Ground Standards Info

[Budgie 36]

Does anyone know the current stadium criteria for Super League, the Championship and League 1.

 

I’m aware they have been flexible over the years, do they still exist formally?

 

Be an interesting to thing for our clubs who are tenants as they may be looking for cheaper accommodation in the near future.

 

 

[Padge 5,594]

They are in the articles of association on the RFL website.

 

[Les Tonks Sidestep 2,114]

31 minutes ago, Budgie said:

Does anyone know the current stadium criteria for Super League, the Championship and League 1.

 

I’m aware they have been flexible over the years, do they still exist formally?

 

Be an interesting to thing for our clubs who are tenants as they may be looking for cheaper accommodation in the near future.

 

 

https://secure.rugby-league.com/ign_docs/FACILITYSTANDARDS2016 final PDF.pdf 

[Mr Frisky 694]

Well they let Whitehaven into the Championship so anything equal to their cabbage patch with some tin sheeting at one end seems to be acceptable..

[GUBRATS 3,648]

34 minutes ago, Mr Frisky said:

Well they let Whitehaven into the Championship so anything equal to their cabbage patch with some tin sheeting at one end seems to be acceptable..

Works in SL 

[Sir Kevin Sinfield 1,317]

14 hours ago, Budgie said:

Does anyone know the current stadium criteria for Super League, the Championship and League 1.

 

I’m aware they have been flexible over the years, do they still exist formally?

 

Be an interesting to thing for our clubs who are tenants as they may be looking for cheaper accommodation in the near future.

 

 

Any criteria must be an incredibly low standard if Wakefield’s ground meets it.

[Hela Wigmen 730]

Give me Wakefield or Cas any day over a soulless ground like Leigh or Salford. 

[georgeb1 961]

22 minutes ago, Hela Wigmen said:

Give me Wakefield or Cas any day over a soulless ground like Leigh or Salford. 

Love my visit's to the LSV  , free on site parking , cracking pub on site , great fan's , covered seating or standing what's not to like.

[GUBRATS 3,648]

19 minutes ago, Hela Wigmen said:

Give me Wakefield or Cas any day over a soulless ground like Leigh or Salford. 

Or a Wigan ,Hull or Huddersfield , or a wedding venue like London even 

[GUBRATS 3,648]

1 minute ago, georgeb1 said:

Love my visit's to the LSV  , free on site parking , cracking pub on site , great fan's , covered seating or standing what's not to like.

Only thing missing at Leigh is another 3 or 4 thousand fans and it's a great venue and a good atmosphere 

[Gooleboy 855]

1 hour ago, GUBRATS said:

Or a Wigan ,Hull or Huddersfield , or a wedding venue like London even 

Agreed, big Football Stadiums aren't great for Club RL. Wigan RL don't seem to have much identity at the DW, it seems more about Wigan Athletic FC.

[Mr Frisky 694]

6 hours ago, Gooleboy said:

Agreed, big Football Stadiums aren't great for Club RL. Wigan RL don't seem to have much identity at the DW, it seems more about Wigan Athletic FC.

I think rail seats at the home end at least is a must- They can be seats for Soccer and converted to safe standing for RL.

It would then be a true multi use stadium.

Same for Hull FC as well.

[RL does what Sky says 2,224]

9 hours ago, Hela Wigmen said:

Give me Wakefield or Cas any day over a soulless ground like Leigh or Salford. 

 

9 hours ago, GUBRATS said:

Or a Wigan ,Hull or Huddersfield , or a wedding venue like London even 

 

8 hours ago, Gooleboy said:

Agreed, big Football Stadiums aren't great for Club RL. Wigan RL don't seem to have much identity at the DW, it seems more about Wigan Athletic FC.

 

See, you're all missing Watersheddings now aren''t you ?  

[GUBRATS 3,648]

55 minutes ago, RL does what Sky says said:

 

 

 

See, you're all missing Watersheddings now aren''t you ?  

Never went , what was it like ?

[MADREDNIGE 631]

A good old fashioned Rugby ground, the stand behind one end was a double decker, I'd never seen anything like it ( it was a long time ago). Good atmosphere fear with four decent stands. 

[RL does what Sky says 2,224]

3 hours ago, GUBRATS said:

Never went , what was it like ?

This was it .....

 

although more often like this ...... even on midsummer's day

Edited May 13 by RL does what Sky says

[GUBRATS 3,648]

43 minutes ago, RL does what Sky says said:

This was it .....

although more often like this ...... even on midsummer's day

Looks cold

[RL does what Sky says 2,224]

21 minutes ago, GUBRATS said:

Looks cold

Give over !!!!  We used to be stood on the terraces in a vest; have our trousers rolled up to our knees and have a knotted hanky on our heads ....  although, yes, I'll admit, we sometimes had to roll down the trousers when it got below freezing. 

Edited May 13 by RL does what Sky says

[M j M 4,143]

Loved Watersheddings. Only went there twice and can't remember too much detail but who could forget what happened on our last visit.

 

[Gooleboy 855]

3 hours ago, GUBRATS said:

Never went , what was it like ?

Daunting at times! Good atmosphere when a good crowd was in.

[RL does what Sky says 2,224]

3 hours ago, GUBRATS said:

Never went , what was it like ?

By looking at the stands at the far end of the top two photos in my earlier post you will see that there was also a 6 feet slope from one touchline to the other (left to right in the first photo ....  right to left in the second).

[Adelaide Tiger 1,284]

12 hours ago, RL does what Sky says said:

This was it .....

 

although more often like this ...... even on midsummer's day

I am sure that Jamie Sandy the Indigenous Aussie that  Cas signed in 1985 made his debut at Watersheddings.  Due to him being about 5 foot 4 inches in height he looked like a smurf as it was that cold he was turning a shade of blue and suffering from onset hypothermia as he trudged off after being subbed.

[Bostik Bailey 197]

On 12/05/2020 at 22:10, Mr Frisky said:

Well they let Whitehaven into the Championship so anything equal to their cabbage patch with some tin sheeting at one end seems to be acceptable..

as long as they put a few porta-cabins at one end and call them executive boxes it will be OK - ah no it wont since ground isn't in Yorkshire.

[M j M 4,143]

11 minutes ago, Bostik Bailey said:

as long as they put a few porta-cabins at one end and call them executive boxes it will be OK - ah no it wont since ground isn't in Yorkshire.

Not every club is fortunate enough to have a council, football club or passing multi-millionaire build a stadium for them.

[meast 1,376]

14 hours ago, GUBRATS said:

Never went , what was it like ?

Like Wakefield but with more roofs