My guess is, the secondary steel elements are coated in a basic red oxide coating, which is a robust finish to stop rusting. The primary elements have a grey fireproof on top of the red. Some contractors take a view and coat the lot in the grey, some try get any saving they can and if it means some elements that dont need fire proofed to the same extent end up different. Both can still be painted over aestheticslly if/when needed, that's just the primer 'performance' coating.
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My guess is, the secondary steel elements are coated in a basic red oxide coating, which is a robust finish to stop rusting. The primary elements have a grey fireproof on top of the red. Some contractors take a view and coat the lot in the grey, some try get any saving they can and if it means some elements that dont need fire proofed to the same extent end up different. Both can still be painted over aestheticslly if/when needed, that's just the primer 'performance' coating.
Cobwebcat
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What is it you don’t like about them? We could have a nice one like Real Madrid or Barca or look like a big spaceship!
Thanks. :-)
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They've turned the Bernabeau into an oversized air fryer.
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I'm just clearing this up from an 1894 perspective.
It's most likely much ado about nothing. I imagine certain commercial discussions will occur, which the club (understandably) wants to keep out of the public realm.
We represent a few thousand members. The poll was sent to members only (rather than the wider fanbase). We asked a series of questions to gain feedback ahead of the meeting that could be useful in certain discussions.
We were a little unsure about signing the NDA, as we had never been asked to do so before.
In an extreme scenario where we strongly disagreed with the club's actions (reiterating the point that this is entirely speculative), we would not be able to discuss this openly. For example, we might publicly state that we're against moving from block 115 to the North Stand, but we cannot explain why.
Our members wanted us around the table regardless, so we'll be there. The Twitter post was to confirm the majority decision.
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I just don't think all stadiums need to look like blobs. I quite like the look of ours. The spirals and towers are iconic, the structure is relatively unique, I like that being on show. The south and now north extensions have diluted that a little tiny bit, but not with a meaningful overall loss of that look. A wrap would makes it look like any other blob imo, and while it was well cool 20 odd years ago it feels done to death now.
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There is no viable alternative stadium that we could move to for a year.
Madrid benefited from the COVID season and played in their academy stadium behind closed doors.
Barca have an Olympic stadium down the road owned by the council.
Spurs had Wembley.
The only feasible venue for us is Old Trafford, but politically that would never happen.
I think the club could expand the CB Stand and East Stand, but there would have to be a hell of a business case for it with the disruption it would cause and the costs involved.
The polling of members and saying so on twitter, I can see why that would have made sense and was ultimately the fair thing to do amongst the group.
Please don't take this the wrong way, but I think it is worth pointing out. I did find the way the rest of the tweet was worded quite jarring, and I didn't really like it. It reads like it starts from a position of distrust, and like you are almost in conflict with the club rather than working with them on this. Particularly labouring the part about not having been listened to and not being on board like the consultation stated. And if it IS the report as part of the planning app, then the two are not really the same thing. I held off making that point on here because I didn't want to look like I am moaning about the work 1894 do which I would say I generally admire. But while you are engaging on it, it is my own view and possibly worth pointing out a take you may not have considered, in case it may read the same to others. Or the club itself.
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The club just pulled down their ticket price banner ;)