Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Fri Jun 17, 2011 4:08 pm  

Would it be fair to say that the layout of the stadium, with regards to seated and terraced areas, has been decided without due consideration of the existing supporters? A case of giving them (the supporters) what we (the club, council, Peel) want them to have rather than what they ACTUALLY want?

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Fri Jun 17, 2011 4:11 pm  

Red Preacher wrote:

Would it be fair to say that the layout of the stadium, with regards to seated and terraced areas, has been decided without due consideration of the existing supporters? A case of giving them (the supporters) what we (the club, council, Peel) want them to have rather than what they ACTUALLY want?

Welcome to our world

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Fri Jun 17, 2011 4:15 pm  

The original plans had side line standing terracing for 2000. I think a big question is why the club didn't push for the seated areas to be in the main stand and both ends. They could then have seating along the standing side in phases 2 &3 ( if they ever materialize)

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Fri Jun 17, 2011 4:23 pm  

Red Preacher wrote:

Would it be fair to say that the layout of the stadium, with regards to seated and terraced areas, has been decided without due consideration of the existing supporters? A case of giving them (the supporters) what we (the club, council, Peel) want them to have rather than what they ACTUALLY want?

Who knows? There could be a dozen reasons - planning permission, design sign-off, slipped minds to do a fans consultation, haste as Red City Developments went belly up and the clubs plan disintegrated leaving no time to consult the fans.....? I'm just glad that the promise to deliver a new ground has been fulfilled (unlike some other clubs) and we have something shiny and new to be proud of next year.

What I do know is, that come what may, it doesn't matter where you stand or sit, all you need to do is make some noise!!!

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Fri Jun 17, 2011 4:27 pm  

Always behind the sticks wrote:

Who knows? There could be a dozen reasons - planning permission, design sign-off, slipped minds to do a fans consultation, haste as Red City Developments went belly up and the clubs plan disintegrated leaving no time to consult the fans.....? I'm just glad that the promise to deliver a new ground has been fulfilled (unlike some other clubs) and we have something shiny and new to be proud of next year.

What I do know is, that come what may, it doesn't matter where you stand or sit, all you need to do is make some noise!!!

There's some research somewhere that argues that being sat down in a stadia reduces the atmosphere. It's not as easy to sing etc... when sat down. And we all know the stewards won't allow us to stand up in the new stadium.

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Fri Jun 17, 2011 4:53 pm  

Fungus The Muffin Man wrote:

There's some research somewhere that argues that being sat down in a stadia reduces the atmosphere. It's not as easy to sing etc... when sat down. And we all know the stewards won't allow us to stand up in the new stadium.

Yes but generating an atmosphere isn't the important bit , looking nice with rows and rows of shiny seats when empty is much more important than that

Are they going to have SCR picked out in red in the green seats ?

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Fri Jun 17, 2011 5:02 pm  

Starbug wrote:

Yes but generating an atmosphere isn't the important bit , looking nice with rows and rows of shiny seats when empty is much more important than that

Are they going to have SCR picked out in red in the green seats ?

No they'll be putting a shark shape there

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Fri Jun 17, 2011 5:30 pm  

Fungus The Muffin Man wrote:

No they'll be putting a shark shape there

Nice

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Fri Jun 17, 2011 5:46 pm  

Michigan red wrote:

Mate of mine is a land lord down there and he was saying that it is the main roof support joist?? that's in real danger of bringing the whole building down, looks like it will be shut for a while.

Yeah its been reported on the Salford Online website that was the reason it had been forced to close.

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Sun Jun 19, 2011 1:50 pm  

Fungus The Muffin Man wrote:

More than anything I'll miss standing down the side line. I hate it when we're away and have to stand behind the sticks. The view of the game is crap and detatched. Especially when the action is at the opposite end of the pitch.

Surely you must be used of that by now where Salford are concerned Fungus..