IIRC weren't they going to build the John Holmes statue near the shop instead of the south stand for a permanent tribute to the 'golden generation'?

Phil Holmes said recently that Johns statue is progressing nicely and they are just waiting for a date for the South Stand

Grant, as in the type that sees Durham still owing some £3m in repayments?

Stadium redevelopment bug seems to have taken hold with Leeds Utd fans too rumours going round either relocation or redevelop Elland road .Us or them who'll get there first ?

Leeds Utd probably.

I do hope wherever they do relocate (if they do), it'll be south of the River Aire where they belong.

Unless they revert back to the original Ridsdale plans and move to the site at the side of the M1 at J46 which is technically north of the River Aire.

HTH

Them. With us as tenants.

Near Garforth/Colton?

That's absolutely fine.

Nowhere near me or where I'm likely to visit or pass through.

Technically Knostrop. Read into that what you will.

I'd have thought that Elland Road was suitable for the current Leeds team. However a leeds team in the premiership would probably fill it every week, so something should be done. Stadiums are expensive and slow to do though and teams are unpredictable. Plenty of teams have moved into shiny new stadia and dropped down the leagues. I'd think redevelopment of the West stand would be the best way forward. It's ancient in there

elland road is crumbling. three sides need redeveloping. its got to the stage where I think a new one is needed. with various grants, plus if they bought the ground back then sold it on that would contribute a lot of cash, a new ground with no history could have naming rights too.
perhaps they had a builder owner like the rhinos he could be lucky enough to put in the lowest tender

This new fella Radrizzani has a media/sponsorship background so i wouldn't be surprised to see ER naming rights paying for the re-purchase/upgrade especially given his Chinese contacts.

possibly. I await your text this morning my old pal

It seems to me that the advantage LUFC has over the Rhinos is the amount of developable land immediately around their current stadium.
But as always funding is the stumbling block.
Spurs new stadium looks excellent & it has a microbrewery on site, plus an in-house bakery.
Cakes & Ale!!

Sporting events in this country really need to up thier game. Going into Headingley or most other stadiums to be honest is like stepping back into the 80's with 2 pint pots of crap lager and luke warm pukka pies or frozen chips for a fiver.

Peoples tastes have moved on. People will pay top dollar for high quality food and drinks nowadays. Sporting events in the U.S are on a diffrent planet.

You don't wanna go too far though, your club looses all its heritage and you end up being a tourist event.

US sports any many premier league clubs refer to us lot as 'customers' and not 'fans', careful what you wish for.

I would much rather we followed the German sports model instead of the USA one, with heavy input from the fans.

Agreed. The US like the high cultural haven of Bratfud also are awash with the beige cordon bleu offerings of Taco Bell.

Elland Road's not the sort of location that will contribute "a lot of cash" - and it depends how much they buy it back for as to how much profit they make when they sell it; either way it's not going to fund much of a new stadium.

Headingley is a much better proposition to sell for housing etc - but fortunately that isn't on the agenda

Just been reading elsewhere that two Labour councillors have resigned from the Labour group to serve as independents .One of the reasons for this was in protest Of a "Gift " of £4 million to YCC

Rumours of a move to Odsal whilst ground is being developed are getting stronger

You didn't hear it from the same guy who told you we'd signed Kieron Moss from Bradford did you???

So when is building work starting?

It's in the league weekly now also. Possibly End of 2017 season & beginning of 2018 season

He's been doing OK for KR, it'd be harsh on Golding if he has a good season.

Gonna be crowded. Over on the wakey board they're discussing rumours that they too are odsal-bound.