Re: Stadium Site pictures : Wed Jul 14, 2010 8:30 am  

SaintsFan wrote:

Exactly. No information except wrong information.

Do you know the reason for that?

Re: Stadium Site pictures : Wed Jul 14, 2010 11:24 am  

Billinge_Lump wrote:

Do you know the reason for that?

Obviously not. The club haven't told us!

Re: Stadium Site pictures : Wed Jul 14, 2010 12:12 pm  

Paul Youane wrote:

Possibly; I do worry about what will happen to Saints' attendances at Widnes though if they are not under-pinned by healthy season ticket sales. I hope they have got their estimates about reduced revenue right.

If the new stadium is complete by August (I think that's the latest estimate) will season tickets be sold with dual-seat allocation ie pick your seat at Widnes plus where you will sit in the new stadium (could make it a treble and throw Everton in as well apparently)? In fact this could be a good ploy to sell more tickets as there will be a rush to get the best seats in the new ground to keep for years to come.

I reckon the biggest threat could be if no definate news on the new stadium has been released come the time for season ticket sales as the un-certainty of where all fixtures are to be played is bound to effect sales.

i actually agree with you here, i've had a season ticket every year since i was 16, but i'm very unsure about next season

Re: Stadium Site pictures : Wed Jul 14, 2010 3:02 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

Obviously not. The club haven't told us!

Well, considering the club are reliant on others to get the information about the progress of the build. Why blame them, when the information they are given turns out to be incorrect?

I've yet to see a post querying what Langtree are up to as developers.

Re: Stadium Site pictures : Wed Jul 14, 2010 3:58 pm  

Billinge_Lump wrote:

Well, considering the club are reliant on others to get the information about the progress of the build. Why blame them, when the information they are given turns out to be incorrect?

The club will know exactly what the situation is with regard to the build of their own property which their money is being spent on. To suggest otherwise is just daft, or obtuse. At no time would Saints have been put out to keep the fans updated on either problems or progress. It's no big effort for them to engage the fans but they clearly don't respect the fans enough to do so.

I've yet to see a post querying what Langtree are up to as developers.

Indeed. Because we are not fans of Langtree but Saints RLFC, and it is the Saints ground we are interested in, not Langtree or, for that matter Tesco, who actually have and do hold up these joint ventures, sometimes for years. The only interest to fans of Saints RLFC is Saints' stadium. Therefore, it is to Saints club that we have looked to for updates.

Re: Stadium Site pictures : Wed Jul 14, 2010 6:59 pm  

In todays st helens reporter it says that your only playing a 2/3 games at widnes but most people who have been up to the site KNOW it wont be ready this time next year when the paper suggesting its goin to be ready by april.

Re: Stadium Site pictures : Thu Jul 15, 2010 8:15 am  

those were the days wrote:

In todays st helens reporter it says that your only playing a 2/3 games at widnes but most people who have been up to the site KNOW it wont be ready this time next year when the paper suggesting its goin to be ready by april.

A friend passed on his programme from last Friday night's game and I could not believe that Big Mac made that statement! does that go down as statement number Four - LOL - a couple of games at the start of the season, what land is he living in, unless the flat pack is ready built and ready for moving?

Re: Stadium Site pictures : Thu Jul 15, 2010 8:43 am  

jaybs wrote:

A friend passed on his programme from last Friday night's game and I could not believe that Big Mac made that statement! does that go down as statement number Four - LOL - a couple of games at the start of the season, what land is he living in, unless the flat pack is ready built and ready for moving?

We're probably only playing 2-3 games at Widnes because we're playing the rest at Leigh.

Re: Stadium Site pictures : Thu Jul 15, 2010 3:36 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

We're probably only playing 2-3 games at Widnes because we're playing the rest at Leigh.

Well if that should become true, at least if was TRUTH! so how many games at Leigh, will Big Mac tell us?

Re: Stadium Site pictures : Thu Jul 15, 2010 4:00 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

The club will know exactly what the situation is with regard to the build of their own property which their money is being spent on. To suggest otherwise is just daft, or obtuse. At no time would Saints have been put out to keep the fans updated on either problems or progress. It's no big effort for them to engage the fans but they clearly don't respect the fans enough to do so.

Langtree are the developers of a complex project that encompasses a number of stakeholders, and a number of income sources, over a number of sites. This project is not just about the Saints stadium, it's about the project as a whole. It's about the building of a superstore, the sale of Knowsley Road, the renovation and building of the site where Tesco currently sits. Why would Saints know everything about the project without it coming from the developers first? Saints as a club are reliant on Langtree for information, because Saints are not the developers.

You may have a point if the project was just about the stadium, but it isn't. As per usual your ignorance of subjects that can not be painted black and white is highlighted for all to see.