Looking at one or two other Sites...... : Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:00 pm  

....I see that there's been some talk that Saints may have to be out of KR by the end of 2010 to be sure of another Franchise, and that Sale RU aren't happy with the Stadium at Stockport County (plus gates are well down for them this year). Bearing in mind that we're looking to increase our capacity to 18,000, how does everyone feel about a couple of years groundshare with Saints, or a longer term rental agreement with Sale?
My own opinion is that both would bring in some good revenue and help pay for the stadium changes. Please remember that this isn't the start of a rumour, I'm just looking for opinions.

Re: Looking at one or two other Sites...... : Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:20 pm  

Teessidewire wrote:

....I see that there's been some talk that Saints may have to be out of KR by the end of 2010 to be sure of another Franchise, and that Sale RU aren't happy with the Stadium at Stockport County (plus gates are well down for them this year). Bearing in mind that we're looking to increase our capacity to 18,000, how does everyone feel about a couple of years groundshare with Saints, or a longer term rental agreement with Sale?
My own opinion is that both would bring in some good revenue and help pay for the stadium changes. Please remember that this isn't the start of a rumour, I'm just looking for opinions.

Sorry but it's not as if we need the revenue that it would bring to buy extra players or to be able to compete with others. I would hate to share our ground with St Helens and I don't think their fans would be too pleased to travel to the HJ for a home fixture. As for Sale, its a little out of the way, plus there would be no time for ground improvements as the pitch would be used throughout the year.

: Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:46 pm  

Totaly silly idea.. what if saints have a home game and so do we on the same day?

shareing with saints will never happen.

: Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:47 pm  

Play on different days.

: Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:49 pm  

Don't think the pitch could withstand constant weekly use.

: Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:50 pm  

There wouldnt be any pitch left to play on. it would get ruined.

Theres no chance this would happen. have you asked on the saints forum what thay think. im sure you will get a nice responce on how thay would feel about shareing with us. or the fact that thay would be playing in our stadium.

: Tue Nov 03, 2009 10:55 pm  

bombheadwire wrote:

Totaly silly idea.. what if saints have a home game and so do we on the same day?

Exactly. What an un-surmountable challenge that would be to overcome.

We may be capcable of putting man on the moon but sussing out two clubs playing home fixtures on alternative week-ends is un-imaginable.

How do those Milan Clubs ever manage to sort it out.

: Tue Nov 03, 2009 11:00 pm  

I could see Sale becoming Warrington Wolves RUFC,which was the original plan as far as I remember !
Saints can lose their franchise before I would let them play all their home games at the HJ !

: Tue Nov 03, 2009 11:11 pm  

Any groundsman on here familiar with how much a pitch can take on a weekly basis?

Bearing in mind Liverpool reserves don't play here anymore, would one game a week really be too much, especially with the good ol' Warrington weather?

: Wed Nov 04, 2009 2:14 am  

Perhaps if we find a groundsman as good as the bloke at Headingly, we could cope with a Rah Rah team using it, too. Wouldn't be too bothered either way. Wouldn't go out of my way to watch them every week, but would be nice to see them do better than, say, Leeds Carnegie.