: Fri Jun 12, 2009 1:58 pm  

now come on Syd , if you want to succeed in business you should plug your business at every opportunity you should advertise more and try and suppress your shy retiring personality

: Fri Jun 12, 2009 2:42 pm  

Gruntfuttock wrote: now come on Syd , if you want to succeed in business you should plug your business at every opportunity you should advertise more and try and suppress your shy retiring personality Easy to say, hard to put into action mate. www.sydsboatsnsubs.com available soon

Gruntfuttock wrote: now come on Syd , if you want to succeed in business you should plug your business at every opportunity you should advertise more and try and suppress your shy retiring personality Easy to say, hard to put into action mate. www.sydsboatsnsubs.com available soon

: Fri Jun 12, 2009 9:39 pm  

: Sat Jun 13, 2009 1:00 pm  

odemwingie wrote:

Will the away stand be standing? so seating down the 2 sides and standing at both ends?

According to the submitted plans yes.

: Sun Jun 14, 2009 7:34 am  

Saint Simon wrote:

Like I said
"Firms will then come back with estimated costs and, with the building industry having being hit hard by the recession, there is the possibility the slump will actually work in the development’s favour if short on work constructors submit more competitive prices in an effort to secure the contract. "

Well so far I have had no response from Langtree.... I might try the club but I am sure they will refer me to Langtree. Sadly the OJEU notice gave no further insight.

However from the quote about 'estimated costs' this would seem to suggest that they are tendering on an incomplete design from a detail perspective as if the detailed design was completed then a fixed/firm price could be obtained. Maybe they are utilising some kind of early contractor involvement and then use the contractors expertise/knowledge to work up final details. This could be on some kind od Agreed/Guaranteed Maximum Price rather than a fixed/firm price that may have been obtained in final detailed designs were complete and a bill of quantities produced.

All a bit of conjecture without further details.

: Sun Jun 14, 2009 11:16 pm  

NottsSaint wrote:

However from the quote about 'estimated costs' this would seem to suggest that they are tendering on an incomplete design from a detail perspective as if the detailed design was completed then a fixed/firm price could be obtained.

This is what many of us have suspected, and a few hoping the format of the standing and seating areas might be looked at again as a result.

: Mon Jun 15, 2009 8:14 am  

If the stadium can't be all-seater, as I believe it should be, then standing behind the posts is a happy compromise. I hope we don't end up with a big messy side-stand of terracing like Warrington have got, leaving the stadium looking out of date before it even opens.

: Mon Jun 15, 2009 8:21 am  

(Saint) wrote:

If the stadium can't be all-seater, as I believe it should be, then standing behind the posts is a happy compromise. I hope we don't end up with a big messy side-stand of terracing like Warrington have got, leaving the stadium looking out of date before it even opens.

why would standing at the side be a "big mess"??

Personally I think that a layout similar to at the Halliwell Jones would be ideal giving people the choice of standing or sitting AND behind the sticks or at the side. It doesn't seem that is going to happen but at least there is going to be a standing option.

: Mon Jun 15, 2009 8:47 am  

The standing is a section behind both sets of posts with seating behind them (ala Salford) it gives the people from both sets of fans the chance to sit or stand and should be great for match banter and singing. Fantastic design.

: Mon Jun 15, 2009 12:34 pm  

Two Wheeled Saint wrote:

The standing is a section behind both sets of posts with seating behind them (ala Salford) it gives the people from both sets of fans the chance to sit or stand and should be great for match banter and singing. Fantastic design.

seems like the stadium design has been altered somewhat as original plans showed essentially two terraces behind the goal.

If we now have double tier stands behind both goals i think it will make Saints ground look more original than the standard mfi bowl we see shooting up everywhere