This scared me - Away fans boycott Wheldon Road
Re: This scared me - Away fans boycott Wheldon Road
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.
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.
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Re: This scared me - Away fans boycott Wheldon Road
That’s because you’re old and it takes you that long to walk up them steps To your spotold cas lass wrote: ↑01 Jul 2020, 10:42Same here.noxandrattles wrote: ↑01 Jul 2020, 10:39personally 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 meBish Bash wrote: ↑29 Jun 2020, 11:09
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.
I’m in ground 45 mins before kick off.
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You couldn’t be more correct.Fumper27 wrote: ↑01 Jul 2020, 11:04That’s because you’re old and it takes you that long to walk up them steps To your spotold cas lass wrote: ↑01 Jul 2020, 10:42Same here.noxandrattles wrote: ↑01 Jul 2020, 10:39personally 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 meBish Bash wrote: ↑29 Jun 2020, 11:09
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.
I’m in ground 45 mins before kick off.
Knees have gone.
Re: This scared me - Away fans boycott Wheldon Road
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.Swagger wrote: ↑01 Jul 2020, 11:04 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.
Re: This scared me - Away fans boycott Wheldon Road
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?
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Re: This scared me - Away fans boycott Wheldon Road
The issue isn't so much the expertise, it is the prohibitive cost and huge health and safety issues.
You can't put lipstick on a pig. It would need completely pulling down and rebuilding, while materials being disposed of safely.
If we stay at WR, the plan would probably be stick roofs on the away end and replace the stands around the existing ones if we can.
Main Stand will probably require a huge amount of fundraising and would need to be extended to the Railway End and WR end.
You can't put lipstick on a pig. It would need completely pulling down and rebuilding, while materials being disposed of safely.
If we stay at WR, the plan would probably be stick roofs on the away end and replace the stands around the existing ones if we can.
Main Stand will probably require a huge amount of fundraising and would need to be extended to the Railway End and WR end.
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Re: This scared me - Away fans boycott Wheldon Road
Featherstones ground was a mess tho they can't have a lot of money but through good thinking and using supporters help theve turned there ground into a tidy ground why can't we do something similar ?
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Re: This scared me - Away fans boycott Wheldon Road
We could - at the Railway End. That is where Fev did theirs.
However, it wouldn't offer what we need long term which is better quality hospitality facilities and all round facilities. It is good for the Championship, not a top 4 SL side.
If we are to stay at WR, it needs rebuilding across the board. The cost of which is estimated at £20m.
It would need a new stand with boxes at the Railway End. A full length main stand with more seating and boxes across the back along with toilet, gym, bar facilities, restaurant all incorporated.
And you would need the basics of new roofs and stands over the Princess St and Wheldon Rd ends at least. However, you would probably need new toilets built in too.
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A few years ago in my town.
Mysterious conflagrations consumed listed buildings that had been denied planning permission or needed significant upgrades and remodeling.
It was if some magical being had insights into overcoming obstacles.
Just a light hearted observation of real events not advocating or indeed invoking such supernatural intervention!!!
Mysterious conflagrations consumed listed buildings that had been denied planning permission or needed significant upgrades and remodeling.
It was if some magical being had insights into overcoming obstacles.
Just a light hearted observation of real events not advocating or indeed invoking such supernatural intervention!!!
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Re: This scared me - Away fans boycott Wheldon Road
How much longer do we obsfucate, bluster and go round in circles re Wheldon Road development.
This issue has a longer track record, of what might have been, than our failure to win the footy world cup again.
Remember Whitwood, Glass Houghton Mk1 aka Richard's folly, now we have the stalled Glass Houghton Mk2......with the current health pandemic and economic downturn any one who thinks this will go ahead needs a reality check.
So, what is our plan B?is there one? as has been mentioned if the capers can revitalise PO Road why can't we?
