Perhaps ask on your own board about the East stand extension.

Standee and the other muppets stated it wasn't being built, but then again that wasn't the only topic they got wrong.

I guess that time will tell. Maybe you should ask the question again at the end of the season. After all statistics do not lie. Do they?

My opinion is that crowds have done well since 2007 and the east stand was sold of for the majority (maybe all?) of last years games. The seating in RM stand is quite often sold out with some empty seats being in sponsors seating area. Assume they are not being used for that game or perhaps people are in the bar. Lets face it the south stand is awful and the golf stand is adequate in the short term. Logic would therefore say that crowds will increase.

Alternatively Rovers may give away thousands of free tickets to increase our attendences. Lets not forget that it is revenue through the turnstiles rather than numbers of spectators which counts.

Indeed. You can now charge the tinkers who've been cheating the club and sneakng in for nowt. Plus people have been showing off about "1000 new passholders", which will make 7,500+ which will boost income, Revenue through the shop does also count as income, so let's hope you're maximising that too.

Plenty of free kids tickets given out every week.

Why don't crossland and hudgell just fund the extension if they're so confident that it's the answer to the clubs' financial problems? If they're sticking £450k a year in just to keep things going why don't they stick it in once and for all to fund the east stand then they won't need to do it every year

nothing happening on the Hull forum???

Thought this was the Hull forum



FC fans just showing their bitterness in any way possible. I can't wait until the season starts and they will crawl back under their stones once they realise normal service has resumed.

we are in the middle of a full assault/invasion by fc voices in there heads

I think it is fairly obvious that this current attack on the Hull Kingston Rovers club has been instigated by "the Voices"

You shouldnt have given them sooo much ammunition...

You and i both know that the Rovers knocking threads only develop because of your teams inability to match Rovers on the park. I look forward to, and fully expect, those type of threads continuing throughout 2010 and beyond. (well, until we return an operating profit anyway).

Maybe not in our lifetime though.



You cant expect to make such negative headline news and not get stick for it. If the boot were on the other foot I have no doubt whatsoever the cross city banter would be working overtime.

Whatever!... finished?... or just waiting to deflect from yet another poor season from the FC pensioners... it used to be Chelsea that was famous for it's pensioners you know!

A bit harsh Basil. Ballack, Deco and Carvalho are still very good players.

Easy pickings isnt it at the minute.

I believe Justin Morgan shares similar views..

Be a fool if that's what he thinks!!

Why would that be? We won 5 Derbys out 6 this season at all levels. Last season we won 5, drew 1 out of 8 at all levels. Pretty easy pickings i would suggest.

Correct me if i'm wrong but weren't all first team derby's that we lost only seperated by about 8 points max?

Doesn't sound easy to me. I'm sure Justin doesnt share your bravado and he does take the derbys as serious challenges.

A win is a win Big Dave.

As comprehensive as betting you spent all Christmas day on the Rovers board

Not all day... Dave had to eject the sprouts

I'm wifi, i can take my laptop to eject the sprouts with me!!

Back to the question (if it was a question and not just another pathetic wind up drivel!). The East, RM and Well are sold out prior to most games at the moment. This has an adverse impact on people who like to turn up on the day depending on A) The opposition B) The weather C) How the team is travelling D) If FC are away.

Also if you are going to grow your fanbase you have to have somewhere to put them and the Sth stand simply isn't going to entice anyone to start supporting the club. With the extension it will free up more of the Nth stand for visiting fans, give visitng fans who prefer to stand and be on the sideline an option and finally moves the ground another step closer to RFL expectations.

Will it bring in more fans? Time will tell.

I know of at least two who could not afford passes up front and would attend games on the day if they could get suitable tickets, as you say the Sth stand is pathetic and an East stand extension would help people out who cannot usually get tickets. I took my wife to a few games last season as she asked to start going, on each occasion I had to buy entrance from a season ticket holder on here who could not get to the game, because there were no spare tickets for the East, which loses the club revenue. She now has a season ticket, therefore benefiting the club.

Only another 1998 people to find then to average 10k!