Re: Stadium Redevelopment : Wed Dec 27, 2017 11:23 am  

Sir Kevin Sinfield wrote:

Did we take out a loan to build the Carnegie Stand? If so is that now paid off or are we still paying for it?

I think Leeds metropolitan University paid the bulk of the cost. I'm sure more knowledgeable posters will explain

Re: Stadium Redevelopment : Wed Dec 27, 2017 11:47 am  

The Carnegie Stand (cost about £7m) was paid for out of Leeds own cash reserves. Leeds Metropolitan sponsored it, fitted out their teaching rooms etc but it's a myth that they built it or even paid for the core build.

Remaining cash after that plus another decade of profitable trading since then built up about £5m which was supposed to go towards the current redevelopment. It's still not clear to me how the South Stand fits into the Legal and General finance arrangement which was mostly to keep Yorkshire and the council happy. Leeds had enough money to pay for a good chunk of that side in cash.

Re: Stadium Redevelopment : Thu Dec 28, 2017 7:49 pm  

rollin thunder wrote:

Think you meen the west stand, the east stand is only like 10 years old

Sorry yes, I meant the East Stand
Thanks for the correction

Re: Stadium Redevelopment : Thu Dec 28, 2017 7:51 pm  

Seth wrote:

Come on that's pushing it a bit

That’s was kind of the point at the time, all good humoured banter though

Re: Stadium Redevelopment : Sun Dec 31, 2017 4:40 pm  

The more I see of the new south stand the more I like it. For years we had decent season tickets in the north stand but gave them up. So quite fancy seating season tickets in the new south stand. Should imagine they will be hard to obtain. I presume existing south standers will have first choice. Anyway if any are available I will be in for them pretty quick.

Re: Stadium Redevelopment : Sun Dec 31, 2017 6:50 pm  

I have a hunch for awhile all the seating in both stands will sell out and looking at the roof and the sides I think it will still generate an atmosphere

Re: Stadium Redevelopment : Sun Dec 31, 2017 8:43 pm  

lionarmour87 wrote:

I have a hunch for awhile all the seating in both stands will sell out and looking at the roof and the sides I think it will still generate an atmosphere

Think you are right. Once all the stands and revamp is complete if we have a decent team ,potentially we could leave the rest of super league light years behind.
That’s all for this year, could I wish everybody who post on here a happy new year.

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Re: Stadium Redevelopment : Mon Jan 01, 2018 10:23 pm  

This is my only worry, the roof from the atmosphere side but obviously we won’t find any of that out until completion. However, the more I see the Stand go up, the more I like it.

Guessing the builders will be back at work tomorrow to continue.

Re: Stadium Redevelopment : Mon Jan 01, 2018 10:45 pm  

yes it will be crack crack for the builders from now on . I wonder if there is a time penalty clause on the job ?

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Re: Stadium Redevelopment : Mon Jan 01, 2018 11:05 pm  

lionarmour87 wrote:

yes it will be crack crack for the builders from now on . I wonder if there is a time penalty clause on the job ?

It has been thrown up quite quickly hasn’t it? The seeable stuff from the camera is like metalwork on the roof and then the metalwork on the standing area is done in one day and then they added the concrete cast the next day.

I personally think that the 2k tickets that will be available is in what we see now, but with the half fully complete.