Maybe the RFL should concentrate on having all clubs , SL and the Championship all self sustaining [ earned income , not ' gifted ' ] before trying to take over the world

Or is that idea far too sensible ?

the north stand will be done afterwards, the west probably never as it cant get planning permission because of the houses behind

not that the Spectator Sportsground of the Year particularly needs it

Perhaps by offering semi-pro clubs funding for a full time marketing operation to increase income from corporate sponsorship streams?

only if caddick doesn't win the contract and lets face it, thats not going to happen

Were YCCC not concentrating their efforts on other parts of their ground first or has that now been done?

That is where we differ on opinion

Corporate Sponsorship tends to be a short term or yearly commitment , whereas a ' fan ' tends to be a longer commitment

Also it is easier to get corporate support if you already have a healthy fan base to advertise to

However having a good corporate support does not equally equate to bringing in ' Fans '

Horses for courses and all that , when you have a full stadium then you look at extra ' value ' support

Plus the RFL money was to attract specifically ' investment ' rather than ' sponsoship '

Sponsors normally expect a return [ if they get anywhere near their money back they have done well at Championship level , most is done for ' love ' ] but it was specifically just ' investment ' ie rich people with money to ' burn '

can visiting fans to headingly have the east stand then?? protect us from the weather now and again

they are currently doing another part of their ground, the original plan was to rebuild the north stand, and in a way it is fortunate the issues re the southstand have come to light now, when the YCCC had other priorities anyway

currently YCCC are doing the pavillion at their north stand (the rl north stand backs onto the cricket southstand)

the RL northstand redevelopment will need YCCC co-operation

Thats as I understood it to be and that YCCC were not in too much of a rush to get it done because they'd not long ago got a loan from the Council for other works.

It makes no difference to me as I'm just as happy watching RL at Barrow or Old Trafford (so I'm not trolling), but it could be a while until its done then?

well i would expect that something will be pretty much set to go ahead within about 5 years,

next year the southstand almost certainly will be rebuilt, the safety certification it got post-structural damage, would last for only two years, the second of which is next year, so something will need to be done in the next off-season,

i would hope, 3/4 years after that, we would be in a position to look at the north stand