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RobertT

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« Reply #1650 on: Thursday, January 16, 2025, 13:01:50 »

I don’t understand redeveloping the most developed area of the ground whilst the rest crumbles.

If there was a realistic plan to redevelop other areas in time, it might be acceptable, but my vote to this would be no. We have a three-sided ground now, but there is no focus on the derelict stand.

I wouldn't be entirely against the concept they seem to be floating - it's not even their idea, it has been mooted before.  The issue and concern I would have is two fold - first, they likely end-up paying a contractor exactly the amount we need to avoid triggering the clause on the purchase agreement, but actually spend much less than that.  The building trade, sorry if you work in it, is precisely the type of environment Messrs Austin & Hart hang out in for a reason.  Second, their portfolio of recent work is shocking.  The Legends is one example, but far more public a display of incompetence is the gravel pit.  They took a decent enough concept of a fans park and created something akin to a Country Park walking path that requires your Hiking gear for you to stay clean personally.  Poor old Don is orange as a result - ironic.  They have shown no ability to do things correctly, so Exec Boxes scare me a little.  The modular design means it is easy to make the space, what they put in could be shocking.
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« Reply #1651 on: Thursday, January 16, 2025, 18:59:07 »

I dont see the point - Most clubs are removing exec boxes not putting them in.  It's a very 1990s concept, most people want to sit in the stands not isolated in a box. 

The cost will be huge, there's no way a 1990s stand was built with 2024 building regs in mind so any retrofit will be far more costly than you'd expect.  You will also be reducing the capacity of your most popular stand which seems odd when you've already reduced capacity by 2k by allowing one end to fall into disrepair.
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« Reply #1652 on: Thursday, January 16, 2025, 19:00:50 »

I agree
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