Surely there was more than 4k there? With the capacity being 12,000, I fail to see how an extra 8k could be crammed in.

Today's league express gave it as 4.4k-ish. I'd guess that as being about right.

You wont find many Salford fans disagreeing with you, it's an awfully designed and constructed stadium in a location that could work quite well had they built more than just the one road in and out prior to completion.



Unfortunately as Salford City Council have a 50% ownership in the stadium with Peel, there is absolutely no chance of them approving another stadium within the City as they would be left with one huge white elephant.



Our only hope is Koukash buying Salford City Council out.



PS - the atmosphere inside the ground is actually really good once there is enough people inside. The attendance vs Wigan on Easter Monday was 6.5k and the place was bouncing.

The HJ has a bigger capacity than the AJ Bell stadium.

Not unlike Headingley then really .

No it really is very unlike Headingley.



The AJ Bell stadium is like Jordan. Looks good from a distance but the closer you get and the more you discover the more it just makes your dick shrivel up and try to run away.



Headingley is like Helen Mirren. Getting on a bit but has some great anecdotes, gets the job done and you'd still give her one.

At least Salford's away end has a roof

The way the wind was blowing on Sunday it didn't look like it helped keep the Rhinos following dry though.

The AL Bell was built with a capacity of 12k because, at the time of construction, that was a requirement of Super League Licensing stadium minimum capacity. Now, the new minimum requirements for a Super League standard ground do not state a minimum overall capacity at all, just the minimum number of seats required for paying spectators and directors, along with other requirements in respect of hospitality, car parking on site etc.



Hence the reason the proposed new Stadium for Castleford at the the proposed Five Towns retail development has a capacity of 10K (which of course can be expanded like the HJ, by filling in the corners)



Unfortunately, Salford have just been unlucky here and suspect if they were building now, an initial capacity of around 8k would have been ideal for them.

This is a beautiful post.

The biggest problem is you were 3rd in the league , had beaten Wigan the week before , were playing the top of the table and could only muster 4,400 speccies with Leeds making 2,000 plus of that , now i realise that some of you guys are as loyal as they come (Salford supporters) but unfortunatley there are not enough of you to sustain a Super league team

The problem is, it's far too small to be of any use. I was stood nearer the back of the stand and was getting a good soaking due to the ridiculous design of the "roof" as the rain just drenched most of the travelling support. Whoever designed the stand wants sacking and locking up for gross incompetence. The prevailing wind will blow towards that stand most of the time, so it is always going to be unfit for purpose. The small stand down the side of the pitch will also suffer from the same problem. My only other gripe would be the lack of a cash turnstile, it is surprising how many people won't bother turning up if they have to mess around queueing to buy a ticket when they then have to walk just round the corner to queue again to get in. These are the little things that when added to others will invariably affect Salford's crowds. I am lucky enough to be good on my pins, so having a pint 20 minutes away at the nearest pub ain't a problem, likewise having to walk some distance to park ain't a problem. However Salford ended up there is another debate altogether, but as far as the stadium itself is concerned, the design of the stands is one of the most ludicrous things I've ever seen.