Jukesays I agree with a lot of what you say, we should make more of an effort as fans to talk up the club and look for the positives.

However, that needs to come from the top too (the club). For me personally - and many others - they have totally neglected and took for granted the fanbase and are now seeing the returns of that. I applaud them for investing in the squad, and for raising the age of free entry for kids and investing in a money-making facility.

But they have totally failed to ENGAGE with fans in a positive meaningful way for the last 4-5 years. It's a head-scratcher because in the early years of IL's tenure it was an area where they succeeded really well. I hope the financial headaches act as a wake up call for the future.

Quite simply, we have lost 5,000 fans on average in 6 years.

5,000 x £20 x 14 home games = £1.4m a season.

The owners of WAFC have been looking at holding concerts at the ground for the last 9/12 months (Even before the final sign off of their acquisition had been signed off).
But apart from keeping the Landlords happy which in turn may keep them off our backs I don't see how having them helps us?

Scandalous, I agree.

I've just looked further back, you quoted the wrong poster.

I agree about Williams and Springsteen.

to be fair lads ourselves at HKR have had a couple of big gigs (20k plus) at craven park over the last couple of years, as well as holding the Tommy Coyle vs Luke Campbell fight.

Craven Park is not very good acoustically however both went really well. I was at the paul heaton gig and it was fantastic really and there is something festival like about it been open air, much better atmosphere.

Long story short if we can make it work here I am sure the DW would work. However the timing with the football season would leave a very small window in the summer months

This is not good reading and although I am not an accountant I'd have to agree that if IL got fed up and walked away then you are not in a very good state of affairs monetary wise