I quite agree with all you say and dare say the directors do, catch 22 though...where you build it ? the current site is slap bang in middle of pow beck plans for a road.Yeah i know it all looks unlikely and could be years off...but could spend thousands building new one, Only to have to knock it down.
Only place i could think is on corner of Kells and Pop side with maybe a window over pitch like Wakefields .
Wouldnt affect 2 new stands in Pow beck plans would it ?Thats if there no intention of moving pitch 90 degree.
The clubs age is catching up fast now, Its served longer than it was probably intended for .Remember it was a portacbin which served as a canteen for contractors at sellafield when it came and was so yellow from cigarette smoke. Its amde the club thousands though over last dozen or so years.
But perhaps some work could still be done to prolong the life ?.How about building a small toilet block which joins onto it ? How about some new tables and chairs ? and not the chip board ones that have crept in over last few years ,new carpets and better decor etc ?
All costs money but like you say the club is losing that moeny anyway over the bar.
I bet the number of private functions on other days of weeks has dropped off ,so more money lost ?
Paul and the other lads and lasses shouldnt be missing one minute of the game they doing enough work raising funds etc anyway ,Volunteers are fantastic and keep costs down, But if we serious about things like S/L then we should be employing people in all aspects at the club. Its what the RFL look at as much as whether you have a shiny new stand or not.
Perhaps we could pay someone say ?10 an hour to keep toilets clean and check on them on a Sunday night from say 5-10 ? is ?50 a lot ? Should Paul etc have to have their hands down drains unblocking things for sake of ?50 ?
