Castleford Tigers director confirms major update in stadium redevelopment

Castleford Tigers are set to start spending the council awarded £2 million funding to develop their stadium.

According to Manager Director Mark Grattan, who was speaking on the COYF podcast, the will begin to draw down the first part of the council’s money in the new year.

He explained: “The stadium point will get us into the mid-14s and we will start drawing down the first part of the council’s £2 million.

“I just think that will be after the New Year waiting for that to be finalised, that will push us to 14.5 points. To get us to a Grade A, the full development needs to come on board financially, that will change us and push us that extra point.

“With a fair win performance and with crowds of 7,800 through the turnstiles every game, that would get us into a Grade A license but that will be extremely difficult to do. We will go for it as we always do.

“Martin’s investment takes us comfortably into the 13s, the stadium gets us into the 14s. We need the full stadium development to get the extra points in terms of finance and percentage of turnover that isn’t central distribution to get us into Grade A territory.”

This comes as the club confirm a sponsorship deal with Spear Scaffolding ahead of 2024. Fans will be familiar with the Spear Scaffolding branding as the Castleford based company are the main sponsor of Tigers mascot JT, this will continue for the upcoming season, with additional advertising around the club at Wheldon Road too.

Spear Scaffolding are always on hand for any of the clubs scaffolding works, nothing is ever too much trouble and the service is always efficient and friendly.

For many years, the expert team at Spear Scaffolding have been offering domestic, commercial and industrial services. They pride themselves on excellent customer service and offer free, no obligation quotes.

Dave & Jule Spear at Spear Scaffolding said: “We are pleased to be supporting Castleford Tigers again this year and we wish the team the best of luck for the 2024 season”

Laura Kirk, Commercial Director at Castleford Tigers commented: “We’re delighted that Spear Scaffolding have committed to another year as club partners. The partnership works really well and we value working with such a reputable and reliable local business and they are always on hand to support the club whenever it’s needed.”