Sun 30th Jul: The Betfred League One Match Thread

[ATLANTISMAN]

What about Bangor City

[Griff]

6 hours ago, Gomersall said:

Is it back to Cumberland then?

As a county, it never went away. But if you mean the folk who empty bins and fill potholes, Cumbria is now split into two local authorities, Cumberland and WestmorlandandFurness.

[Griff]

1 hour ago, fearnowt said:

We won't be going back to Rhyl, that was a one off because of the junior tournament which obviously should have been held at Eirias Park. Lots of families had booked the weekend in North Wales for this event months ago. I know the club are grateful to the RFL for allowing the game to go ahead, despite the venue not being up to League 1 standard, and are also grateful to Rhyl rugby club for having us.

The club met with Conwy Council regarding Eirias Park last week. Apparently they are offering us several free games next year (there are plenty of us who think they should offer us a season for free) and use of an on site bar which we have not had before.

Some of us are touting Deeside Stadium as a new home ground, now that Connah's Quay Nomads football club have moved out. It's up to Welsh Premier football standard, which is a similar standard if not better, than League 1 rugby league. I think the club are showing an interest, even if it is only as a back up plan.

https://footballgroundguide.com/leagues/welsh-premier-league-clubs/gap-connahs-quay.html

Deeside Stadium looks good.

[Chronicler of Chiswick]

16 hours ago, fearnowt said:

We won't be going back to Rhyl, that was a one off because of the junior tournament which obviously should have been held at Eirias Park. Lots of families had booked the weekend in North Wales for this event months ago. I know the club are grateful to the RFL for allowing the game to go ahead, despite the venue not being up to League 1 standard, and are also grateful to Rhyl rugby club for having us.

The club met with Conwy Council regarding Eirias Park last week. Apparently they are offering us several free games next year (there are plenty of us who think they should offer us a season for free) and use of an on site bar which we have not had before.

Some of us are touting Deeside Stadium as a new home ground, now that Connah's Quay Nomads football club have moved out. It's up to Welsh Premier football standard, which is a similar standard if not better, than League 1 rugby league. I think the club are showing an interest, even if it is only as a back up plan.

https://footballgroundguide.com/leagues/welsh-premier-league-clubs/gap-connahs-quay.html

Not sure about the Deeside Stadium. The pitch is a LONG way from the spectators and in the long term would need work done on it to bring it up to Championship standards, which at present needs a minimum capacity of 2000, and could we put at least a portable bar in? As a back up in an emergency it would be OK.

[fearnowt]

2 hours ago, Chronicler of Chiswick said:

Not sure about the Deeside Stadium. The pitch is a LONG way from the spectators and in the long term would need work done on it to bring it up to Championship standards, which at present needs a minimum capacity of 2000, and could we put at least a portable bar in? As a back up in an emergency it would be OK.

Appreciate what you're saying, but I don't think the spectators are any further away from the pitch than Eirias Park, New River or South Leeds Stadium, the point is that we would be 30 miles closer to the fans who mostly live in Wrexham and Flitshire. It's also just 7 miles from the M56, so also much closer for the majority of visiting supporters.

You're right about the bar facilities (or lack of them), but we've coped without a bar before at Queensway and Eirias Park, (there is I am told a very good pub near the ground).

The point is we need stability, and with no football or rugby clubs currently playing at Deeside, there should be the potential to mark the pitch permanently for rugby league. A chance to get on with stabilising the club without being given no more than a weeks notice to go and find somewhere else to play because there's an "r" in the month, or some other excuse.

We don't need a Championship standard ground in League 1, and if we do get promoted, we can go back to Colwyn Bay, by which time we should be a more attractive proposition to be treated with more respect than we have been this year.

After speaking with the Chairman and other directors on Sunday, we will be back in Colwyn Bay next year, but I get the impression not surprisingly that trust is in short supply, so having a back up plan would be a good idea.