Sorry!!
Not only sobering but it shows what we have been missing and what the right people can achieve in such a short space of time, with the right plan and a bit of vision.

I can't believe they've put a support post directly in front of where I stand.
If I get a bad neck looking round it - I'll sue.

Fair point well made, but if the plans were forced to change so much that we couldn't have made the criteria, we'd stand a better chance with the RFl is we were almost complying than not at all. But that's all pretty irrelevant I suppose as long as the RLF are happy with it.
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Indeed, think I read somewhere Trinity lose approximately £30k per match when it rains, so only 10 rainy days are needed in the next two to three years for the stands to pay for themselves. Lets hope for a wet summer.

Thinking back only 50 years there used to be a very large covered stand where the "hostility" blocks (I like that name

) are now. It was basically a tin roof but in principle no different to what is being put up now. If it rained most standing fans were in there. If I remember rightly - and that's not certain nowadays! - you did used to get a great atmosphere in there.

I think you'll find that the roof was asbestos cement but you are right it was a fantastic atmosphere in there.

The South Stand was demolished because someone deemed it to be "unsafe". Unsafe, it was steel and when demolished all the terracing went with it, not just the stand. Another mystery at this great Club but lets not dwell on the past.

I presume the stand will be going the full length of the terrace (or atleast the majority of it)? I know its still early days, but the supports look like they only going half the length of the terrace so far

It looks as though a gantry area for TV is being included...??

I sincerely hope so otherwise it would look a bit silly-thinks someone posted earlier that the cranes in position can only reach so far!

It is, as per Sky's requirement; that was one of the things that forced a change from the original plans - Sky advised that they couldn't get the viewing angle that was required, so the plans had to change.

He who pays the fiddler and all that jazz.

‘First section done’ suggests it will span the terrace.

Split level roof, means the back steps on the Doncaster road side of the stand are still usable, wonder if the front goes straight across or if it steps up with the roof? Again shame it does not go right to the front (pitch side) but lets just be happy that we have walked the walk and not just kept stalling like Tricky Dicky!

Strange place for a gantry behind one end of the sticks. Would mean that the new stand on the western terrace could be extended though.

It's for "end" camera - there has always been a gantry there - have you never noticed the scaffolding??

Yep, thought they where talking about Eddie n Stevo's spot.

Just been down Donny Road and the second (of three by the looks of it) section is now up.

Looking good!

Are we all gonna stand at the north stand on Sunday to make it our own?

Might as well considering there will be few away supporters. For those who do stand on the Northern Terrace, they will be impressed with the atmosphere they can generate under the roof. Lets hope it spurs the team on.

Looking good.
We certainly need to find a way to get Wakey fans in there and not give the away fans too much comfort

Will it be finished for then?

Yep.

I am not for segregation at rugby grounds but I think we really need to cram as many home supporters under this covered terrace! Over the past 18months at Belle Vue it has been very much like a library in terms of atmosphere and I would do anything to recreate the atmosphere/noise we generated at Widnes in round 1.