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Apart from the toilets what improvements would you like to see I think the main stand needs attention and the scoreboard which Hardly works and the loudspeaker system that’s not worked for years.
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A brand new main stand the total
Length of the field would be a good start.
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the main stand needs replacing before it becomes a listed building it would not look out of place in the Beamish museum anyone know when it was put up ??
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New roofing on Roofing/Side Cladding on the Wheldon Road End, new toilet and catering blocks also in these areas. New PA system, new flood light towers, 1 in each corner, remove the old security fence surrounding pitch and upgrade .
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make the ground full size by moving back & renewing the railway end terracing & a new main stand, thats 5 million gone
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Something akin to what you suggest has to be the aim if we’re going to stay at wheldon rd & do incremental works. Anything like replacing old for new (other than perhaps floodlights) is a complete waste of time & money.
I was only thinking the other day that if we had put around £75,000 away by signing one less player every year for the last 10 years; we’d probably be sat on around £8 million! I feel like I’m missing something though; Surely it can’t be as easy as that!
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You are right - it is not that simple. 75000 saved for 10 years gives the club 3/4 million not 8 million.
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No excuses; I don’t know what I was thinking!
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Be a damn good interest rate throughout the globes biggest financial problems to get to £8,000,000 from £75,000 per year
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Doubt it’s anywhere near enough for a new main stand, particularly as there will be demolition and removal costs before new build can start
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Toilets
Changing rooms
Seating stand
Princess Street
Need to be the 4 main focus points. The seating stand is going to be most expensive. Not sure it can be saved and to knock down and rebuild will be a hell of a lot of money.
Changing rooms
Seating stand
Princess Street
Need to be the 4 main focus points. The seating stand is going to be most expensive. Not sure it can be saved and to knock down and rebuild will be a hell of a lot of money.
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not forgetting hospitality boxes etc?
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With that £75K you could have signed Corey Hall. (If you know you know )
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If theres only so much money, say 8m. Can we build a full length stand with better changing rooms and catering facilities? I'm not so sure.
So I'd build under the stand and towards the training field. Incorporating new changing rooms and showers, a new dining facility and better stuff for the corporate guests. And new toilets at each end.
If theres any money left, try to get be cantilever roofing all round and get rid of the stantions.
The rest we can sort ourselves like be terraces etc
So I'd build under the stand and towards the training field. Incorporating new changing rooms and showers, a new dining facility and better stuff for the corporate guests. And new toilets at each end.
If theres any money left, try to get be cantilever roofing all round and get rid of the stantions.
The rest we can sort ourselves like be terraces etc
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mart0042 wrote: ↑22 Nov 2021, 14:00 If theres only so much money, say 8m. Can we build a full length stand with better changing rooms and catering facilities? I'm not so sure.
So I'd build under the stand and towards the training field. Incorporating new changing rooms and showers, a new dining facility and better stuff for the corporate guests. And new toilets at each end.
If theres any money left, try to get be cantilever roofing all round and get rid of the stantions.
The rest we can sort ourselves like be terraces etc
And it can all be done without losing capacity
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Where's 8million come from ? 2 million will be what we get if it's voted through as expected
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There’s article in rugby league express today on Wakefield’s upgrade and there saying the vast amount is hopefully coming from the Newmarket site planning for Wakefield’s improvements and newmarket plans will be seen in December on the same day
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Can WR be made fit for purpose? i'm not so sure. Stadia nowadays have to be 7 day operations - healthclubs, gyms, Conference Facilities and so on that's where clubs can make money, i'm just not sure WR is in the right place for such activity.
If we get 2M from the council and sell the Land at WR for a further million we would be at 3M. If we discharge Axiom of any S106 obligation regardless of what is built in the future then we could get the land and another 2M from them (got to be a good gamble for them Vs the 10M cost they are fully liable for.) So halfway there and with the land. It may have to be a staged build at Glasshoughton but in my opinion we need to planning for the future not trying to keep an outdated and incredibly costly old ground on it's feet.
Love WR and if we spend the 2 Million on it then it's still good news - Just think we need to consider other options before we order those new toilet doors.
If we get 2M from the council and sell the Land at WR for a further million we would be at 3M. If we discharge Axiom of any S106 obligation regardless of what is built in the future then we could get the land and another 2M from them (got to be a good gamble for them Vs the 10M cost they are fully liable for.) So halfway there and with the land. It may have to be a staged build at Glasshoughton but in my opinion we need to planning for the future not trying to keep an outdated and incredibly costly old ground on it's feet.
Love WR and if we spend the 2 Million on it then it's still good news - Just think we need to consider other options before we order those new toilet doors.
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I have always said that even with a new stadium the income streams may not be as great as people may think.
Trying to sell Castleford as a conference venue was always going to be a tough ask.
Since Covid-19 people are more and more using other media for training and meetings this will probably become the norm.
If the corporate facilities are improved it may earn more on match days but l don't see a lot of call other than that.
So it may be necessary to look at alternative options to bring in extra cash.
Over to the marketing department.
Trying to sell Castleford as a conference venue was always going to be a tough ask.
Since Covid-19 people are more and more using other media for training and meetings this will probably become the norm.
If the corporate facilities are improved it may earn more on match days but l don't see a lot of call other than that.
So it may be necessary to look at alternative options to bring in extra cash.
Over to the marketing department.
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I too always get the feeling too much emphasis is placed on a 365 days operation of a new ground but I do look at Fev who aren't a 7 days a week operation but certainly make the most of what they have.casjunction wrote: ↑22 Nov 2021, 19:14 I have always said that even with a new stadium the income streams may not be as great as people may think.
Trying to sell Castleford as a conference venue was always going to be a tough ask.
Since Covid-19 people are more and more using other media for training and meetings this will probably become the norm.
If the corporate facilities are improved it may earn more on match days but l don't see a lot of call other than that.
So it may be necessary to look at alternative options to bring in extra cash.
Over to the marketing department.
Not only do they host Wakefield FC games (and practise) but they also host many RL finals from junior competitions to open age and beyond.
They also use their clubhouse to host events and have had darts nights, evenings with well know sports personalities and so on. This is on top of the venue being used for other functions such as weddings, etc.
A new main stand at Cas should allow many of the above events and provide income throughout the year even, if it's not every day.
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