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| Quote Wakeywakeywakey="Wakeywakeywakey"John Minards on new Wakefield Trinity pitch and stadium redevelopment update
DOUG THOMSON 20/11/2022
JOHN MINARDS is looking forward seeing Wakefield Trinity trot out for Reece Lyne’s testimonial – and not just because it provides the chance to acknowledge the centre’s long service.
For the Sunday, January 15 game against Halifax (2pm) will be the first of three pre-season outings on the new pitch, which has been laid as part of the redevelopment of the club’s historic Belle Vue (Be Well Support Stadium) home.
After visiting Leeds on Boxing Day (11.30am), Wakefield will also host neighbours Featherstone on Sunday, January 29 and Super League rivals Hull on Sunday, February 5 (both 2pm) as new coach Mark Applegarth and his assistant James Ford gear up for the 2023 season, which starts at home to Catalans Dragons on Friday, February 17.
After demolition of the old structure and subsequent groundworks, the framework for the new main East Stand (on the Doncaster Road side of the ground) is quickly taking shape, while work on redeveloping the North Terrace (nearest the city centre) is also under way.
But the currently most visible part of the upgrading of a venue which dates back to the 1870s is the fresh playing surface, which features an artificial underlay and helps promote root protection, turf strength and health and pitch longevity.
“In layman’s terms, it’s a carpet with 95 per cent soil and natural grass and some plastic strands on top,” explained Chairman Minards.
“Having considered our options, including a 4G (artificial) pitch, we decided on a hybrid, similar to that recently laid at Siddal, because it is still natural, but can cope with greater use, since the community element is key to our project.
“With the 2022 season finishing earlier than usual due to the World Cup, we had the maximum time to get the pitch down and established, and the weather over the last few months has been helpful in that regard.
“The pre-season matches will provide an excellent opportunity to test the surface and for our players to become familiar with it.”
On the completion date for the 2,500-capacity East Stand, which will include hospitality facilities and new changing rooms, Minards added: “You don’t like to give a definitive date, because you never know what can happen in terms of weather and the availability of materials.
“But the build is on target at this point, and we are optimistic that there will be at least partial if not full use at some stage of the 2023 season.”
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Seating and possibly the lower concourse will be in use at some point during the season, perhaps early June would be my guess. Offices, hospitality, players facilities etc will be later on.
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| I asked Darren in the shop on Saturday. He said they were hoping to open the left-hand side of the seating area sometime in april
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| Quote Wakeywakeywakey="Wakeywakeywakey"I asked Darren in the shop on Saturday. He said they were hoping to open the left-hand side of the seating area sometime in april'"
Bit earlier than I heard, but I'll take that. Just so long as the season ticket holders are under cover ASAP the better.
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| Quote Dunkirk Spirit="Dunkirk Spirit"I’m beginning to regret mentioning chips are £2.50 a bag, [ulet’s try and get back on topic[/u, I’ve read somewhere that JM has an article in today’s LE, re ground redevelopment, has anyone seen what it says, I won’t be able to get the paper until tomorrow.'"
You don't think the escalating prices and the diminishing standard of the good old British fish & chips is not an issue then 
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| Quote John Minards="John Minards".........“The pre-season matches will provide an excellent opportunity to test the surface and for our players to become familiar with it.”......'"
Bit late then if it falls apart! Jesting aside, do you know if your pitch is a "Grassmaster"? If so, you'll have a pitch that's as smooth as a billiard table (without the slate bed). Leigh Sports Village has that installed and it stands up to Leigh and Man Utd reserves & women playing on it.
Due to the whims of the Association Football little gods, the pitch is relaid every Summer - no financial loss to Leigh but, this season, no home game between July 7th and August 19th 2023. London Broncos have a similar headache at Wimbledon.
It seems that you own BV. Should other sports teams play on it, who would pay for the relay? Groundshares should be priced appropriately and, sadly, therefore become less attractive to prospective tenants.
