Ground re-development ????

[Coca Fola]

I have to say, that is a sexy ground.

[ChalkyWhiteIsGod]

I prefer it after the first stage oddly enough, only one corner left filled in and still one old shitty stand to add 'character'

[Hammer]

found this on google images, looks pretty epic. Just done by a fan

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Hmmmm. Looks like this fan has been spending some time at the Britannia Stadium and decided on a smaller version.

Now add hotel, leisure facilities, substantial car parking. Subtract cricket ground. It aint gonna happen is it folks ? Let's wait and not raise our hopes.

[Samdy Gray]

Aren't they just the Trust's plans that were drawn up a few years ago?

[Frigby Daser]

So long as we can somehow replicate the low roof and restricted view of the Town End I'll be happy.

The cricket club point is interesting. I played there last year and was surprised how 'on it's knees' the place seemed. V poor facilities, including the square and outfield. But, it is their home and has history. I don't know if they would be amenable to leaving. Clubs do - Stroud have just done so, after an abortive attempt last year. Money could tempt them.

[The Frog]

relocate car park behind drs, build town end up connect to it a hotel and casino and demolish arkells at end of it and just build new stand in existing place, Oh and just chuck a roof on stratton bank

[nevillew]

Tynecastle is a great stadium to be in the away end. The fannies in the main stand (left of the away stand) are good entertainment, couple of good pubs around the ground and walkable from Haymarket. 

Not recommended if you suffer from vertigo.

Tynecastle is definitely too vertigo

[DRS]

I thought the cricket club were quite open to the idea last time

[OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR]

Hmmmm. Looks like this fan has been spending some time at the Britannia Stadium and decided on a smaller version.

Now add hotel, leisure facilities, substantial car parking. Subtract cricket ground. It aint gonna happen is it folks ? Let's wait and not raise our hopes.

I quite agree, not with the current Board who are totally lacking in ambition, have put virtually no money into the club and are generally a bit crap. No chance of it happening

[THE FLASH]

This is STFC.....I only believe it when I see it, touch it and taste it........window licker flash!

[ChalkyWhiteIsGod]

You couldn't put a car park behind the DRS, most likely new carpark over what's remaining of the of the cricket field if you could get them to relocate.

[Joycie]

Never been in the away section but have sat quite high up in the Wheatfield Stand and the view and acoustics there are excellent. The away stand at Tynie used to be empty apart from when the ugly sisters and the peg sellers from Leith came to town.

It's been busy the twice I've been (with Motherwell, you're new Scottish second force), but one was a Scottish Cup tie (which we normally do well for away attendance for and it was just after the death of PO'D) and I think one was the first game of the season a few years ago? Was actually quite shocked by the size of all stands.

A problem with having a stand the height of the DRS (this may have already been covered, I've not checked) is people tend to be more inclined to sit down during a game, and the atmosphere disappears, whereas in a terrace or a wee shed type stand that rarely happens.

Saying that, if they pack the seats in like they have in the DRS I can't imagine anyone sitting down.   

[JanTheMan]

I have to say, that is a sexy ground.

Sexy? I'd hate to see your misses.

Looks pretty bland to me.

[jonny72]

I did some analysis of our attendances over the last 30 years or so a while back, it wasn't very encouraging to be honest. I'd say that even in The Championship we'd only average 12k at maximum but that is to a degree limited by our current capacity and layout. A staggered approach makes sense. Rebuild the Town End and then see what happens. If attendances go up or we become stable in The Championship then we can expand further. At minimum you probably want plans to be able to hit 25k.

But it's difficult to see how you even hit 20k with room for expansion with the current ground. Doing the Town End and Arkells will probably get you near to 20k but where do you go from there? Filling in the corners will add maybe another 2k but then it's down to the Stratton Bank which is problematic to say the least. Unless they buy and demolish the block of 12 houses behind it. Same to a lesser degree with the Arkells, you're really looking at the cricket pitch going if you make it any bigger.

[LucienSanchez]

That second pic looks like a mini Old Trafford - i like it. Modern, yet not 'identikit', maintaining a bit of character (the lights), and not fully enclosed. We could do far worse than that.