Re: The Shay : Sun Jun 05, 2011 11:00 pm  

wigsey wrote:

Thought the East Stand was great.

Much better ground these days.

I was in the East Stand, loved it, sat 5 rows off the front, enjoyed every minute of it.

Re: The Shay : Sun Jun 05, 2011 11:05 pm  

I have to say i said to my son during the match it was an impressive east stand, i remember the shell of the east stand in my times when i came as a scarborough fan. I think that if we had had a few more in filling it out with a little better atmosphere its a fine stadium but atmosphere is our problem home or in our new (temp) home. I will be using my tickets and for those who say their not coming to the other games get a grip... in many ways we are spoiled at the galpharm I hope that you do make it up as this will be a fixture i would relish attending

Re: The Shay : Mon Jun 06, 2011 5:22 am  

Nice ground and a good view from the east stand. Atmosphere could be improved if the singers sat together at the top end near away fans. Cas sounded loud all stood together, we we're too spaced out but I like the ground and the pitch looked top notch.

Re: The Shay : Mon Jun 06, 2011 5:45 am  

We were in the East stand which was very good, the pitch looked great. The only downside was the catering. No food and no coffee.
And as for certain fans saying they would not attend the next 2 games there,( what tosh) if we were playing at a school ground we all should turn out to support the lads.

Re: The Shay : Mon Jun 06, 2011 6:06 am  

problem with the singers though was because its unreserved we all have to go in together to sit together as yesterday there were about 4 seperate little groups singing and nothing kept going because of all the non singers sat around us

Re: The Shay : Mon Jun 06, 2011 6:47 am  

Will have to make sure us singers get in early-ish to get seats together then (For the next home game I can say im part of the 'Us' )

Re: The Shay : Mon Jun 06, 2011 7:25 am  

yully wrote:

NOT GOOD, thats all i can say, i have my tickets for celtic & Dragons but they wont get used! a lot needs improving

Perhaps you'd care to explain?

I don't have a complaint at all about the ground [I didn't use the catering facilities!]. It was very good.

Getting out of Halifax, though, was another matter! Helz, who parked on the Heath side, was back home while we were still at the top of Salerhebble.

Re: The Shay : Mon Jun 06, 2011 8:52 am  

Ivor C&G Scarf wrote:

Getting out of Halifax, though, was another matter! Helz, who parked on the Heath side, was back home while we were still at the top of Salerhebble.

Back in Newsome within 15 mins, you just gotta know the back roads Dave, the lad got lucky

Re: The Shay : Mon Jun 06, 2011 10:20 am  

Pitch was in great condition. The new stand looked good but i was in the west stand which is ok. There is also the added benefit of several quality pubs in the close vicinity.

Just one small observation. Why has the area between the west stand and the north stand been left to resemble a rain forest. Surely it would not cost too much to get this area sorted and make the ground look more presentable.

Having said that i have always liked the Shay and the new stand means it is now a better stadium than at least four current Super League clubs

Re: The Shay : Mon Jun 06, 2011 11:33 am  

thought the shay was ok sat in east stand and it was good view, seats a bit snug imo but acceptable, catering was ok but i was there early so got mine ok, cracking pastie. few negatives the stewards seemed clueless had to be moved twice from where i sat even though told twice could sit there, turnstiles should have been open much earlier and also even though not shays fault getting away from fax awful took me a hour to get back to shat, bit ironic that next weeks away game at wakey will be closer than our home game.