You can definitely see where all the money has gone in that stadium. The main stand and it's corporate facilities are very plush. I saw private boxes, a massive function room (at least double the length of our big room, if not more) and even a private lounge with a couple of tables and it's own bar. Like I said in an earlier post, it's huge, and there was more staff than you could shake a stick at. They were everywhere, including one woman we spoke to who's job appeared to be to just stand outside the security room. It will cost a fortune to staff it at that level, I hope they can make it pay because other than that, I don't think it has a lot going for it.

Thanks mate. I will.

The ' massive ' function room holds 750 apparently, wether theyll ever fill it after selling the 12 , 10 seater private boxes is another thing

Apparently when their resereves played there previously thre was more on.
Im sure we got about 5000 as our ramp up game with them did'nt we?

Think it was just over 4000.

Since seen that it was actually 2,100 not the 2,800 previously mentioned.

The first game at the LSV had a crowd of 4,700 if memory serves me right.

Thats a shocking att considering we took 3/4 hundred.
I hope for there sake they get the maximum att when wigan turn up or i will start to fear for them after this season.

I have just sent an email to the LSV because there was a part of Salfords new place that really did please me. The lack of advertising hoardings close to the pitch was great and made the playing area look open and larger. Our hoardings look like an eyesore because they are half empty or have odd adverts on them. I know the place needs advertising for dosh but is there no way they good go to different parts of the stadium or even flashed up on the big screen instead of just showing the score. Some of these adverts could be up under the stands where people congregate. Anyway it was nice to see an open unobstructed playing surface.

The first few games at the LSV didn't have any advertising boards either - it won't be a permanent deal because of contractual advertisements with the league/RFL, not to mention it being a big revenue stream for the club/stadium.

Well with the number of times a season we are on TV what with finals' thursday night league games and the usual playoff game ( ) I think advertisers would want their adverts where the cameras could see them so I doubt they would be happy having them solely in the bar areas.

wont be for long Alan , all of SL teams are getting the advertising boards that move like footy clubs have these days, Ive seen this stated somewhere.

Well maybe they could sit just infront of the stand or fixed to the crush barriers. It would give people something to bang on like we used to do at HP with the hoardings on the little wall that surrounded the field.