Are they planning any test games for the reserves etc in Jan? Seems early to lay the pitch it not. Anfield had a new pitch seeded after concerts done starting in July and it was ready for the start of the season.
Looks good, but that concourse is very narrow for a new ground. Unless that's some small section I can't see how people are going to move about safely there.
Absolutely no chance of safe standing at a higher ratio than 1:1 there.