although i loved going to those places (Leigh's 'mint-ball' adverts, Thrum Halls hill of a pitch, the weather at the Sheddings!) you can see straight away that those grounds wouldnt have lasted another 20yrs and in many cases, were serious liabilities for the clubs involved.

Really, nothing to do with Leigh being an NL1 side you dimwit.

shhhhh, Vastman, its The Championship not NL1

Well I'm converted

Plastic no frills rugby, played by plastic robot players, watched by plastic people, eating plastic food, drinking plastic beer in plastic containers, going to plastic toilets all in a plastic stadium with no atmosphere.

I've seen the future.

I'm convinced.

Why on earth did it take RL so long to see the light?

Plastic isn't bio-degradeable. It'll last forever.

Hurrah !!!

Matter of opinion - but many elements have improved a lot



who now have the chance to choose to earn a relatively decent wage while taking the risks that they once got paid barely anything for



Hmmm...same people as before, or an admittance that new people have started watching???



same crap food (just costs more)



same beer most likely, just costs more and would be in plastic containers if it was still teh Sheddings, Thrum Hall etc.



as opposed to a hole in the floor. didnt we all love that experince - i know my female family members especially did!



that isnt a health and safety deathtrap and liability costing more to maintain year on year that it could ever hope to make in income and hence, without any scope for improvement.



I agree. What it took in the 1990s was a recognition that the game was financially buggered, with decreasing attendances, run down stadiums and a society that had moved ahead of the sport by a decade or more.

You're another one who just doesn't ' get it ' , do you , if we all wanted to sit down in a comfortable seat with the best views of the game , we could just stay at home and do it , unfortunatley thats what the majority now choose to do

The soul has gone from the sport , virtually all the stadia built now are the same , they lack atmpsphere unless they are almost full , in many you no longer have the choices you had before to stand or sit where you wanted to , which stadium draws the biggest support ? , then one that is almost unchanged for 60 odd years , the one that gives you the option of standing or sitting either alongside or at the end of the pitch , the one with old style food and drink vending

And one last thing , the toilets in new stadia are not plastic , try stainless steel , believe me the females fans at Leigh much prefer the toilets at Hilton park than the LSV , visiting the LSV is very similar to visiting a modern prison in that respect

Mount Pleasant is still the best place to visit in RL. Especially in summer.

Great selection of proper good food, at affordable prices. Decent drinks you can buy without feeling ripped off. A bloody beer garden behind the stand for gods sake Best away day in RL. Who cares about the slope!

Sounds a classy world class venue.

I'm not Bazza but once again many thanks.


I have just googled Mount Pleasant (I'd never heard of the place)

The resulting photo leads me to believe they chose the name after a 'Lets find the least likely name to describe a run down looking Rugby League ground somewhere in the north of England' competition