You had almost a full week and that's the best you can come up with? Poor effort

does it REALLY matter who plays the first match ? it's ONLY a blinkin' new stand ! it's about time they upgraded the conditions at the GB....maybe they could even stretch to some decent bogs under the Guasch-Laborde stand including handicapped facilities for those of us not able to use a hole in the ground !
Any idea what the new stand will be called ? maybe something original like the 'Tribune Saints' for example...

If you want to see some new pictures of the new stand, add this profile on Facebook : www.facebook.com/StadeGilbertBrutus Enjoy!

If you want to see some new pictures of the new stand, add this profile on Facebook : www.facebook.com/StadeGilbertBrutus Enjoy!

Quote ="Tom_13"If you want to see some new pictures of the new stand, add this profile on Facebook : www.facebook.com/StadeGilbertBrutus Enjoy!'" sorry Tom can't get the pictures from the link - is work on schedule ?

Quote ="Tom_13"If you want to see some new pictures of the new stand, add this profile on Facebook : www.facebook.com/StadeGilbertBrutus Enjoy!'" sorry Tom can't get the pictures from the link - is work on schedule ?

Link broken...

good to see the new stand coming on havent read previous posts but just wondering really when the new stand is going to be ready, whats its capacity, is it an all seater just the basic facts really. erm the oppisite stand that is also getting built which i believe is going to have a swimming pool, is that going to be a stand for the fans to stand or sit, again is that going to be a all seater, capacity?. would be good to hear really all the thingts that are going on to improve the stadium and timelines ect and once both stands are done what will the final capacity be? thanks

To arliebird : The capacity of this new stand will be of 2'500 [useats[/u

thanks for the pics lads - work seems to be progressing really well - keep 'em coming please

and people said (and still say) the French shouldnt be in Superleague ....

what a wonderful success story, credit must go the Dragons, French rugby League, (and the RFL for once)

my favourite away game...(and we never win)!!

good work from the dragons on improving the stadium, bit of subject but are catalans having a on the road game in barcelona again.

Maybe BERNARD GUASH IS GOD STANDicon_smile.gif

no Barcelona this time - instead it's a trip to Montpellier versus Wigan

no Barcelona this time - instead it's a trip to Montpellier versus Wigan

or maybe 'LITTLE FAT GIT STAND' !

Thats the way it is my friend although i do have the feeling currently its like Ducci loved by many for years then dragged through the streets and left to rot on a meat hookicon_smile.gif when the real reality of whats been going on for the last 5 years sinks inicon_sad.gif to the general public

BG has done loads for french RL - that cannot be taken away from him tho' his selfishness or caution (whichever way you want to look at it !) regarding denying Goulding the french national team players is frustrating
My good lady and I sat near him at a recent UTC game and he was obnoxious,probably because BOTH his teams were beaten - he was rude to my wife (she is handicapped) which is a sign of bad manners
He has given RL in france five good years but that's no excuse for acting like a self-appointed oligarchy

SPOT ON however BG is BG and wont change i just hope that the Dragons are able to sort out all the problems that they have off the field as it seems that they are mounting.

how do you mean 'they are mounting' ? they can't be much worse than last season ?

BG will always BG well,he is the president so probably has the right to act as the little dictator but he needs to give the new regime a fair chance IMO

No problem with a dictator most latin sporting organisations have them however the best ones put loads of dosh in which is not the case with the Dragons board without the SKY monies Maire/Department would be in a bad way nothing against BG he has taken a small village team to SL which is fantastic however the real catalan money men (Barcelona) will never get involved witn the current regime a sad fact but true why was USAP so successful it wasnt just local money the Pujol family in Barcelona became involved i know because the only person who ever put any large personal money into the Dragons (Same person who found all the sponsors for SL Engage/Gillette etc) took them to the SL final a couple of years ago and they loved it.
Again nothing against BG but the club will never compete with the big boys until things change.

see your points canagoo - it's a common fact the Cats are under financial pressure,now I understand better why this is.Most clubs seem dependant on SKY money to keep them afloat - a handful could probably survive but probably not that many...

did i miss something?

There's a press release on the Catalans website today saying that 500 000 Euro has been made available by various govt bodies to fund works, including a new stand as well as club offices and a shop.

yes JonM but read on,the total cost will be 6.8 million euros split between three separate government offices with almost half of it being financed by the city of Perpignan.The state is financing the rest.This is unusual for the state to finance a rugby ground though the reason given is that it will improve the area around the stadium and improve living conditionsgenerally ie improvement in local infrastructure etc
All this to add 2560 more places for fans plus space for reception & administrative areas.

Let's just hope the team justifies this investment in 2011 on the pitch...

seems a shame that there'll still be that one end without a grandstand. Oh well, better than nothing.

11,000? Ready by April? Sounds like the perfect venue to host the mid year international with England I think.