Leyther_Matt

Fair point, here’s hoping Think the stadium ownership model has changed a bit since then with the football club having more influence, but could be wrong. Plus I suppose it was a much smaller capacity when they first moved in

Particularly given it was sold out against HKR with a smaller away following. Bit weird , really.

Wouldn’t expect the Leigh allocation to sell out, but certainly 650-700 which is the most we’ve taken there in a while. Hoping the rain holds off as I’m planning on seeing what Craven Streat has to offer!

You were a regular on RLFans too if memory serves me right? Still in touch with a fair few Salford fans from those days.

Come on, now. Let’s have it right. There’s not a minute where anyone can claim that IMG are running at higher standards than multi billion organisations such as the Premier League and UEFA and keep a straight face. UEFA categorise their stadiums btw, so naturally their standards for competition hosts are very different to a Europa League qualifier for example.

The screen at LSV was designed to UEFA standards for the Women’s Euros…..and failed with IMG

I think these days people can underestimate how much of a game changer the old message boards were for the clubs. I remember Darren Abram in his time as Leigh coach pleading with fans not to post speculation about team selections as other clubs routinely checked the forums for injury rumours etc

Joined in June 2004, which was ironically the month I started work for the first time Had been on RLFans for a good couple of years prior to that, and only started using here more frequently once the lunatics finally overran the place Facebook groups - and I don’t go anywhere near those - have largely killed off the club-centric forums across RL, but I do tend to find it’s a nice medium on here

Incredible turnaround that may have won a few quid for some people! Shame it wasn’t on the proper BBC channels as it turned in to a cracker for the neutral Not quite Salford 1996, but a sizeable shock all the same

9,287 so fairly respectable although 1,000+ Hull fans helped boost it Anything less than 16k doesn’t ever look great there tbh Does feel like they were a bit late in the day in promoting the reduced prices, mind

Wouldn’t the opposite make sense given the photos are coming from the home sections? They do seem to be a bit sporadic though

Have HKR got the full North Stand, plus the north east corner up to the segregation fence, or have FC got some of the North, too?

Surprised it was as low as that, looked decent in the ground. And the Hull crowd are the loudest of the lot when they’re in the mood. They’d be such a force in the game (with gates to match) if somebody can figure out how to stop them being such a basket case!

Just got back. Driving with mon flu might not have been a good idea, feel like I played all 90 minutes! Wasn’t helped by spending half the journey expecting to be pulled over for the theft of a point….

Australia had too many strong areas and needed to consolidate. We don’t have that luxury and, with that, all viable comparisons end.

RLWC games have shown that dead rubbers don’t matter if people are committed in advance. Imagine - just imagine - we’re going in at 1-1 and nobody can get a ticket. Imagine, IMAGINE we actually finally win the thing and the players are parading in front of a pee wet through Western Terrace

Happy with Wembley. Would have preferred Spurs, but at least it isn’t West Ham. Everton, fantastic Headingley? Words fail me. Such a poor look to be going to a sub-20,000 crowd for what should be the pinnacle of games we could ever host outside of a RLWC Final.

West Stand at Craven Park is one of the best specs in RL I reckon. Ironically, The Well downstairs from it is one of the worst.

Pre-match I was a bit concerned we wouldn’t cover the eight point handicap, but it was all a bit of a no contest in the end. Loved Hanley’s last try when he sent the full back for a hot dog - poor defensive read earlier in the play down the middle, for me. Catalans just didn’t look up for the battle one bit. They seem to go through these phases every few years and I think Monseiur McNamara might have a job on his hands trying to turn it round.

8,011 announced at Leigh v Catalans tonight

Saving a fortune in try bonuses & win bonuses

I was streaming the Hibs game on Saturday on Premier Sports (remember them?) and it was actually running ahead of Flash Scores which is almost unheard of as they use the same feed as the bookies which obviously has to be almost instant

Indeed, it is the holding capacity that is the issue in the North Stand (and funnily enough the same for the reduction in capacity in the North Stand at Wigan, both of which I’ve previously done calculations for). The (literal) couple of games where the full capacity has been utilised was enabled by using the north east and north west corners to increase the concourse footprint and required special permission. This has since never actually been applied for and I don’t think would be suitable now given the size of the crowds in the East and West Stands, along with the risk of migration to an already full North Stand. I think the only practical way would be to create an outdoor extension to the rear of the stand which I have seen at a few football grounds but would be complicated by the area immediately outside of the stand behind a public right of way. The messaging of a sold out North Stand is possibly more beneficial than being able to increase capacity mid season tbh. Fantastic discussion to be having, all the same.

Yes, particularly in an away end where you’ve got a general unfamiliarity with the seats, people not being in the habit of buying their tickets to be sat together etc. I tend to see both sides of it in football - Bolton away games the reserved seating is rarely adhered to, even in a sell out, whereas I’m currently sat having a pint at Stansted en route to Dundee Utd v Hibs where I know reserved seating will be very much observed in the away end, even though it’s sold out. Yes it does. Although there’s an extra dozen or so seats (effectively 1 extra seat per box) that aren’t used, again to get over the 12,000 capacity for licensing, but the fire regs only permit 10 people in each single box. The main wins would be to have some outside the box thinking on being able to utilise the extra capacity in the North and consider removing the stage and the complications that brings. In reality I think it’s better to go with the lower capacity and push more tighter to a sell out (particularly given the messaging about members only in the North etc)

It was initially under 12,000 but the licensing process saw a random half dozen in the East(!) to take capacity to 12,005. Seats were then put in the South around the camera gantry which took capacity to 12,168 and then three seats were lost with the new screen to take it to 12,165 which includes the unused 882 and the padded seats in Blocks E & F. In the immediate pre-Covid these were used for bookings in the banqueting suite (although invariably people preferred to watch from the window rather than walk downstairs then half the length of the pitch). Covid restrictions then meant it was restricted to non playing players and I think that’s largely still the case apart from a few invited guests and any media overflow from the desks in the middle. Can’t remember what I had for breakfast this morning though.