saints are to play a season at the stobart, according to the phone in last night

Fingerpost will LOVE that !!

Gypos

listen again is available, i think it is more like half a season

Old news.

Does that invalidate it from discussion then? Oh well best lock the thread if so...

Old news? They saw fit to discuss last night hence my post on here, i'd say it was current and future news considering that there is nothing formally agreed or announced yet

Let's discuss it then.

So Rich, what do you think about the prospect of Saints playing at the Stobart Stadium?

Come on yooooooou saaaaaiiinttts burrrrrrrrr

Shouldn't do our franchise hopes any harm whatsoever, as long as their stay at Widnes goes without any major hitches.

On the other hand, if Saints can fill the Stobart and we can't four years down the line, what does it say for the growth prospects of the Vikings as a SL entity?

I hope that your fans and wonderful stadium will make us feel welcome.

Saints may only fill the Stobart against the likes of Wigan & Wire & possibly Leeds - they don't really get attendances to trouble our capacity in any other games TBH.

We, due to our demographic possibly won't fill it unless we become successful on the field and host major play off games. That however should not be seen as a slur on our prospects.

If elected to SL, we will see an instant leap of 50% in our attendances. We will continue to grow in subsequent seasons but not at the same rates dependant upon success.

If we can show the RFL that we have grown in a short space of time compared to contemporaries then we should see this as success in the short term.

Build on that and in the medium/long term we can expect on field success and with that comes further growth.

There's been lots of panic on Trustinwidnes I've noticed. Almost all of which unnecessary, but one point did make me think.

Will the casual Widnes supporters (those being the ones we hope and expect to attract back to the club if we are in SL) and other intrigued members of the Widnes / Runcorn public become St Helens fans if the club moves to the area?

Imagine if Widnes hosts the Saints Wigan derby, or Saints Leeds. The place would be rocking and the quality of rugby on the field will be as good as anyone in the Borough will have seen since the early 90s.