Casperimp
Vital 1st Team Regular
Out of town grounds are shit. Soulless business oriented enterprises completely removed from the community they're meant to serve. No thanks.
Yep I think that about sums it up in a nutshell!
Out of town grounds are shit. Soulless business oriented enterprises completely removed from the community they're meant to serve. No thanks.
I think access is still the biggest issue. With the new fire/police station I don’t think there will ever be any direct access from South Park. It might be possible to re-open Sincil Bank itself as a club only access but not sure if that would be possible.
Come on now Notty, don't mince your words - tell us what you really think.Out of town grounds are shit. Soulless business oriented enterprises completely removed from the community they're meant to serve. No thanks.
Selenity stand is the way it is because of relegation out of the league, reduced by half as a panic measure by the then board to manage costs. As one of the first post-Bradford stands, it is however incredibly wasteful of space.
Agree whole heartedly with your reply regarding match day access, in fact it sells the remain at the Bank /LNER arguement very well. It was the non match day usage I meant where vehicle access via Scorer St or off the maze is rather less appealing and to be honest, that is the only thing against staying. Everything else about our current location is bang on.I think you are misunderstanding what access is. For a stadium access and egress from Sincil Bank for a crowd is great. It's exactly what modern design and access wants. You have multiple points of entry and egress in lots of directions but vehicle access is limited.
Just think about, you can walk down Sincil Bank either way North or South. There are multiple routes out to the High Street to the West. You can go away East down to South Park and there is also Cross Street heading North with multiple routes of it.
For stadium distribution it doesn't get much better than. You are dispersing a crowd in multiple directions on foot therefore dispersing congestion evenly and not creating vehicular bottle necks.
People seem to think that access is all about vehicles and in terms of stadium design and crowd dispersal it's not. That's why generally getting away from Sincil Bank for a large crowd works incredibly well. That's why a lot of new stadia make people walk!
Usually with large crowds and vehicles it seems that official policy is to limit how fast cars leave the car parks so the impact to surrounding roads is minimised.I think you are misunderstanding what access is. For a stadium access and egress from Sincil Bank for a crowd is great. It's exactly what modern design and access wants. You have multiple points of entry and egress in lots of directions but vehicle access is limited.
Just think about, you can walk down Sincil Bank either way North or South. There are multiple routes out to the High Street to the West. You can go away East down to South Park and there is also Cross Street heading North with multiple routes of it.
For stadium distribution it doesn't get much better than. You are dispersing a crowd in multiple directions on foot therefore dispersing congestion evenly and not creating vehicular bottle necks.
People seem to think that access is all about vehicles and in terms of stadium design and crowd dispersal it's not. That's why generally getting away from Sincil Bank for a large crowd works incredibly well. That's why a lot of new stadia make people walk!
Some people are really great at telling the club what parts of the ground to redevelop and what type of structure to build there. One person in particular seems fixated on the immediate replacement of the St Andrews Stand. Trouble is, where is the £20 million coming from to pay for these .
I agree the club should be applauded for this, I’m very excited about it. I want to stay at Sincil Bank 100%.
I just believe that if we do stay, the Selenity, Stacey West and the Bridge McFarland stands all need to be integrated. As in not separate stands but a 3 sided stadium.
Making them top spec, maximising space for seating but also facilities for non match day revenues.
Having the ability to use the stadium on non match days with conference rooms and event spaces will only help the long term finance plan for the club.
I used to live behind the Emirates Stadium and those facilities got used everyday. I know it’s London and it’s a Premiership ground but these types of incomes could make us a financial solid Championship Level club.
This new planned stand doesn’t do that for me. I realise it’s short / medium term but why spend money twice. That’s just my opinion...
Obviously it would scaled down... I’m not expecting The Emirates. But the business methodology for 7 days a week earnings could boost the finances of a club like oursIt would take either a complete rebuild of Sincil Bank or a new stadium to become anything like the conference facilities at the Emirates stadium. The Emirates can host over a thousand delegates and have numerous presentation lounges.
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That's excellent news!
Well I am going to go out and buy a Euro millions ticket for tonight and if I win the jackpot I will give them the money so they can get it built! In fact if it's a big one I will give them enough money to make it a cantilever roof and go the whole hog!
Obviously it would scaled down... I’m not expecting The Emirates. But the business methodology for 7 days a week earnings could boost the finances of a club like ours
Flipping heck that was quick! Wish the planning applications for my day job could go through that fast!