Stadium Work

Quoted from WOZOFGRIMSBY

Have I missed something? Are the caravan dwellers coming to share?

If they were coming we'd be selling clothes pegs, lucky heather and snared rabbits!

Quoted from WOZOFGRIMSBY

Have I missed something? Are the caravan dwellers coming to share?

The only thing they share is the same DNA.

Slightly off topic but...I see a new team called Darlington United have been formed this season, North Riding Premier Division, and they are using the Darlington Arena as a ground!!
Ambitious ...or .......daft ?

Quoted from moosey_club

The only thing they share is the same DNA.

Slightly off topic but...I see a new team called Darlington United have been formed this season, North Riding Premier Division, and they are using the Darlington Arena as a ground!!
Ambitious ...or .......daft ?

I just assumed it had been derelict or knocked down, shows how much I know.
I've researched the team and it's only going to end 1 way unless someone can afford the rent themselves! Their website is poor and apart from the management team they have nothing else on their page regards players, fixtures etc..
Be very interesting to see how it pans out!

Quoted from lukeo

I just assumed it had been derelict or knocked down, shows how much I know.
I've researched the team and it's only going to end 1 way unless someone can afford the rent themselves! Their website is poor and apart from the management team they have nothing else on their page regards players, fixtures etc..
Be very interesting to see how it pans out!

This article explains it all. Interesting for sure and I wonder what they are paying in rent.

[url]https://fanbanter.co.uk/11th-tier-club-move-into-26500-seater-stadium/[/url]

Didn't see the Hull game so my first trip to BP this pre-season tonight.

Some extra wood put up as support between the posts and the roof beams in the Main Stand. I genuinely didn't think the view could get worse in there but somehow it has.  

Quoted from lukeo

I just assumed it had been derelict or knocked down, shows how much I know.
I've researched the team and it's only going to end 1 way unless someone can afford the rent themselves! Their website is poor and apart from the management team they have nothing else on their page regards players, fixtures etc..
Be very interesting to see how it pans out!

Going to a gig there next week, will be very interesting.

I no longer have targets to aim my half time pees at in the Main Stand!

So these are the structural improvements/works in the Main Stand, or at least the ones I could see last night.

[img]https://gcdnb.pbrd.co/images/RWuMP50fzOMG.jpg?o=1[/img]

If you click on the image to enlarge you can see better the additional wood that is in place between the steel posts and the roof beams, I presume to help support the stand itself.

I'm not a structural engineer so I'm careful to not criticise unfairly here and fully accept the need to make it safe.  But would it be wrong to have expected the work to not have added to a restricted view?  Yes, the view is already blocked by posts etc. I'm not arguing that point.  The picture perhaps doesn't it justice but the extra wood adds a fair bit more obstruction of the view.

Quoted from diehardmariner

So these are the structural improvements/works in the Main Stand, or at least the ones I could see last night.

[img]https://gcdnb.pbrd.co/images/RWuMP50fzOMG.jpg?o=1[/img]

If you click on the image to enlarge you can see better the additional wood that is in place between the steel posts and the roof beams, I presume to help support the stand itself.

I'm not a structural engineer so I'm careful to not criticise unfairly here and fully accept the need to make it safe.  But would it be wrong to have expected the work to not have added to a restricted view?  Yes, the view is already blocked by posts etc. I'm not arguing that point.  The picture perhaps doesn't it justice but the extra wood adds a fair bit more obstruction of the view.

There was work planned to improve the view but it didn’t happen. I’ve heard two different stories as to why but I’m not going to repeat either.

Quoted from MuddyWaters

There was work planned to improve the view but it didn’t happen. I’ve heard two different stories as to why but I’m not going to repeat either.

I don't know why you keep posting about these supposed stories, our CEO has said openly in an interview that works have been delayed due to more money being available next year. We'd be idiotic to spend club money this year when we can essentially have it paid for us next year.