Yes the away facilities need improving but having use of a multi-million pound stadium didn't exactly drag the wire lot to your last home game did it?

IMHO most people use facilities as an excuse not to bother and in the case of a lot of clubs it's the pot calling the kettle black.

We need to increase the capacity and the facilities but it should be overall as just ploughing resources into away facilities is false economy.

rovers need to do something poor support good away support from cas what about the 2000 or so rovers fans who just want to turn up and pay east stand allways full nobody wants to stand in the south stand even a good 200 cas fans got moved from the south stand to the north stand tonight some might say it was the best move of the night

30 if that.

I think they do. I've been a season pass holder for the last 15 years, however due to personal circumstances (no-longer living in Hull) I didn't get one this season, and whether or not I make the effort (and pay the train fair) to come to a home game usually depends on if I can get into the East Stand, (of which they are only 250 tickets on general sale per-game).

As much as I love Rovers it just isn't the same if you can't share the experience with friends/family and have a good old sing song in the East Stand by being dumped in the golf stand whilst its raining.

I've made it to more away games this year

East stand has to be a priority. With the extension we could be attracting an extra 1500 to the game (new fans who want the experience of being in the East but don't want to sit in the Nth stand with no cover). A better away fans stand would maybe bring in another 3-400 away fans on average. The away support at the KC is probably only 500 more than come to CP and for a few times is probably not much different and for at least 3 teams is no different.

The money needs to be spent where best return will be and that is the east stand. Getting an extra 1500 will basically pay for teh East stand within 2 seasons.

It was also take the couple of hundred Rovers fans that currently frequent the Nth stand because they can't get in the East and leave the Nth stand for away fans only. Get a temporary roofing structure in teh Nth stand, improve the toilets and food for that stand and everyones happy.

i thought Huddersfield brought more than Leeds did

A lot of people sit in the golf stand because they want to sit, not stand up, and can't afford season passes for the Millward Stand. Extending the East Stand is a great move, and it will sell, I think that and another temporary stand at the other side is a good move, and then hopefully survive the next franchise system (if they keep the franchise system as it is, we will get a B), and then building the great new stand that was planned.

We have to, its a scoreable factor in licensing.

I'm sure you know, it was just over 8k. Rightly or wrongly, many people [iwill[/i genuinely stay away if they can't get in the east or millward stands. Compare your attendances before and after the kc move if you want proof of that.

Increasing the east stand and covering the temporary seats (as they have done at quins) would be a good initial step to attract more support to the stadium and in the long term a new stand behind the sticks that accommodates both home and away support.

I spoke to a friend over the weekend who sits in on some of the council meetings, aparently, after a meeting last week, rovers were given the go ahead with their development plans and there could be some announments in the not to distant future.
If i hear anything more concrete (unintended pun) i will let you know.

they must be something going on they have cleared the area behind the south stand and its all flat

Mine field

I'd be amazed if 1500 people don't go to games just because they can't stand in the east stand.

Don't bother with the away fans, the turnouts at the KC are usually pish poor and if it's not your facilities they use as an excuse it will be the intimidation, roadworks on the M62, their neighbour's cat dying or some other excuse. They're just used to travelling 20 minutes or so to away games and don't like the journey

Anyway, I hear 2 bogs prescott is going to furnish the toilet facilities when the new stand is built

If they spent a week in St George, Queensland they'd soon change their mind about the inconvenience of travelling more than 20 minutes to an away game. It's 20 minutes to the nearest toilet here never mind a bloody stadium!!!