: Mon Mar 16, 2009 5:44 pm  

Halifax RLFC wrote:

The North Stand will not be open for the Widnes game on Thursday 19th March. We have spoken to Widnes who have given us estimates of the travelling support - also Sky vehicles etc will be using the car park by the turnstiles for the North Stand therefore access will not be available to the public.

However we will be opening the North Stand for the non televised Widnes cup game on Friday 3rd April and also the multi storey car park behind that stand.

Wonder how Widnes know just how many would come over on a Thursday as opposed to a Friday? Is it because most of their fans have sky & cant be arsed coming over?

fwiw, i'd imagine that there would be enough of them coming over to open up the North Stand on Thursday

: Mon Mar 16, 2009 6:12 pm  

wasnt the play off match last season on sky or am i mistaken.

although i can see why they need to put the sky people in the entrance to the north stand as the car park for the south stand seems to get smaller every time i go down there for a game.

: Mon Mar 16, 2009 6:36 pm  

griffax wrote:

Wonder how Widnes know just how many would come over on a Thursday as opposed to a Friday? Is it because most of their fans have sky & cant be arsed coming over?

fwiw, i'd imagine that there would be enough of them coming over to open up the North Stand on Thursday

No they all cancelled it when the franchise decisions were announced, They refuse to drink Irn Bru now and won't buy those new Super League Pies in Morrisons.

Re: Away Stand : Mon Mar 16, 2009 6:57 pm  

-VIKINGMAN- wrote:

are we squashed in with your lot?

Come and have a cuddle!

: Mon Mar 16, 2009 8:52 pm  

Nobody better be leaning on my railing on Thursday or else Is going to be very cramped in South Stand might actually get some crowd entusiasm towards my end for a change.

: Mon Mar 16, 2009 9:25 pm  

Halifax RLFC wrote:

The North Stand will not be open for the Widnes game on Thursday 19th March. We have spoken to Widnes who have given us estimates of the travelling support - also Sky vehicles etc will be using the car park by the turnstiles for the North Stand therefore access will not be available to the public.

However we will be opening the North Stand for the non televised Widnes cup game on Friday 3rd April and also the multi storey car park behind that stand.

That happens all the time at Old Trafford whereby they close the Stretford End so Sky can park their vans

: Mon Mar 16, 2009 10:14 pm  

The Scratchin shed ghost wrote:

That happens all the time at Old Trafford whereby they close the Stretford End so Sky can park their vans

There was plenty of space to park the vans with about 30 mins to go on Saturday!!!

: Mon Mar 16, 2009 10:35 pm  

Haighy wrote:

I hope the Junior Barmy Army who caused a load of trouble outside after the last Widnes game don't turn up. Last thing we need with a potential big crowd with plenty of families seeing that scum.

This was nothing to do with the any of our young lot they have read this and are hurt by the aligation it was infact the group of yobs who stand just behind us the same bunch that lobed the bottle at the salford fans please, please DONT use the name Barmy army when talking about them. Thanks

: Mon Mar 16, 2009 10:35 pm  

The Scratchin shed ghost wrote:

That happens all the time at Old Trafford whereby they close the Stretford End so Sky can park their vans

Usually the Sky vans go in the main car park, but as over half of it is shut they have to be parked elsewhere. I think a bit of disruption as the East Stand is finished is inevitable isnt it?

: Mon Mar 16, 2009 11:31 pm  

I would have thought in terms of crowd numbers there will be by far more people at the shay for the league match than the cup match. The CC matches seem to be a massive turn off for all clubs these days. If the North Stand is not really required for the league match, I don't see the point in opening it for the cup match.