The Tl DAllas does look poor, but as it is only about 3meters from somebody's house, theres not a lot can be done as the stadium doesnt need expanding anyway.



the lower tier of that stand isnt used by City ever, so i would rip the seats out of there and create a standing area there.



I would also rip out the seats from the Betfair, Midland road stand, and replace then with the red amber and black "Bulls" ones!



Simple! I would open up the northwest corner as a bulls family stand (another whoile section that isnt used on city matches) and close the top tier of the Kop for BUlls games. This would reduce the capacity, but keep everybody closder to the action.

As far as I know there is no actual requirement to have 100m for the pitch, and the last time I looked (it may have changed, of course....) the ruling only required clubs to be as "near to 100m as possible". There are still a few clubs in SL with pitches under the maximum length, and it may be that the RFL are simply waiting for all clubs to actually have 100m before making it compulsory, but you never know, and if we were the last I would be worried!

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So as close as possible to 112metres then?



so the 103 at VP is as close as you can get there, so its ok!

A very minor point I know, but a stadium with a mix of Bulls and City signage and coloured seats would look truly horrible.

Obviously no poor relationship between Bulls & Avenue though.



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It's packed every weekend now, if 10,000 people can manage it for years why can't Bulls fans?

not as simple as that. the 100m pitch length is the maximum. There is also a minimum length which isnt mentioned on that diagram. also it doesnt include the safe zone (not sure of correct terminology) which is usually expected on top of the in goal area. once you add the figures up VP is right at the lower limit ,if not below, of what is allowed and would certainly need extending if it was to be a long term option.

hmmm wonder if thats an early hint of something bigger to follow?

I was trying to track that down earlier, since I did that once before and proved on here VP as it stands was extremely unlikely to meet the minimum effective dimensions.

I found it last time this came up. IIrc last time we were ar VP we had to have minimum length pitch and minimum length in goal area and then we fall short on the safe zone but that is a recomendation rather than an absolute rule. hence why we had a dispensation ,I think, last time we played at VP. RFL were ok as a short term thing but not sure they would be so accomodating over a permanent arrangement.

I like you're thinking Matt.



Mr Blackburn does have ££££ behind him and maybe the planned 20,000 stadium at Thornbury could be on again?