Re: Latics in administration - Lenagan leading bid : Mon Aug 24, 2020 7:27 pm  

Jukesays wrote:

Stadium was previously (Before Covid) losing £120k per month approximately (1.5m per year) over the previous 3 years. It also required a lot of money spending on it to comply with H&S requirements (Not sure if this was done as it was due 2019/2020)
Getting it right is a correct statement - Getting it right Post Covid will be a lot harder than it was Pre-Covid

Not as easy owning your own stadium as a lot have been making out and it certainly isn't a simple Utopia

However, What I will say, is that if there is a chance of owning it, and the Club's management can see a way it can be done profitably then I'm all for it

The stadium gas generated zero in sponsorship money since 2018, surely its worth 1m a year to someone in terms of sponsorship? All we need is someone with 1m quid spare. “The Brian Rouse stadium” has a ring to it? What you think?

Re: Latics in administration - Lenagan leading bid : Mon Aug 24, 2020 7:47 pm  

JonnyBroad wrote:

The stadium gas generated zero in sponsorship money since 2018, surely its worth 1m a year to someone in terms of sponsorship? All we need is someone with 1m quid spare. “The Brian Rouse stadium” has a ring to it? What you think?

He wont part with 1mill

Re: Latics in administration - Lenagan leading bid : Mon Aug 24, 2020 7:53 pm  

MattyB wrote:

Still needs to happen yet (will believe it when I see it) but I'd try and look to turning North & South Stands to open terracing. Would make a massive difference to the atmosphere at games.

From a fan's perspective I'd personally enjoy that but we would be spending a fair bit of money for no real return. In fact I assume we would have a lower capacity so we would lose money on sell outs. Add in that I reckon we have more older fans than most clubs, who won't want to stand all game (I know they can go in the East or West but that involves paying more and giving up the spec they have had for 24 years). A simple thing they could do is sort out whatever the issue seems to be with the beer pumps in the South. For years I've watched p****d off staff struggling with loads of foam coming out of them, taking ages to get one pint and having to throw another pint's worth of foam away. I've no idea what the issue is but it's been going on for years, leading to big queues and lost sales.

Re: Latics in administration - Lenagan leading bid : Mon Aug 24, 2020 10:27 pm  

JonnyBroad wrote:

The stadium gas generated zero in sponsorship money since 2018, surely its worth 1m a year to someone in terms of sponsorship? All we need is someone with 1m quid spare. “The Brian Rouse stadium” has a ring to it? What you think?

I dont think it has ever generated money has it as its always been under Whelans company

Re: Latics in administration - Lenagan leading bid : Mon Aug 24, 2020 11:54 pm  

Pie_Eyter wrote:

That would be brilliant, i could see that working. Rip the seats out, paint the ones in the west and east red and white, change the name of the stadium to New Central Park, put Whelan's statue in the chippy and drape Wigan Warriors flags from the rafters.

Re: Latics in administration - Lenagan leading bid : Mon Aug 24, 2020 11:55 pm  

Grimmy wrote:

From a fan's perspective I'd personally enjoy that but we would be spending a fair bit of money for no real return. In fact I assume we would have a lower capacity so we would lose money on sell outs. Add in that I reckon we have more older fans than most clubs, who won't want to stand all game (I know they can go in the East or West but that involves paying more and giving up the spec they have had for 24 years). A simple thing they could do is sort out whatever the issue seems to be with the beer pumps in the South. For years I've watched p****d off staff struggling with loads of foam coming out of them, taking ages to get one pint and having to throw another pint's worth of foam away. I've no idea what the issue is but it's been going on for years, leading to big queues and lost sales.

would have a far higher capacity with standing, we could learn a thing or two from Saints, thought their bar service was excellent on my last visit

Re: Latics in administration - Lenagan leading bid : Tue Aug 25, 2020 6:47 am  

Pieman wrote:

would have a far higher capacity with standing, we could learn a thing or two from Saints, thought their bar service was excellent on my last visit

Why on earth would there be any need a larger capacity when it is to large for the crowds for the crowds both clubs now get for the majority of games.

What should have happen is that Whelans Folly should have been built with a capacity of only 20,000 with standing in the North and South Stands and then it would have been a proper rugby stadium like in Leeds, St Helens and Warrington.

Since it was opened twenty years ago, it has only exceeded 20,000 for a few Rugby League Internationals/World Cup Challenge games and a handful of Warriors and Latics cup and league games.

Re: Latics in administration - Lenagan leading bid : Tue Aug 25, 2020 7:00 am  

Pieman wrote:

would have a far higher capacity with standing, we could learn a thing or two from Saints, thought their bar service was excellent on my last visit

Are you sure about that? I know you can physically fit more people into standing but I thought H&S restrictions limited capacity on standing in order to avoid crushes. Hence our all seater has a higher capacity than the HJ, AJ Bell, Langtree Park.

Re: Latics in administration - Lenagan leading bid : Tue Aug 25, 2020 7:23 am  

Grimmy wrote:

Are you sure about that? I know you can physically fit more people into standing but I thought H&S restrictions limited capacity on standing in order to avoid crushes. Hence our all seater has a higher capacity than the HJ, AJ Bell, Langtree Park.

There's restrictions on capacity for terracing, sure, but the DW is physically bigger than all of those stadiums.

Who knows what H&S would say about turning one of our stands into a terrace, they're that steep, it might be a safe standing thing, rather than old school terrace.

Re: Latics in administration - Lenagan leading bid : Tue Aug 25, 2020 7:30 am  

Suzy Banyon wrote:

There's restrictions on capacity for terracing, sure, but the DW is physically bigger than all of those stadiums.

Who knows what H&S would say about turning one of our stands into a terrace, they're that steep, it might be a safe standing thing, rather than old school terrace.

They could be levelled out though so that 3 rows of seats could become one standing area with a safety rail for leaning on across the front and 3 steps down to the next level. There are a few ways it could be done but it deffo could be. I don't think it will but would be great if it did.