Would it not be beneficial though to have whatever we have planned for there to be either done, or in process before the 2025 season starts.

For me, I would go with covered terracing, but the terracing to be more elevated and re laid, with a stand.

I think where ME was going with it was a similar idea to Craven Street, but surely, we'd want our own fans to utilise it, which then asks the question where do away fans go.

He spoke about a Craven Street type of approach in front of the flats.

I don't see that being an issue as most of the sun is from the other side and not the ground side. In fact in the summer months the old East stand was a right sun trap and on sunny evening games you needed sun glasses to see the game. Anyhow you never know, but these are certainly interesting times

You could leave the terracing then where it flattens at the back create a platform or raised area for media, seats or bars. For a roof, think I’ve read before that the historical height of the old west stand can help get future applications passed if it doesn’t go any higher? Might be wrong just something I’ve heard. Wonder where the funding would also come from as surely that would carry a substantial price to do anything there. But Ellis did say on the radio he wanted it done by 2025 season

Personally, money permitting, I'd buy all the houses behind the West Stand, remove the right to light isssues, create a fan zone, and go with a lower terrace with seated upper tier. I'd like to get the camera angle as high upmas possible.

Ah, but doing any upgrade of the West terrace in 2024 has the added bonuses of reducing our capacity, and thus maintaining our "utilisation" score, as well as increasing our capacity/fan comfort/facilities, for when the bigger attendances return in 2025.

Fair point, though RFL haven't decided how they are going to deal with utilisation if you close a stand.

I do like Craven Street though I'm not sure there's enough room. But I'm sure he'll make it work.

Please stop picking fights Vastman.
Really no need for it.

You make good points. Just discuss them like the rest of us please.

I believe they did PT.

An area closed for an actual, tangible, planned and in-progress development reduces capacity.

Merely closing an area of a ground because you don't want to use it/count it, does not.

Perfect. That will help us a lot.

Whatever materialisers in place of the eyesore west stand is going to be a bonus not only to the club but to me n the boss who after what seems like donkeys years in the North stand have picked our seats in the new stand courtesy of commit 6 . Never really bothered me until now ,but I’ll be looking straight at that mishmash of building structures, the sooner he pulls his thumb out and gets it flattened and a side fit for purpose rises up the better .

Were all seats available, I am asking because when the East Stand season ticket was purchased last season you also selected your seat in the new stand.

No they are not all available those who reserved seats last season will have until the 1 December to renew.