I didn't make a silly comment. I said:

"Can't believe this will be the last season with the South Stand, and probably the last season with the unique Headingley atmosphere"

And you didn't pull me up on it, you found it objectionable but didn't have the vocabulary to object in a coherent way. That's why we got the cringeworthy and inane sarcasm instead of anything relevant to what I said. And then you answered a question I didn't ask And now you're so insecure you'll just keep going on and on and on. Yes I'm aware of how internet forums work, and how people like you like to use them as a proxy for real life.

Sorry, but I can't believe this will be the last season with the South Stand, and probably the last season with the unique Headingley atmosphere. There, I said it again. Hark at me moaning on and on like I've lost a toy. Do I even know there's standing in the new south stand?

Now do we have to go through all the "jokes" and sarcasm again, or can you accept that someone on the internet is concerned that the new development might impact upon the atmosphere at Headingley? If not, just move on fella. I'm not going to be the last person to be going on about acoustics etc., and if my one line about it gets you so upset you start answering phantom questions, you'll be in for a tough time over the coming months and years.

While it is disappointing that the south stand will now incorporate seats i think the club really had no option but to include some seats to make up for the shortfall from the main stand. The seating areas are always very popular and do deliver increased revenue for the club. I imagine that the costs would have been too substantial to increase capacity in the main stand. For me the most important thing is the redevelopment goes ahead so i will be certainly supporting it in its current guise.

Leeds is unique in that it is a thriving northern city where RL is, in business quarters, seen as the top sport in the area. I work in a profession where hospitality is a big part of it &, if I chose, could be guaranteed a seat at virtually every home game. They don't come cheap & the money men expect that to be a comfortable seat with decent food & drink thrown in. Rhinos have that huge advantage over every other British SL team; it would be financial suicide to ignore it. I choose to pay to watch most games & to stand with my friends in the south stand rather than some vacuous suit. But I recognise that if we are to grow nationally & internationally it's the only way to go. I will definitely avail myself of a seat in the south stand occasionally.

All Yorksshire County Cricket do is hold a gun to leeds council head by saying we will lose test cricket status if they dont get planning permission , sick of hearing it , the media stand is awful , i agree

The only time Yorkshire have held the council to ransom is when they threatened to up sticks and move to Durkar. If anything, the balance has shifted the other way now. What are YCCC going to do if they don't get planning permission? Chuck in playing at Headingley having leveraged themselves to the eyeballs with loans to pay for the redevelopment? Hardly likely.

They use the additional income test cricket generates for the city as a positive in their planning applications, in the same way that the RL side use the chance to host internationals and Cup semi-finals as a positive in theirs..

Both sides of Headingley had become tired and in some cases unsafe and unsuitable for the 21st century. As one of the most used visitor attractions in the city, I'd be disappointed if the council weren't at least a little flexible in ensuring it was maintained to the highest possible standard and reflected well on Leeds as a whole.

YCCC must still owe LCC quite a it too