Doesn't phase 2 include a second upper tier of seating down the side with the phase 1 seating section being converted to standing?

I think that phase 2 is just an extra tier of seats along the side, and phase 3 involves adding the extra tiers behind the goals and converting the bottom tier to standing.

I'm sure the bottom tiers behind both goals will be standing only from day one.

Yes. What I meant was that phase three results in a fully standing lower tier, rather than just being standing behind the posts in the earlier phases.

All this talk of 'phases' is nonsense. That stadium will look exactly the same in 50 years time as it does on the day they finish it.

If Sale are coming I think it will happen. I'm sure rugby union clubs must have a minimum 15'000 capacity for the later stages of Heineken Cup fixtures. I can't see the stadium management company or the catering contractors wanting them to play these fixtures somewhere else.

Agreed once its built its built, peel and Salford council arn't going to spend further millions for what ?

What you see is what you get !!

Why spend all the extra money then now on the foundations for phase 2 & 3 if they have no intention of doing it? What a waste of money that would be. Perhaps they intend to expand it in 2-3 years time when they sell off or rent out the future retail?

Depend how big an impact the new stadium has on crowds and the success of the club.

Warrington have shot up to 10-11k averages with a succesful team as a result of the new stadium.

If this happens to Salford then maybe it will need to be expanded slightly. Can't see phase 3 happening though, that would make a fantastic stadium though!

I disagree with your view.

We should be thankful that we have the stadium that is being built after the problem with Red City Developments and I also think that it is a good move on behalf of Salford MDC and Peel Holdings to build phase one, first to ascertain what crowds we achieve in the first two/three seasons, and progress with phases two and three if and when they are required.

It's not just the supporters that need to be convinced that the new stadium is a viable proposition but also the council tax payers and the other investors(Peel) and I for one (who initially wanted to stay at the Willows) am looking forward to taking my seats in the west stand in 2012 season.

Mate of mine is a land lord down there and he was saying that it is the main roof support joist?? that's in real danger of bringing the whole building down, looks like it will be shut for a while.

Got to be getting yourselves in the Weathers for the Polish bottled beer and the lush caramel liquore with diet coke (tastes just like a coke floater if anyones ever have vanilla ice cream in coke before).

Still say that Eccles RL are missing a trick with their bar and that cut through near the pitches that brings you out the other side of the motorway. Bit of investment and then a small annual membership and you'd in the cloest drinking hole to the ground and also putting much needed money into a local team.

Now where I used to live if you said you had a floater you wouldn't be wanting it in a drink