Closed. every time

I ask the question because, I assume, we would all opt for an enclosed stadium.

But lets say that building an enclosed 12,000 stadium will cost £18M and building an enclosed 15,000 stadium will cost £22M.

However building a 15,000 open stadium would also cost £18M

Are we all happy to sacrifice the 3,000 extra seats in order that we may have an enclosed stadium over an open one?

Are the designers,developers giving us the "Keepmoat" like stadium we have all raved about at the expence of capacity?

Where's the top stadium?

As for the question, enclosed.

The Clan

I for one would have a 15000 open stadia instead of a 12,000 closed one.

If we did get an enclosed 12000 stadium would we / how easy would it be to extend that number if necessary.

if its gonna be a 12,000 cap then it will be an open end stadium, because of the design, if you have a closed oval type then its obvious you will have to have more seats to go all the way round to enlose the pitch, hence the 15,000 at the keepmoat

15k, Don't think we could fill it tbh. 12k is just the right size for us at the moment. Untill our home support picks up i would not think about a 15k stadium.

enclosed any day of the week, the atmosphere would be way better.

Makes no difference, so long as they build the ability to expand into the original plans.

Enclosed for me.

Where is that enclosed stadium clan?

My Initial thoughts were that building a small capacity stadium
meant building something rather basic.
I suppose it all comes down to how much money you have to spend
but on doing a little research I found a number of stadiums
of simular capacity that have real character and identity.

11,00 Capacity



15,000 capacity





10,250 Capacity

can't bloody remember where I found that 1st enclosed stadium, sorry.

I would prefer the corners to be open, for the sake of the pitch.
It will be a new pitch, and not have the decades of growth, drainage and other growy things that BV has, that TRB and his ilk know all about.
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It (the pitch) will need all the TLC that Mother Nature can give it.

I like the look of that 15k stadium. The steep single tiered bowl makes it look very imposing! It reminds me a lot of Spanish football venue's and they are often a cauldron of noise.

Prefer an enclosed 15,000 seat stadium but I'm greedy.

Seriously I'll be happy with a stadium, beggars can't be choosers.

enclosed for me , the KC was fantastic and a mini version would be great

If you build to a certain capacity and then have seats all the way round, it will make for less rows along the sides (ie, a couple of thousand will be in the corners), which means that the ground will look smaller generally and will have a fewer number of spectators bearing down on any particular point of the pitch. Also, means fewer seats nearer the centre line, my preferred spot.

So, for me, 15,000 open.

For a 12k stadium I would have it open.

For a 15k stadium I would have it enclosed.

12k may look a bit small if its enclosed but I would take anything at present!

Don't care if it looks small as long as it holds at least 12k I dont care.


But like you say, I would take anything that is up to standard.

Developers would p**s themselves if we asked for anything more than 12000 with our gates at the moment, as for style, I'll take whatever they offer and be greatful.
I think some of us need to stop thinking were big time charlies and get real.

think your missing the point a bit, get this right with the stadium and with JK and Beans and build on this squad then we can be possibly be big time charlies again one day, nothing wrong with ambition from the club and supportes alike

If it has to be all seater then the stepper the better for a good view. The view at Tynecastle was excellent (think it was Bradford London) but you got nose bleeds climbing up the stand.

I like to stand but seats are the future.

The old wembley was awful when they put seats in it.

Can be portacabin style flats all round for me as long as it gets built and meets the criteria.

If we go for 12,000 we also need the capacity to expand, filling the corners would be the best option.

Can we transfer the pitch to the new ground?

Enclosed but hope it doesnt look like Leighs with no character!

Think your missing the point! Developers deal in facts with a bit of calculated risk involved, we haven't at any time in super league looked like exceeding our current capacity apart from one off games here and there, I don't think we sold all our tickets for the semi last year.
Our gates this year do not reflect our performances or our league position and that's a fact and as much admiration as we all have for JK & Beans and the standard of rugby at present our gates don't match up so the developers who aren't as biased as us lot won't build anything that ain't gonna be used in there fact based opinion.
By all means plan for increasing the capacity in the future, but unless the good folk of Wakefield get off there s, 12000 more than enough.

tell you what we will go with out then

We didn't sell the same number as Hull - but we sold all our tickets and repeatedly asked for more.

It's a corny line - but 'build it and they will come', especially if, as Ted is trying to do, we are a genuinely comepetitive side.

12k is on the small side for me, but I'll take it. It would be a nice problem to have!