{"id":607268,"date":"2026-05-27T21:02:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T21:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/607268\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T21:02:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T21:02:13","slug":"hull-kr-stadium-plans-on-hold-as-paul-lakin-outlines-off-field-growth-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/607268\/","title":{"rendered":"Hull KR stadium plans on hold as Paul Lakin outlines off field growth strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Robins continue to sell out Craven Park<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Hull KR currently have two temporary stands at Craven Park\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0__OHL5579.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Hull KR currently have two temporary stands at Craven Park\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Hull KR currently have two temporary stands at Craven Park<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Hull KR continue to explore the possibility of expanding their home ground but a permanent structure is still some way off.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Robins currently have two temporary stands at Craven Park, with a free standing structure on the east side of the ground being joined by a stand in the south that stretches across the width of the pitch in front of Craven Streat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Together they push the capacity of Rovers&#8217; ground to over 11,000, with the club proudly selling out eight of their 12 home games this season before the turn of the year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">As such, it&#8217;s clear to see the demand is there to justify a permanent stand being built, but CEO Paul Lakin insists any building plans are on the backburner at present.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;We&#8217;re always in discussions on it but the cost of building infrastructure at the moment, particularly with the way the world is with materials, it&#8217;s probably not the right time,&#8221; Lakin told Hull Live.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;We will have the same temporary infrastructure for next season, both East Stand and South Stand, which is no surprise because at this stage to have a permanent fixture we&#8217;d have bricks and mortar in there now.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;We&#8217;ll certainly have both temporary stands in for next season while we explore the possibility.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">So, if KR can&#8217;t work towards improving their capacity with a permanent stand, how can they ensure they continue to grow off the field?<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Aside from building a bigger infrastructure for capacity, I think we&#8217;ve been one of the more innovative clubs in Super League and we need to continue showing that innovation in terms of growing the brand,&#8221; Lakin added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;In sport now the younger generation often support a player or a club but they don&#8217;t necessarily need to watch the match or the full match. Sport consumption now is bite-sized, with the younger generation sometimes it&#8217;s just clips and highlights.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Just because we sell out every game and have a waiting list, we can continue to grow the club through different ways of innovation and maybe take another game abroad, but also do a lot more in terms of marketing to our wider fanbase because there&#8217;s a fanbase there want to buy merchandise from afar, but it doesn&#8217;t mean they come to games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;That&#8217;s what we have to continue to grow. Aggregated now we have the largest social media following in Super League. 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