I'm sure projects such as a Sports Bar and Grill are welcoming attractions for the Trinity faithful but they also have to make money too and Matt is nobody's fool when it comes to business .

Match days will be busy but what about the off season , the weekday trade and so forth ?

Very hard business is Hospitality today at the best of times .

It was Matts idea. It’s not a fan recommendation or wish to have. I’m sure he's considered all the factors in such projects too.

He could always change his mind and the need for player gym facilities may take precedence as was originally planned a 2 floor gym in the south east.

I’m pretty sure it was already stated that this bar and grill would be started as soon as the season is over.

The kitchen place looks such a second rate building that demolition would probably be the first action. That gives more options to what could replace it.
Maybe just flatten it and extend the car park.

Just my opinion and personal preference but I'd love to see the creation of a Fan zone , Rugby League is blessed in this respect in the warmer summer months during the season .

Street food outlets , beers including local micro breweries , get some decent bands on , ice cream , slushies , sweets for the kids etc etc and make a bit of money off the rent you'd charge the providers .

Open it up 3 hours before KO and an hour afterwards perhaps .


We seem to be well covered in the new East Stand with the corporate punter and a birthday - special occasion match day experience supporter .

That would be great but where are you putting that?

I haven't seen anything to say what isn't actually meeting standard on the screen.
Anyone know?

I can see there is a problem with the screen. But that isn't the same as not meeting the standard.

Was there a proposal to sort the North Stand out? I think there was, but I can't remember.

So much unused space at the back of the stand that is an eyesore. Sorting it out will increase ground capacity ready for being back in super league. Also, it will improve the look of the ground.

I think this should be tackled as a priority.

Sorting the sound out in there would be good as well.

It's not the required size.

How that was purchased, I have no idea!

No we bought a pup “Caveat emptor”.

was more a case of meaning it’s a waste of money to have to replace when the £££££s could be used elsewhere

I'd personally look at the space at the side of the South Stand where it meets the West Terrace .

I'm only going on the one at Oakwell on Match days which is behind the East Stand and doesn't take up as much space as you'd imagine given the number of punters it serves especially early and late season , they even erect a stage for the band's as part of it .

Fair enough. I like it.
Think they use that for emergency services but even so I'm sure something can be done.

I'm not doubting that. I just wondered by how much.
I can't remember whether we got it before the dimensions were published. I don't think so though.

No points for sound. Important but not a priority.
North stand I agree but I reckon that will be expensive.

Definitely. If I remember rightly, Ellis was on about putting food and drink kiosks up there, but then changed his mind and wanted it sorting out for more capacity.

Where there pictures of the proposed work on posters in the East Stand? I didn't see them myself, as I stand in the North stand.

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Cheers for putting that on!

Hopefully, they will sort out the North Stand. We do need a larger capacity for next season. Especially for the Cas and Leeds games. The current capacity is about 7400? Ellis said he wanted 9000 average attendance in a few years.

It's amazing when you see on the Heritage page that in 62 we had 15 games over 10k and 4 over 20k. With Wigan getting 27k and 28k in Belle Vue in league and cup.
Maybe one day

That is truly ace. Only been watching since the 90s, so I've seen some big crowds for the million pound matches. Nothing like those attendances! We live in hope

https://x.com/TrylineUK/status/18280355 ... ww26s%3D19 This suggests the screen size parameter changed between July 23 and March 24?

https://x.com/TrylineUK/status/18280355 ... ww26s%3D19 This suggests the screen size parameter changed between July 23 and March 24?

I remember going to both the Wigan games as a 13 year old. At one of them,been only small and stood at the back on the West Stand side terracing with been late in, i was passed over the shoulders of the adults to the front.
Wigan living legend,winger Billy Boston, was literally a couple of yards from me as i got to the front, still vivid in my memory after all these years

Everything people say is correct regarding the North stand, but I will give you two reasons why it won’t be developed further for next year.

1: Ellis is a guarantor not a piggy bank. Every investment he makes will require a near instant return, allowing him to up the clubs income and save himself from bankruptcy. He will need to believe that an enlarged stand will be at capacity for more than two games a season. I don’t think we can guarantee that next season, unless we really do go on a roll.

2. A quirk of IMG is that stadium usage counts. A smaller stadium that is 90% full (Warrington) gets you more points than a big stadium (Hudds) that is 15% full. If we don’t do great in our first season and only average 5k then our 10k will count against us. It’s not a game breaker but you have to consider that in our first season back it’s not a priority, there are other more pressing developments. However a tidy up would be nice.

Following on from talk re the sports bar/grill. On the 'Events and Conference' page on the website at the bottom is the advertisement re the 'Trinity Sports bar' looks great https://wakefieldtrinity.com/events-and-conferences/

Following on from talk re the sports bar/grill. On the 'Events and Conference' page on the website at the bottom is the advertisement re the 'Trinity Sports bar' looks great https://wakefieldtrinity.com/events-and-conferences/

More than important in an emergency.

Fair point