I'm just about ready to give up on you fella, honestly. The club have done everything they can to get us in a new stadium.

As Big Mac and Marie Rimmer stated pre-kick-off its been a real battle to get the project off and running - take that as political spin if you like but its true.

Widnes will no doubt get a tidy penny from us for use of the Halton but I suggest the cost of renting will be comparable (if not less) than the small fortune we pay for upkeep of knowsley road. Percentages of ticket sales, concessions and the additional sponsorship & corporate hospitality we can bring to what they already have will no doubt contribute towards the money we pay Widnes too. The commercial side of the club should not be affected.

IF crowds at Widnes only average 4 or 5 thousand it will be down to people like YOU. I (perhaps blindly) have faith that the majority of our fans go to home games to support the team NOT because the stadium is close to where they live.

On that point, of the ten or so people spear heading SBS, only one lived in St Helens.

Read into that what you will.

Seeing as though I travel from the Costa Del Fernhead every week it makes jack all difference to me, in fact it just means I turn left off the roundabout instead of right and I'm more comfortable when I get there.

My post was perhaps a tad dismissive of the efforts the people involved have put in. I'll let you have that one.

Whats the SBS?

I see, did you have to pay the whole lot up front or could you sign up for the DD scheme?

Thats interesting,

Wonder how they will handle main stand season ticket holders who are looking to sit alongside friends/family who currently stand up.
Would be hard if they said, Sorry folks you need to sit on the 20 yard line.

We paid up front to get it out of the way. (We decided to just get a yearly one for now ( £230 adult £161 conc. NO student conc. though so they will have to pay adult prices.) but we can get the longer term ticket next time) You can set up your DD scheme though.

Riiiight, so no early bird renewals this year then?

Here's a question.

Now, I am looking at sitting alongside the touchline from now on, behind the sticks is not for me, so I and a few others want to get decent seats together. Is there a mechanism as yet where we can choose where we want to sit or do we just blindly buy a season ticket for the stand alongside the pitch and hope for the best?

I kind of got the tale end of Tony Colquitt saying that they were unsure as yet as to whether to have reserved or unreserved seating throughout.

Yes. If you are a ground season ticket holder now. You can go to the ticket office and choose your seat but you cannot have one of the two central blocks as that is being held back for present stand season ticket holders. You have to pay up front or DD for next seasons tickets before you can choose your seat in the new stadium. The stand that would be opposite our present stand (i.e. our pop side ) is being used for corporate boxes etc.

Yes there definately is an early bird scheme. You will have to read up the leaflet though as I can't find mine at the moment.

North Stand Adult;Renewal £232,Early Bird 254,Full Price £270(275.74 after 5th Jan)
East/West Stand(Terrace)Adult;Renewal 179,Early Bird £196,Full Price £209(£213.45 after 5th Jan)

Seems a bit unfair to me that. Ideally I'd like a seat near the top on the halfway line or 40m line. Will we be denied this because of those who usually sit in the stand even though I stand in that place on the current terrace?

wasnt going to bother with a season ticket for next season but went today and got them. was able to pick our seats as we have stand tickets for this season. were very helpful in shop .