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Post by suedehead on Oct 27, 2020 10:16:03 GMT
those things really spoil the look of the ground and are a real waste of space. would love to see the back of em before they get a preservation order on em. Talking of things that spoil the look of the ground, I had a few hours in town last week whilst the car was being serviced; took a stroll up to nosy at EP - the Cheadle End cladding looks great as everyone else has said, however, all the red on the steel work now looks very tatty, tired, and totally incongruous. Is it going to be done white...or whatever? It's getting painted blue, or so I've been told.
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Post by philtheglass on Oct 27, 2020 10:21:45 GMT
Now the cheadle end has had a face lift it is starting to show just how shabby EP has become with the lack of investment over the years The pic above just highlights how that side of the ground has been developed/neglected with little thought to its overall use or looks ...just a spare piece of ground to build on Remember the waterfall from the main stand when it rained The place where the pic was taken is just a load of scaffold bolted to the pop side roof i could go on... The point is the old girl was/is looking dated and tired on all sides I hope the new custodians fulfill their pledge and redevelop EP but in a way it keeps its character and improves massively on match day experience and aesthetics I said as much earlier on & got crucified for daring to say that the Main Stand might need a makeover
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Post by suedehead on Oct 27, 2020 10:24:46 GMT
Now the cheadle end has had a face lift it is starting to show just how shabby EP has become with the lack of investment over the years The pic above just highlights how that side of the ground has been developed/neglected with little thought to its overall use or looks ...just a spare piece of ground to build on Remember the waterfall from the main stand when it rained The place where the pic was taken is just a load of scaffold bolted to the pop side roof i could go on... The point is the old girl was/is looking dated and tired on all sides I hope the new custodians fulfill their pledge and redevelop EP but in a way it keeps its character and improves massively on match day experience and aesthetics I said as much earlier on & got crucified for daring to say that the Main Stand might need a makeover As long as the external facace on Hardcastle Road remaind the same, then I'm all up for a facelift/extension. I can't think of any reason why we should knock it down and build a new stand though.
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Post by 3330 on Oct 27, 2020 10:40:07 GMT
I have said before the facade is the iconic bit of that stand a face-lift/new roof/extention would be the likely thing to happen...but if the stand were to be demolished for a new stand that facard must be replicated into the new one...but this suggestion has been met with resistance in favour of preserving it...and i get that ....but eventually work on the main stand will happen
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Post by timberwolf on Oct 27, 2020 11:03:12 GMT
the other option would be to leave the main stand just as it is and demolish the buildings to allow the railway end to go into that corner. then you can keep the entrance into the main with the gap. the RE entrance could more or less remain where it is.
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Post by Stranded Hatter on Oct 27, 2020 15:55:13 GMT
The place where the pic was taken is just a load of scaffold bolted to the pop side roof i could go on... To be fair, quite a lot of gantries at grounds are just that. Fitzy’s scaffolding too.
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Post by 3330 on Oct 27, 2020 21:53:16 GMT
To be fair, quite a lot of gantries at grounds are just that. Fitzy’s scaffolding too. Sounded like Fitzy was at the game tonight(Solihull moors) He must be conducting a safety check on his scaffold
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Post by Bredburyhatter on Oct 27, 2020 22:14:23 GMT
Seats looked good in RE..God knows when anyone will actually sit on them!! The STOCKPORT COUNTY scarf looked good too. Flags looked great too..do we have a couple of extra flags this season in the RE?
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Post by Durango95 on Oct 27, 2020 23:04:57 GMT
They've replaced them all which looks good and there was an NHS one too, which is nice.
RE looks fresh, well it will when they finish that middle block off.
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Post by timberwolf on Oct 28, 2020 8:46:35 GMT
I hope they maintain the integrity of the outside wall of the Main Stand and the iconic STOCKPORT COUNTY lettering on the outside of the building. That is an integral part of our history, identity and tradition, so it is vital that it is maintained, even if the roof is replaced and the stand extended.
they could still replace an exaxt copy of the STOCKPORT COUNTY lettering outside the main even if it was demolished. they can do exact copies of 600 year old stained glass windows so i doubt that would be much of a challenge.
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Post by mattyovrio on Oct 28, 2020 9:12:18 GMT
It should be kept as is the Main Stand in terms of its structure. So many clubs have thrown their heritage away. They will live to regret it. The only thing I’d change is the roof.
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Post by BWScarf on Oct 28, 2020 9:16:06 GMT
I hope they maintain the integrity of the outside wall of the Main Stand and the iconic STOCKPORT COUNTY lettering on the outside of the building. That is an integral part of our history, identity and tradition, so it is vital that it is maintained, even if the roof is replaced and the stand extended.
they could still replace an exaxt copy of the STOCKPORT COUNTY lettering outside the main even if it was demolished. they can do exact copies of 600 year old stained glass windows so i doubt that would be much of a challenge. Don't fix something that isn't broken. It's fine to extend the Main Stand without demolishing that part of it.
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Post by redhatter on Oct 28, 2020 9:24:02 GMT
I hope they maintain the integrity of the outside wall of the Main Stand and the iconic STOCKPORT COUNTY lettering on the outside of the building. That is an integral part of our history, identity and tradition, so it is vital that it is maintained, even if the roof is replaced and the stand extended.
they could still replace an exaxt copy of the STOCKPORT COUNTY lettering outside the main even if it was demolished. they can do exact copies of 600 year old stained glass windows so i doubt that would be much of a challenge. Exact copy? Come on Timberwolf, that lettering is unique and the facade of the Main Stand is iconic and instantly recognisable.
They can do anything to the other stands in Edgeley Park, but the character and integrity of the Main Stand needs to be maintained. We can modify the Main Stand, we can change the roof and extend the stand on both sides, but I really don't think we should be demolishing part of our history and heritage.
Enough traditional, historic buildings have been destroyed in Stockport, it's an absolute shame what has been done to our town over the last 50 years. We shouldn't be encouraging our owners to do the same to the Main Stand.
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Post by stockytwo on Oct 28, 2020 9:33:01 GMT
Aye, just extend the stand out to the corners, and renew the roof. Shouldn't be that hard to do and would make the place look a lot better without losing the character.
Extending into the corner would only need one extra support post in the corner so wouldn't even be massively invasive or prohibitively costly I wouldn't imagine.
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Post by stockytwo on Oct 28, 2020 9:55:18 GMT
Aye, just extend the stand out to the corners, and renew the roof. Shouldn't be that hard to do and would make the place look a lot better without losing the character. Extending into the corner would only need one extra support post in the corner so wouldn't even be massively invasive or prohibitively costly I wouldn't imagine. While we're at it, maybe bury Tom Denton under there.
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