Castleford Redevelopment Plans

[Dallas Mead]

10 minutes ago, dkw said:

And yet here you are in the thread....

Aye.

[Marauder]

1 hour ago, Dallas Mead said:

Forgive me, but the first 20 years of the castleford new stadium talk was fine, after that it got very old very quickly.  Show me the shovels

Bulldozer was on the plot in 2020

[Number 16]

Both Cas and Wakefield make for a terrible spectacle when televised at their respective homes. It's like watching the ITV4 repeats of the Big Match from the 70s.

Even if both clubs simply just rebuild the camera-facing main stands it would be a huge improvement to their, and the sports, image. 

[Dallas Mead]

54 minutes ago, Marauder said:

Bulldozer was on the plot in 2020

Awesome, nearly done then?  Or has it had no petrol in it?

[Eddie]

59 minutes ago, Number 16 said:

Both Cas and Wakefield make for a terrible spectacle when televised at their respective homes. It's like watching the ITV4 repeats of the Big Match from the 70s.

Even if both clubs simply just rebuild the camera-facing main stands it would be a huge improvement to their, and the sports, image. 

I don’t mind it, at least there’s an atmosphere at their games and you can see the crowd on tv - better than Huddersfield or Wigan. 

[Eddie]

3 minutes ago, ShropshireBull said:

Would be great to see and wish them all the best. If Wakey get over the line then it would only be Cas, Huddersfield and Salford in stadiums that are not fit for purpose. 

Why is Huddersfield’s stadium not fit for purpose in your view while Wigan’s is? 

[M j M]

58 minutes ago, Number 16 said:

Both Cas and Wakefield make for a terrible spectacle when televised at their respective homes. It's like watching the ITV4 repeats of the Big Match from the 70s.

Even if both clubs simply just rebuild the camera-facing main stands it would be a huge improvement to their, and the sports, image. 

People really need to stop being obsessed with this sort of stuff - swathes of empty seats in a shiny,  new stadium makes a much, much worse impression to TV viewers people than The Jungle, which is usually pretty busy.

[Barry Badrinath]

3 hours ago, Damien said:

I looked before and thought exactly the same. There is plenty of room there to expand the ground and make the pitch bigger if they wish.

i'd rotate the pitch, give them more room to play with

[Barry Badrinath]

3 hours ago, Damien said:

I looked before and thought exactly the same. There is plenty of room there to expand the ground and make the pitch bigger if they wish.

i'd rotate the pitch, give them more room to play with

[fieldofclothofgold]

They should rename the Castleford v Wakefield fixture " Grandiose Scheme Derby " 

[Hopping Mad]

End of the road, then, for one of rugby league's last traditional grandstands. Opened in 1935, I believe.

How many others left? Belle Vue, Cougar Park and Derwent Park?

 

[hunsletgreenandgold]

1 hour ago, Number 16 said:

Even if both clubs simply just rebuild the camera-facing main stands it would be a huge improvement to their, and the sports, image. 

That is the plan 

[hunsletgreenandgold]

40 minutes ago, M j M said:

People really need to stop being obsessed with this sort of stuff - swathes of empty seats in a shiny,  new stadium makes a much, much worse impression to TV viewers people than The Jungle, which is usually pretty busy.

I think you're slightly conflating the two. A new stadium/stand doesn't have to mean empty seats - that only seems to happen when it's shared with football. If Cas/Wakey's ground had been kept up to date over the years, maintenance wise, then i'm all for nostalgic historical grounds staying around. Outside of football/cricket i'm yet to see a good example of where this has been done in rugby of either code. 

[Eddie]

4 minutes ago, hunsletgreenandgold said:

I think you're slightly conflating the two. A new stadium/stand doesn't have to mean empty seats - that only seems to happen when it's shared with football. If Cas/Wakey's ground had been kept up to date over the years, maintenance wise, then i'm all for nostalgic historical grounds staying around. Outside of football/cricket i'm yet to see a good example of where this has been done in rugby of either code. 

Widnes? 

[Hopping Mad]

2 minutes ago, hunsletgreenandgold said:

If Cas/Wakey's ground had been kept up to date over the years, maintenance wise, then i'm all for nostalgic historical grounds staying around. Outside of football/cricket i'm yet to see a good example of where this has been done in rugby of either code. 

Gloucester? 

[Hopping Mad]

1 minute ago, Eddie said:

Widnes? 

There's nothing of Naughton Park left. Demolition rather than maintenance, surely!

[Wiltshire Warrior Dragon]

51 minutes ago, Barry Badrinath said:

i'd rotate the pitch, give them more room to play with

What, while there's a game going on?  The players would get dizzy, wouldn't they?

[corvusxiii]

5 hours ago, Kirmonds pouch said:

I could never really understand Cas obsession withe Glasshoughton tbh. Wheldon road has plenty of space for redevelopment, more than BV. Can't see any planning issues other than improved road access. For a start they don't need that training pitch, a total waste of money in an era when there are plenty of all year round pitches at reasonable rents.

What I liked about the Glasshoughton option was the M62. 2/3 minutes from entering the slip road you're in a massive carpark. Minimal queuing, no searching. Done. A stadium would have been nice as well though.

[Mattrhino]

6 hours ago, Spidey said:

Not even an artist impression yet?  They are slipping....

Any pictures of someone from the club in a high vis jacket?

[M j M]

59 minutes ago, hunsletgreenandgold said:

I think you're slightly conflating the two. A new stadium/stand doesn't have to mean empty seats -

I didn't mean  to imply old and full or new and empty were the only two options. Rather than an obsession with how old a ground looks on tv is just silly.

However the empty seats at the likes of Wigan, Saints, Leigh and in recent years Leeds are distracting.

[Marauder]

2 hours ago, Dallas Mead said:

Awesome, nearly done then?  Or has it had no petrol in it?

What do you think being that close to Ponte Carlo? 

[Marauder]

54 minutes ago, M j M said:

I didn't mean  to imply old and full or new and empty were the only two options. Rather than an obsession with how old a ground looks on tv is just silly.

However the empty seats at the likes of Wigan, Saints, Leigh and in recent years Leeds are distracting.

Covid restrictions and new build may be the reason's at Leeds

[hunsletgreenandgold]

2 hours ago, Eddie said:

Widnes? 

Which bit is old/historical? 

[Eddie]

Just now, hunsletgreenandgold said:

Which bit is old/historical? 

It’s the same ground that they’ve always played at, but I must have misunderstood what you meant. 

[hunsletgreenandgold]

2 hours ago, Hopping Mad said:

Gloucester? 

Possibly - although i'm sure the longer term plan at Kingsholm will be to redevelop all of the stands - I don' think they've kept the old ones for any historical or nostalgic reasons.