Re: Stadium Development and Ground Share Thread : Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:27 pm  

StuMain wrote:

What are you expecting and what would you consider to be a let down?

I've never quite understood the RFL's obsession with stadium facilities. I can generally manage to go 2 hours without a pee, and being a bloke I can go pretty much anywhere so toilets aren't an issue for me (I appreciate its different for the ladies). I can generally manage to survive 2 hours between meals so I don't expect food at a rugby match to be prepared by some celebrity chef and as I tend to drive and generally the beer at a rugby or football ground is pretty poor quality a decent bar isn't a major issue either. I have no interest whatsoever in listening to some unknown boy-band for half an hour before k.o. or at half time.
What I want is to turn up 15-30 mins before k.o., have a decent view of the game close to the pitch in a ground with some atmosphere and a bit of banter with some other supporters. Then I want to be able to leave and not be stuck there for an hour.
What I want tbh, is Wheldon Rd. Does this make me some sort of dinosaur, or am I perhaps part of an unrepresented silent majority?

Re: Stadium Development and Ground Share Thread : Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:28 pm  

http://www.pontefractandcastlefordexpre ... 6470085.jp No Surfworld for J32...

http://www.pontefractandcastlefordexpre ... 6470085.jp No Surfworld for J32...

Re: Stadium Development and Ground Share Thread : Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:46 pm  

Sandal Wild Cat wrote:

http://www.pontefractandcastlefordexpress.co.uk/news/In-this-week39s-Express-.6470085.jp

No Surfworld for J32...

old news just confirmed and im certain the club new about 2-3 months ago that surfworld had pulled out of glasshoughton and this was part responsable for the designs taking longer than first thought.

Re: Stadium Development and Ground Share Thread : Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:54 pm  

braytontiger wrote:

old news just confirmed and im certain the club new about 2-3 months ago that surfworld had pulled out of glasshoughton and this was part responsable for the designs taking longer than first thought.

Correct brayton, the club did know a while back. All is well now...so onwards and upwards.

Re: Stadium Development and Ground Share Thread : Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:56 pm  

Was that the reason for the phased build as well in your opinion? At the time a few of your fans suggested they would be putting funds (£5M as i recall) into the build?

TBH I bet I'm a giddy as some of you to see your designs on Friday- Not enough to go to the Jungle but still pretty interested.

Re: Stadium Development and Ground Share Thread : Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:59 pm  

Sandal Wild Cat wrote:

Not enough to go to the Jungle but still pretty interested.

I believe Sky will show the plans too, so you wont need to go to see them

Re: Stadium Development and Ground Share Thread : Wed Aug 11, 2010 7:06 pm  

tb wrote:

surely all plans are 2D.

I should imagine these will be architects technical drawings because these are what we need to get full planning approval.

Re: Stadium Development and Ground Share Thread : Wed Aug 11, 2010 7:06 pm  

Gaslight wrote:

I believe Sky will show the plans too, so you wont need to go to see them

Good. You've had your pennies from me this year.

As exciting as designs are though I would hold the champers until we hear about a sale of WR, just as my bottle of Moet is on ice until the council meeting in September.

These are the real issues at hand for both clubs/trusts.

Re: Stadium Development and Ground Share Thread : Wed Aug 11, 2010 7:14 pm  

ExiledTiger wrote:

I've never quite understood the RFL's obsession with stadium facilities....

I kind of agree on what you've written, but having good facilities is only a good thing for a club. Having a large bar with plenty of staff could make the club alot more money rather than people spending their money in pubs away from the ground before/after a game.

People might be more inclined to buy food from a proper outlet rather than just grotty little burger vans, also it would be better for hygiene.

...and toilets are more important than most think and it's also important to have better disabled facilities than we have at the moment.

Re: Stadium Development and Ground Share Thread : Wed Aug 11, 2010 7:16 pm  

Sandal Wild Cat wrote:

As exciting as designs are though I would hold the champers until we hear about a sale of WR,

How do you know it's not sold already.