Stadium Press Conference

Quote: Slugger McBatt "There is a risk, I suppose, as there may be plenty of people who can get to Belle Vue easily and less so to Newmarket. On the other hand, how many people are put off from going because of Belle Vue? It is not a pretty place to spend the afternoon, whereas something shiny and new and comfortable might attract a lot more people than would be put off by the location. City centres have all the shops you tend to find in out of town developments, but people are still happy to pile into their cars.

There is also the impact of more away fans. A lot of people will be interested in seeing the new ground, and so you there will be more fans because of that.

So if you take the Wakey hardcore as 5,000 (going from Catalan and Quins attendances), even if you lose 1,000, you should make those up easily by people who are newly-attracted to the new stadium, as well as the increased away attendances, as a lot of the Wakey occasional fans may well fancy it more often.

There is also the "mate at work" factor that a new stadium brings, as people will be interested in going and maybe just need someone who they know to prompt them.

To the rest of the city, we have looked like a fading glory for many years, playing in a part of the city people don't want to visit. Now, we might look like a team on the up that the city can be proud of.

If you build it, they will come.'"

Hopefully your right and my concerns will not be realised.

Oh and i was never put off going to BV give me that over the jjb anyday!