Yes the Giants Davy only own 60% of the stadium. The council own the rest.

At the Galpharm we tend to watch the game but you go ahead and watch those who are standing.

i know it is mate. it was easy to copy and paste

I'm disputing it, The Willows is far from a dump.

no you spend all the game shouting "Forward"

Not that far though, I'd say a couple of miles at most.

We can do both, we can multi task

I don't go to a game to see the facilities, I go to watch the rugby.

And I think you'll find the vast majority of Salford fans are more than happy to stand up to watch the game. We don't all view being confined to an uncomfortable plastic seat as being a superior way of viewing the match.

I too go to see the game rather than the facilities. However good facilities do make it a better experience. Poor facilities undermine things.

I know the seats at the Willows are uncomfortable. However my seat at the Galpharm is comfortable. The leg room is good and the view is unrestricted.

Please provide the link showing what the vast majority of Salford fans want. It should be an interesting read.

If the weather is bad on Sunday you can always pop outside at half time and stand around getting wet, If that is important to you.

Marsdengiant wrote:Please provide the link showing what the vast majority of Salford fans want. It should be an interesting read. HERE: Along with the best seated views in the country the City of Salford Stadium will also be home to the first deliberately built standing section in the UK since the Taylor Report changed the landscape of sport. Other new stadia have standing sections, but they are just basically seated areas where the seats have been removed and crush barriers installed. Ours will be very different, and is there in response to the fans request for such a section. We aim to please. http://reds.originalreddevils.com/category/new-stadium/

Marsdengiant wrote:Please provide the link showing what the vast majority of Salford fans want. It should be an interesting read. HERE: Along with the best seated views in the country the City of Salford Stadium will also be home to the first deliberately built standing section in the UK since the Taylor Report changed the landscape of sport. Other new stadia have standing sections, but they are just basically seated areas where the seats have been removed and crush barriers installed. Ours will be very different, and is there in response to the fans request for such a section. We aim to please. http://reds.originalreddevils.com/category/new-stadium/

Do they? Really? Funny, I've never EVER thought at the Willows, Knowsley Road or any National League grounds that we've been to that my experience had been undermined or made to be less enjoyable because of the facilities around me. Jesus, I've watched many sporting events stood on a glorified park pitch and never felt like it had lessened my experience.

It's what happens on the pitch that's important. Last year we beat Leigh at Hilton Park and got p*ss wet through in the process. I couldn't see the last twenty minutes because I couldn't keep my glasses clear. However, the atmosphere, the result and the chaotic celebrations for the tries meant that, in the pub afterwards, people were saying it was one of the most enjoyable away games they'd ever been to.



Funny, on the few occasions I've actually sat in a seat at the Galpharm I've struggled slightly with leg room and had a numb ar*e after about twenty minutes. At the Willows I can stand up, move around without disrupting those around me and, believe it or not, see the full pitch.



Funnily enough, it's never really been discussed on here. However, when the discussions first came up about our new stadium the main thing that most people came back to was wanting a standing area at the new ground. Also, see the point I made above about the Leigh game.



That's not the point people are making. Of course, if there's a choice between standing under cover and standing out in the rain, you'll move under cover. That's a given. But to say a shiny plastic stadium enhances your enjoyment of the day ahead of what happens out on the pitch? Ridiculous.