Agreed.

Truth is much as I'd like it sorted, for now the West terrace full re-vamp would be more a vanity project.

However were it to be the difference between a Grade A or B when the IMG proposals are firmed up then it may well become a priority.

The easiest way to sort it short term would be to buy some second hand temporary seating and run it from where the west terrace roof ends (that terrace is ok) and run it up to the turnstiles. You'd lose nothing in capacity but you get proper viewing angles and it would look way better, and it could well be enough to swing a Grade A.

North stand 3,500 approx
East 2,600
West 2,400 approx (mix of seats and standing
South 500 (approx 300 in the seats and 200 in the boxes

Thats 9,000 approx.

Unlikely to top that for now but should be enough to placate IMG.

Yes the end bit under the little stand is the bit that used to be affectionately known as clown corner and is OK . Like you say it's the rest that's a real issue. For the life of me I have never understood what went on back in the day when the West terrace got its makeover. Clown corner got done up at the same time, so why didn't they follow that design the full length. However when the work was done ,the ground was owned and run by Wakefield council. That tells you all you need to know because only they could be so stupid as to refurbish the terrace in such an obviously terrible way.

Anyhow it is what it is, let's hope it doesn't cost us the Grade A which is essential for the clubs future.

Thought the West Terrace little stand was courtesy of Glover.

Me too, along with the North roofing.

You might call it Clown corner, my father stood on that corner for nearly 60 years he passed in 1995 he affectionately called it Waggies corner short for Wagstaff's, I am not a historian but that could have been a shop nearby in the 30s or 40s.

The ground was owned by the council as you say Glover was the tennant he paid for the covering in the North and West terrace, it was probably so short due to the cost and future planned developments. At one point the club was considering bringing over the stand from Wilderspool for those that remember it prior to Wires current ground.

The stand was cut short so not to impact the TV camara. Sky rejected filming from the east stand as I understood it.

Yes I thought it was Glover but then again I thought it was compost corner.

I am not talking about the actual stand lid which Glover built as you rightly point out. It's the section of terracing beneath that was refurbished when WMDC pulled down the main stand and 'up graded' all the West terrace.

The extra bit terrace was added around 1990, up until then the terrace ended short of the south touchline. I thought some fans built it but might be wrong. Glover added the roof much later as far as I recall.

To most stadiums the weather and age are it’s worst enemies but in BV’s case it’s WMDC.

I couldn't make the game as I was away, anyone know what the attendance was?

Total guess but I’d say about 1800, maybe more as the flats were full as were the seats.

A decent turn out for Reece.

Total guess but I’d say about 1800, maybe more as the flats were full as were the seats.

A decent turn out for Reece.

Yes that's as I remember it too - I believe we said wanted to take the take the roof further towards the half way line (which may or may not be true) but we were stopped by Sky

You could be right, I heard in the shop this morning the attendance was 2,200. I was surprised, thought perhaps 1500, but the hospitality was full, and western terrace pretty full.

Cheers - 2,200 isn't a bad turnout if that's the correct figure.