Re: Stadium Site pictures : Sat Oct 15, 2011 9:41 am  

Cragganmore Kid wrote:

I'd expect nothing less.

And a chant, to the tune of "The Addams Family"

His name is Lance Hohaia
He's No Martin Offiah
If He Was Good He'd Be A Wire
Saints Recruitment Policy

Der der der
Sack The Board
Der der der
Sack The Board
Der der der der, der der der der, der der der der
Sack The Board.

Quality

Re: Stadium Site pictures : Sat Oct 15, 2011 3:09 pm  

Some Pictures from today

The bridge foundations







view from the Renault agent



Tesco



the big cranes seem to be being used for painting



the landscaping down PX lane is nice i think







the fancy wall either side of the entrance



south stand landscaping look s nice too



also while i was walking round the stadium , either somebody has a VERY loud CD player or they were testing the pa system it was very clear and loud , fantastic

Re: Stadium Site pictures : Sat Oct 15, 2011 3:25 pm  

Bumper picture edition today.

A trio of cranes to hoist the decorators onto the roof to paint all the steelwork



tarmacing the entrance road from Peasley cross. Note also the light columns that have been fitted up this road.



East stand and associated carpark. Just a big of tarmacing to go on the East stand. Light posts have also been fitted but no lights as of yet.



The pavement on Peasley cross lane to the "Stairway to Heaven" has been tarmaced



The completion of the bottom few rows of terracing has allowed the final row of safety barriers to be fitted. Both the East and West stands have seven rows of safety barriers. This gives you a sense of scale compared to the away end at Warrington which only has 5 rows of barriers. Or the ends at the new Salford stadium which have just two rows of barriers.



The directors box, looks very smart



Completed turnstyle entrance in the north East corner. Note the workman clearing away rubbish,and the tree planted close to the entrance



The North stand and car park showing the light posts that have been fitted



Brickies at work close to the North stand. It looks like they are building up an access tunnel for a drain.



Shot of the North stand showing that the car park is marked out and nearly complete



Turnstyle block in the north west corner



One of the big cranes behind the west stand.





end of part 1

Re: Stadium Site pictures : Sat Oct 15, 2011 3:43 pm  

Part 2

touching up the paintwork on the roof supports



and an arty version



The perimeter fence of the executive boxes has also been filled in with a mesh like barrier



The steamroller was trimming the edges of the tarmac



The entrance form Peasley cross lane showing the landscaping that has gone in.



another layer of the blackstuff being layed



looking up the side of the South stand we can see they have started tarmacing the pavement



The South stand.





The phase 2 area of the development, near the site offices, showing that quite a large part of this area can be turned into a temporary car park on match days.



Tree and bush planting alongside the South stand





Looking towards the South West corner we can see the landscaping in this area.



onto part 3

Re: Stadium Site pictures : Sat Oct 15, 2011 3:54 pm  

Part 3

Now the views from the Tesco side

The petrol station



The Tesco's and the stadium, both nearly complete



The main Tesco entrance has now all been grassed. In the background the Petrol station is nearing completion



looking towards the stadium we see a large expanse of green grass





fitting of the lighting






A regiment of shopping trolleys stands ready for action.

Re: Stadium Site pictures : Sat Oct 15, 2011 5:54 pm  

Nice Pics CM

Re: Stadium Site pictures : Sat Oct 15, 2011 7:39 pm  

Great pics fellas!

Re: Stadium Site pictures : Sat Oct 15, 2011 7:47 pm  

Great updates as usual fellas.

Must be honest, at this stage, from the inside it looks great, from the outside 50% looks awesome, 50% looks terrible, but then the ground isn't finished so will have to see how it looks when done.

One question, how will the turnstyles look when finished? They have the large red cladded frame, and then the turnstyles only go half way up, will there be something filling this gap? Are there any already completed?

Re: Stadium Site pictures : Sat Oct 15, 2011 8:15 pm  

Re: Stadium Site pictures : Sun Oct 16, 2011 10:50 am  

Great pictures. The stadium looks great! I'm really impressed with it. Obviously, I won't be coming up for any Crusaders games next year, but will try and get to a few other games, as I really want to go to the ground. Nice to see a good view people in wheelchairs(I presume the pic before the directors box, those seats in the corner and at the top of the stand are for wheelchair access?).

Looking forward to visiting the stadium some time next season or maybe even in pre-season. Have you any home pre-season games schedueled in the stadium and when is it handed over to the club?