Edgeley park refurbishment

Agree. I go to Leeds 2/3 times a week and every single time there’s at least one ‘fast’ service (still takes 50 mins) cancelled, on Tuesday it was two; but the 8am and 8:15am. Been like this most of the year. Pretty sure those services will just stop running soon.

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Agree with most of the sensible comments on here, though one or two things come to mind that will need to be covered in the details that will come later.

Along with the stadium developments, I hope some consideration will be given to ensuring the pitch itself has every underground modern con built in - drainage, heating and so forth; a larger South stand will reduce significantly the already limited sunlight on the Pop Side side of the pitch which struggles anyway at times during the winter.
A similar issue may arise with a new higher Railway End.
(The San Siro in Milan had a third tier built for Italia 90 - it wrecked the pitch for years to come - and cost a fortune to try to remedy).

The Main Stand besides being extended will presumably be re-roofed; the stanchions obviously need removing, but will it also include building into the roof a proper modern new eyrie for Jon Keighren and the TV facilities, or will it and JK go in the new South Stand ?
First thoughts are that TV should be moved to the Main Stand.

Maintaining the distinctive frontage of the Main Stand - if done well - should ensure EP keeps some proper character so often lacking in some modern stadiums; I expect the Vita teams to get this right, though it will be interesting to see just how bold they are with the design as so often, compromises can be a disappointment both aesthetically and functionally.

An appropriate spot for the Danny statue needs building into the plans, not just stuck somewhere in a spare place (I like the frog as well); similarly, will there be a museum (or suchlike) space built in ?

I presume the club are working very closely with the Council over this which I expect to help deal with any potential objections; neighbouring Tameside Council used their extensive powers to pretty much bulldoze their way through mass objections to the controversial Godley Green development near Hyde, and whilst Stockport Council has to be more mindful of objections, support from the relevant Officers, and then Planning, should prevent any major issues relating to this project.

I think a proactive campaign in favour of the overall proposals will be important.
Whilst legitimate objections should be heard, they should be set in the context of widespread support from the local community which means us all encouraging shops, businesses, locals and everyone else to make sure the positive responses far outweigh the inevitable moaners and objectors who normally, would be rather more likely to respond to any formal consultation.

Be interesting to see in the plans any ideas and proposals for the use of the stadium outside match days beyond what we already have.

I'm not sure you could extend the main stand, at its current height, without needing stanchions. You'd either need a cantilever support, which would change its façade significantly, or a goalpost-style - as with the CE, or at Blackburn, for example - which would probably mean the stand would need to be twice as high as it is at the moment, and given the extra seats are proposed to be from 2079 t0 3500, this clearly isn't something under consideration.

Obviously we'll see the plans, and we're probably about 7-8 years away at the earliest anyway, but I suspect if we want to keep the facade and just extend the existing roof at its current height, it'll mean stanchions.

In reply to tgttiw and imposters good plans for better public transport links for fans is all well and good. Fine if the team is going well but not on a rainy day if the stuff on offer is like our last league game was. It will involve a walk to a bus stop or train station both ways and be piss wet through just getting to EP. Fine, many older fans did this every week but the world has changed. Have a park and ride from the town centre but this has to be paid for either by fans or the club. For me if everything did work out well for the club and we attract 10 to 15k County fans every home match many of these new fans will be from outside the area and EP will become like a mighty supermarket that forgets to thinking about car parking when they build it.

Forit is.  me i,d leave the Main Stand as it is. When you look at house extensions they stand out a mile from the original building in looks alone. The only problem that may occur was how the stand will look against the other three sides. Could end up EP looking a bit watford like before they demolished the old stand. Before the ground was re developed it was a stand that looked fine but then became an eyesore through no fault of its own. Would fans actually sacrifice the frontage to fully modernise the ground or would do anything in their power to keep it is. Personally i could be persuaded on either actions really.

So really should the club be looking at moving from EP. Think most would be against this including me as i do not mind getting to the ground a couple of hours before KO. Others either cannot or unwilling to do this and equally unwilling for various reasons to use any type of public transport to come. There are more than the issue of size to think about and discuss before the bulldozers arrive.