We averaged over 11,000 the year we finished 4th in the table. Good results bring in the fans.

I really hope this comes off. It'd be great for Warrington and the game in general. I fully expect Wire to be challenging along with Saints and Leeds for the top 3 next season and in games against the likes of Saints and Wigan you'd be looking at huge crowds if there was an availability for people to just walk up on the day without having to purchase tickets in advance. To have an 18k capacity would really help the club come play off time if you had home fixtures.



After the benefits it would bring Wire there are the benefits for the game in general. The ground could be used for more interntionals and semi finals which again would get higher attendances because people could decide last minute wheather to go or not.



A successful Wire side would help this to happen aswell as help you average 12-14,000 which is what i believe you could be looking at long term.

I must admit I'm in the "let's start selling out the ground we've got now before we start worrying about increasing the capacity" camp.



However, in spite of that I would love the South West corner to be filled in creating one big curved terrace rather than two seperate stands. We could have "ground" season tickets again a la Wilderspool and I'd probably be inclined to stand in the corner part personally if the option was there.

Is it worth it?



Remember Steve Ellas Beard post on the "Are we the new Wigan thread" and the cost implications of building the Whitbread / Boston Stand at Wigan.



Assuming that filling in the corners adds 4,000 to the capacity.



How many times would the capacity be reached, maybe 4 times maximum per season.

How many times have you sold it out at it's current capacity?



So at £20 per ticket (average with concessions) that's £80,000 per season.



What is the building cost, possibly £1million so it would take over 13 years to get the investment back.



How would it be funded?



It's a tough decision.

Hence the reason thay said 5 years. so thay can see if we start contesting for the super league crown. if we finish out of the playoffs in the next couple of seasons then imo it wont happen but if we win the thing then thay will have to to fit all the band wagon in

What you forget though is it's more appealing to neutral games, internationals and other sports\events.

They've already borrowed the money - Lloyds have leant it to them already.

If Warrington want to compete permanently in the top 4 of SL then this has to happen. A 13k capacity is simply not sufficient to allow this to happen. The will we won't we fill the stadium is irrelevant.

The stadium as a whole cost £8 million. As has been stated elsewhere, the ability to host Internationals amongst other things would be a revenue stream not currently available.

And for the opposition fans who say we don't need to expand we could always put you in something like this and we would have a bit more capacity left over for us









Actually used at a stadium in Poland.

Theres a plus and minus to having a bigger ground



Say your playing salford or celtic its very difficult to get the crowd going as the atmosphere is not there



but i think the two advantages outweigh that



you can put on big advertising campaign and lower priced tickets like wigan do (we usually get 1-2 20k+ gate each season) which means the atmosphere is always amazing

You have the chance to host internationals which raises the profile of the club itself



I think the gates of warrington will only rise if you continue success and that is not even close to being inevitable

i could do with one of these for my kids