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Starting 2002-2003
Season. A series of images plotting the changes that have taken place at Sixways over the last 5 seasons Remember this game against Orrell. 8 Rows of seats in an uncovered North Stand and even for this game we did not fill the stand Attendance for the game was 2,700 Remember that fantastic away game up at Orrell when we took up almost 3,000 supporters |
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The home game against
Exeter was played in front of ,2250. The East Stand then covered from 22 to 22 and had 10 rows. This stand was eventually sold to Birmingham & Solihull and is still their main stand today See a few players in this group, David Officer, Waggy can you name some others? |
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Another image of the
East Stand, this time our guests were B&S themselves A Great day with almost 3,000 supporters in the stadium |
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By the start of the
2003-2004 season this was the "NEW" East Stand How did it get built? What changes were done to the ground? We had to develop the stadium because entry criteria to the ZP was then 8,500 with at least 3,000 seated and covered We and the Premiership have come a long way since. |
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A quick look at the very
basic construction of the East Stand. bars were outside and uncovered, seats were built onto temporary steel bases. But when the feet got stamping what a great sound come from this stand |
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The uncovered very basic
North stand was removed this season to prepare the base for the much
expanded and covered stand. Smaller by 6 rows than it is at present and with vertical supports ever few meters. It was like being in a Cattle Pen, but a lot better than before. |
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This is where the Old East
Stand stood before moving to Birmingham. The close season saw the building of the first "Real" East Stand. Remember we used to be able to park there as well |
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The temporary uncovered North Stand was also removed, as Cecil's team prepared for the 3 stage development of what will be a great North Stand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The guys are seen here busy
digging out the ground ready for the huge concrete slab. Notice the tents/marquees in the background. A great place to meet before and after the games. Drank many a pint with away supporters here. |
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The groundwork's get
started. A long, long way to go |
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Rocket seen here trawling
for a pint that may have been forgotten. Mike looking all forlorn as his beloved boxing ring venue disappears |
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The old ticket Office and
Water tank. Behind the Warriors start to prepare for the coming season |
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This is what the West
looked like with the marquees taken away and before the Sixways Suite
was constructed. The bushes to the right have now also been removed to extend the West Stand Car park |
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The base is prepared for
the Sixways Suite. The club Shop definitely had windows. maybe WRFC will get this "bar" back again for its members. |
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Start of the steel
framework for the East Stand. As you can see pretty basic but this stand took us above the minimum 8,500 capacity for entry into the premiership |
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This was the inside of the
Sixways Suite before the bars and furniture went in The Suits provided us with more drinking and entertaining space as well as conferencing and function rooms |
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The East stand is well on
its way This is the game we had to win to become Div 1 Champions Winning every game of the season, culmination in the game against Birmingham & Solihull |
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The Sixways Suite Upper all
ready for match day. This was for the very fisrt Premiership game against Newcastle
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