West Stand - just saying!

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  1. North Yorks Red

    North Yorks Red Well-Known Member

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    that defeats the object though.
    My thoughts were we are very unlikely to need the extra capacity that a new stand would bring except once in a blue moon so the cost / use ratio is not justified.
    As it is now it looks tatty, if we renovated it properly it would be a genuine reminder of times gone by, bit like a museum but people who wanted could still use it. It would then be a genuine talking point rather than a the oddity that it is now.
     
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    It looks fecking awful and embarrassing.
     
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    Renovating it? It would be basically building a new stand to bring it up to scratch, it would be like triggers broom and cost a fortune. Why would it be extra capacity for a new stand? It holds 4,500 - a new stand with similar capacity but 21st century facilities would be fine.

    Glad the owners have this idea.
     
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  4. Red

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    Totally agree - if the West side is to be redeveloped, with a bit of imaginative planning the existing stand , or part of it could be incorporated into any new structure.
     
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    Which part would you want to keep?

    I could be wrong but I think a rough timeline is
    Original stand that goes 2/3 the length of the pitch: 1900 or so
    Extensions to stretch full length of pitch: 1950 or so
    TV gantry: 1980 or so
    Lower tier: mid 90s
    Sides of stand: a couple of years old.
     
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  6. Red

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    not sure, possibly a part of the central section ?? but incorporating it into any new development would be a challenge.
     
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    well thats pretty obvious.... The West Stand Bogs, it just has to be.

    Ask Dyson. :p:D:p
     
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    I sit in the west stand, so that I don’t have to look at it.

    Knock it down.
     
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    My thoughts exactly, look at what Fulham have down with their old stand at Craven Cottage.
     
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