Leyther_Matt wrote:That would be the deciding factor, and I doubt the East alone would have enough seats.
Keep the Skircoat shut unless it's a big game and maintain it to the required safety standards and you'll be reet. Would put a new TV gantry on the roof of the Skircoat though to avoid filming an empty stand and have the East opposite the cameras.
Spot on that, I think we need to keep the Skircoat as it is but ENSURE it is kept in 'working order' for when one day we will need it (not being funny to Town but they are unlikely to need it in the forseeable future anyway, maybe in 10 years time a big FA Cup match?).
We need a good capacity as we may get a 'representative game' which may need a 12k plus capacity one day you never know.
Besides to put it back as terracing would need new barriers and that would cost a fair bit.
Hopefully in the longer term the stand will get replaced, we need to ensure that we keep pushing for this as I don't want a 3 sided ground which is what we have now until the East stand is finished.
Look at Widnes they had that end terrace for years and the same argument could have been used by them i.e. we don't need it.
But look how good it looks having all 4 sides completed plus they get the Cup Finals and Grand Finals with the higher capacity.
I see the East Stand being phae 3 of the Shay redevelopment and in 3 to 5 years I hope we see phase 4 = a new Skircoat Stand.
Lets not have the usual Calderdale glass half empty scenario please!!!
AMBITION.
