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[Keith Nutter]

As a result of unexpected football commitments at Bramall Lane, Sheffield Eagles has changed the venue of their Championship fixture against Barrow Raiders on Sunday 14^th April, 2013 to the Don Valley Stadium (kick off 3pm). Barrow Raiders was happy to agree to this change.

[Plan of Attack]

Oh great Don dump AGAIN. well that's put me off going as I don't like the venue

[morty]

yup thats me out as well rubbish place to watch RL

[Gus Tyson]

yup thats me out as well rubbish place to watch RL

its ok when we used to win there!

very good side the eagles this season.

[barrowraiderskid]

I see on Sky Sports News its been announced Don Valley Stadium has been closed by Sheffield Council.

What happens now?

[Bob247]

Was that not till the end of the season

[off the wall]

see if we can buy their old floodlights on the cheap .lol

[Bob247]

What a brilliant idea if they are in good condition why not

[alba]

Last I heard they were going to demolish the stadium.

Edited by alba, 02 March 2013 - 02:27 PM.

[Michael Ashton]

On 1.00pm News today Council are closing stadium straight away. It was only built in about 2001 and Jessica Ennis did all her training there.

[topchef]

What a brilliant idea if they are in good condition why not

Yep, a very good idea.

[Bob247]

Micheal it said on 5 live that it was closing in September that was early this morning tho

[Dave W]

They have a bit of a problem now if they can't use Bramall Lane for any reason.

[mjc]

Micheal it said on 5 live that it was closing in September that was early this morning tho

yep its sept according to bbc1 breakfast tv this morn and agree it would be fantastic if we could get their lights ! surely its got to be cost effective if we could even with cost off moving them ,

[Keith Nutter]

On 1.00pm News today Council are closing stadium straight away. It was only built in about 2001 and Jessica Ennis did all her training there.

It hosted the World Student Games in 1991.

[Michael Ashton]

Sorry Keith. I must have misheard on 2 counts. First when the ground closes and secondly when it was built.
My hearing aids must need new batteries. LOL

[morty]

have the BOD tried contacting Sheffield council yet re purchasing the lights ?

1st in best dressed

Edited by morty, 03 March 2013 - 09:56 PM.

[Baaarrow]

Lee, stop being so sensible please !!!!!!!

[Keith Nutter]

Lee, stop being so sensible please !!!!!!!

I guess your natural assumption is that the BoD have no brains, or at least your sarcastic comments suggest this.

For what it is worth we made enquiries a number of weeks ago when the news first started to break but for a whole host of reasons it ain't going to happen.

Contrary to popular belief we do have our fingers on the pulse but a lack of money prohibits most things we want to do. Down the years I have seen few (if any) suggestions which haven't already been considered by the BoD.

We have most (if not all) of the answers to the club's problems but without a massive surge in income we are pretty much hamstrung. All previous boards have been in the same position more or less and there is just no easy way out of the cycle we constantly find ourselves in as a club. Hopefully we will one day break the cycle and then we can move onwards and upwards to where we all want to be.

[Michael Ashton]

Good post Keith