@mick-george I'll ask the Club for specifics. I think there are more in the South as there are more areas to 'police'.
Silver, and Gold sections, the boxes, and the regular seating. Also 2 entrances (turnstiles) SW & SE, whereas the North stand just has the turnstiles at the middle of Sinclair Ave in use.
Not having a go, Mick, but if not having a row of seats each is stopping you attending games, then you don't really want to go. I take a picture of the North Stand at kick off time, and send it over to @mikeparsons, and believe me it's more sparsely populated than you think. Just imagine if it was a full house? How would we all cope?
But I will ask the question asap, and get back to you.
Paulie xx
Forget the question who are you to decide if people should attend sums up everything .@mick-george I'll ask the Club for specifics. I think there are more in the South as there are more areas to 'police'.
Silver, and Gold sections, the boxes, and the regular seating. Also 2 entrances (turnstiles) SW & SE, whereas the North stand just has the turnstiles at the middle of Sinclair Ave in use.
Not having a go, Mick, but if not having a row of seats each is stopping you attending games, then you don't really want to go. I take a picture of the North Stand at kick off time, and send it over to @mikeparsons, and believe me it's more sparsely populated than you think. Just imagine if it was a full house? How would we all cope?
But I will ask the question asap, and get back to you.
Paulie xx
@prisoner It's not for me to decide who attends, or for what ever reason they choose not to. The Club will have done a reccy on how many turnstile clicks, and how many blocks they need to open (cost effective). For every exit from the stand to the concourse needs to be 'manned' by a steward, on safety grounds, as our beloved Council don't believe 99% of spectators have common sense. The cost of this stewarding is down to the Club, not the Council. In an Ideal world the whole North Stand would be open, & both snack bars would be open etc. Nothing would please the Club & Allan Coleman to have to open all the blocks in the North & South stands. The reality is our capacity for IMG is 7000, we are averaging about 2500.
I will still ask the question.
Paulie xx
I noticed the out of date banner featuring Kyle Amor has been removed from near Tesco. Be nice to see an upto date one in its place with all that traffic passing daily
I think the Club deem it as a dangerous distraction to drivers (I agree), and it's also difficult to read the detail when driving. There must be other fences & walls around the Borough where ads for tickets can be hung? I'm sure Tim Holmes will be happy for any of your suggestions. Pass them on, our next meet up is on 23rd Oct.
Paulie xx
Shame I live so far away, but be interested on the news why we did not get a place in Super League. Hopefully someone can post on here or possibly Mike Parsons will update in his Podcast.
I know it'll be asked no doubt but can we get a clarification on what size squad are we running with ...is it the expected costs down 23/24 topped with loan and DR when needed or a slightly larger squad without having to get the begging bowl out .....I think not only it'll address the size of squad but also how many more signings are to come .....also is their any chance their could be a thread on here with live updates rather than a massive review hours after it's finished ...cheers guys
We'll do our best. The trouble with 'live' minutes is it's easy to miss things.
Paulie xx
@pauliewalnuts there are probably loads of free transcription tools you could use to then run through Copilot.
Seen as though the club have highlighted our areas of downfall one being ownership investment and backroom staff size alongside IMG scores
Can someone ask tomorrow what our plans are to improve on this where is additional funding coming from?
The RFL have confirmed - until they change their mind mid-season - that promotion to SL in 2027 will be based on the 2026 IMG gradings.
On this basis, will the Club outline their strategy to increase their IMG grading to progress to top 14; or will they simply accept that this is not feasible in 2026.
Will we play the IMG game and spend money on things we do not need eg electronic advertising hoardings and luxury media facilities and whatever else needed to improve our score. Will we be retaining our mystery sponsors, who will only come on board if we get promotion? Will the sponsors provide money to bolster our accounts to show a massive profit for the data submission?
Will the RFL change the IMG criteria to ensure London are promoted?
My own view is that I guess if we want promotion to SL, we have to play the IMG game, but personally I would prefer any spare cash to be spent on strengthening the squad for the coming season, to ensure we can compete at the top with London.