Quote: kinleycat "Like you i'm not a fan of segregation, however as i understand it the club were ordered to do something about it after the trouble at last years home fixture with cas or else we would have had more financial woes by way of a big fine.
The facilities at the ground not being the best led to the decision that the west stand was the best place to facilitate the needs of a segregated section of (away) supporters - rightly or wrongly.
like you I prefer to be stood with a mix of home and away fans, but sadly the future of the game looks to be heading in a decidedly segregated direction.
I have no knowledge of the club being ordered to segregate and am not aware of any other ground where segregation is enforced. I do know we were forced to spend money we didn't have to put up sheds we didn't need to fulfil a franchise requirement that the RFL seems to have discarded on a whim.
The club needs to look at the results of its policy last season and determine a policy for the next 2 years until we move to Newmarket that will minimise the alienation of its fans. Can I suggest the system that has worked for the first hundred or so years - just stand where you like.