Re: Q&A session : Thu Dec 17, 2020 9:31 pm  

vastman wrote:

Looks like we may have to play away for a bit, Barnsley anyone?

I think we’d be more comfortable playing in familiar surroundings, how about doing a deal with Cas Tigers, playing a few games there. Only Kidding.

Re: Q&A session : Thu Dec 17, 2020 9:46 pm  

vastman wrote:

Looks like we may have to play away for a bit, Barnsley anyone?

No, JM said plan was to stay at BV throughout - temporary solutions planned...

Re: Q&A session : Thu Dec 17, 2020 9:47 pm  

vastman wrote:

Looks like we may have to play away for a bit, Barnsley anyone?

They said that we would not be looking to play our home fixtures at another ground eg Oakwell, Cas etc; but we would probably have to jiggle the fixtures so that we play more away fixtures at the beginning/end of the season -similar to when rl grounds are unavailable because of the ground 'maintenance' needs of their football partners/hosts.

Re: Q&A session : Thu Dec 17, 2020 9:49 pm  

dboy wrote:

No, JM said plan was to stay at BV throughout - temporary solutions planned...

Be interesting, I suppose if you did the north stand first you gain in capacity what you lost on the east stand. A temp stand on west terrace etc, could work.

Re: Q&A session : Thu Dec 17, 2020 9:58 pm  

vastman wrote:

Looks like we may have to play away for a bit, Barnsley anyone?

They said they weren’t looking at playing away, but working around the build. Maybe they get the structure of half the stand up and have a temporary seating over the top? Guess it’ll come down to cost what the cheapest way to do it is

Re: Q&A session : Thu Dec 17, 2020 9:59 pm  

If the funding streams permitted it and fans were still restricted from attending games this year it might be worth starting earlier.

Re: Q&A session : Thu Dec 17, 2020 10:06 pm  

Khlav Kalash wrote:

If the funding streams permitted it and fans were still restricted from attending games this year it might be worth starting earlier.

Perhaps in the current situation they can’t start earlier. I think someone on here said building projects were now running late due to Covid?

Re: Q&A session : Fri Dec 18, 2020 8:06 am  

phe13 wrote:

Tangata signs
All players will be fit for the start of the season
Preseason training starts next Monday
After what MC said re Jordy, I'm sure that BLM must be a very proud father
No news on Battye

Gone under the radar but I’m delighted Tangata has signed.

Genuinely underrated player imho. Runs hard and straight, tackle really well and is generally big and hard to handle. Hasn’t shown an off loading game so far which I suppose stops him being noticed.

He’s what all clubs need, a hard working no nonsense prop. I know he won’t excite those who seem to think every prop we don’t have is the best in the world but he’ll do for me all day long.

We are a prop short still, it’s the only position I think we are short to be honest and my pref is still Battye but whoever we get so long as they graft I’m happy, let the rest of the team do the creating.

So we have

Fifita
Tangata
Green
Arona (who is more of a prop these days)
Tanginoa (emergency only)
Aydin (crisis only)

I’m happy with the players we have we are just short, 1 more deffo, 2 if possible.

Re: Q&A session : Fri Dec 18, 2020 8:36 am  

Dunkirk Spirit wrote:

I think we’d be more comfortable playing in familiar surroundings, how about doing a deal with Cas Tigers, playing a few games there. Only Kidding.

Made me smile there, Dunkirk

Re: Q&A session : Fri Dec 18, 2020 8:39 am  

dboy wrote:

Demolition and build to start as soon as season finishes.

Police investigation into Manni/ground purchase is old news and does not concern the club.

Club glad to see back of Manni as a landlord.

Club did not pay over the odds - Manni made £600k on BV sale - which was taken off him by authorities.

NEW member of coaching staff to be announced in next few days.

This is all great news, especially re the ground.
It will give everyone at the club a real lift to see the new stand getting built