Would people be happy with safe standing(rail seats) in a redeveloped south stand?

We get close to 20k and over a few times a year.

But with some good redevelopment in the stadium and facilities we could be close to averaging 20k every season. But as I said earlier I feel the club has really being dragging its heels in the last 5 years or so.

We'll not over 20k every year but we have had over in the recent past. And get pretty close on an annual basis

I'd like to see a two tiered with seating and boxes on top tier and safe standing on bottom.

Big problem with the south stand also is that when the crowd gets bigger than say 17k the south stand is packed in like sardines.

Not experienced it "in the flesh", although I have the others I listed.

It's a bit of a hotch-potch isn't it, much like the old Highbury? Some new bits, some older bits that had a lick of paint.

I'd say since the back end of the 90s that it has all been done over. Under the surface walking around, there are nooks and corners (if you are in the know) that are a tad 'older' but they are few and far between really.

If you are going to Magic Weekend (hope you are) you can have a look at it then

Headingley RL ground couldn't really be sold for very much what could be developed on what would be just a space between the roadside and cricket ground.I remember in the 1970s when LCC were making a serious bid for the 1978 commonwealth games they earmarked around a possible site around Wheatwood ringroad area .I think an ideal capacity for headingley after redevelopment would be 23-24K and its no good saying 'oh we don't get anywhere near that'but settling for 18k capacity is sending out the wrong messages, how many FA prem teams fill their stadiums

Just as long as the Roof in the South Stand isn't too high so it looses the Atmosphere.
I think that's why it makes Headingley one of the most Atmospheric Grounds certainly in Rugby League.

IIRC from the last planning application, the height of the South Stand would be limited to what it is now?

Any proposed development that takes Headingley to much more than 20k and the council planning department would have a fit.

Logistically, a 20k stadium in the most densely populated part of the city doesn't make a lot of sense. Headingley is already heavily congested even on non-matchdays. Encouraging 25k+ to the area is something that is very much off the LCC agenda.

Caught the end of it on look north but I am sure it mentioned that the cricket club might have to close their side of the north stand as it's unsafe? Surley if the cricket side is unsafe that would effect the north stand as well