64M dollar question is cash, have we thought about phased, staged development, have we approached WMDC for a loan to say extend Main stand at each end thus complying with minimum seating requirements
It seems every man and his dog can get a loan from them except us, the abomination that is the Hepworth, Trinity a loan to buy ground at exorbitant cost.
We scotch the perennial embarrassing criticism of toilets and facilities from visiting supporters.
I'm afraid that in the current climate we've missed the boat perhaps with a WMDC loan, so Castleford BoD what are you doing?
If no action is forthcoming then we may not have a problem come 2022
when by all 'in the know' suggest a revue of SL will take place and our SL place could be in jepody
This issue has a longer track record, of what might have been, than our failure to win the footy world cup again.
Remember Whitwood, Glass Houghton Mk1 aka Richard's folly, now we have the stalled Glass Houghton Mk2......with the current health pandemic and economic downturn any one who thinks this will go ahead needs a reality check.
So, what is our plan B?is there one? as has been mentioned if the capers can revitalise PO Road why can't we?
64M dollar question is cash, have we thought about phased, staged development, have we approached WMDC for a loan to say extend Main stand at each end thus complying with minimum seating requirements
It seems every man and his dog can get a loan from them except us, the abomination that is the Hepworth, Trinity a loan to buy ground at exorbitant cost.
We scotch the perennial embarrassing criticism of toilets and facilities from visiting supporters.
I'm afraid that in the current climate we've missed the boat perhaps with a WMDC loan, so Castleford BoD what are you doing?
If no action is forthcoming then we may not have a problem come 2022
when by all 'in the know' suggest a revue of SL will take place and our SL place could be in jepody
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The out of town shopping ship has sailed along with any chance of a free new ground.
The brick money is occasionally mentioned and we are reminded it's in a Escrow Account not an expert on the subject in fact l ha.
ve no real expertise.
However if both parties agree then the terms of an Escrow account can be changed.
The money is lingering and doing nothing.
I don't know how much is in the account and it will not cover a great deal but it would be a start.
As for our place at the top table.
I never really saw their being a place for a small town in Wakefields team along side Catalan, Toronto, New York.
Perhaps the pandemic may delay such a day or it could be Red Halls incompetence but if the powers that be decided there is no place for heartland clubs they will frame the terms accordingly.
Let's get the show back on the road and enjoy it for what it is.
The brick money is occasionally mentioned and we are reminded it's in a Escrow Account not an expert on the subject in fact l ha.
ve no real expertise.
However if both parties agree then the terms of an Escrow account can be changed.
The money is lingering and doing nothing.
I don't know how much is in the account and it will not cover a great deal but it would be a start.
As for our place at the top table.
I never really saw their being a place for a small town in Wakefields team along side Catalan, Toronto, New York.
Perhaps the pandemic may delay such a day or it could be Red Halls incompetence but if the powers that be decided there is no place for heartland clubs they will frame the terms accordingly.
Let's get the show back on the road and enjoy it for what it is.
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Re: This scared me - Away fans boycott Wheldon Road
before covid jon wells was adamant that it would still go ahead but is taking longer than expected. he actually said that we don't need a plan "B" as we'll get the new ground.the happy hooker9 wrote: ↑12 Jul 2020, 18:52 How much longer do we obsfucate, bluster and go round in circles re Wheldon Road development.
This issue has a longer track record, of what might have been, than our failure to win the footy world cup again.
Remember Whitwood, Glass Houghton Mk1 aka Richard's folly, now we have the stalled Glass Houghton Mk2......with the current health pandemic and economic downturn any one who thinks this will go ahead needs a reality check.
So, what is our plan B?is there one? as has been mentioned if the capers can revitalise PO Road why can't we?
64M dollar question is cash, have we thought about phased, staged development, have we approached WMDC for a loan to say extend Main stand at each end thus complying with minimum seating requirements
It seems every man and his dog can get a loan from them except us, the abomination that is the Hepworth, Trinity a loan to buy ground at exorbitant cost.
