Re: Belle vue bought : Wed Mar 27, 2019 8:50 pm  

little wayne69 wrote:

Thought that was Leeds Road.

Not as funny the same joke told straight after

Re: Belle vue bought : Wed Mar 27, 2019 10:29 pm  

LG83 wrote:

Interesting that mc was insinuating towards a smaller capacity ground that looks better full than a bigger, less full stadium. But now Minards is talking about 10-15k stadiums. Could there have been some substantial improvements with regard to the funding that we expected?

TBH, I think a 10,000 capacity would be sufficient based on the current fanbase and possible expansion.
I am in favour on the idea of that size stadium looking "fuller" compared to a larger capacity.
Maybe an option to expand one or two stands to a 12,000 stadium if required???
With regard to CC semi finals etc. would we get get them that often if we had a 15,000 capacity?
I doubt it with the other venues that are available.

Re: Belle vue bought : Wed Mar 27, 2019 11:30 pm  

phe13 wrote:

We must have rebuilt Superbowl

Or maybe a gym for Trinity with the public allowed to use it over certain hours (Yorkcourt financing re community facilities? I know, I know) and maybe a Greggs, Tesco express type things with student accommodation built above the retail outlets?

Re: Belle vue bought : Thu Mar 28, 2019 7:00 am  

I’d have thought a ‘leagues’ club like in Aus. Big bar for before and after all games, corporate meeting rooms, food etc. Like a Wetherspoon’s but owned by the club generating income everyday.

Re: Belle vue bought : Thu Mar 28, 2019 7:54 am  

BarnsleyGull wrote:

TBH, I think a 10,000 capacity would be sufficient based on the current fanbase and possible expansion.
I am in favour on the idea of that size stadium looking "fuller" compared to a larger capacity.
Maybe an option to expand one or two stands to a 12,000 stadium if required???
With regard to CC semi finals etc. would we get get them that often if we had a 15,000 capacity?
I doubt it with the other venues that are available.

Last thing I want it to stand in a large stadium that is only half full, so you would think a 10k stadium wouild be sufficient for us. Well at the poresent time itwould but are we being a little under ambitious?
Suppose our fan base does grow and we become a major force again, or Wakefield football club come to play there, and they become a success?
I think it should be built to whatever size is anticipated is required now. How much would increasing the capacity cost once the stadium is built?

Re: Belle vue bought : Thu Mar 28, 2019 8:02 am  

Sounds like were keeping hold of Manni' s plans there Jinger, but maybe better with a smaller companies, as companieslike Greggs may bid us into submission, for any rental etc.

Like the idea of a leagues club, but not too sure whether local people would buy into it. I think in Australia, individuals have more disposable income than over here, but the potential of revenue is massive. A mate of mine in Malta, an Aussie worked at Penrith, and said that on slot machines alone, they had about 1000, all of which made money.

Re: Belle vue bought : Thu Mar 28, 2019 8:52 am  

BarnsleyGull wrote:

TBH, I think a 10,000 capacity would be sufficient based on the current fanbase and possible expansion.
I am in favour on the idea of that size stadium looking "fuller" compared to a larger capacity.
Maybe an option to expand one or two stands to a 12,000 stadium if required???
With regard to CC semi finals etc. would we get get them that often if we had a 15,000 capacity?
I doubt it with the other venues that are available.

Not too sure about that.
Semi finals need to be equidistant for the teams involved and Wakefield would be in an ideal spot for any all Yorkshire games or those involving one of the Hull sides v "Lancashire" opposition
In an ideal world, semi finals would be selling out the likes of Headingley of The Galpharn (John Smiths) stadium and it may be that we continue with the double headers, like Bolton last season but, as stand alone semi finals, 12 or 15,000 is plenty

Re: Belle vue bought : Thu Mar 28, 2019 9:06 am  

I doubt if the slots is a goer the gaming laws are pretty tight on the numbers you can have in a club and the recent publicity of 'addiction' to slots and the reduction in what is allowed in prize money do not make it an attractive option. Outlets such as Greggs need good footfall 6/7 per week would that be available at BV.

Many other viable options out there and I am sure the Club will be looking at every option to get the best deal.

Re: Belle vue bought : Thu Mar 28, 2019 10:00 am  

Is there an ALDI or LIDL serving the Agbrigg area at present. THey seem to pop up everywhere these days.

Re: Belle vue bought : Thu Mar 28, 2019 10:10 am  

Just needs a Costa, with the club as the franchisee. That way they could take back most of what they pay out in wages seeing as that seems to be the favourite haunt of players!