Woodburn Road suitable for Rugby League ? : Wed Jul 31, 2013 9:30 pm  

The BBC cameras were at Woodburn Road Athletics Pitch this afternoon with the announcement that Hallam University have taken over the lease this got me thinking we have close links with Hallam Uni and we need a temporary home for at least the next 2 seasons could this venue be repaired and renovated for Rugby League ? initial thoughts are that the site might be too small, we would need a bigger stand (at least 500 seats) and is the grass surface suitable ? is it wide enough for a rugby pitch ? If we cant use Woodburn Road where will we play ? we have played no games at Bramall Lane this season and unless they relay the pitch with special grass it is unlikely we can play every game at Bramall Lane I presume Hillsborough would be a No Owlerton will be a no (they race on Friday and Saturday nights and speedway races on Thursday) this leaves no other sport stadia in Sheffield we would need to look outside the city so possibly Rotherham or Chesterfield FC personally I would prefer Rotherham what do other people think ?

Duggs

Re: Woodburn Road suitable for Rugby League ? : Wed Jul 31, 2013 9:57 pm  

As far as i know they were looking at bawtry road as a temporary home with the uni, rotherham would be a no as rotherham united wouldn't let rotherham titans ru use the ground, could chesterfield be an option? not sure
personally i think bawtry road would be the best option, moving outside the city boundaries would be a disaster for us but if thats the only way then so be it

Re: Woodburn Road suitable for Rugby League ? : Thu Aug 01, 2013 12:02 am  

For me that would be a terrible move its very difficult to get to by Public Transport i have looked on South Yorkshire Journey Planner for a 8pm kickoff which finishes at 9:45 it suggests i walk 30 min to Meadowhall South tram I wont get home till 23:15 whilst at the moment i would get back home at 22:30 brilliant what a wonderful way to get new fans !! looked on google earth i have seen the rugby pitch but there is no stand or any other facilities its annoying that we have the best sheffield eagles team since we have reformed which deserves a chance to play in the super league however this ground issue could be a massive blow for the club and even if we got promoted we would probably be denied due to lack of ground facilities

Re: Woodburn Road suitable for Rugby League ? : Thu Aug 01, 2013 8:44 am  

duggs413 wrote:

The BBC cameras were at Woodburn Road Athletics Pitch this afternoon with the announcement that Hallam University have taken over the lease this got me thinking we have close links with Hallam Uni and we need a temporary home for at least the next 2 seasons could this venue be repaired and renovated for Rugby League ? initial thoughts are that the site might be too small, we would need a bigger stand (at least 500 seats) and is the grass surface suitable ? is it wide enough for a rugby pitch ? If we cant use Woodburn Road where will we play ? we have played no games at Bramall Lane this season and unless they relay the pitch with special grass it is unlikely we can play every game at Bramall Lane I presume Hillsborough would be a No Owlerton will be a no (they race on Friday and Saturday nights and speedway races on Thursday) this leaves no other sport stadia in Sheffield we would need to look outside the city so possibly Rotherham or Chesterfield FC personally I would prefer Rotherham what do other people think ?

Duggs

Yeah - we have played at Bramall Lane this season.

Re: Woodburn Road suitable for Rugby League ? : Thu Aug 01, 2013 9:19 am  

Just Checked yes we have played twice at Bramall Lane but not since 24th May so hopefully we can still play a few games there during the next couple of seasons

Re: Woodburn Road suitable for Rugby League ? : Thu Aug 01, 2013 10:03 am  

Woodbourne Road isn't going to be suitable for next season. We have actually played a game there before - against Workington Town. If we were going to use it long term, it'd need months and months of work and there'd be no athletics track there when it was finished.

Parking would be an issue too. Might not affect you as a public transport user but it'd make it more difficult to get the planning permissions.

[Hillsborough Lad]

Re: Woodburn Road suitable for Rugby League ? : Fri Aug 02, 2013 11:15 am  

We played at Woodbourn road once and it was awful.

Wherever we end up playing next season, it's important to remember that it's a temporary measure until the new stadium is built.

Re: Woodburn Road suitable for Rugby League ? : Fri Aug 02, 2013 9:32 pm  

duggs413 wrote:

For me that would be a terrible move its very difficult to get to by Public Transport i have looked on South Yorkshire Journey Planner for a 8pm kickoff which finishes at 9:45 it suggests i walk 30 min to Meadowhall South tram I wont get home till 23:15 whilst at the moment i would get back home at 22:30 brilliant what a wonderful way to get new fans !! looked on google earth i have seen the rugby pitch but there is no stand or any other facilities its annoying that we have the best sheffield eagles team since we have reformed which deserves a chance to play in the super league however this ground issue could be a massive blow for the club and even if we got promoted we would probably be denied due to lack of ground facilities

Not sure what other options are around, As for bawtry road as I understand they would be putting temporary stands up if this is where we go
As Hillsborough lad says it is a temporary measure wherever it maybe

I'm fairly safe in saying the club will be trying everything they can to secure the best temporary home they can, once the new stadium is here it will be a distant memory

Re: Woodburn Road suitable for Rugby League ? : Sat Aug 03, 2013 8:13 am  

Don't worry - it'll be reyt.

Re: Woodburn Road suitable for Rugby League ? : Sun Aug 04, 2013 8:07 pm  

Is there any reason this place hasn't been mentioned as a potential option? https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=sheff ... 416#mldd=0

Is there any reason this place hasn't been mentioned as a potential option? https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=sheff ... 416#mldd=0