True. Just worries me with him having issues before with his back. As fans we just want to see Trueman playing as I firmly believe if he’d of been playing all year we’d of comfortably being in the top 6 and potentially in a semi final of the CC, that’s how influential the lad is on the pitch. Personally for him too he’s had rotten luck with injuries, I really feel for him. 

Could you provide a small update on what was discussed last night please as I was unable to attend. Cheers. 

Inside Man - they talked briefly about this in answer to someone's question.


Matt talked to the Warrington owner at Magic as he and the Wigan guy are the ones leading NRL conversations.
Nothing agreed but he talked about us being able to make it work without just following NRL blindly as our environment with football and other sports is very different. But liked them being involved.
He made the point nothing was agreed but also the RFL are meeting to discuss, at our ground. I think he said all the owner meetings are at our place now.


I have to say he did talk about getting fans views of how to run the game but personally I think that is a bad idea.






Khlav - they thought it was a good idea too but say the evidence of other attempts in the area show it as a loss maker so changing plans.
They are looking at coffee and breakfast type place instead.
But they'd still look at show games for people to come and watch there.




Also forgot a few other things.
Programme. Bit of a split view on this but Matt says he might do an offer to pay up front for a full season so they know what to create but I'm not sure that is a go-er. 


Shirt sponsor we've more than tripled the earnings with Matt's idea to sell game by game rather than one for whole season. He was pleased with that.


New website on the way. Nearly ready but he knocked it back for some improvements before launch.
He was very keen to say we'll go from worst to best website in the league.


Added a couple of bars in the ground to ease queues.
Liked the idea of the bar outside St James Park made out of portacabins. Might do if he can fit in fan zone but will do something either way so you don't have to walk a long way away to get back to North and East Stand.


The main room has been upgraded. They are keeping it smart but not loading with heritage from the club so it looks the part for functions rather than just rugby events.
He will talk to heritage team about how they decorate Rollin Shack and other areas.


And the pie was nice but they ran out of peas.


Anything else I forgot from those that were there?

There was plenty of peas on the left side as you walked in 

Not quite - Ellis mentioned the kitchen showroom area when the question about Newcastle's Stack was asked.


He said they were considering a bar area there.

Dboy - he did you are right.
How I took it though was the original plan to put a bar on the stadium side of the old showroom.
I don't think he said what was happening to the actual showroom.


We'll find out soon enough I'm sure.

Yes it will be something completely new. He said he liked the stack-container style, as it doesn't need planning permission.