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Bristol Mariner
February 22, 2019, 6:10pm

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The answer is simple.... Four Candles


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I think their structural integrity is the reason they are being replaced. Well past their " sell by date ".


A number of the fittings are faulty and it was mentioned the other night that the structure is actually safe but the problem relates to the ladders so nobody can actually go up and fix them.
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I guess it would be their youth or reserves, but could a night-time friendly against Wolves be arranged for early pre-season, before the lights come down? Would be an appropriate send-off for them.
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So we have the oldest stand and the oldest floodlights in the country.


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February 23, 2019, 11:01am
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Could be worse, the originals were criminally bad. There were parts of the pitch where no light reached at all! Players could have stuffed the ball up their shirt and run with it and nobody would have known!

These ones were thought to be absolutely wonderful. I would think this is a matter of H&S over the state of the metal in the pylons rather than the quality of the lights themselves. Let's face it, anything metal stuck up in the air for 50+ years next to salt water is going to rot. Lucky they lasted this long.


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So, what’s happening to the lights, pylons etc. I would have thought it would have taken a fair time to replace the floodlights?
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So, what’s happening to the lights, pylons etc. I would have thought it would have taken a fair time to replace the floodlights?


I'm sure a it'll get done over a few weeks during the post season, Fenty mentioned the hardest part was getting the cranes necessary to do the job. I wonder if we can make good money selling the Towers for scrap metal to help pay for the new one  


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Couldn't we get Dong to sponsor them?


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....and a mini wind turbine on top of each to power them ???

Plenty of North Sea wind supplies over the Humber !!
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Quoted from TheRonRaffertyFanClub
Could be worse, the originals were criminally bad. There were parts of the pitch where no light reached at all! Players could have stuffed the ball up their shirt and run with it and nobody would have known!

These ones were thought to be absolutely wonderful. I would think this is a matter of H&S over the state of the metal in the pylons rather than the quality of the lights themselves. Let's face it, anything metal stuck up in the air for 50+ years next to salt water is going to rot. Lucky they lasted this long.


I remember playing in a local cup final under those in the mid-1950's.

I was centre forward and the centre half marking me had been playing
for Town Juniors under them the previous season. After about ten minutes
into the game and struggling to see I asked him when the lights would be
turned full on.

He just grinned and said " This is it, it's as good as it gets "

The street lights outside were brighter.
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