It's better then the Willows but not impressed with Salford new ground, how long before someone having a wee or getting a beer gets hit by a ball!!!!

They've got one really big stand which would look alright if it wasn't in the same ground as 3 tiny stands which wouldn't look out of place at a lower league football ground!

The Willows was miles better for me, there are few stands in RL where you could get such a good view as on the North Stand there.

We had a good tour round the main stand whilst they were trying to find out where we should be going and it's very nice in there and absolutely huge!! (And then we had to climb up one of those metal ladder type things to get to the gantry - just weird).

However, I thought the other stands looked like a bit of an afterthought, they didn't really match and looked as though they'd run out of money and scrabbled together something that 'would do'.

LSV for me - it's a lovely neat little stadium.

Aye I agree there. The original plan for years was to have a 20,000 capacity stadium, which looked great going off the computer drawings etc. But when Red City Developments went pear-shaped, we had to settle for the one we've got now. And then were told we can't stand along the touchline like at The Willows. And then the blue seats. And then getting beat by yous in the first game (absolutely no disrespect, fully deserved win, but very disappointing for us).

If we end up sharing with Sale, it'll probably get expanded to 20k eventually. I've not seen any plans of what it'd look like then.

The East stand at the LSV is a dedicated TV Gantry, and it has a couple of lifts to also provide a platform for wheelchairs.

Seems like saleford have tried to put it all in the main stand, to try to make it look impressive.
It was said when the LSV was built that it is the blueprint for future stadia, seems like peel holdings weren't listening.
We have Desso Grassmaster pitch, undersoil heating, high def floodlights to name a few.
Barton doesn't boast
any of this, and neither does Langtree Park for that matter!

Agree with everything Mish has said.

From the outside the Main stand looks impressive , but other than that its just 3 sheds with terracing, opposite the main stand , the seated fans will get wet when it rains ,ive seen better electronics on Watches than the score board , i can see this ground staging Internationals like the LSV.

I assume your 't' button is on the blink?!

And the LSV cost less than £20 million. I think.

Eh?? You said "i can see this ground staging Internationals like the LSV". I suggested you'd missed a 't' (meaning it should've said "can't see this ground staging Internationals"icon_wink.gif?!?

Come along to the Goose on Leigh Home match days for a Drink ,Charlie is Buying .

£17.5m I believe.

Thanks Michael. I would say that the new Salford ground had cost less than ours. Did you see that excuse for a scoreboard.