Even if the club could, I really don't see where the commercial return would be for them.

Unless they could demonstrate that an excessive number of '1-2 time a year customers' were actively put off from visiting Headingley, there isn't any justification for doing it.

And given that we're a predominantly summer sport and given that Warrington have already sold 7 coaches for Thursday's game, I don't think that's the case.

Per the 2011 planning application for the new South Stand at that time, capacity broke down as:

North Stand: 5,176 seats (inc paddock)
South Stand: 6,000 standing (reduced from 8,000 due to the HSE inspection, might have gone back up now after the remedial work)
Carnegie Stand: 2,500 standing, 1,851 seats
Western Terrace: 5,000 standing

So 13,500 standing and just over 7,000 seats at that point in time.

The new North Stand has 3,800 seats and there will be an additional 2,200 in the new South Stand, giving 7,850 seats in total

There will be space for 5,500 standing in the new South Stand, meaning 13,000 standing spaces in the ground overall and a total capacity of roughly 20,850. How often have Leeds even come close to challenging that figure in recent seasons?

I've been in headingley late 80's and early 90's when 26k (Widnes I think) Bulls/northern 24k

Unfortunately health and safety post hillsborough will simply not allow those over crowded terrace any more. Unless/untill we can redevelep the western terrace the ground will be stuck at around 21k but with more and more scaceious comphy seats and more and better corperate hospitality.

I thought it was 8,000?
IIRC it was 10,000 but several years ago it was reduced due to the safety concerns with the stand.
I may be wrong about that though, it's just a vague recollection.

I wonder if it would be worth exploring a removeable shelter for the Away Fans? Or something with a Transparent Roof?

I'm sure there will be lots more info coming out about what will be inside the South stand .I wonder if the idea of a museum will be resurrected .Phil Holmes has just posted on FB that the foundation has donated 5k to Johns statue and he said an announcement is imminent

I understand the sentiment behind wishing to see a museum in the south stand but it would get much better exposure in my view if was to be located in the new joint stand, preferably co-located with the cricket museum.
The shared nature of the ground is what makes it really special.
By all means have an honours wall included in the new South Stand & any statue(s) should be placed on this side of the ground too.

Nice one

Closest to the 20k mark in recent seasons was the 19,997 vs Saints in 2009 but that was the penultimate game of the season with both level on points with the winner almost certain to win the LLS.

Last year we got 18.3k vs Wigan and 18.5k vs Saints. Will be interesting to if we can break the 19k mark and push towards 20k this year for those games as surely we've sold more season tickets this year than last year considering the varying feel good factor now compared to 12 months ago and e entertaining rugby we're playing, could hinge on the form for both teams going into those games though.

A new ALL STANDING South Stand will do just fine. PLEASE, no seats in this stand. Whatever the North Standers might say, this is the heartbeat of the support on match days.

Arsenal's Emirates Stadium has murals around it of a couple of dozen of their most famous players. Instead of having a blank white exterior to the new South Stand why not put up a mural on the outside of certain players/images (Hall's fist pump as he wins the LLS, McGuire diving over in the '04 GF for example).

The have up some temporary Treble winners banners featuring Sinfield, Peacock and Leuluai so why not something more permanent along those lines. Would certainly add more colour and character to the ground rather than have some bland beige exterior such as the East Stand at Elland Road.

I'm amazed that people still think all-seater stadia don't generate atmosphere, given they are very much the rule rather than the exception these days.

As is the crap atmosphere at most all seater stadiums!

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

You are aware you will still be able to stand in the south stand right?

I think what we are seeing now are just the first artist impressions and there will be more images while planning is being sought .I am sure when it's all completed there will be stuff both inside the stadium and out to remind people where they are