huddersfield – after going through ‘madness.’ In fact, the Giants’ new chairman believes it has already come in things you cannot see. Huddersfield Giants, who won their last match, are set for big changes. Credit: SWPIX.COM Former RFL chief Ralph Rimmer is the man tasked with overhauling the club. Credit: SWPIX.COM Marooned at the bottom of Super League for months, row upon row of empty seats at home matches, spending big and delivering diddly squat – he knows why people say they should not be in the top fight. He himself has seen things not befitting of a big club, not least the repetition of the ‘sell ‘em cheap’ mantra when it comes to tickets. Sign up for the Sport newsletter Thank you! But he is in no doubt things are coming good, saying after replacing owner Ken Davy: “Of course I sense and understand the antipathy towards us. Why not? I’m a Giants fan and let’s be honest. It’s frustrating. “What I can say to those people is what I’ve said to the old sponsors and the new raft of sponsors for next year as well. READ MORE ON RUGBY LEAGUE “This is the journey we’re on now. The definition of madness is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different outcome – the club’s been guilty of that. We’re not going to do that any more. “I feel their pain because I sit there and I feel it as well and clearly people have voiced their opinions to me and they’re entitled to do that. “As far as I’m concerned, if they’re paying to come through a turnstile, they’re absolutely entitled to do that. But we’re going in a different direction now. “I’m chair of the NGB Coalition, so I get to see all the sports in the country. That world is changing and if you’re not willing to adapt and move, be dynamic and aggressive you get left behind. Most read in Sport Rimmer has replaced Ken Davy as Giants chairman. Credit: SWPIX.COM SUN VEGAS WELCOME OFFER: GET UP TO £100 BONUS “Huddersfield perhaps didn’t adapt to the circumstances the way they should have done but they will be doing I can tell you. “We’ve changed a massive amount behind the scenes. For example, we’ve doubled all our commercial incomes for next year already. There are lots of really good things that aren’t visible yet, but all this work inevitably will become visible. “Ken is a great man and has moved mountains for this club. Our aim now is to give him, the sponsors and the fans a club of which to be really excited and proud.” Three questions sit at the top of the minds of Giants and rugby league fans – will they be in Super League in 2027, where will they play next year and will they get off the bottom under coach Jim Lenihan? IMG’s grading points looks set to decide the make-up of the top flight, unless the NRL insists on London coming in if it becomes involved. Even that has seen arguments after Huddersfield proudly declared their new LED boards, which can attract points, when Huddersfield Town invested in them. And Rimmer admitted they are likely to be heading out of the Accu Stadium, telling SunSport: “I can see why people say we’re taking credit for other people’s work but we used to sit on the stadium board and were part of the decision making. “But there’s no animosity between these two clubs and I think the money that the football club is putting into this club is great. The Giants look set to leave the Accu Stadium. Credit: Shutterstock “We’re going to do our own thing, though, then people can see we’re standing on our own two feet and doing what we should be doing. “We are moving from this place. I stand in front of all the squads regularly and tell them what’s going on. “Tom Burgess said, ‘Do you know where we’re playing next year?’ I said, ‘Almost certainly.’ He said, ‘Can you tell us where it is?’ I said, ‘No.’ “And he said, ‘Well can you at least tell us where it rhymes with?’” Comment now