BP1960 Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago I touched on this in another post, but thought it worth discussing in a thread of it's own. We are seeing the Main Stand closed for other than league games and wonder if it's inevitable now it will soon be replaced. Any thoughts on this and any inklings the board are considering renovation or demolition? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB2 Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago 1 minute ago, BP1960 said: I touched on this in another post, but thought it worth discussing in a thread of it's own. We are seeing the Main Stand closed for other than league games and wonder if it's inevitable now it will soon be replaced. Any thoughts on this and any inklings the board are considering renovation or demolition? Can’t see it. It would cost perhaps £7m to replace it with little opportunity for non matchday income because of its tight footprint and residential location. Unless it is structurally deficient and costing lots of money to maintain, I can’t see how the club could justify the spend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted 1 hour ago Author Share Posted 1 hour ago (edited) 4 minutes ago, AndyB2 said: Can’t see it. It would cost perhaps £7m to replace it with little opportunity for non matchday income because of its tight footprint and residential location. Unless it is structurally deficient and costing lots of money to maintain, I can’t see how the club could justify the spend Grants would be available from various sources I imagine and an smaller stand mirroring the JR stand might be feasible? Edited 1 hour ago by BP1960 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarddog73 Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago 4 minutes ago, AndyB2 said: Unless it is structurally deficient and costing lots of money to maintain, I can’t see how the club could justify the spend Think you've answered it yourself here. It's not far off being condemned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB2 Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago Just now, BP1960 said: Grants would he available from various sources I imagine and a smaller stand mirroring the JR stand might be feasible? I rather they didn’t. It’s a thing of beauty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB2 Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago 2 minutes ago, yarddog73 said: Think you've answered it yourself here. It's not far off being condemned. Is it? Why Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc1955 Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago 1 minute ago, AndyB2 said: I rather they didn’t. It’s a thing of beauty It’s anything but!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disjointed Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago 12 minutes ago, oafc1955 said: It’s anything but!!! I quite like the look of it, a proper throwback to old football grounds, don't they call it architectural beauty. Possibly the reason I like Everton's ground. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc1955 Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago Just now, disjointed said: I quite like the look of it, a proper throwback to old football grounds, don't they call it architectural beauty. Possibly the reason I like Everton's ground. With all that wood it beggars belief that it actually has a safety certificate! I wouldn’t like to be in that stand if a fire broke out, it would be absolute carnage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarddog73 Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago 41 minutes ago, AndyB2 said: Is it? Why The way it's laid out for a start, that's before we even start to talk about the seats which were put in when the average man was 5 ft 2. It stinks of piss and the last time I went in there you could see through the floor to the bottom level it was that rotten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB2 Posted 53 minutes ago Share Posted 53 minutes ago 10 minutes ago, yarddog73 said: The way it's laid out for a start, that's before we even start to talk about the seats which were put in when the average man was 5 ft 2. It stinks of piss and the last time I went in there you could see through the floor to the bottom level it was that rotten. Safe as houses. You worry too much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted 34 minutes ago Author Share Posted 34 minutes ago 1 hour ago, AndyB2 said: I rather they didn’t. It’s a thing of beauty I notice the protruding nail on my former main stand seat is getting rustier. I'm thinking of entering a photo of it to the Turner prize. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted 32 minutes ago Author Share Posted 32 minutes ago 57 minutes ago, disjointed said: I quite like the look of it, a proper throwback to old football grounds, don't they call it architectural beauty. Possibly the reason I like Everton's ground. Which will soon be gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted 31 minutes ago Author Share Posted 31 minutes ago 21 minutes ago, AndyB2 said: Safe as houses. You worry too much Is this former safety officer Barry speaking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oafc88 Posted 24 minutes ago Share Posted 24 minutes ago Be nice if it ever is renovated if the exterior brick work (Lancashire red brick i think it is) is kept. Would also be nice to keep it 2 tier as i feel it adds to its character. As it appears to be a long time since it ran the full length of the pitch, it might be a chance for some commercial spaces at the sides of the stands in some way. Other option is it just a full length single tier stand similar to the away stand at Rochdale (but with changing rooms too). As others have said though, unless it significantly worsens/condemned, i imagine the club will look to just keep as it is for the foreseeable. Maybe if/when we get back up a couple of divisions, the club is more settled and the Joe Royle stand is up and running generating revenue, it will be looked at for something to be done with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disjointed Posted just now Share Posted just now 31 minutes ago, BP1960 said: Which will soon be gone. Mores the pity, sterile steel eyesore do nothing for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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