Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Wed Apr 27, 2011 4:49 pm  

middleman wrote:

looks like it's being built to the visualisation scale to me.



if you compare with Phase 3 scale , this looks more in proportion , however the team that plays there needs to be capable of commanding crowds to neccessitate a 20K Stadium ...

so some way off then

Oh I don't know If Sale come onboard then I can see these new phases being built quite quickly.

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Thu Apr 28, 2011 7:02 am  

Looks better every day I drive over Barton Bridge, starting to occur to me that with the layout and angle of the stadium if I 'break down' on top of the bridge I will be able to see a hell of a lot of the game!

Hope the stadium makes Salford a big club and takes you forward the same way it has Wire and Hull FC. (my column on this matter is hinted at on my signature)

Also don't want Sale in, they've been a parasite to Stockport County and wouldn't want them anywhere near an RL team.

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Thu Apr 28, 2011 3:37 pm  

I also thought this new stand looks very much out of place next to the big stand. However I have just watched the CGI fly-through on your website and I think when it is done (phase1) it wont look half as bad as some are saying.

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Thu Apr 28, 2011 4:42 pm  

got to say when first seeing the design looked very odd with 3 smaller stands but tbh isnt that bad after watching video and just glad salford have got to where they are with the stadium and theres no reason why salford coundt be become a force in super league. with the new stadium obviously next year what sort of crowds do people think you will get next year 6,7k?

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Thu Apr 28, 2011 9:32 pm  

"I'm no advocate of 'cardboard box' stadiums like Warringtons,"

I was going to comment on how good the main stand looks, but seeing as our fantastic town centre stadium is being slagged off, I'll just say that the small stand looks stupid, like Crewe Alex's or Accrington Stanley's.

At least our cardboard box will be full.

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Thu Apr 28, 2011 11:38 pm  

TF and the wire wrote:

"I'm no advocate of 'cardboard box' stadiums like Warringtons,"

I was going to comment on how good the main stand looks, but seeing as our fantastic town centre stadium is being slagged off, I'll just say that the small stand looks stupid, like Crewe Alex's or Accrington Stanley's.

At least our cardboard box will be full.

You realise that he's not a Salford fan, right?

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Fri Apr 29, 2011 1:11 am  

TF and the wire wrote:

"I'm no advocate of 'cardboard box' stadiums like Warringtons,"

I was going to comment on how good the main stand looks, but seeing as our fantastic town centre stadium is being slagged off, I'll just say that the small stand looks stupid, like Crewe Alex's or Accrington Stanley's.

At least our cardboard box will be full.

Can I take this opportunity on behalf of all true wire, and rugby league fans to apologise for the idiotic post above.

As a club, your going forward, this is what counts!

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Fri Apr 29, 2011 7:04 am  

Dyson wrote:

:FRUSRATED:

Can I take this opportunity on behalf of all true wire, and rugby league fans to apologise for the idiotic post above.

As a club, your going forward, this is what counts!

Well said mate, I think we'd all prefer new stadiums to instantly have character but they don't. Salfords ground will be state of the art, next to an enormous shopping centre (i for one will be saying to the mrs, you go shopping, im going to the rugby) and just off a major motorway junction.

Good luck to Salford, I hope they really succeed in their new stadium. As for crowds I reckon you'll average over 8k next year. Boost in season tickets and away fans will be curious as well as the new ground bringing optimism for your club.

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Sat Apr 30, 2011 2:56 pm  

I didn't quite realise the scale of the main stand till I just spoptted that you can see it from along the canaql near the swing bridge.

It did make me realise what many have said in that there should be signs plastered all over the site about it being not only Salfords new home but also that it is the community stadium for Salford as a whole.

does anyone know if there is a way to walk from the Weatherspoons at the Chill Factore? that would be a brilliant place to maybe go pre game.

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Sat Apr 30, 2011 3:32 pm  

looking at phrase 3 the smaller stands and floodlights are all diffrent whys that?