Quite interesting that IA!

Always good to have someone who actually knows what there going on about on these forums.

I think some of the older end want central heating putting in throughout HQ.

Thanks for the interesting information regarding the representational employment of lower case greek letters to denote safety factors among the structural engineering community. I didn't know that but you learn something new every day.

WRT to GH and his media posturings, what you need to remember is that we've now gone full circle on the Headingley rebuild scheme. Initially, it was the North Stand that was to be knocked down and rebuilt. When the funding for that fell through (someone else's fault obviously) the bad news was then immediately buried with a good news story of a brand new South Stand instead. Now that's fallen through (someone else's fault obviously) the bad news has been buried with a good news story of a brand new North Stand sometime in the future instead.

Even if I was inclined to invest in the buy-a-brick scheme for the North Stand, I'm guessing it'll end up being erected in my name posthumously, as I'm not expecting any work to begin there anytime soon.

I never quite grasped exactly what closing the front corners actually achieved ... but you might well be able to tell me.

I plan on falling through it and taking my compensation!

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Carlsberg!

Probably the best patched-up stand in the world.

Echoes of the long term Tetley's shirt sponsorship deal - presumably Carlsberg will be getting free advertising space, naming rights on the new stand etc?

Are you a Bradford Fan?

Whoosh!

Or, it's anticipated that a new South Stand won't be built in the next 8 years... at least.

It certainly looks like it ,dunnit?.Maybe we should have jumped in before Bradford and sold Headingley to the RFL and let them develop the place

Each to their own, but I'm not bothered whether I p1ss against a wall or a gold plated p1sspot, it all goes down the drain. As for catering, don't kid yourself a new stand will bring 100% Aberdeen Angus pies and top quality Belgian lager served in tulip shaped glasses. You'll still get pastry filled with slurry and urine in a plastic glass. As for facilities, what you after exactly ? Go to the KC stadium, Halliwell Jones or any of the new stadiums and you'll still queue into the 2nd half while spotty inept staff cough into your beer as they serve you (eventually). New grounds, same old problems. Oh and your $h1t will still stink in a new toilet.

Don't think there is anything wrong with the toilets. They are far better than they used to be (although they did have their own charm). And afaik, the food is franchised out to private caterers. It is crap though. The beer is not going to change as long as the Carlsberg deal is going, and don't expect anything other than tastless mass produced keg beer from the next brewer.

I agree that the ground is starting to look very tired and outdated, bar the Carnegie stand.

Totally agree. I'd rather stand in the old Southstand than sit at any of the soulless stadiums like DW Stadium and the KC stadium.

It looks like the club probably with help from Carlsberg has spent quite a bit on bringing the Stand up to health and safety standards,but there is going to come a day when doing that is not going to be good enough anymore,and if its not pulled down and rebuilt it will have to close permanantly.How long does planning permission last?

Only lasts for three years before you have to reapply.

Two and ahalf years left then

I guess the other casualty in all this will be the permanent display that was due to be erected commemorating Leeds greatest ever side made up from across the eras.

In fact, that appears to have been forgotten about completely

I thought it was odd when they came up with by a brick scheme for when the NORTHstand get developed,and everyone thought the Southstand rebuild was imminant.I wonder how many takers they have got for the buy a brick scheme.Can you imagine it come and buy a brick and nominate a relative to be informed when its finally in place.

Not if you discharge the conditions and then start the work ...ie dig a hole...

GH and the club should put there hands in there pockets now and make good on the promise to erect a statue to John Holmes sooner rather than later.

By not doing that its an insult to his family

The book penned in his honour and written by his brother and nephew is entitled Reluctant Hero.

If a statue happens, it happens but if it doesn't right this minute I have a feeling it wouldn't be taken as a slight by those closest to John.

Of course your correct,but quite a few of these going to do this and going to do that from the club,I would think apart from the scoreboard ,they would keep one promise ..the pitch maybe