HelloCity
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Canal side taking shape
wrong thread?
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Canal side taking shape
Doesn’t this defeat the entire purpose of an expanded 2nd tier? We’re going to have this massive kop-like structure and it’s just going to be ‘another’ area. They might as well have copied the South Stand. It’s something they could even have done without the expansion.
Really boring bit of info but the white cabins that BAM have been using for Co-op construction will eventually be handed over and become the site offices for the North Stand expansion and hotel...
Jesus, you need to work for MI5 or some intelligency agency if you can work out anything from that!!In case it gets missed among all the other chat on tickets etc, if any of the drone flyers read this thread would be good to get a zoom on that item next visit. Or anyone using the two east spirals that can see from them.
Almost impossible to tell that far out but it is the right size for the mock-up panel, is in a sensible place and has a supporting frame, if they decide not to put it up on the main structure. Those silvery bits might be segments of the sails, if it is that.
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I'm going to go ahead and make a guess that they will start the transfer of the frontstay cables on the 6th of May, and aim to finish it for the 17th of May. Between our two home games vs wolves and west ham, and ready for roof propping the monday after the final game. And then the removal of the roof and backstays straight into the off-season. That gives them a week and a half to finish phase 1 of the steel towers and get it all ready, the western one is not far off at all.
You are right I am in level 1 in the family stand with my son and grandson and have been there since it opened. I would be very annoyed if forced to move. It is unnecessary to move anyone in that section and they should be given the opportunity to stay there. It would be accepted that they would be in a home end and everything that goes with it. There will be enough space available in the seats above to accommodate fans wanting to be in one end. There are many in the family stand that sing their hearts out and we have become friends with lots of people around us watching our kids grow up together. It gets full of tourists at night matches so their is further opportunity for regulars to move seats at those games if they wish. Moving the whole of Level 1 url other areas would add to the huge problem of moving thousands of fans around the ground. I agree that the seats above should be cheap to encourage fans to move there.
I started going got Maine Rd in 1966 and am another F.O.C. That deserves some consideration but also know money talks!
There's no reason that the GA+ seats can't be safe standing and even the ambulant ones as there's a wide range of capabilities included in the ambulant description. If it's safe standing from the start then they'll be aware of it.It does, you’re right.
In my opinion the club have 2 options with safe standing on NSL2.
The club either make NSL2 completely safe standing, which I can’t see happening with the proposed GA+ seats, ambulant seating, and fans of different ages wanting to sit on NSL2, which the club will definitely take into consideration, or the club will make specific blocks or areas of NSL2 safe standing, along with seated areas.
The Kop as an example is a single tiered stand with a gradual increase in height from the front to the back, whereas NSL2 will be higher and steeper, mirroring SSL3 to an extent. So far the club have given no indication they will put safe standing on SSL3 in the home end, even though they’ve already done that for a section of the away end on SSL3.(I stand corrected on that)
Hopefully Alex will get an answer to the safe standing question on NSL2 from the club at the meeting?
I feel nervous about it. The original supports look strong and sturdy so it’s hard to imagine these towers supporting the current roof instead.