York

[Simon Hall]

If our first 4 fixtures had been Whitehaven, Oldham, Batley & Sheffield, we might have had 8 points and be right up there, then this thread would have had the title "York for Super League?".

[meast]

21 hours ago, HarrogateKnights said:

Depends which way you come from, free parking is available if you know where to look (trade secrets). The park and ride goes to Monks Cross and alot of other transport options are being thought about

What i meant was, with such good transport links and various park and ride schemes, why would anyone feel the need to drive into the centre?

[HarrogateKnights]

1 hour ago, meast said:

What i meant was, with such good transport links and various park and ride schemes, why would anyone feel the need to drive into the centre?

We do each week mainly, because there are 3-4 of us and its cheaper to do that. Depends what you want from the match day experience i suppose 

[Gav Wilson]

1 hour ago, meast said:

What i meant was, with such good transport links and various park and ride schemes, why would anyone feel the need to drive into the centre?

So then, whats the issue with the new stadium? It's literally right next to a park & ride. 

[meast]

33 minutes ago, Gav Wilson said:

So then, whats the issue with the new stadium? It's literally right next to a park & ride. 

No issue for me, but it might be for some people who go to York on the lash and are put off by having to trek 2 miles to the stadium?

[Gav Wilson]

51 minutes ago, meast said:

No issue for me, but it might be for some people who go to York on the lash and are put off by having to trek 2 miles to the stadium?

It's 2 miles. Ten minutes in a car or a 40 minute walk on a sunny day. Huntington isn't much of a 'trek' from the city centre and there are plenty of bus services that go there, plus a match day shuttle that'll be implemented.

That it is a stadium miles away from anything in the middle of nowhere is a complete myth. Brand new stadium just aren't built in city centres anymore, nor should they be. 

[Lowdesert]

4 minutes ago, Gav Wilson said:

It's 2 miles. Ten minutes in a car or a 40 minute walk on a sunny day. Huntington isn't much of a 'trek' from the city centre and there are plenty of bus services that go there, plus a match day shuttle that'll be implemented.

That it is a stadium miles away from anything in the middle of nowhere is a complete myth. Brand new stadium just aren't built in city centres anymore, nor should they be. 

Plus, it’s a nice place to be. 

[Sir Kevin Sinfield]

1 hour ago, meast said:

No issue for me, but it might be for some people who go to York on the lash and are put off by having to trek 2 miles to the stadium?

It’ll be about £3-£4 in an Uber 

[MADREDNIGE]

Having read comments in the York Evening Press from fans things arnt too good with parking. Two hours and strictly controlled, not much time to attend a game and shop or a meal, cinema, bowling etc. Hopefully it will be looked into (unless it as already been changed). Looking forward to going to the new stadium but will miss Bootham Crescent. 

[Gav Wilson]

5 minutes ago, MADREDNIGE said:

Having read comments in the York Evening Press from fans things arnt too good with parking. Two hours and strictly controlled, not much time to attend a game and shop or a meal, cinema, bowling etc. Hopefully it will be looked into (unless it as already been changed). Looking forward to going to the new stadium but will miss Bootham Crescent. 

Thats in the neighbouring Vangard shopping centre next door. The stadium itself has 400 parking spaces that will be available to buy online for £5 per game, no time restriction. (Bootham Crescent has 19 spaces)

If we're selling out 400 parking spaces every home game, we'll be doing better than I thought! 

[Hela Wigmen]

2 hours ago, Gav Wilson said:

It's 2 miles. Ten minutes in a car or a 40 minute walk on a sunny day. Huntington isn't much of a 'trek' from the city centre and there are plenty of bus services that go there, plus a match day shuttle that'll be implemented.

That it is a stadium miles away from anything in the middle of nowhere is a complete myth. Brand new stadium just aren't built in city centres anymore, nor should they be. 

How many pubs on that two mile walk?

[Sir Kevin Sinfield]

14 hours ago, Gav Wilson said:

Thats in the neighbouring Vangard shopping centre next door. The stadium itself has 400 parking spaces that will be available to buy online for £5 per game, no time restriction. (Bootham Crescent has 19 spaces)

If we're selling out 400 parking spaces every home game, we'll be doing better than I thought! 

Are there any parking restrictions at the park and ride next door, surely people can just use that 

[HarrogateKnights]

15 hours ago, Hela Wigmen said:

How many pubs on that two mile walk?

Depends which way you go but plenty to be arriving merry

[Hela Wigmen]

6 minutes ago, HarrogateKnights said:

Depends which way you go but plenty to be arriving merry

Great news. Get them in Super League. 

[Lowdesert]

2 hours ago, Sir Kevin Sinfield said:

Are there any parking restrictions at the park and ride next door, surely people can just use that 

Not at the P&R but within the Vanguard complex there is a limited time free.  Which is also the same at the Monks Cross retail park across the road.  Not sure but between the 2 of them you could have maybe 4-5 hours in total.

There are places locally when you can park free and walk down. 

[Eddie]

On 12/03/2020 at 08:51, Hela Wigmen said:

Great news. Get them in Super League. 

That’s a good idea actually, P&R could be decided on the quality of drinking and nights out in the town the club are based in. Newcastle Thunder and Sheffield Eagles would be straight in, Warrington and Cas would be in trouble though. 

[Hopping Mad]

On 11/03/2020 at 14:04, Gav Wilson said:

That it is a stadium miles away from anything in the middle of nowhere is a complete myth. 

Maybe an unfortunate hangover from when Huntington Stadium opened (on the same site as the LNER Community Stadium, for those who don't know)? There wasn't much infrastructure near the new stadium in 1990 and, of course, it was said to be in Ryedale (which, technically, it was). The club calling itself Ryedale-York for a season or two probably strengthened non-residents' impression the stadium was somewhere near Malton or Pickering!

[Chris Taylor]

Talking about York, massive congratulations to Tim Spears (who if plays this weekend) will play his 400th career game. 

One of the most respected forwards in the Championship, hard as nails - but a genuinely top person too. 

Good luck and enjoy the game Tim.

 

[HarrogateKnights]

54 minutes ago, Chris Taylor said:

Talking about York, massive congratulations to Tim Spears (who if plays this weekend) will play his 400th career game. 

One of the most respected forwards in the Championship, hard as nails - but a genuinely top person too. 

Good luck and enjoy the game Tim.

 

100% this been fantastic for us

[marklaspalmas]

1 hour ago, Chris Taylor said:

Talking about York, massive congratulations to Tim Spears (who if plays this weekend) will play his 400th career game. 

One of the most respected forwards in the Championship, hard as nails - but a genuinely top person too. 

Good luck and enjoy the game Tim.

 

A great servant to Fev. Well done Britney.