Welsh Rugby in North Wales

[Jebudo]

Originally Posted by El Jonez

Depends what type of pitch is laid.

The Liberty Stadium Desso GrassMaster pitch sees an average 54 games a season + training and events and copes well.

Desso GrassMaster in Liberty Stadium of Swansea FC / Ospreys Rugby Team | Desso Sports Systems

So if we laid one of these pitches we could train on it and save ourselves a fortune building a new training ground then? rent it out too? food for thought that.

[Phils-an-alki]

Originally Posted by El Jonez

Depends what type of pitch is laid.

The Liberty Stadium Desso GrassMaster pitch sees an average 54 games a season + training and events and copes well.

Desso GrassMaster in Liberty Stadium of Swansea FC / Ospreys Rugby Team | Desso Sports Systems

And how much does that cost to install and maintain?
Swansea have recently been a Premier League club (and were for years) and are still receiving millions a season in parachute payments. Against a National League club.
That's not a good example of how it could work at Wrexham unless its cheaper than a standard pitch.
Edit: It cost £250,000 for the Wembley pitch. Arsenal have it too. Its not something a NL club can afford.

[RED2309]

Originally Posted by Jebudo

So if we laid one of these pitches we could train on it and save ourselves a fortune building a new training ground then? rent it out too? food for thought that.

If they'd fund the Kop development as well we'd be sitting pretty.

There was talk of trying to combine Cardiff Blues and the Ospreys but that has been discarded.

As for people who follow rugby not knowing the rules that could be said of a lot of the match officials at National League level let alone spectators!

[krux]

keep these jokers off our pitch.

[Haruki]

Originally Posted by rob_1072

I heard about this, rumour was scarlets and Cardiff being kept as main regions with dragons and a north wales teams being used as development teams focusing more in young welsh players and making ospreys obsolete. Not sure I believe it as ospreys have had the most success. Almost certainly be at colwyn bay and eirias park due to amount wru have invested so far. Shame, it would be here as crowds would be bigger. I believe Cardiff had a combination of natural and synthetic grass that dealt better with rugby back when they both shared the Cardiff city stadium.

Ospreys were very close to going out of business in the last month or so but I believe a solution has been found. That probably where this rumour has come from

[willyheckerslike]

Originally Posted by Rhys's Daddy

Now I know there will be those who call it an egg chasing game, but the WRU are considering creating a new North Wales team with one from the South possibly dropping out or merging. New contracts could see some big names relocate.
Despite the obvious issues about pitches (look at Newport) it could be lucrative and the investment we could be looking for as at a minimum the costs of sharing the ground would be halved.
Crusaders RL managed it for a time, could this be an opportunity?

I love both games, and are just thinking of how we increase cash.

In a word.....NO

[Redpensioner]

I would love a under 21 game at the Racecourse. I'm not sure of the attendance they get are Colwyn Bay but there would be far more hear for sure.
How could enyone not get excited about last Saturday's game it was epic. I used to go down there often but the cost to get in and the hotel prices were just beond me.

[WasanActonlad]

I believe colwyn bay capacity is 5000

[Alan Attack]

Before Phil loses his shit, there’s been talk of this for years. It’s incredibly unlikely they’ll dilute the game in South Wales.

Regardless, there’s no desire for a regional team in north wales. If such a team achieved greater attendances than Wrexham AFC, I’d be surprised.