Ground re-development ????

[Ralphy]

The Stratton Bank clock must stay.

[Coca Fola]

Just make the townend bigger and put a roof on the stratton bank. The 2 side stands are adequate.

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The Stratton Bank clock must stay.

It was the only Rolex clock in a football stadium worldwide.  Not sure if it still is though.

[Ralphy]

Just make the townend bigger and put a roof on the stratton bank. The 2 side stands are adequate.

The Arkells is old fashioned and looks run down now.

[Batch]

The 2 side stands are adequate.

Adequate for football for the general fan. But the purpose of redevelopment isn't to add more seats for the general fan.

[Peter Venkman]

Re Tynecastle - definately too steep, UEFA have declared it unsafe for Euro competitions! And those seats without backs are death traps.

UEFA banned Hearts for the pitch being too small, it had nothing to do with the terracing.

"The club’s first option would be to apply for an exemption to play European games at Tynecastle," said the spokesman. "If UEFA insisted that the pitch must measure a minimum of 100 metres, as the guidelines state, then Hearts could play their European games at another stadium.

"If, in some parts of Europe, a club’s ground isn’t suitable, that club is allowed to play their matches at the national stadium. The same principle would apply here."

The Not Fit For Purpose document makes no mention of transferring European games to Murrayfield while remaining at Tynecastle. This option would not involve great upheaval, with Hearts having only played eight home games in Europe over the past ten years. Using Murrayfield for such occasions would also have the added advantage of accommodating a bigger attendance, with Hearts claiming that they could have sold thousands more tickets for the home match against Bordeaux if they had extra capacity.

"Changes to the pitch, if our assumptions are correct, will require minimum work. UEFA regulations show a minimum of 100 x 64 metres and we believe with relatively little adjustment we can lengthen the pitch to 100 metres. You would lift out the front two rows of the stands behind the goal which are not fixed to the ground base and move the goals back.

[Coca Fola]

The Arkells is old fashioned and looks run down now.

It has "character" though.

[4D]

If we could have a ground like Villa Park but about half the capacity, that would do for me.

[Ralphy]

It has "character" though.

Agreed it does but if we want to progress as a football club and compete in the Championship, we need a stadium with better facilities.

[Reg Smeeton]

Agreed it does but if we want to progress as a football club and compete in the Championship, we need a stadium with better facilities.

More or less the only times ground improvements have been done at the CG, is when existing facilities have been condemned by Health and Safety....and that will probably remain the case as we've seen nothing from the present Board to suggest otherwise.

[Trashbat?]

Can just imagine us unveiling exciting plans for the development and them all being shot down in flames by local residents within days or them finding grey crested newts living under the town end

[Ralphy]

Can just imagine us unveiling exciting plans for the development and them all being shot down in flames by local residents within days or them finding grey crested newts living under the town end

Squirrels under the Stratton Bank actually.

[Gnasher]

Can just imagine us unveiling exciting plans for the development and them all being shot down in flames by local residents within days or them finding grey crested newts living under the town end

It's great crested newts 

[Trashbat?]

It's great crested newts 

shit, been calling them that for 10 years

[Gnasher]

shit, been calling them that for 10 years

Grey, great - sounds the same. I doubt anyone noticed!