The north stand : Fri Aug 26, 2022 8:18 am  

Please Club is there any way you can go back and do the whole North stand. This is worth a few wins a season on its own. It really has become a power plant. I know it won't make the cash like the East stand but just look and listen.

PS: I was late arriving and some brilliant stewards got me into the west terrace as the North was capacity, well done club.

Hope this is OK to do, bit juddery but you get the gist. If anyone can do it for me I'll upload them the mp4 with sound which is even better and they can add it to this.

Re: The north stand : Fri Aug 26, 2022 8:32 am  

It was great to be in there, especially at the end when Fifita and Arona came into the crowd.
We've been rocking in there a few times this season and whilst fully appreciating that cash is (very) tight, to wait 50 years for an upgrade and then to end up with only half the stand getting done will be a travesty and yes, the loss to the club, in terms of vocal support, could be huge.

Btw, this is not intended to be negative at all but, it could be another 50 years before another chance comes around and many of us wont be here .

Re: The north stand : Fri Aug 26, 2022 8:49 am  

I don’t really understand the plans, if I read it correctly the terracing isn’t going as far back as initially planned, are we assuming this is just cost cutting? If so I wonder how much this has saved cost wise? It just seems tiny considering the overall plan.

Re: The north stand : Fri Aug 26, 2022 8:50 am  

We also arrived a little later than normal and had to walk round to the western terrace. The experience was pretty awful in there. Surrounded by away fans, appalling view. Without wishing to put a downer on yesterday’s win, I was seriously ****** off. Possible re-think on season ticket purchases for us.

Re: The north stand : Fri Aug 26, 2022 8:51 am  

Unforgettable https://twitter.com/WTrinityRL/status/1 ... 21/photo/1

Unforgettable https://twitter.com/WTrinityRL/status/1 ... 21/photo/1

Re: The north stand : Fri Aug 26, 2022 8:54 am  

JINJER wrote:

I don’t really understand the plans, if I read it correctly the terracing isn’t going as far back as initially planned, are we assuming this is just cost cutting? If so I wonder how much this has saved cost wise? It just seems tiny considering the overall plan.

Have to agree mate.

It's not the construction method, I get that. It's where it stops. It doesn't even reach the top of the lower section of the north-west part of the stand and that I just don't get.

If it just did that it would be ok for now but as it is it's a total dogs dinner.

I don't know the budgets and construction constraints and I accept it may be all we can get but it still doesn't stop it being very disappointing.

Re: The north stand : Fri Aug 26, 2022 8:57 am  

It's games like yesterday s that show the importance of the home support. For some reason I never thought the result would be anything other than a Wakey win.it felt great to acctualy attend a game expecting a win not hoping for one.
Great end to the seasons home games.

Re: The north stand : Fri Aug 26, 2022 9:03 am  

In an ideal world once the East stand is done the whole northstand should be flattened and a proper stand built (obviously money is an issue)

But on the blueprint with what is already there a real 'Kop' would be the one to go at.

Flatten the whole thing - right back to the 'ginnel' and have a stand with a proper concourse underneath. Obviously blue sky thinking.

Even so future plans should be put in place to make use of the tree's area/wasteland. Level it off and have bars (shed's) selling beer and food stalls - will sure get people spending money before kick off

Re: The north stand : Fri Aug 26, 2022 9:40 am  

vastman wrote:

Have to agree mate.

It's not the construction method, I get that. It's where it stops. It doesn't even reach the top of the lower section of the north-west part of the stand and that I just don't get.

If it just did that it would be ok for now but as it is it's a total dogs dinner.

I don't know the budgets and construction constraints and I accept it may be all we can get but it still doesn't stop it being very disappointing.

if money is short why can't the north stand be left for now and the west terrace be done

Re: The north stand : Fri Aug 26, 2022 9:51 am  

Taken from the planning documents this morning: "This would see the terrace area reduced so as not to extend all the way to the back of the existing terrace. This change would also see the platform area previously proposed for food offerings removed. Through discussions with the applicants structural engineer it is understood this amendment is required for budgetary reasons and also to achieve a slightly higher seating position"

It's a shame really as the North stand is where all the atmosphere and noise is created and reducing the capacity will only make this worse. I appreciate the East stand will take priority as this will generate income outside of match days and I know the current market is volatile for all building materials but I cant help but think this is a mistake. I work as a QS so I fully understand that there are budgets to stick to and what would have cost X 6-12 months ago now costs Y but if we are planning to go back and add the additional terracing / platform area at a later date it will cost a significant amount more to re-mobilise etc.

Just a thought but I'm sure the club could be a bit more pro-active and suggest some kind of fund raiser to help generate the additional funding needed to complete the works? I'm sure there are plenty of fans who would help and the food / beverages sold on the platform would only go back into the club anyway..

At the end of the day I'll be happy with whatever we get and I for one cant wait see the main East stand complete. Up the trin!!