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Post by desmond on Apr 1, 2021 12:55:55 GMT
Suppose it doesn’t really make sense to put that screen up at the moment. No point in it getting weathered when it won’t be used anyway. Yes... but it's a very substantial bit of kit, and something I would have thought may even have been made to order. And not something either the club or its manufacturer would want to take up space just lying around. I mean, it's not quite the same as popping down to Curry's to buy a new kettle or toaster!  I’d noticed similar and wonder if the budget has been diverted to support the squad development whilst income is still difficult to generate without crowds |
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Post by Fallowfield Hatter on Apr 1, 2021 13:14:59 GMT
Suppose it doesn’t really make sense to put that screen up at the moment. No point in it getting weathered when it won’t be used anyway. Yes... but it's a very substantial bit of kit, and something I would have thought may even have been made to order. And not something either the club or its manufacturer would want to take up space just lying around. I mean, it's not quite the same as popping down to Curry's to buy a new kettle or toaster! We got it off LCCC, so maybe we've asked them to take it back and look after it while we get the area ready 👀 |
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Post by edinburghhatter on Apr 1, 2021 13:20:39 GMT
Yes... but it's a very substantial bit of kit, and something I would have thought may even have been made to order. And not something either the club or its manufacturer would want to take up space just lying around. I mean, it's not quite the same as popping down to Curry's to buy a new kettle or toaster! 👀 I was actually referring to the new replacement scoreboard, which JK mentioned in a match broadcast earlier this year as "coming soon" (or words to that effect). |
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Post by Fallowfield Hatter on Apr 1, 2021 13:44:01 GMT
We got it off LCCC, so maybe we've asked them to take it back and look after it while we get the area ready 👀 I was actually referring to the new replacement scoreboard, which JK mentioned in a match broadcast earlier this year as "coming soon" (or words to that effect). Yeah I got you mate, I was just making an unsuccessful attempt at being hilarious and topical. |
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Post by advent on Apr 1, 2021 14:00:49 GMT
The paintwork seems to have stopped aswell, it was full steam ahead on the exterior and then looks like its been halted half done.
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Post by Ngard on Apr 1, 2021 16:55:46 GMT
The paintwork seems to have stopped aswell, it was full steam ahead on the exterior and then looks like its been halted half done. Imagine it’s a pain in the arse to paint the top beams, particularly with the supporters flags underneath it? The club might be thinking twice about removing County objects now too! 😆 |
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Post by Bredburyhatter on Apr 1, 2021 20:19:43 GMT
The paintwork seems to have stopped aswell, it was full steam ahead on the exterior and then looks like its been halted half done. Imagine it’s a pain in the arse to paint the top beams, particularly with the supporters flags underneath it? The club might be thinking twice about removing County objects now too! 😆 There's a bloody lot of steelwork to paint blue. I imagine it's red as a standard rust prevention colour, and not just to piss a few fans off. Like Ngard says, it'd be a right pain and costly to erect scaffolding and paint all the steelwork, without it going onto the seats below. |
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Post by edinburghhatter on Apr 1, 2021 20:32:59 GMT
Imagine it’s a pain in the arse to paint the top beams, particularly with the supporters flags underneath it? The club might be thinking twice about removing County objects now too! 😆 There's a bloody lot of steelwork to paint blue. I imagine it's red as a standard rust prevention colour, and not just to piss a few fans off. Like Ngard says, it'd be a right pain and costly to erect scaffolding and paint all the steelwork, without it going onto the seats below. Not sure if they've finished painting both the main uprights yet, or if that's still a work in progress? Can't tell from the live streams. It certainly wouldn't be a particularly pleasant job on a cold wet day in winter! Personally, I'd not even consider doing any more under the actual roof until/unless the seats were being replaced. |
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Post by edinburghhatter on Apr 5, 2021 15:23:30 GMT
Great aerial pic of EP on the club's Twitter account today.
Looks like the Cheadle end paint job may now be finished, but most interesting thing is what's going on behind the Railway end. Lots of house building, and a large cleared(?) area behind the Railway/Pop side corner (the area that was removed from the original housing plans).
The Bungalow is still there, and the former bowling green is still covered in shipping containers.
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Post by Bredburyhatter on Apr 5, 2021 15:35:53 GMT
Everytime I see an aerial shot of EP, I think of the guy near me who says 'that's in the reser' when a ball is booted above the pop side for a throw in... the reser is no where near the back of the pop side.... it's just of those small things I miss  That block of seats in the RE sticks out like a sore thumb, but it's well down on the 'jobs to do' list. |
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Post by Durango95 on Apr 5, 2021 15:36:49 GMT
That block of old seats in the RE gives me bad agita. There’s no explanation for it that will suffice.
Still, two shiny new stands in the coming seasons anyway.
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Post by herbiedumplings on Apr 5, 2021 15:41:05 GMT
Great aerial pic of EP on the club's Twitter account today. Looks like the Cheadle end paint job may now be finished, but most interesting thing is what's going on behind the Railway end. Lots of house building, and a large cleared(?) area behind the Railway/Pop side corner (the area that was removed from the original housing plans). The Bungalow is still there, and the former bowling green is still covered in shipping containers. /photo/1 Either that picture’s old or there’s some weird perspective thing going on with the houses being built behind the RE because they look *way* closer than the ones on the far side of the shipping containers in the streams? |
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Post by hedleyverity on Apr 5, 2021 15:56:10 GMT
It must be recent, the scoreboard's gone and the pitch looks decent, it's been knackered since the scoreboard came down
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Post by edinburghhatter on Apr 5, 2021 15:59:08 GMT
Everytime I see an aerial shot of EP, I think of the guy near me who says 'that's in the reser' when a ball is booted above the pop side for a throw in... the reser is no where near the back of the pop side.... it's just of those small things I miss That block of seats in the RE sticks out like a sore thumb, but it's well down on the 'jobs to do' list. Actually, if it went over the roof level with the 6 yard box, it probably would end up in the water!
But it's a decent pic, and clearly shows just how much land actually belongs to County behind the Pop side. You'd probably need to excavate the area currently covered by the refreshment and toilet blocks, in order to achieve a decent foundation, but considering there are already 2400 seats on the current Pop side, you'd have to say an increase to at least 6000 would easily fit on that footprint.
The only problem (apart from the cost!) would be ensuring there were sufficient entry/exit points, which is why the Railway end land is crucially important (and not simply for building a larger stand at that end).
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Post by m20hatter on Apr 5, 2021 15:59:54 GMT
It must be recent, the scoreboard's gone and the pitch looks decent, it's been knackered since the scoreboard came down Plus the paint goes all the way to the top on the CE |
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