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| Quote Bent&Bongser="Bent&Bongser"Bit late then if it falls apart! Jesting aside, do you know if your pitch is a "Grassmaster"? If so, you'll have a pitch that's as smooth as a billiard table (without the slate bed). Leigh Sports Village has that installed and it stands up to Leigh and Man Utd reserves & women playing on it.
Due to the whims of the Association Football little gods, the pitch is relaid every Summer - no financial loss to Leigh but, this season, no home game between July 7th and August 19th 2023. London Broncos have a similar headache at Wimbledon.
It seems that you own BV. Should other sports teams play on it, who would pay for the relay? Groundshares should be priced appropriately and, sadly, therefore become less attractive to prospective tenants.'"
We own the ground not got a Council that bought it If you own a house and rent a room the tenant does not own half the house
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| Quote Bent&Bongser="Bent&Bongser"Bit late then if it falls apart! Jesting aside, do you know if your pitch is a "Grassmaster"? If so, you'll have a pitch that's as smooth as a billiard table (without the slate bed). Leigh Sports Village has that installed and it stands up to Leigh and Man Utd reserves & women playing on it.
Due to the whims of the Association Football little gods, the pitch is relaid every Summer - no financial loss to Leigh but, this season, no home game between July 7th and August 19th 2023. London Broncos have a similar headache at Wimbledon.
It seems that you own BV. Should other sports teams play on it, who would pay for the relay? Groundshares should be priced appropriately and, sadly, therefore become less attractive to prospective tenants.'"
I don’t know the ins and outs of costs for pitch maintenance, but I imagine that Trinity would not be renewing the pity annually, until such time it is required by our own ground team or the governing bodies of another sport should other sports be played at BV. I am confident that Michael Carter and John Minards have these scenarios fully covered.
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| Quote alegend="alegend"We own the ground not got a Council that bought it If you own a house and rent a room the tenant does not own half the house'"
Fully understood alegend, but you are erecting and knocking down a straw man.
As it happens, Derek Beaumont does own a ten percent stake in LSV - but not, as you say, half the house - a private company owns half the house, more than the council does.
It was a genuine question without intent to troll, after reading the whole thread from page 1 to 48 (which, by the number of repeated questions, does not seem to be the wont of Wakey supporters). It (the question) still stands and Bongser would be interested in hearing the answer.
All the Best.
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| Quote Bent&Bongser="Bent&Bongser"Fully understood alegend, but you are erecting and knocking down a straw man.
As it happens, Derek Beaumont does own a ten percent stake in LSV - but not, as you say, half the house - a private company owns half the house, more than the council does.
It was a genuine question without intent to troll, after reading the whole thread from page 1 to 48 (which, by the number of repeated questions, does not seem to be the wont of Wakey supporters). It (the question) still stands and Bongser would be interested in hearing the answer.
All the Best.'"
Fair Comment and good to know you are not a troll .What a have heard at the fans forum when Mr Carter and J M speak about plans Is that they are going to lone ground out to bring in revenue That is why it had to be one of the best pitches in S L In fairness to them they have wiped out a 2 . 5 Million det and are building a new East Stand, Got us one of the best pitches in S L, a a big screen and revamping the North Stand . So guess it is a case of watch this space
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| Quote alegend="alegend"Fair Comment and good to know you are not a troll .What a have heard at the fans forum when Mr Carter and J M speak about plans Is that they are going to lone ground out to bring in revenue That is why it had to be one of the best pitches in S L In fairness to them they have wiped out a 2 . 5 Million det and are building a new East Stand, Got us one of the best pitches in S L, a a big screen and revamping the North Stand . So guess it is a case of watch this space'"
Also, new car park and the refurbishment of the south east corner facilities into a gym/cafe area along with a new roof.
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| Thought the club might have put out there weekly update of the steelwork - can't be much left of it to put up. Maybe onto the roof now?
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| Two sections to go as far as I can make out. 12 roof supports were in place as of this morning, 14 required in total. Think the recent weather may have pushed back progress.
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