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Investment in the stadium

chunksafc said:
If you go back over the Supporters Collective Minutes, a fair few of these suggestions, especially the refresh of the concourses have been being looked at by SD for quite a long time
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Surely we all know now that all infrastucture remedial work will only be getting done (properly) when we get to the Prem with Premier league money. Its plain to see with all areas now dont fit in with the sustainable model.

Infrastuctre - No
Supporter safety - No
Aesthetics - No
Ticket office - No
Club shop - No

Playing squad - cant complain
 

6inarow said:
Surely we all know now that all infrastucture remedial work will only be getting done (properly) when we get to the Prem with Premier league money. Its plain to see with all areas now dont fit in with the sustainable model.

Infrastuctre - No
Supporter safety - No
Aesthetics - No
Ticket office - No
Club shop - No

Playing squad - cant complain
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I quite liked the idea from 18 months ago to get local artists etc in to help refresh the concourses. Shame we never did it.......
 
I can't see us putting the money into the stadium that we currently need. The concourses need to be extended and that's not a straight forward job so I imagine its at the bottom of the management's jobs.

The PA though needs to be fixed for health and safety reasons and is an easier job.

Just seems we have no interest in putting money into the stadium
chunksafc said:
I quite liked the idea from 18 months ago to get local artists etc in to help refresh the concourses. Shame we never did it.......
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This happens in the west stand every week as its my mate James that plays
 
Brett said:
I can't see us putting the money into the stadium that we currently need. The concourses need to be extended and that's not a straight forward job so I imagine its at the bottom of the management's jobs.

The PA though needs to be fixed for health and safety reasons and is an easier job.

Just seems we have no interest in putting money into the stadium

This happens in the west stand every week as its my mate James that plays
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Artists as in paintings, banners etc mate. Unless you mate is painting as well as playing?
 
Dundas street kid said:
Aye unfortunately some men don't care about hygiene and the drink makes it even worse, the toilets in the BCB are always bogging (sorry) paper towels all over piss on the floor and toilet seats(it's too hard to lift the seat) paper stuffed down the sink plug hole and dirty water left in the sink and the occasional floater left in the pan, it makes you wonder what their homes are like.
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the state they were in by 2.15ish i would have been amazed if they had been cleaned properly before the stadium opened

i get they are hard to keep clean once huge crowds are in but bog seats replaced, toilet roll, hot water and working hand driers is surely not too much to ask
 
One thing I don’t get is why we need to extend the concourses…I know they’re cramped, but they always have been. What’s the difference between now and 1997. Seems to me they were always too small but I’m sure no one really complained at the time…?

Is this a societal change?
 
Lovemore said:
One thing I don’t get is why we need to extend the concourses…I know they’re cramped, but they always have been. What’s the difference between now and 1997. Seems to me they were always too small but I’m sure no one really complained at the time…?

Is this a societal change?
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In 1997 anything was an improvement on outdoor bogs and ice-laiden mince pies of Roker Park. The SoL was the height of luxury back then. Now we know what good looks like with more recent stadiums being built, we should rightly raise our expectations. The concourses should be deeper with easier access to concessions and thus creating more matchday revenue for the club.
 
walked around 2/3 of Ajax ground last summer. Roof was scruffy, girders scruffy, turnstiles just looked like typical old turnstiles etc.
At no point did I think "what a complete and utter dump. They are clearly scrimping on things when they could paint it every other week and make it look brand new".

Often feels like people just need to have something to moan about.
 
Lovemore said:
One thing I don’t get is why we need to extend the concourses…I know they’re cramped, but they always have been. What’s the difference between now and 1997. Seems to me they were always too small but I’m sure no one really complained at the time…?

Is this a societal change?
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I do think that the cramped concourses are choke points which are dangerous. It’s hard to navigate on match days.
 
chunksafc said:
Would you care to share with the group or expand on it a little please?
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Not really. It’s a lot of stuff people won’t see or even hear about potentially. Future proofing, repairs, investment into the stadium, becoming greener and more sustainable.

You just need to look at the core values of LDC to see what it’ll be about.

Stuff people would fume at but is absolutely necessary, which costs a lot of money and is long term not short term fixes.

The stadium hasn’t been looked after since it was built. It’s up to the new board to bring it up to standard. From what I’ve seen and heard it’s what they are committed to.
 
Blyth said:
Not really. It’s a lot of stuff people won’t see or even hear about potentially. Future proofing, repairs, investment into the stadium, becoming greener and more sustainable.

You just need to look at the core values of LDC to see what it’ll be about.

Stuff people would fume at but is absolutely necessary, which costs a lot of money and is long term not short term fixes.

The stadium hasn’t been looked after since it was built. It’s up to the new board to bring it up to standard. From what I’ve seen and heard it’s what they are committed to.
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I know the roof is having money spent on it as it hasn't been touched since day 1, but not heard anything about the internals.

Maybe the walk round and next supporters meeting will shed light on it
 
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