Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Fri May 13, 2011 6:51 pm  

theredshed wrote:

I 'm sure people will find their way there but it's not ideal to have only 90-100 spaces for a new stadium of this capacity. I noticed there are large sponsors lounges and private boxes, where are all your corporate customers going to park? A club sponsor expects a parking spot with the sponsorship package. Surely most of your parking will be taken up by the home & away directors, players, match officials, staff and disabled spaces etc. Please don't interpret this as a dig your stadium looks very impressive and is fantastic for RL and I welcome it. I was just highlighting an issue where the ideal situation would be to have more parking next to the ground.

For your info the parking at Barton is for 650 cars not 500 plus there will be several coach spaces for away supporters. I heard the plan was to also run shuttle buses from the Trafford Centre. Further to this the Peel Green residential area is literally a 5-10 minute walk.

I agree with you that it would have been better to have more car parking spaces, if only for the corporate dollar than anyone else. However lack of car parking spaces doesnt appear to affect football clubs or RU clubs in getting the prawn sandwich brigade to watch their respective sports.

It would not surprise me if there becomes a demand from the corporate sector, that Saints enter into an agreement with Tescos or someone else close by, to utilise some of their car parking spaces, probably for a small fee of course.

The actual car park has 91 regular spaces and 57 disabled spaces, along with two coach spaces for visiting teams.
This is not including space for the TV vehicles. I understand that in none TV matches this opens up 34 more car parking spaces.

Back to Salford. If they do run shuttle buses from the Trafford centre that will be fantastic. Hope the trafford centre allow this, as i do think it would encourage families to do a bit of shopping and then go the RL.

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Fri May 13, 2011 10:54 pm  

RE ground shae with Sale: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyu ... b/8446116/ interesting

RE ground shae with Sale: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyu ... b/8446116/ interesting

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Fri May 13, 2011 10:56 pm  

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyu ... -game.html try this

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyu ... -game.html try this

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Sat May 14, 2011 9:19 am  

I personally think the article confirms what I've said for a long while that two professional rugby clubs under one roof would be a good thing. You wouldn't need the same amount of staff on the clerical level and surely a shared training and academy program would be more cost effective.

I know some don't like the idea because it's RU as I would hate the club to tie in with football but in the long run think that the council will have the final say and can any of us say that all year round use isn't going to be better for the council to make a profit from the stadium?

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Sat May 14, 2011 9:25 am  

Michigan red wrote:

I personally think the article confirms what I've said for a long while that two professional rugby clubs under one roof would be a good thing. You wouldn't need the same amount of staff on the clerical level and surely a shared training and academy program would be more cost effective.

I know some don't like the idea because it's RU as I would hate the club to tie in with football but in the long run think that the council will have the final say and can any of us say that all year round use isn't going to be better for the council to make a profit from the stadium?

The sooner the stadium can break even the sooner SCR will be able to make money out of it , either by reduced rental or shares of income streams , what you have to ask yourselves is what damage could they do to your potential fan base or corporate support , or what benefit you could draw from their support , both fan and corporate , personally I'd say it's a no brainer , it would make the stadium more financially viable

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Sat May 14, 2011 10:09 am  

HaleShark wrote:

There’s a lot of talk on the Sale Sharks message board of us moving to your new stadium in a ground-share deal.

Dare I ask!!….. What are the thoughts of the Salford Reds fans ground sharing with Sale Sharks??

The words fart and spacesuit spring to mind.

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Sat May 14, 2011 10:33 am  

Iain wrote:

The words fart and spacesuit spring to mind.

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Sat May 14, 2011 11:46 am  

Iain wrote:

The words fart and spacesuit spring to mind.

Quality!

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Sun May 15, 2011 12:21 pm  

Brand new artists impression of your stadium and adjoining retail sheds



eagle eyed people will note that the pitch is marked out for RU

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Sun May 15, 2011 12:25 pm  

I drove past the stadium yesterday, looks to be coming along pretty well. When is it due to be finished?

Strange looking thing at the moment with one big stand and 3 small ones.