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Post by mickeythemaestro on Dec 14, 2023 18:07:07 GMT
A couple of Million for 2 wind breaks. I’m tendering for that job. 😂 You'd be surprised. Two very big spans to be filled. And the way build costs have been going I wouldn't be surprised if it was more to be honest. |
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Post by mickeythemaestro on Dec 14, 2023 18:10:43 GMT
I don't understand why we don't fill in the 2 open corners at the stadium. Even if it was just a semi permanent design to simply stop the howling wind coming in. In my boredom at the Sheff Wed debacle I did notice at one point that all 4 corner flags were actually all blowing in different directions. I mean that must make playing lengthy passes very challenging. And might explain why our home games are so poor. Are we trying to play football in a mini cyclone when its windy? Its at least got to be a leveller for visiting teams and contributing to our terrible home record. A couple of million quid boarding it up somehow would surely be small beer if it were to make playing conditions better. And we might be a bit warmer as well 🥶 Don't forget that every time a corner has been built at the ground, it's been followed by a relegation To be fair we've only filled one in or did I miss one. My memory isn't the best 🤔 😁 |
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Post by pretzel on Dec 14, 2023 18:17:07 GMT
Don't forget that every time a corner has been built at the ground, it's been followed by a relegation To be fair we've only filled one in or did I miss one. My memory isn't the best 🤔 😁 Well there are four corners on a ground... two left to be built... I'll let you do the math  |
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Post by mickeythemaestro on Dec 14, 2023 18:35:53 GMT
To be fair we've only filled one in or did I miss one. My memory isn't the best 🤔 😁 Well there are four corners on a ground... two left to be built... I'll let you do the math Jeez I might be wrong but I thought there were only 3 open corners when it was built. |
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Post by pretzel on Dec 14, 2023 18:41:58 GMT
Well there are four corners on a ground... two left to be built... I'll let you do the math Jeez I might be wrong but I thought there were only 3 open corners when it was built. Sorry for teasing, I think you missed my gist.  The first corner was built in 1997 (when the rest of the ground was built).. we were relegated at the end of that season |
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Post by mickeythemaestro on Dec 14, 2023 19:02:27 GMT
Jeez I might be wrong but I thought there were only 3 open corners when it was built. Sorry for teasing, I think you missed my gist. The first corner was built in 1997 (when the rest of the ground was built).. we were relegated at the end of that season Ah got ya. I was scratching my head then thinking is my memory going 😆 |
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Post by iancransonsknees on Dec 14, 2023 22:13:02 GMT
We got relegated because we filled that corner in.
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Dec 14, 2023 22:16:54 GMT
We got relegated because we filled that corner in. It’s as simple as that. I don’t know why folk are so blinkered on Charlie’s penalty miss etc. |
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Post by iancransonsknees on Dec 14, 2023 22:19:53 GMT
We got relegated because we filled that corner in. It’s as simple as that. I don’t know why folk are so blinkered on Charlie’s penalty miss etc. Players and management have nothing to do with it. My Jim Smith theory is far more plausible. |
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Dec 14, 2023 22:38:48 GMT
We don't have a manager...
We have a team hovering above the relegation zone...
Div 1 is closer than the Premier league.
Yet some think spending a few million on filling the corners is what our board should be focusing on... unbelievable Jeff!
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Post by stokieoldboy on Dec 14, 2023 23:13:55 GMT
The ground is absolutely abysmal in just about every conceivable way. YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR, we only paid about £15 million in 1998 for the stadium,and a couple of million, filling in,the score board corner, arsenals emirates stadium cost about £350 million, and Tottenhams ground cost £1 BILLION,i know that, in todays money, it probably,would have cost nearer £80 million, to build,so I think, other than the open corners,and the miserly cost,we have a decent stadium, its just a pity, we can’t make it a fortress, and start playing attractive, winning,football. |
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Post by Scouse on Dec 14, 2023 23:23:44 GMT
I don't understand why we don't fill in the 2 open corners at the stadium. Even if it was just a semi permanent design to simply stop the howling wind coming in. In my boredom at the Sheff Wed debacle I did notice at one point that all 4 corner flags were actually all blowing in different directions. I mean that must make playing lengthy passes very challenging. And might explain why our home games are so poor. Are we trying to play football in a mini cyclone when its windy? Its at least got to be a leveller for visiting teams and contributing to our terrible home record. A couple of million quid boarding it up somehow would surely be small beer if it were to make playing conditions better. And we might be a bit warmer as well 🥶 |
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Post by starkiller on Dec 15, 2023 4:17:14 GMT
There shouldn't even be corners to fill.
