No there wasn't which is why I remain hopeful, whilst acknowledging I'm speculating with someone else's money! 

me too! lets see, regardless the improvements keep coming....

Excellent news. Just getting rid of the containers and creating more of a noisy shed atmosphere for away fans will hugely improve the experience. Should get a bit more standing room at the back too. 


Does anyone have any indication of a timeframe for it? May have been mentioned above so apologies.

Butcher: Excellent news. Just getting rid of the containers and creating more of a noisy shed atmosphere for away fans will hugely improve the experience. Should get a bit more standing room at the back too.  Does anyone have any indication of a timeframe for it? May have been mentioned above so apologies. Planning approval documents, Work has to start within 3 years.Click on link. https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fplanning.wakefield.gov.uk%2Fonline-applications%2Ffiles%2FD38B30301E157E45FB3197D8BE84E090%2Fpdf%2F24_02021_FUL--2596065.pdf%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAYnJpZBEwdVNaT1pRdDJIYmJtMHNxWQEeMgwDPp1Yd17C9afFiE-dde7raro-xwmj6ik7rYGYEjiNHBJQtmH2zv5zR0k_aem_D3ffyk5N4uJO63IHNBjYHQ&h=AT3duxlOo00m68-n8o1KuHl_Pvcnh-3L3VzEeXZ_4ADvg-WhuqdI-ymHNkeVdclk3h4njcRPASi8fW9qs2KWOX0d4UNqxWD6l1EWFMzQMU6n_fXIfL-D9mrMHpM90H3QkoviIaIXXQ&__tn__=H-R&c%5B0%5D=AT22-gSs7JvNaHs2b2Gl91bufuGXcWTMca8fSpmQQkbnIyS29i5-Wwb1_HclnSegSU5qyrWnZ6LLl-C8WVQGWuEKWT9PnfV_r2R03_uBV3JLsXOOBmlGJnsioimump5Yk-FP7eo_I4ZH0Pf6YtN77edpKQ2Wle6dUqZZI-wwjv9YpeMzVA

Butcher: Excellent news. Just getting rid of the containers and creating more of a noisy shed atmosphere for away fans will hugely improve the experience. Should get a bit more standing room at the back too.  Does anyone have any indication of a timeframe for it? May have been mentioned above so apologies. Planning approval documents, Work has to start within 3 years.Click on link. https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fplanning.wakefield.gov.uk%2Fonline-applications%2Ffiles%2FD38B30301E157E45FB3197D8BE84E090%2Fpdf%2F24_02021_FUL--2596065.pdf%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAYnJpZBEwdVNaT1pRdDJIYmJtMHNxWQEeMgwDPp1Yd17C9afFiE-dde7raro-xwmj6ik7rYGYEjiNHBJQtmH2zv5zR0k_aem_D3ffyk5N4uJO63IHNBjYHQ&h=AT3duxlOo00m68-n8o1KuHl_Pvcnh-3L3VzEeXZ_4ADvg-WhuqdI-ymHNkeVdclk3h4njcRPASi8fW9qs2KWOX0d4UNqxWD6l1EWFMzQMU6n_fXIfL-D9mrMHpM90H3QkoviIaIXXQ&__tn__=H-R&c%5B0%5D=AT22-gSs7JvNaHs2b2Gl91bufuGXcWTMca8fSpmQQkbnIyS29i5-Wwb1_HclnSegSU5qyrWnZ6LLl-C8WVQGWuEKWT9PnfV_r2R03_uBV3JLsXOOBmlGJnsioimump5Yk-FP7eo_I4ZH0Pf6YtN77edpKQ2Wle6dUqZZI-wwjv9YpeMzVA

https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/matt-ellis-outlines-wakefield-trinity-stadium-plans-with-one-crucial-caveat-5194058 Again spending someone's money, but I'd like to see the NS improvement come before we're averaging 9k. In fact I'd like to think it would go some way to getting us to that figure.

https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/matt-ellis-outlines-wakefield-trinity-stadium-plans-with-one-crucial-caveat-5194058 Again spending someone's money, but I'd like to see the NS improvement come before we're averaging 9k. In fact I'd like to think it would go some way to getting us to that figure.

Great article that, lays out his plans very clearly. Capacity's up to 9,200 now. South east corner being converted into club shop and cafe by 2026. Cracking on with west stand roof, gantry and hopefully new terracing (by 2026?). North stand extension when crowds are up to 9,000, which would take us up to 11,000 capacity. What a ground that would be.

Then in the unlikely event we'd ever need more capacity, I suppose we'd build a new stand on the south side.

So does that mean that the capacity now is 9k? 

9,200

Pipe dream I know... but if we was ever going to build a stand in the south. I'd love to see something like the East stand at Headingly, with the standing below and the seating above with hospitality in it. Something along those lines 

Absolutely. I suppose that's the dream - still plenty of space to accommodate sponsors and players, but with seating and standing to increase capacity. But with the money already spent on improving the boxes and the terrace in front, I suppose it'd only be considered if things skyrocket. But why not dream!


All these planning processes are great because they show the limitations of the ground as well as the potential. The West stand works alone will make an enormous difference to how the ground feels and sounds on game day, but the planning objections/revisions show that's about as much we can improve and increase the capacity on that side. It'll be a great away shed. Same regarding the north stand - the planning shows we can get another 2,000 in there, using all the space behind it and making it a proper 'spion kop'. After that, as Ellis says, we're landlocked. 

The difficult part to me is, the bigger in attendance terms you make the west, the harder it is to get capacity, as you are relying on away support.
If part of that was for Wakefield supporters we could build our fan Base and see the results in attendance.
It would be a shame to sell out all parts of the ground but still have 1000 spare when Catalan or Huddersfield come to town.


Where the away support area is seated like at HullKR, it's easier to segregate and switch where the tickets start.