Re: Stadium and other issues : Sun Nov 06, 2022 8:56 am  

1315trinity wrote:

Let's be fair - anything done to the West terrace will improve it!
It was an absolute eyesore last season and will look even worse when the new stand takes shape.
I wander what the cost would be? (just in case I win the lottery!)

I’ve just told you

To bring the terrace up to pitch height and make the terracing steeper with higher steps, about 500k, or a four year deal for Murphy

To build a stand about 2-2.5 million. When I get the chance I’ll post you a pic. I actually know that the builder of this stand have done a feasibility study on the west terrace, bear with me.

Re: Stadium and other issues : Sun Nov 06, 2022 9:28 am  

What’s the cost of knocking down the current pile of ad hock buildings that are currently there, they look bloody awful.
The stadium would instantly look better if they were demolished and removed.
As I understand it SKY won’t use them anymore and I don’t blame them and there must surely be a fairly simple solution to hosting a camera over there. There are hundreds of outdoor sports broadcasts where they erect a camera tower

Re: Stadium and other issues : Sun Nov 06, 2022 10:06 am  

No point knocking something down to re build a similar structure. Best thing is to cover it with something similar to what Vasty has suggested to cover the void in the north stand.

Re: Stadium and other issues : Sun Nov 06, 2022 10:14 am  

I think we all agree the west terrace is in serious need of a revamp. We must also accept that the funding for this is not available. However the cost of making it tidy and either pulling down or tarting up those boxes would not be that much I believe.
I have said this before. Our ground will resemble a nice new built house with a few scrap cars and an old caravan in the front garden, if its left in its present state.

Re: Stadium and other issues : Sun Nov 06, 2022 10:50 am  

Prince Buster wrote:

I think we all agree the west terrace is in serious need of a revamp. We must also accept that the funding for this is not available. However the cost of making it tidy and either pulling down or tarting up those boxes would not be that much I believe.
I have said this before. Our ground will resemble a nice new built house with a few scrap cars and an old caravan in the front garden, if its left in its present state.

Honestly PB I know what you're saying, but let's put it this way.

Nothing these days appears to be cheap, so I guess that to demolish and remove those old boxes and assorted crap would cost say 20k and honestly I really don't think I'm being OTT. We may be able to pull in some favours and get it for less. That 20k could be the difference between keeping say Shaw? I reckon we are as financially stretched with all the new stuff as we possibly can be without actually being overdrawn. So sadly even 20k is too much. I just think we are going to have to live with a ground in flux, until the new revenue streams comes on line and free up extra cash. Maybe the limited share issue JM seemed to be intimating may be a way to raise the cash to add some finishing touces, but as you and me know well, the response from the Wakefield public has not been great in the past.

Re: Stadium and other issues : Sun Nov 06, 2022 11:11 am  

1315trinity wrote:

Let's be fair - anything done to the West terrace will improve it!
It was an absolute eyesore last season and will look even worse when the new stand takes shape.
I wander what the cost would be? (just in case I win the lottery!)

It was an odd one this, I've actually posted about this one before, some time back. When I visited JM he was trying to explain the various options and one involved a system used by a football team that looked promising but he couldn't remember the name of the club. I then asked if he meant Maidstone and immediately he said yes.

I'm not talking out of turn as this was a fact finding mission.

What I don't want is anyone to think this is whats happening in any way. All I know is that the people who make the system have looked at BV and I assume it was feasible. No mention of quotes or anything as concrete as that.

The beauty of the system is cost and simplicity, it's as close to a flat pack stand as you can get, and one that actually fits in the limited space. It's relatively cheap. Much of the fittings are above ground meaning minimal foundations. It's basic, though nowhere near as basic as what's there now, but would do the job. It's tried and tested, I think a few have been done this way now.

My guess, in todays money, about 1.5 - 2 million to take it two thirds length as the current terracing roughly sits.

Re: Stadium and other issues : Sun Nov 06, 2022 1:30 pm  

What's happened to the Wakefield fc option grants etc?. The yc deal still stinks leaving Trinity with one stand!! It could be 10 years and more till the stadium fully complete or never!!!

Re: Stadium and other issues : Sun Nov 06, 2022 2:30 pm  

I think Wakefield FC play at Fev. Would be worth seeing if we could bring them back for 2024 and look if there’s access to grants to get the west side upgraded.

That what Vastman has posted would be idea for us on the West. Basic but smart enough. Would only leave the south and bottom part of north.

Re: Stadium and other issues : Sun Nov 06, 2022 3:13 pm  

vastman wrote:

Honestly PB I know what you're saying, but let's put it this way.

Nothing these days appears to be cheap, so I guess that to demolish and remove those old boxes and assorted crap would cost say 20k and honestly I really don't think I'm being OTT. We may be able to pull in some favours and get it for less. That 20k could be the difference between keeping say Shaw? I reckon we are as financially stretched with all the new stuff as we possibly can be without actually being overdrawn. So sadly even 20k is too much. I just think we are going to have to live with a ground in flux, until the new revenue streams comes on line and free up extra cash. Maybe the limited share issue JM seemed to be intimating may be a way to raise the cash to add some finishing touces, but as you and me know well, the response from the Wakefield public has not been great in the past.

Regarding the share issue…
Is this something the club intends announcing in the future?
Just after the Salford away game last season I emailed the club regarding this subject.. I received a prompt reply which stated it was something they were looking into on the back of the new stand going up.while I’ve no idea about interest or how much could be raised I think it’s a good way to raise funds especially with the club heading in the right direction.

Re: Stadium and other issues : Sun Nov 06, 2022 3:39 pm  

Belle Vue wrote:

Regarding the share issue…
Is this something the club intends announcing in the future?
Just after the Salford away game last season I emailed the club regarding this subject.. I received a prompt reply which stated it was something they were looking into on the back of the new stand going up.while I’ve no idea about interest or how much could be raised I think it’s a good way to raise funds especially with the club heading in the right direction.

Apparently it was mentioned at the fans forum but I wasn’t there so don’t know the details. I’m waiting for it to be on Trinity TV