Fair enough. It doesn't alter the Plan B scenario, because we still gambled everything on Newmarket. The expenditure over two years might have been do-able, unless of course the finances were so bad that selling players was the only way to stay viable. Wasn't helped by bad business decisions, like shoving the gate price up to twenty quid and being pretty unimaginative on ticket deals. I'm sure the will was there, but maybe not the salesman's brain.

Probably quite right there, but right up until the announcement that Mr Pickles had called the plans in (and several well qualified people were telling us that wouldn't happen - even without the changes in governement policy) the gamble would have paid off. That one decision, whilst far from being the reason we were in such a precarious position, was the nail in the coffin. The events which followed were inevitable after that!

The gate price increase was a huge own-goal. I argued it at the time and got no-where. I would hope these issues would be taken up by the ST in future situations.

My biggest regret is not having a ST 3 years ago - as I firmly believe we, the supporters, could have helped keep this club afloat.

I think there are too many Legal/planning issues regarding the West Terrace to be resolved before that gets a makeover. I.A. could probably give you chapter and verse.

In any case, as it's mostly inhabited by the rougher elements within the travelling Rugby League community, the medical advice is, it's best all round not to have them coughing/wheezing/belching etc within a confined space....

The banks would have been far more lenient on us if we had a new ground being built. They would have seen that the business was moving forward and that SL status was assured. That's not really a difficult concept.

As for the ST - he would have had to listen if we had been able to secure the level of shares we had hoped for!

only one I have

'Apple pie order' never heard that one before, lights back then looked good

I think the whole ground back then looked good! What went wrong?

Just to ask nicely again, has anyone got a link to the proposals in a decent enough resolution to read the writing? I'd quite like to see it in detail.

Cheers TRT

Can anyone date the picture above?

I would guess 1967 when the first floodlightrs were installed

The picture was taken on the 2nd October 1967 two days before they were officially unveiled for the Yorkshire V Australian clash, which still probably is one of the finest games ever at BV when Carl Dooler and Neil Fox ripped the Aussies to bit's.