Re: Stadium Redevelopment : Thu Jan 05, 2017 3:29 pm  

William Eve wrote:

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And a fullback signing who is alleged to be better than the poor man's Johnathan Thurston lookalike....

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Forget this I've just seen the posts on the other thread.

Re: Stadium Redevelopment : Thu Jan 05, 2017 3:32 pm  

Re: Stadium Redevelopment : Thu Jan 05, 2017 3:47 pm  

Presumably he was brought over by Rohan Smith.

Re: Stadium Redevelopment : Thu Jan 05, 2017 5:57 pm  

William Eve wrote:

Fantastic news!

What a great day to be a Leeds Rhinos fan

Two new stands... one confirmed, another merely awaiting its inevitable confirmation, thanks to the club flashing wads containing no less than £20 million to help finance most of it.

And a fullback signing who is alleged to be better than the poor man's Johnathan Thurston lookalike.

My glass is overflowing.

Another email from GH is surely due?

I am expecting a scheme similar to the one Leeds Utd had to finance their new stand before they went bust .Ask the fans to pay X amount of money for ' 25 years discount ' or was it free? .Most of those I've seen in the north stand don't look like they've got 25 years left. anyway that's what I'm expecting . He's gonna come out with a super duper scheme the fans are going to pay

Re: Stadium Redevelopment : Thu Jan 05, 2017 7:36 pm  

lionarmour87 wrote:

:) I am expecting a scheme similar to the one Leeds Utd had to finance their new stand before they went bust .Ask the fans to pay X amount of money for ' 25 years discount ' or was it free? .Most of those I've seen in the north stand don't look like they've got 25 years left. anyway that's what I'm expecting . He's gonna come out with a super duper scheme the fans are going to pay

That also seems likely to me too.

Some form of debenture scheme where supporters commit to a seat in the new stand for anywhere between 10 and 25 years. Might even have to buy some bricks but you get your name on them.

YCCC flogged 15 year debenture seats back in 2009 in that monstrous Carnegie Pavilion. I sat in one of those debenture seats (right behind the bowlers arm... and why not, eh?) summer before last and was told to shift by a G4S jobsworth

I think St Helens sold 5 year debenture seats when their new ground was built.

Re: Stadium Redevelopment : Fri Jan 06, 2017 9:51 am  

YCCC's debenture issue was a complete flop.
They wanted folk to lend them free money & then pay more for the privilege of sitting in the stand they's part-funded to build.
Unlike Hants who at least paid interest annually on their debentures.

Re: Stadium Redevelopment : Fri Jan 06, 2017 11:41 am  

Old Feller wrote:

YCCC's debenture issue was a complete flop.
They wanted folk to lend them free money & then pay more for the privilege of sitting in the stand they's part-funded to build.
Unlike Hants who at least paid interest annually on their debentures.

I don't recall details of YCCC's debenture scheme but there's hardly ever anyone sat in that Carnegie Pavilion. It's a huge green elephant

No amount of tinkering with Headingley will secure an Ashes cricket test match there either. There's way too much money to be made staging it elsewhere.

[Frosties.]

Re: Stadium Redevelopment : Thu Jan 12, 2017 4:49 pm  

All approved now, just to find 20m funding.

Re: Stadium Redevelopment : Thu Jan 12, 2017 6:33 pm  

If half the funds for the whole project (both stands) are missing, that must mean half the funds are in place.

Why can't we build the new southstand with the funds that are in place, then try to find a way to finance the north stand during/after the southstands construction?

Re: Stadium Redevelopment : Thu Jan 12, 2017 6:48 pm  

According to GH the work on the combined Rugby/cricket stand needs to start no later than this September to be completed in time for the Ashes and Cricket World Cup so no way can we get this and South Stand done at the same time whilst still playing at HQ