: Fri May 15, 2009 9:35 am  

Leighs is a better stadium. Externally it looks great witha fabulous electronic scoreboard. Yes the HJ is better than Wilderspool but the the tacky white cladding does not compare to brick.

All go and have a look for yourselves - you would be surprised

: Fri May 15, 2009 10:19 am  

My gripe with the HJ is the pathetic place the big screen is when Sky are in town

: Fri May 15, 2009 10:26 am  

Where do they put the big screen in the Leigh sports village.........

: Fri May 15, 2009 10:31 am  

the flying biscuit wrote:

Where do they put the big screen in the Leigh sports village.........

The back of a Capri at the end of the game.

Re: Leigh Sports Village puts Halliwell Jones to Shame : Fri May 15, 2009 10:41 am  

The Casual Des wrote:

Just watching Leigh v Widnes and looking at the impressive Leigh Sporting Village which has opened this year.

Cant wait to visit this ground one day, I have gotta say it looks far better on TV than the Halliwell Jones.

Think we knocked ours up on the cheap, compared to Leigh's effort ours looks a wee bit dated.

What a load of crap. I can't wait for you to be banned again.

Re: Leigh Sports Village puts Halliwell Jones to Shame : Fri May 15, 2009 10:43 am  

Ian [77] wrote:

What a load of crap. I can't wait for you to be banned again.

Seconded

Re: Leigh Sports Village puts Halliwell Jones to Shame : Fri May 15, 2009 10:48 am  

The Casual Des wrote:

Just watching Leigh v Widnes and looking at the impressive Leigh Sporting Village which has opened this year.

Cant wait to visit this ground one day, I have gotta say it looks far better on TV than the Halliwell Jones.

Think we knocked ours up on the cheap, compared to Leigh's effort ours looks a wee bit dated.

So what? I'm perfectly happy with the HJ, and couldn't care less if Leigh have got a better ground, or if Brisbane have got a better ground, or if anyone has got a better ground. If they have, then good luck to them. It just doesn't matter.

Re: Leigh Sports Village puts Halliwell Jones to Shame : Fri May 15, 2009 10:55 am  

Ian [77] wrote:

What a load of crap. I can't wait for you to be banned again.

I am going knowhere mate, I am here to stay this time!

Just admit it, Leigh's ground is better than ours.

Re: Leigh Sports Village puts Halliwell Jones to Shame : Fri May 15, 2009 11:03 am  

The Casual Des wrote:

I am going knowhere mate, I am here to stay this time!

Just admit it, Leigh's ground is better than ours.

I don't think so. On both counts...

: Fri May 15, 2009 11:15 am  

The Casual Des wrote:

The problem with the HJ is the corners need filling in, that dilutes the atmosphere. Leigh's is a nice rectangle shape as well.

Plus for a stadium which was completed in 2004 the quality of the materials used at the HJ looks a bit shoddy and cheap. Next time you are in the South Stand look up at the roof, its starting to rust already!!

Are you for real or what, the stadium at Leigh is a virtual clone of the hj apart from the fact that its an all seater.
The design was based on our Stadium