Is a great ground, the one thing i dont like about the HJ lack of corners, i know we're half way to sorting that but i think it will make it look so much better when all four are done.

Even the name of the saints ground is good, doesn't sound like corporate sponsorship.

I hadn't heard that, and again it's a long way from the town centre.

I do!



They were awful most of last season and brought hardly any fans to the DW and we still saw a crowd of 16,426 in July.

Now that the Whinos are champions we can expect a few more of their fans to make the apparently long trek across the M62 and I think more Wiganers will turn out to see us take on the champions than turned out to see us take on an apparently bad side (though the game marked the beginning of the Whinos return to form).

An increase of only 10% will take us to 18k (18068.6, to be precise).

Simple.

Wigan
Wire
Saints
Widnes
Salford
Leigh

All clubs with top class stadia built and available for Rugby League matches in 2012, venues only Hull FC and Huddersfield (with possibly Halifax & Doncaster) to match.

Leeds still have improvements to make. The fact five thousand people stand uncovered in the rain in 2012 is disgraceful IMO.


Bradford
Hull KR
Cas
Wakey

Not up to scratch.

in 2006 we got 17,800. in 2007 , a year leeds where crowned champions the attendance was 14,557. in 2008, a year the rhino's where again crowned champions, the attendance was 14,911, In 2009, for the first ever "Big One" if I remember correctly, we did a great job and got in 20,000, the last 2 years its been 17,000 ish. also "that" playoff game got 12000, although not a great indication as we all know a lot less turn up for playoff games.. Even if we get an increase of home fans that doesn't suggest to me that we would be out of place in an 18,000 seater stadium.

I hope attendances do continue to grow to the point where we are getting 25.000 every week. But i just dont think it will ever happen, not in the near future anyway.

I'm not saying I want away from the stadium. It's great having a large stadium to use. But it isn't "our" stadium. And thats why what saints have done is great. I cant think of any modern stadium built just for rugby league that has a bigger capacity with the facilities saints now have. You could say hull, but again thats the same as the DW in that it's built with a football side who have been in the premiership in mind.

good friday shall be a good day! looking forward to it already

Agreed, Leeds, Bradford and HKR still have big improvements to make and Cas and Wakey need new grounds altogether. Nice to see all the sides on this side of the pennines in modern facilities though!

Talks are ongoing with Leeds city council ,the RFL league ,Leedsrlfc ,and Leeds united AFC about building a 50.000 all seater stadium on the Vacant Tetley's brewery site,this will be the rfl national stadium.Leeds united would play at the stadium ,but Leeds rhinos would be the main club and the rfl HQ would also be situated there.the only thing would be it would be south of the river and a little too close to Hunslet.The hotel that is being built at Elland road is only an investment for the owners of the Stadium because all that area is up for developement in the not so distant future.Do not slag me I am not trolling I am only repeating what is going round

If it's true what your saying and it is at the discussion stage it would be around 7-12 years till the stadium is played in, would be a massive boost to the sport to have our own national stadium shame it would be in Leeds though.

Obviously I dont live in Leeds now,but I am still very much in touch.The cheif excecutive of Yorkshire county Cricket club has sold out from his company which would give him funds to pay of the loan debt to leeds city council to buy their part of the ground and possibly have enough to buy out Caddick for the rugby side.I am not trolling only going what is going round .Leedsrl were disappointed when the had to scale down the plans for the south stand so its put on hold?people are putting two and two together

Nice to See Stains FIOS again with this sharing their ground with a football team stuff.

We share with a Premier League team (for now)

They'll share with a non-league NW Counties team.

Saints don't share they rent the ground out to gain income. Same as Warrington did with Liverpool reserves.