When you build a new stadium, you are entirely free to build it properly.
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Post by thornestein on Dec 15, 2023 8:35:29 GMT
how about a train station in 1 corner and a bus station in the other 😁
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Dec 15, 2023 9:52:54 GMT
how about a train station in 1 corner and a bus station in the other 😁 Throw a Gregg's in and I think your on a winner there |
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Post by hoppo96 on Dec 15, 2023 11:33:41 GMT
rebuild the old Vic, on top of the new housing state, on stilts that look like potbanks. A new oatcake shaped roof. A tram system taking you to the ground from anywhere in the city in less than three minutes. The manager and coaching staff to sit in a tank on matchdays. At last a sensible solution, but why would the coaching staff sit in a tank ? Do you mean a sort of hot water tank wrapped in a plastic jacket or maybe an Chieftain army tank with a big gun for shooting referees or our players who are playing shit or opposition players who are playing good. However, the stadium on stilts with an oatcake roof is brilliant, we could call it the bacon & cheese stadium. Chieftain tank |
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Post by str8outtahampton on Dec 15, 2023 12:46:54 GMT
how about a train station in 1 corner and a bus station in the other 😁 And can we perhaps get some momentum, as a matter of priority, behind the campaign to reconstruct, brick by brick, the Sea Lion and Talbot, right outside the ground? Prices to be pitched at 1973/74 levels. With alcohol openly available to minors. |
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Post by shooters on Dec 15, 2023 16:50:30 GMT
We got relegated because we filled that corner in. It’s as simple as that. I don’t know why folk are so blinkered on Charlie’s penalty miss etc. 2 more corners filled in and we will be in league 2 with even less fans and Walsall turning us over again. Always was a Total jinx that corner filling. |
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Post by march4 on Dec 15, 2023 16:54:09 GMT
I suggest two multi-story car parks, one in each corner of the ground with a total capacity of 10,000 cars. Multiple exits direct to the A50, A500 and Stanley Matthews Way. And moving walkways and escalators direct to your seat in the stadium.
Perfect solution
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Post by jokker on Dec 15, 2023 20:49:41 GMT
I thought the open corners were one of our secret weapons, which made Wenger et al dread coming to Stoke
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2023 21:04:52 GMT
In my opinion, we have a crap home record because there is no urgency in playing the ball forwards and teams can simply absorb pressure when your two playmakers are central defenders that aren’t that good on the ball.
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Post by Vermelho20312505 on Dec 16, 2023 9:13:17 GMT
We don't have a manager... We have a team hovering above the relegation zone... Div 1 is closer than the Premier league. Yet some think spending a few million on filling the corners is what our board should be focusing on... unbelievable Jeff! Is it not possible to do more than one thing at a time? I presume the coaching of the first team would be done by different people within the club than those working on infrastructure but maybe that is why we are going wrong. Coming up with that fan park idea must have cost us a few points due to lack of focus. |
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Post by swampySCFC on Dec 16, 2023 15:50:28 GMT
I don't understand why we don't fill in the 2 open corners at the stadium. Even if it was just a semi permanent design to simply stop the howling wind coming in. In my boredom at the Sheff Wed debacle I did notice at one point that all 4 corner flags were actually all blowing in different directions. I mean that must make playing lengthy passes very challenging. And might explain why our home games are so poor. Are we trying to play football in a mini cyclone when its windy? Its at least got to be a leveller for visiting teams and contributing to our terrible home record. A couple of million quid boarding it up somehow would surely be small beer if it were to make playing conditions better. And we might be a bit warmer as well 🥶 we don’t want any more corners filled in. Last one started our decline |
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Post by J-Roar on Dec 16, 2023 17:17:39 GMT
We don't have a manager... We have a team hovering above the relegation zone... Div 1 is closer than the Premier league. Yet some think spending a few million on filling the corners is what our board should be focusing on... unbelievable Jeff! Is it not possible to do more than one thing at a time? I presume the coaching of the first team would be done by different people within the club than those working on infrastructure but maybe that is why we are going wrong. Coming up with that fan park idea must have cost us a few points due to lack of focus. Without that and the lightshow we'd probably be top by now. |
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Post by GRUMPY 1 on Dec 16, 2023 19:37:44 GMT
And can we perhaps get some momentum, as a matter of priority, behind the campaign to reconstruct, brick by brick, the Sea Lion and Talbot, right outside the ground? Prices to be pitched at 1973/74 levels. With alcohol openly available to minors. one in each corner, oh how I miss those lock-ins with Larry Parkes for those too young to know www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/local-news/penkhulls-larry-parkes-flown-boxing-490011 |
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