Lets focus on what we DO know:

Yorkshire CC are £17m in debt which they estimate will take 10 years to pay off news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket ... 571997.stm

The Southstand is on it's last legs and has already had £250k 'wasted' just on keeping it open, so a replacement is urgently required.

Leeds Council do not appear to be in the mood to loan the money, as demonstrated by the meeting last week, and also their refusal to loan cash to LUFC: www.thesquareball.net/leeds-unit ... n-request/

SOMETHING happened at or just before that meeting with the council last week. I don't believe redeveloping the North Stand is likely, as Yorkshire won't afford it and the Southstand is more urgent.

I don't believe relocation is likely given the Carnegie stand investment. I also doubt any supermarket would gain planning permission on the current stadium site, nor would it be popular with fans.

I'd assume if the club have found out they are able to keep the stand open for another year or two, with limited or little further investment then they've simply chosen this option. They can "save up" for another couple of years towards the redevelopment, whilst incurring no additional costs to keep the old South Stand.

What interests me is why were Yorkshire Cricket at the meeting?! Surely if Leeds Rugby had gone to the council to ask for a loan for the Southstand, then Yorkshire Cricket would not have been there. Perhaps the council have indicated they are willing to fund/back/finance a new North Stand instead to strengthen any World Cup bidding (RL & RU) and Test Cricket bids?!

Lets focus on what we DO know:

Yorkshire CC are £17m in debt which they estimate will take 10 years to pay off news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket ... 571997.stm

The Southstand is on it's last legs and has already had £250k 'wasted' just on keeping it open, so a replacement is urgently required.

Leeds Council do not appear to be in the mood to loan the money, as demonstrated by the meeting last week, and also their refusal to loan cash to LUFC: www.thesquareball.net/leeds-unit ... n-request/

SOMETHING happened at or just before that meeting with the council last week. I don't believe redeveloping the North Stand is likely, as Yorkshire won't afford it and the Southstand is more urgent.

I don't believe relocation is likely given the Carnegie stand investment. I also doubt any supermarket would gain planning permission on the current stadium site, nor would it be popular with fans.

I'd assume if the club have found out they are able to keep the stand open for another year or two, with limited or little further investment then they've simply chosen this option. They can "save up" for another couple of years towards the redevelopment, whilst incurring no additional costs to keep the old South Stand.

What interests me is why were Yorkshire Cricket at the meeting?! Surely if Leeds Rugby had gone to the council to ask for a loan for the Southstand, then Yorkshire Cricket would not have been there. Perhaps the council have indicated they are willing to fund/back/finance a new North Stand instead to strengthen any World Cup bidding (RL & RU) and Test Cricket bids?!

Where did that one come from?

Where did that one come from?