Not cheap workmanship per se, just a quick fix. The North Stand was originally built to accommodate seating but for whatever reason, the plan changed and it was decided to have it as a standing terrace. The design was amended with large concrete blocks that transformed the area required to fit a seat in, into 2 steps.

These blocks are feckin' huge and very heavy so they wont be loose but if you have a look at the terracing in the NS there are some gaps at the back of these blocks that might require a bit of reduction. Apart from that it all looked pretty solid when I was on there a few months back, I'm not an expert but there was nothing obvious and I can't see a few month making that much difference.

easy n quick job then?

Employ some Polish builders no problem

Pfft, we're talking of the council here, put the contract out to tender, faff about etc.

The small chance we have of getting into superleague is now ZERO though, as the council will deem the structure unsafe & our ground capacity will be reduced under SL requirements

Having just watch boots n all when they was advertising the game on sky tomorrow they didnt mention that SL season ticket holders get in for free which they should have done a big own goal SKY

According to tonight's Worrier a further six figure sum is needed to be spent on the ground as "the North and South stands are showing their age" they are 10 years old maximum FFS. In the present financial climate I think the North Stand will be closed for an awfull long time.

Can't we just call in the extended warranty?

We won't be needing them for a long time anyway.

The Victorians built underground tunnels to withstand the onslaught of that population's crap and pizz. Over 100 years later and 4 times the population those tunnels still withstand our crap and pizz. We've become a nation of cheap merchants. 50 year old tower blocks being demolished. 10 year old motorways being ripped up and re-laid. We've become the type of spiv nation that we all used to laugh at decades ago.

It's all Murdoch's fault of course.

Where's the best place to park, i've parked down a small lane near the ground before, near a car sales or something if i remember rightly.

there is loads on on street parking around the ground you wont have a problem especially that time of the evening

You're not a Widnes coach driver are you ?


Oh, how we like to laugh at such memories !

Cheers

Me and my friend are getting the train from Huddersfield this evening to come up, whats are some good watering holes by the Shay? Never been before.

Just turn left when you leave the station, 3 pub pub crawl, Pumproom, 1st pub on right, follow main road, 3 Pidgeons left, then Shay Hotel on right outside ground

Thankya very much.

Hoping for a good game tonight, not been to a Championship match before.

Just go to the first 2, skip The Shay, big let down after the others