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Post by PSP on Nov 28, 2020 16:28:01 GMT
Very nice.๐๐๐
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Post by m20hatter on Nov 29, 2020 14:06:45 GMT
I see that seats from the Directors Box are part of the charity auction that the club announced today which would suggest that's the next area of the ground to receive an upgrade. I wonder what the plans are for this? I may be wrong but does it look like some of the barriers that break it up have been removed/moved around. Looks a bit different to how it used to from memory- but itโs been a while!
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Post by Henry Pratt on Nov 29, 2020 14:11:43 GMT
The missing ones seem to be in the top left corner, which are the ones that can't see the Cheadle End goal. Maybe they won't be replaced. Unless it's open, as at the Railway end of the stand, it seems daft to have seats that literally can't see one of the goals.
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Post by m20hatter on Nov 29, 2020 14:18:48 GMT
The missing ones seem to be in the top left corner, which are the ones that can't see the Cheadle End goal. Maybe they won't be replaced. Unless it's open, as at the Railway end of the stand, it seems daft to have seats that literally can't see one of the goals. I meant the barriers that section the area up sorry, not the missing seats as theyโve been like that for a while. To be it looks like the barrier on the right hand side of the directors box as you look at it has been removed and now is open to the commentary/media seats. Also looks like more of a barrier between home/away director seats.
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Post by Bredburyhatter on Nov 29, 2020 17:01:59 GMT
The missing ones seem to be in the top left corner, which are the ones that can't see the Cheadle End goal. Maybe they won't be replaced. Unless it's open, as at the Railway end of the stand, it seems daft to have seats that literally can't see one of the goals. We really have seats in the directors box that can't see one of the goals???
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Post by Philcounty on Nov 29, 2020 17:22:24 GMT
The missing ones seem to be in the top left corner, which are the ones that can't see the Cheadle End goal. Maybe they won't be replaced. Unless it's open, as at the Railway end of the stand, it seems daft to have seats that literally can't see one of the goals. We really have seats in the directors box that can't see one of the goals??? I bet that's where Snape sat.
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Post by edinburghhatter on Nov 30, 2020 11:07:59 GMT
Rail seating being installed behind one of the goals at Wimbledon's new stadium...
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Post by hedleyverity on Nov 30, 2020 12:32:06 GMT
Doesn't look like you'd have much of a view sat down
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Post by Henry Pratt on Nov 30, 2020 12:46:49 GMT
Doesn't look like you'd have much of a view sat down That was my first thought. You'd be peering through a square of metal with someone's head blocking the bottom portion. And the top bar probably blocking a lot of the ball. Seems daft - why not just have standing areas, but with the barriers as shown? That'd stop the dangerous surges and with people getting an allocated standing space, the overcrowding as well. Those seats look absolutely pointless.
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Post by Durango95 on Nov 30, 2020 12:49:46 GMT
Happy to see Wimbledon finally able to have their own ground again and good luck to them. Though the ground is tiny. I don't get it. Ambitions? A few have said they can double it in time. Clearly no room behind that one. Also metal stands, nah.
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Post by Durango95 on Nov 30, 2020 12:51:58 GMT
The missing ones seem to be in the top left corner, which are the ones that can't see the Cheadle End goal. Maybe they won't be replaced. Unless it's open, as at the Railway end of the stand, it seems daft to have seats that literally can't see one of the goals. We really have seats in the directors box that can't see one of the goals??? It's because those awful peanut cuddlers extended the pitch for the fat dicks. The corner of the first block of the Pop Side is the same. Imagine not thinking that one out.
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Post by BWScarf on Nov 30, 2020 13:03:37 GMT
Doesn't look like you'd have much of a view sat down That was my first thought. You'd be peering through a square of metal with someone's head blocking the bottom portion. And the top bar probably blocking a lot of the ball. Seems daft - why not just have standing areas, but with the barriers as shown? That'd stop the dangerous surges and with people getting an allocated standing space, the overcrowding as well. Those seats look absolutely pointless. They're the shit version. The Ferco seating is much better and allows you to actually see if you're sat down. In reality, it's lip service. Safe standing is designed to be terracing. The seats are just there for if there are licensing issues/a change to the law/the stadium is being used for a knitting convention or something. The regulations are that the whole block has to be used for the same thing (i.e. everyone standing, or everyone sat; so when they're used as a terrace, the seats are bolted shut). Anyway, the long-and-short of it is, we should use Ferco (or similar) seating when we eventually install standing rails. And for other seats, we should use a company that does really smart-looking seats made out of ocean plastic. Mr Stott, I'm happy to forward the details on.
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Post by suedehead on Nov 30, 2020 13:04:26 GMT
Happy to see Wimbledon finally able to have their own ground again and good luck to them. Though the ground is tiny. I don't get it. Ambitions? A few have said they can double it in time. Clearly no room behind that one. Also metal stands, nah. It's shite. I know there's the sentiment of Plough Lane and all that but that is rubbish. I don't believe any Wimbledon fan who says that they're happy with that ground. They might be happy being back at Plough Lane, but they're not happy with that.
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Post by BWScarf on Nov 30, 2020 13:09:43 GMT
Happy to see Wimbledon finally able to have their own ground again and good luck to them. Though the ground is tiny. I don't get it. Ambitions? A few have said they can double it in time. Clearly no room behind that one. Also metal stands, nah. It's shite. I know there's the sentiment of Plough Lane and all that but that is rubbish. I don't believe any Wimbledon fan who says that they're happy with that ground. They might be happy being back at Plough Lane, but they're not happy with that. They've done it on the cheap, haven't they? It might just be a starting point for them with the intention of doing better in time but yeah, it's not great. Looks like they might have gone with that horrible new trend of multicoloured seating too, which is naff.
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Post by edinburghhatter on Nov 30, 2020 13:17:42 GMT
Doesn't look like you'd have much of a view sat down That was my first thought. You'd be peering through a square of metal with someone's head blocking the bottom portion. And the top bar probably blocking a lot of the ball. Seems daft - why not just have standing areas, but with the barriers as shown? That'd stop the dangerous surges and with people getting an allocated standing space, the overcrowding as well. Those seats look absolutely pointless. If you're of average height you can easily see over the bar when sat down. Vertically challenged (if you can still say that), I don't know. But the whole point is to use them in areas where (to quote Wimbledon) "regular and persistent standing is expected". So you aren't going to sit behind someone standing: if you want to sit, choose another part of the ground.
The barriers themselves make a lot of sense from a safety POV. The fact that (for legal reasons?) you also have to have a "seat" (which 90+% of the time will never be used as such) is where the nonsense comes in.
Although I bet the life expectancy of one of those "safe standing" seats will easily beat that of an "ordinary" seat in any areas where persistent standing occurs.
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