This scared me - Away fans boycott Wheldon Road

[Fumper27]

Heritage 1926, is that when the Cas fans were singing Barmy Army nonstop for most of the second half at knowsley rd? Rate atmosphere that day even though we lost, but the Cas fans kept singing COYF

I think that game was the ‘99 play off semi. Might of occurred at both though

1997 semi-final not 1999. The chant right through the second half and all the time that Ellery Hanley was trying to address the Saints crowd was unbelievable. A fantastic atmosphere, I loved that night regardless of the fact that we eventually lost. Still have the game on an old video which I kept simply for the crowd atmosphere.

We were crap in 1997. It was definitely 1999, given Shaun McRae was the Saints coach in 1997, followed by Ellery Hanley 1998-2000

[tigerfeat]

Saints fans are moaning about us because, despite only winning the league leaders trophy in recent years, We have been competing with saints more and more, they don’t like that we are a pretty decent side now, they don’t like that we are signing players like Evalds and they see us as a threat!! They would t give a toss about our ground if they were still thrashing us by 70 points, like in the bad old millward days and before!! ..... if we got the new ground at glasshouton, it wouldn’t cost the club anything anyway (other than the money spent in previous years in plans etc) so it would hardly cost any of our salary cap money, seems they are just sulking a bit about losing Thompson to me, 43 year old James Graham is back to save em now, say they should cheer up a bit!!

There's some proper thick (Removed) in that part of the kingdom it would take some doing to get through were spending the full salary cap which was the whole idea to give all teams theoretically a chance and not just the likes of Warrington who's owner as just put a million pound into the club apparently...

[Bish Bash]

I appreciate our ground and Wakefields grounds are crap. The facilities are crap and at points the view can be crap. But those saints fans moaning aint visiting every week. Once or twice a season for 80 minutes. Big wow! Im sure all us Cas fans want better facilities and a shiny new stadium but there isn't much we can do except wait.

You must be a very small person, if you think the view darn lane, no matter where I stand the view has been perfect

Only place I think the view is iffy is in the main stand.
If a high ball is put up you lose sight off it.
Same at the back of the WRE.
Apart from that views are pretty good from the rest of the ground.

To be fair, most of the under cover part of our ground has restricted views at certain angles due to the steel girders holding the roof up. Apart from that, I love OUR home ground

I think people may be missing the bigger picture with Wheldon Road. Yes we all love the atmosphere and the memories..but it’s never going to attract any new supporters, home or away. We will simply see the crowds reduce year on year. We have taken the p*ss over the years out of super league and the club is taking the p*ss out of us supporters now. £26 to stand in a crumbling ground with awful toilets isn’t good enough. I’m sick of being fobbed off year after year.

[tigerfeat]

I know what your saying I've said same mesen many times at least this time it looked for a long while like the new ground was going to be built
I just think in these times we should be glad if the sport is still going this time next year doubt it will if there's a second wave of the bloody virus just seemed to me a bit childish to be talking about boycotting clubs

[Tigers1926]

Thanks for the replies about the away game at knowsley rd. I couldn't exactly remember the year, but I was one away from the halftime draw but I might as well been a thousand away Cas forever, forever Cas

[sirocco7]

Heritage 1926, is that when the Cas fans were singing Barmy Army nonstop for most of the second half at knowsley rd? Rate atmosphere that day even though we lost, but the Cas fans kept singing COYF

I think that game was the ‘99 play off semi. Might of occurred at both though

1997 semi-final not 1999. The chant right through the second half and all the time that Ellery Hanley was trying to address the Saints crowd was unbelievable. A fantastic atmosphere, I loved that night regardless of the fact that we eventually lost. Still have the game on an old video which I kept simply for the crowd atmosphere.

We were crap in 1997. It was definitely 1999, given Shaun McRae was the Saints coach in 1997, followed by Ellery Hanley 1998-2000

We played in the old Premiership Semi Final in 1996 at Knowsley Road. But the constant chanting was in 1999.

[TT Tiger]

Nearly relegated 97 didn’t make the playoffs that year. And i didn’t go to that game. But went to the 99 semi as a 14 year old and couldn’t talk when we got home. Though I think I was still chanting in my sleep. If I remember rightly a load of cas fans did the conga all the way around the ground. Di had put the game on YouTube. I think it’s been taken down but if you watch it Eddie and stevo even come to on the cas fans making all the noise.