We scotch the perennial embarrassing criticism of toilets and facilities from visiting supporters.
I'm afraid that in the current climate we've missed the boat perhaps with a WMDC loan, so Castleford BoD what are you doing?
If no action is forthcoming then we may not have a problem come 2022
when by all 'in the know' suggest a revue of SL will take place and our SL place could be in jepody
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We don't need a plan B because we will get the new ground ...where have I heard that before over the last twenty years ...hence the ground is in the state it's in at this moment in timelurcher wrote: ↑12 Jul 2020, 22:40before covid jon wells was adamant that it would still go ahead but is taking longer than expected. he actually said that we don't need a plan "B" as we'll get the new ground.the happy hooker9 wrote: ↑12 Jul 2020, 18:52 How much longer do we obsfucate, bluster and go round in circles re Wheldon Road development.
This issue has a longer track record, of what might have been, than our failure to win the footy world cup again.
Remember Whitwood, Glass Houghton Mk1 aka Richard's folly, now we have the stalled Glass Houghton Mk2......with the current health pandemic and economic downturn any one who thinks this will go ahead needs a reality check.
So, what is our plan B?is there one? as has been mentioned if the capers can revitalise PO Road why can't we?
64M dollar question is cash, have we thought about phased, staged development, have we approached WMDC for a loan to say extend Main stand at each end thus complying with minimum seating requirements
It seems every man and his dog can get a loan from them except us, the abomination that is the Hepworth, Trinity a loan to buy ground at exorbitant cost.
We scotch the perennial embarrassing criticism of toilets and facilities from visiting supporters.
I'm afraid that in the current climate we've missed the boat perhaps with a WMDC loan, so Castleford BoD what are you doing?
If no action is forthcoming then we may not have a problem come 2022
when by all 'in the know' suggest a revue of SL will take place and our SL place could be in jepody
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Re: This scared me - Away fans boycott Wheldon Road
i know but i tend to believe wells a bit more than the others that have said it.tigerfeat wrote: ↑13 Jul 2020, 06:58We don't need a plan B because we will get the new ground ...where have I heard that before over the last twenty years ...hence the ground is in the state it's in at this moment in timelurcher wrote: ↑12 Jul 2020, 22:40before covid jon wells was adamant that it would still go ahead but is taking longer than expected. he actually said that we don't need a plan "B" as we'll get the new ground.the happy hooker9 wrote: ↑12 Jul 2020, 18:52 How much longer do we obsfucate, bluster and go round in circles re Wheldon Road development.
This issue has a longer track record, of what might have been, than our failure to win the footy world cup again.
Remember Whitwood, Glass Houghton Mk1 aka Richard's folly, now we have the stalled Glass Houghton Mk2......with the current health pandemic and economic downturn any one who thinks this will go ahead needs a reality check.
So, what is our plan B?is there one? as has been mentioned if the capers can revitalise PO Road why can't we?
64M dollar question is cash, have we thought about phased, staged development, have we approached WMDC for a loan to say extend Main stand at each end thus complying with minimum seating requirements
It seems every man and his dog can get a loan from them except us, the abomination that is the Hepworth, Trinity a loan to buy ground at exorbitant cost.
We scotch the perennial embarrassing criticism of toilets and facilities from visiting supporters.
I'm afraid that in the current climate we've missed the boat perhaps with a WMDC loan, so Castleford BoD what are you doing?
If no action is forthcoming then we may not have a problem come 2022
when by all 'in the know' suggest a revue of SL will take place and our SL place could be in jepody
jo brand is eddie warings love child
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Yes hope your right
Young Warrington hooker Danny Walker voted it his favourite ground to play on ...on a online QandA I saw sure there's a lot more think same as well
Young Warrington hooker Danny Walker voted it his favourite ground to play on ...on a online QandA I saw sure there's a lot more think same as well
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thats why i started the reply with them
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