On the subject of upkeep it'd be interesting to know what it's cost us over the past couple of years. In the days of Hood he used to go on about how much the stadium cost in upkeep and how it was a financial millstone. He used to bring it up at every fans forum. Duffy used to go on about how it cost thousands to get a troublesome drain unblocked to further illustrate this point.



Now assuming that all that was correct then I don't expect much to have changed. The only difference is the Rooley Lane end terracing which is now not used. Maintenance of that may have been curtailed which may have reduced costs.



One things for sure, some bits of the stadium do need some work urgently. It's not far of Belle Vue standards in some areas.



If we do ever make it to the middle 8s then we're going to need the Rooley Lane terracing again soon, hope it isn't going to cost much to bring it back into use.

Quote ="Bullseye"Latest Chalmers column here: www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/s">www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/16395819.andrew-chalmers-my-focus-is-on-the-bulls-not-the-international-game/">www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/s ... onal-game/'" Read a few lines, got to the bit where he starts bitching about other clubs' chairmen (AGAIN) and closed the page. Not sure how he can keep a straight face while he accuses others of being insatiable.

Quote ="Bullseye"Latest Chalmers column here: www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/s">www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/16395819.andrew-chalmers-my-focus-is-on-the-bulls-not-the-international-game/">www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/s ... onal-game/'" Read a few lines, got to the bit where he starts bitching about other clubs' chairmen (AGAIN) and closed the page. Not sure how he can keep a straight face while he accuses others of being insatiable.

It wouldn't be RL without club owners having a public pi55ing contest.

Yeah he needs to stop the mud slinging. Im sure he's had plenty thrown at him at various meetings from the usual cliques and maybe he wants to challenge th. But he needs to stop it. The point he makes (which i think are normally right) get lost with his mud throwing.

Quote ="HamsterChops"Read a few lines, got to the bit where he starts bitching about other clubs' chairmen (AGAIN) and closed the page. Not sure how he can keep a straight face while he accuses others of being ">insatiable.'" Read a few words, got to the bit where you started bitching about the club (AGAIN) and laughed my head off. Not sure how you can keep a straight face when you accuse others of bitching.

Quote ="HamsterChops"Read a few lines, got to the bit where he starts bitching about other clubs' chairmen (AGAIN) and closed the page. Not sure how he can keep a straight face while he accuses others of being ">insatiable.'" Read a few words, got to the bit where you started bitching about the club (AGAIN) and laughed my head off. Not sure how you can keep a straight face when you accuse others of bitching.

Quote ="Bullseye"It wouldn't be RL without club owners having a public pi55ing ">contest.'" You feel like a few of them could do with locking in a room together until they come out either shaking hands or battered and bruised.

Quote ="Bullseye"It wouldn't be RL without club owners having a public pi55ing ">contest.'" You feel like a few of them could do with locking in a room together until they come out either shaking hands or battered and bruised.