: Sat Nov 21, 2009 2:03 pm  

Hedgehog King wrote: You certainly would have expected the Crusaders to have been among the interested parties discussing a new stadium in Newport. We didnt need to we have this http://www.islandfarm.tv/ with rumours going around down here that it is very close to being accepted and also the people who are in charge of this project have put a bid in to buy the club this week

Hedgehog King wrote: You certainly would have expected the Crusaders to have been among the interested parties discussing a new stadium in Newport. We didnt need to we have this http://www.islandfarm.tv/ with rumours going around down here that it is very close to being accepted and also the people who are in charge of this project have put a bid in to buy the club this week

: Sat Nov 21, 2009 2:14 pm  

the day will come wrote:

:BOOHOO:

Funnily enough I thought you'd be expert at some kind of wrist action but wasn't that one.

: Sat Nov 21, 2009 2:36 pm  

Long before the Crusaders were linked to playing at Rodney Pararde, the ground was scheduled for up grade. and we were only there for two years with the Bridgend development on going. These facts were in the media, and I am surprised thatit is still a topic. Although I live in Wales I had never ben to Rodney Parade but I enjoyed the Leeds game there, and personally thought the Newport ground though clearly dated, had a good atmosphere and certainly was an improvement on many league grounds I could mention.

: Sat Nov 21, 2009 3:29 pm  

tarian crusader wrote: We didnt need to we have this http://www.islandfarm.tv/ with rumours going around down here that it is very close to being accepted Didn't the club rule it out though? Under their present management, I can't see them ever returning to Bridgend. and also the people who are in charge of this project have put a bid in to buy the club this week That would be fantastic if they did.

tarian crusader wrote: We didnt need to we have this http://www.islandfarm.tv/ with rumours going around down here that it is very close to being accepted Didn't the club rule it out though? Under their present management, I can't see them ever returning to Bridgend. and also the people who are in charge of this project have put a bid in to buy the club this week That would be fantastic if they did.

: Sat Nov 21, 2009 6:14 pm  

Hedgehog King wrote:

Didn't the club rule it out though?

No, the plan has always been to return to a purpose-built stadium in Bridgend AFAIK.

: Sat Nov 21, 2009 8:08 pm  

headhunter wrote:

No, the plan has always been to return to a purpose-built stadium in Bridgend AFAIK.

Yes, Brakla not Island Farm though I don't think many people thought that Crusaders would return to Bridgend once they were to be "temporarily" based in Newport.

Unless Brewery Fields do buy the club out, I don't think they will ever go back to Bridgend.

: Sat Nov 21, 2009 8:33 pm  

To tell the truth , if any of the ' rumours ' are based on any sort of fact , the possible refurbishment of the Newport Ground or the river island project are the least of the Crusaders problems at the moment

Re: Just HOW bad is Rodney Parade? : Mon Nov 23, 2009 11:28 am  

Pete_Zatoppin wrote:

Been looking through some of the posts on here regarding the leeds rhinos game last season and it seems that generally people thought rodney parade was a bit of a dump. i didnt go myself, but is it REALLY as bad as people make out?

rodney parade is a nice, compact ground with a good atmosphere generated by anything over 4k (league obviously not union which struggles to create atmosphere with 80k!) - easy to get a pint, friendly people bit ramshackle but proper rugby place.

Re: Just HOW bad is Rodney Parade? : Mon Nov 23, 2009 1:44 pm  

jannerboyuk wrote:

rodney parade is a nice, compact ground with a good atmosphere generated by anything over 4k (league obviously not union which struggles to create atmosphere with 80k!) - easy to get a pint, friendly people bit ramshackle but proper rugby place.

But I was told the bar is actually outside the ground and they don't do passouts?

Re: Just HOW bad is Rodney Parade? : Mon Nov 23, 2009 3:59 pm  

Pete_Zatoppin wrote:

But I was told the bar is actually outside the ground and they don't do passouts?

That's the clubhouse. There are plenty of bars in the ground too.