Stadium and Tesco

[speedy]

Danny boy , its not a matter of proving otherwise, its proving the statement made, Featherstone are not a poor club by any means they are, like ourselves one of the few clubs that actually own their grounds and additional land

[Tigerade]

While on the Fev topic - We have been approached to host their first home league game due to pitch problems. Why they just have'nt swapped the 2 fixtures round is anyones guess.

[yorky]

While on the Fev topic - We have been approached to host their first home league game due to pitch problems. Why they just have'nt swapped the 2 fixtures round is anyones guess.

and why haven't we approached wakefield about swapping our home fixture as it looks like the princess street stand may still be closed may :-"

[old cas lass]

it looks like the princess street stand may still be closed may :-"

I hope that's not true.

I don't know much about building work, but why would it take so long to rebuild a retaining wall.
If part of my house/wall fell down I would get it repaired asap.....like now.
Its been over a week now, surely builders have been approached and work to be started asap.

[I of the Tigers]

Take away the sterling efforts on the field by the current crop of players & coaching staff, & most of the remaining business output(s) are woeful in comparison. The club will never achieve its ambitions whilst ever this situation continues to exist.

[yorky]

it looks like the princess street stand may still be closed may :-"

I hope that's not true.

I don't know much about building work, but why would it take so long to rebuild a retaining wall.
If part of my house/wall fell down I would get it repaired asap.....like now.
Its been over a week now, surely builders have been approached and work to be started asap.

we too hope its not true, but although additives cans be added to cement in frosty weather it must still be difficult laying bricks with temps below zero & im sure I have read it somewhere where there is doubt that the princess street stand may still be closed for the first home game? hope im wrong as we always stand in there.

[Tigerade]

While on the Fev topic - We have been approached to host their first home league game due to pitch problems. Why they just have'nt swapped the 2 fixtures round is anyones guess.

and why haven't we approached wakefield about swapping our home fixture as it looks like the princess street stand may still be closed may :-"

Even if the PS stand is closed for the Wakey game we can still accomodate 7,500. Not ideal but it could be an all-ticket game.

[the machine]

With work ongoing to repair the Princess Street Stand following wind damage over the weekend, Castleford Tigers are hopeful to have the full stadium back open for the first Super League clash of the season v Wakefield Wildcats on Sunday 8th February.

The Princess Street Stand will remain closed for the two remaining home friendlies v Widnes Vikings and York City Knights.  

There is still a possiblity that the Princess Street Stand will not be open to full capacity on 8th February and if this is the case the game will have to be a ticket only event.

Tickets for the first match of the 2015 Super League season v Wakefield Wildcats at the Mend-a-Hose Jungle on Sunday 8th February are now on sale in the Tigers Den club shop and online here.



Some fans need to be more patient

[Flat Capper]

Danny boy , its not a matter of proving otherwise, its proving the statement made, Featherstone are not a poor club by any means they are, like ourselves one of the few clubs that actually own their grounds and additional land

Well I know it's not gospell but the Fev Wikipedia page states that the Post Office Road ground was sold to the local Council in 1988 but it doesn't state whether it included the surrounding land.

I am all too aware of how much land Rovers now have control of but without the paperwork it's hard to determine how the ground deal worked.

[lurcher]

i did hear a few years ago that paul caddick had been steadily buying up all the land that surrounds the fev ground.

[TT Tiger]

Caddick owns land everywhere he buys a lot of undeveloped land and rents it back to the original land owners so they think there on to a winner

[stevieP]

Unfortunately I won't be able to make it to the Council meeting on Feb 6. Does anyone on here know whether the meeting will be broadcast on the mywakefield Bambuser site?

[alcasfan]

Unfortunately I won't be able to make it to the Council meeting on Feb 6. Does anyone on here know whether the meeting will be broadcast on the mywakefield Bambuser site?

Now the 19th Feb

[the machine]

Castleford Tigers are pleased to announce that the Princess Street stand will be open again ready for this weekends friendly fixture v Widnes Vikings. 

The club have worked really closely with the safety officer Ian Crawford, and Pete Smithson (Building Controls) at Wakefield Council in making the stand safe again after the strong winds caused the collapse of the stands retaining wall recently.

CEO Steve Gill said: "I'm really impressed and grateful to everyone who's been on site working hard to get the stand back up and running. It could take 6-8 weeks to be cosmetically back to where we would like to be, but we are really pleased to have the stand passed safe, and back in use as we start the new Super League season."

there we go,everyone happy now??

[yorky]

Great news & well done to all involved at the club, :dance:

[therailwayendisnigh]

Probably not, the machine. There will always be something to moan about it seems.

[steadygetyerboots-on]

Castleford Tigers are pleased to announce that the Princess Street stand will be open again ready for this weekends friendly fixture v Widnes Vikings. 

The club have worked really closely with the safety officer Ian Crawford, and Pete Smithson (Building Controls) at Wakefield Council in making the stand safe again after the strong winds caused the collapse of the stands retaining wall recently.

CEO Steve Gill said: "I'm really impressed and grateful to everyone who's been on site working hard to get the stand back up and running. It could take 6-8 weeks to be cosmetically back to where we would like to be, but we are really pleased to have the stand passed safe, and back in use as we start the new Super League season."

there we go,everyone happy now??

Cue the conspiracy theorists from t'other side of the common.

[the machine]

Probably not, the machine. There will always be something to moan about it seems.

So far so good though lol

[Frankas]

The other side of the common can think what they want, but there isn't any safety or building officers who will bend the rules,if they did and something went wrong it wouldn't be down to Cas, it would fall squarely on the shoulders of the people who gave the OK for the stand to be opened. So if they say it's safe it will be safe, I spent thirty years dealing will these people and I never found one who would put his name to something what wasn't right.

[yorkie1bn]

The other side of the common can think what they want, but there isn't any safety or building officers who will bend the rules,if they did and something went wrong it wouldn't be down to Cas, it would fall squarely on the shoulders of the people who gave the OK for the stand to be opened. So if they say it's safe it will be safe, I spent thirty years dealing will these people and I never found one who would put his name to something what wasn't right.

AND ill second that Frankas.