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February 21, 2019, 4:46pm
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Quoted from Les Brechin


Not sure that'd go down too well with the catering outlets!  


They would be unaffected Les....there is no fking meat in the stuff they sell !!  


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Quoted from Marinerz93
Why the club haven't moved to LED is baffling as the cost to replace the old light will be recouped in a short time, also LED lights have a longer life due to the nature of the fitting. Example if you have 50 watt Halogen lights in your kitchen and you have 10 of these the power consumption will be 500 watts per hour you could replace those with LED's which operate at 5 to 8 watt for the same light output so 50 to 80 watts, factor in days/weeks/months it can save you a lot of money.

What is the rating of a Each floodlights at BP, x No lights on a stanchion x4 stanchions = Massive savings.

This is a prime example of where costs can be saved but we wait for things to start to fail before  thinking ahead, reactive rather than proactive.


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Quoted from Marinerz93
Why the club haven't moved to LED is baffling as the cost to replace the old light will be recouped in a short time, also LED lights have a longer life due to the nature of the fitting. Example if you have 50 watt Halogen lights in your kitchen and you have 10 of these the power consumption will be 500 watts per hour you could replace those with LED's which operate at 5 to 8 watt for the same light output so 50 to 80 watts, factor in days/weeks/months it can save you a lot of money.

What is the rating of a Each floodlights at BP, x No lights on a stanchion x4 stanchions = Massive savings.

This is a prime example of where costs can be saved but we wait for things to start to fail before  thinking ahead, reactive rather than proactive.


I work in the industry and the savings a football club would be likely to see from upgrading the lighting is not the most favourable.

In a factory that operates 24/7 then the savings are huge and payback can comfortably be within the first year but when you consider that there are a maximum of 23 league games per season where the floodlights are required plus the potential for a few more during the cups then the payback period will take years given that they are on for a maximum of 4 hours per fortnight.

The regulations probably require the new install to be LED but they will probably never generate a payback.
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Maybe he should invest in GTFC rather than FGR. It’s a better fit what with the growing renewables sector out of the Humber. Building an eco friendly ground IN A TOWN with rail connections, and which will be used by more people than off a motorway in the middle of nowhere is far more sustainable, and it’ll help regenerate a poor area. That’s got to be a much better message for an old Crusty like DV.



I don't think vegan catering would go down too well at BP !!


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Just out of interest if we were building a new ground today with the current floodlights would they be permitted, just thinking of the light pollution and interference with the clubs neighbours.
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Quoted from Marinerz93
Why the club haven't moved to LED is baffling as the cost to replace the old light will be recouped in a short time, also LED lights have a longer life due to the nature of the fitting. Example if you have 50 watt Halogen lights in your kitchen and you have 10 of these the power consumption will be 500 watts per hour you could replace those with LED's which operate at 5 to 8 watt for the same light output so 50 to 80 watts, factor in days/weeks/months it can save you a lot of money.

What is the rating of a Each floodlights at BP, x No lights on a stanchion x4 stanchions = Massive savings.

This is a prime example of where costs can be saved but we wait for things to start to fail before  thinking ahead, reactive rather than proactive.


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Quoted from Ipswin
One for the many obvious floodlighting experts on here:

I notice in the article that the new lights will be on pylons that can be lowered /hinged (?) down for easy access (when Fenty wants to change a bulb presumably) but how is that going to work in the Main Stand / Osmond corner?


I assume the base would be behind the Main/Osmond corner and it would be hinged to be lowered parallel to the back of one of those stands.


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Quoted from jamesgtfc


I work in the industry and the savings a football club would be likely to see from upgrading the lighting is not the most favourable.

In a factory that operates 24/7 then the savings are huge and payback can comfortably be within the first year but when you consider that there are a maximum of 23 league games per season where the floodlights are required plus the potential for a few more during the cups then the payback period will take years given that they are on for a maximum of 4 hours per fortnight.

The regulations probably require the new install to be LED but they will probably never generate a payback.


Fair points on the time recouping the costs however, the due bill could be halved and that would have an immediate effect on running costs, including lamp replacement as LED's last a lot longer than Halogen or tungsten lights.

What is the cost to replace against current running costs, we need to be more proactive.


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The floodlights are iconic and need to be saved, so long as we remain at Blundell Park. They are a landmark and a sign of a proper, old-fashioned footy ground.

We should organise a campaign to save them.
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Quoted from Les Brechin


Not sure that'd go down too well with the catering outlets!  


We might get some edible food!


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