[Squaddie86]

Saints fans don't travel in big numbers anyway. Hardly a loss for a few of their forum dwellers to not come.

Not that they're wrong about the facilities; I love WR but false dawn after false dawn regarding a new ground has left a sour taste, and if it's not resolved soon, either with a significant upgrade to WR or a new ground being built, the club will end up risking its place as a pro club.

Fans, players, sponsors - the whole lot.

[noxandrattles]

I think people may be missing the bigger picture with Wheldon Road. Yes we all love the atmosphere and the memories..but it’s never going to attract any new supporters, home or away. We will simply see the crowds reduce year on year. We have taken the p*ss over the years out of super league and the club is taking the p*ss out of us supporters now. £26 to stand in a crumbling ground with awful toilets isn’t good enough. I’m sick of being fobbed off year after year.

personally i go to watch the game on the field and not to inspect the ground / toilets so the 'crumbling ground with awful toilets' dont come into it for me

[old cas lass]

I think people may be missing the bigger picture with Wheldon Road. Yes we all love the atmosphere and the memories..but it’s never going to attract any new supporters, home or away. We will simply see the crowds reduce year on year. We have taken the p*ss over the years out of super league and the club is taking the p*ss out of us supporters now. £26 to stand in a crumbling ground with awful toilets isn’t good enough. I’m sick of being fobbed off year after year.

personally i go to watch the game on the field and not to inspect the ground / toilets so the 'crumbling ground with awful toilets' dont come into it for me

Same here.
I’m in ground 45 mins before kick off.
Take my place (same one every game).
Stay there all game.
Clap the boys off at the end.
Then go home.

[Swagger]

You ask many away fans.... They may think Wheldon road is a dump but they love to come to it.

I would love to do a few upgrades to WR and stay here long term.

It's not impossible to extend the pitch either. Shorten the Railway end standing are by a few metres to extend the pitch. Stop people moaning about the size.

[Fumper27]

I think people may be missing the bigger picture with Wheldon Road. Yes we all love the atmosphere and the memories..but it’s never going to attract any new supporters, home or away. We will simply see the crowds reduce year on year. We have taken the p*ss over the years out of super league and the club is taking the p*ss out of us supporters now. £26 to stand in a crumbling ground with awful toilets isn’t good enough. I’m sick of being fobbed off year after year.

personally i go to watch the game on the field and not to inspect the ground / toilets so the 'crumbling ground with awful toilets' dont come into it for me

Same here.
I’m in ground 45 mins before kick off.

That’s because you’re old and it takes you that long to walk up them steps To your spot

[old cas lass]

I think people may be missing the bigger picture with Wheldon Road. Yes we all love the atmosphere and the memories..but it’s never going to attract any new supporters, home or away. We will simply see the crowds reduce year on year. We have taken the p*ss over the years out of super league and the club is taking the p*ss out of us supporters now. £26 to stand in a crumbling ground with awful toilets isn’t good enough. I’m sick of being fobbed off year after year.

personally i go to watch the game on the field and not to inspect the ground / toilets so the 'crumbling ground with awful toilets' dont come into it for me

Same here.
I’m in ground 45 mins before kick off.

That’s because you’re old and it takes you that long to walk up them steps To your spot

You couldn’t be more correct.
Knees have gone.

[Hepworth7]

You ask many away fans.... They may think Wheldon road is a dump but they love to come to it.

I would love to do a few upgrades to WR and stay here long term.

It's not impossible to extend the pitch either. Shorten the Railway end standing are by a few metres to extend the pitch. Stop people moaning about the size.

Couldnt agree more would far rather see WR upgraded especially as the new ground is looking less and less likely. As for the Railway End allus wondered why the land behind the stand wasnt utilised to extend the pitch.

[Fumper27]

I know it’s been mentioned before but couldn’t we follow the lead of Wakefield and Featherstone by utilising the knowledge and experience of our supporters to help upgrade the ground and it’s facilities? Offer advertising space in ROAR in lieu of work undertook maybe?