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SOL expansion


PhilY said:
I don’t think so and it’s been bugging me for years.

It can’t be difficult / expensive to sort but it’s like having a really grotty and cheap picture frame around a Canaletto.
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I was doing leisure and tourism at red house the year it opened and we had a special day behind the scenes at the Sol the first year it opened. It was proper Sunderland red back then and looked class. Like you say it just looks tired and old now. Would brighten up the whole ground having it replaced with new proper Sunderland red around the pitch. I’m guessing it’s not cheap or it would’ve been an easy upgrade?.
MackemBob said:
What is a “general admission space”?
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Concourses under the stands?.
 
Mackemansj1 said:
I was doing leisure and tourism at red house the year it opened and we had a special day behind the scenes at the Sol the first year it opened. It was proper Sunderland red back then and looked class. Like you say it just looks tired and old now. Would brighten up the whole ground having it replaced with new proper Sunderland red around the pitch. I’m guessing it’s not cheap or it would’ve been an easy upgrade?.

Concourses under the stands?.
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Surely can’t be expensive - it’s just the stuff from running tracks / playgrounds.

Or, if it is expensive or time consuming, get Poveda out with a paint pot!
 
PhilY said:
Surely can’t be expensive - it’s just the stuff from running tracks / playgrounds.

Or, if it is expensive or time consuming, get Poveda out with a paint pot!
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Football stuff seems to be more expensive than we think. You had some people saying painting the Sol would be cheap when it turns out it’s a million plus operation 😂 I agree you would think it’s cheap it does seem to be the same stuff in playgrounds but wouldn’t be surprised to see three more zeros added to the cost because football 😂
 
Is the outside of the SOL cleaned & painted?

The inside roof still looks like paint chipping off also the seats are starting to turn pink...

Suppose only so much they can do in the time frame!

Looking forward to seeing the painted concourses & murals. From the looks of it the one's online as better than the Benno attempt in the Roker End!
 
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