I totally agree with the last reply, we rent it of the rlf and it’s there responsibility to make sure it is fit for purpose, there quick enough to take the rent, so come on let’s get behind this and get the RFL to sort it

Don't think the upkeep of the Stadium was in the rental agreement. The rent of £72,000 a year did not include this.

Has rent been re-instated? Weren't we dossing at Odsal rent free last season?

That was widely rumoured but never saw it quoted as actual fact anywhere credible. But another way of looking at is the central funding that the RFL withheld from the the new company was just them getting there rent up front.

Don't think it's re-instated, and it probably won't be until we get back into the championship. Then we'll be back to being resposnible for all the maintenance. All that said, I can't imagine we'll get off with buyng what they might call consumables, printer ink and paper, the leccy bill, light bulbs and tea for the tea lady's urn, etc.

I suggest we get sponsored by JD Gyms, and get them to replace all the seats in the stand with exercise bikes, hooked up to generator wheels. 2000 people in the stand generating at the rate of 40W each is 80,000 watts.



It might get a bit dimmer after the hour mark.

It's getting dimmer on here that's for sure.

A glimmer is better than nothing.



In any case, the exercise cycles sound like a decent idea - With January starts, Summer rugby gets a tad on the cool side in the stand sometimes so it might warm us up a bit. In fact a few of those wind farm machines on the stand roof would definitely be an earner..

On a very rough and ready calculation I reckon that solar panels on the stand roof would generate at a rate of around 400kW on a sunny day. Whether the old roof could stand the strain of course is a different question, but it faces towards the south and is already at an ideal angle.



What with solar panels, wind generators and the exercise bikes, we could soon be powering half the city

Then when we get back we can certainly claim 'Super League; with Bull Power!'





I have 16 panels which generate about £1700 per annum, and they are old/inefficient. Imagine the income.....but then imagine the cost to cover the roof with em???

Is there the means to store the power from the panels and use it when it's dark? I always thought the problem with solar and wind power was storing the power until it was needed? Or is that just on a very large scale?