'THE KIPPAX' - Why are no Etihad stands called this?

well done for getting it to three pages... shouldn't have made it past three posts
 
Let's do a proper job and get the old haphazard mis match style roofs going on
 
Niall666 said:
Let's do a proper job and get the old haphazard mis match style roofs going on
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I've heard that the club are considering an extra corporate area to add to the North Stand development in the East Stand corner. It will be designed to bring back the flavour and atmosphere of Maine Road to a new privileged audience of voul-au vent eaters. Prices start from £2000 but will include a personal steward with umbrella.

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Boris Yeltsin said:
Surely geography doesn't matter.
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Geography has a lot to do with it.
I recall when after redevelopment at the swamp, the Stretford End was changed to the East Stand and I read the reason being is emergency services needed to know which stand to go to in the event of an emergency.
How would the driver of the fire engine or ambulance (if not a rag) know which end was the Scoreboard End or United Road end etc. Yet they would easily be able to work out which end they were needed if using points of a compass (and yes if there was a fire they could look for the smoke before someone asks!)
I think this is why most new builds today retain the compass points as names bar the odd Colin Bell type stand.
 
Mad Eyed Screamer said:
Geography has a lot to do with it.
I recall when after redevelopment at the swamp, the Stretford End was changed to the East Stand and I read the reason being is emergency services needed to know which stand to go to in the event of an emergency.
How would the driver of the fire engine or ambulance (if not a rag) know which end was the Scoreboard End or United Road end etc. Yet they would easily be able to work out which end they were needed if using points of a compass (and yes if there was a fire they could look for the smoke before someone asks!)
I think this is why most new builds today retain the compass points as names bar the odd Colin Bell type stand.
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Or if the swamp was ablaze not knowing which stand was on fire the fire brigade could kid on they didn't know and watch it burn :)

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Mad Eyed Screamer said:
Geography has a lot to do with it.
I recall when after redevelopment at the swamp, the Stretford End was changed to the East Stand and I read the reason being is emergency services needed to know which stand to go to in the event of an emergency.
How would the driver of the fire engine or ambulance (if not a rag) know which end was the Scoreboard End or United Road end etc. Yet they would easily be able to work out which end they were needed if using points of a compass (and yes if there was a fire they could look for the smoke before someone asks!)
I think this is why most new builds today retain the compass points as names bar the odd Colin Bell type stand.
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When liverpool were planning a new stadium under hicks and gillet they had a stand called the kop in it. The kop as it is now, isn't on Kop Road. It's on Walton Breck Road.

Stands can have a couple of names as well you know. One official and one for marketing purposes for the fans. Its not unheard of. And you pointed one out at our stadium - The Colin Bell Stand.
 
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