Can just imagine quite large optics all attached to the exterior of that Pumphouse, all free and every lager / beer of your choice, self service hmmm.
Can just imagine quite large optics all attached to the exterior of that Pumphouse, all free and every lager / beer of your choice, self service hmmm.
Lie after lie after lie, we were a laughing stock back then, it got practically laughed out of court, terrible location, 46'000 capacity in the end I think, terrible looking stadium with Batman lights, thank god we have Moshiri.
Blueeyedboy
Player Valuation: £225k
Had a read through the transport planning documents and two things jumped out at me..
Firstly, they expect people to stay in the stadium site after matches for longer than they do now, spreading out transport demand. However they only mention the fan park as a way to encourage people to do this, not concourse bars. Hope this is wrong as I’m not sure the fan park is going to be that enticing post game on winter / wet / evening matches.
Secondly, they want over a third of fans to go by train, which is fair enough, but state that the nearest station, Sandhills, will only allow 2,500 fans an hour to board trains. This despite there being 10000 capacity per hour on the trains stopping at Sandhills. That’s just seems crazy and a massive hole in the plan, as it requires 2/3rds of fans using trains to walk 25-30 mins to other stations further away just to board the same trains.
Firstly, they expect people to stay in the stadium site after matches for longer than they do now, spreading out transport demand. However they only mention the fan park as a way to encourage people to do this, not concourse bars. Hope this is wrong as I’m not sure the fan park is going to be that enticing post game on winter / wet / evening matches.
Secondly, they want over a third of fans to go by train, which is fair enough, but state that the nearest station, Sandhills, will only allow 2,500 fans an hour to board trains. This despite there being 10000 capacity per hour on the trains stopping at Sandhills. That’s just seems crazy and a massive hole in the plan, as it requires 2/3rds of fans using trains to walk 25-30 mins to other stations further away just to board the same trains.
Toffeelover
Player Valuation: £80m
Not me Mate,the club must stay in the city.
Toffeelover
Player Valuation: £80m
Need to have a go at Merseyrail is it to get their finger out run football specials.
The binman chronicles
Player Valuation: £80m
You wish! Ideally it would be a bar but I guess to get the WHS guys onside - make it a museum about the historic docks and you have yourselves a deal etc.
Blueeyedboy
Player Valuation: £225k
Its not the lack of trains (there’s 24 an hour stopping at Sandhills). it’s that the plan restricts the number boarding those trains to 2500 hour. I.e. they will leave 2/3rds empty with thousands still queuing..
While I admit that I haven't read said document, there are a few points / aspects that instantly come to mind regarding how fans depart from the stadium.
I know Spur's can be open for up to two hours after a game although I suspect that it's based on the time of the fixture; you'd suspect a similar model for BMD.
With regards to trains, I wonder if they've factored in the size of Sandhill's platform as a measure and the point that more fans travel south (to the city) than North.
While the trains can hold x-number of passengers, especially with an increase on the new rolling stock, some of the capacity will already be held prior to Sandhills.
I regularly get the train to and from the match with Kirkdale my preferred station, and it's often close to capacity if you get the train straight after the match.
Obviously Sandhills has more trains, being the junction for three lines rather than two, but it'd still be uncomfortable and that's before an increase in capacity.
I doubt it will ever happen in the short to medium term, but an additional stop between Sandhills and Moorefields would help alleviate some of the pressure.
Thanks mate.
MiserableBlue
Player Valuation: £225k
I think this would be the way to go, keep the bars on the concourses open, media, entertainment on the plaza etc....so rather than 50,000 people leaving asap, people like me who would like to stick around can.
That would aid dispersal and onward travel
the sniderman
Player Valuation: £40m
blueboy1945
Player Valuation: £8m
While having a morning coffee in a local café today, I scanned through the Mail and read an interesting snippet on high finance.Some French guy is buying Tiffanys for £9 billion, and has raised the money in 5 tranches spread over 2 to 11 years. 2 of the tranches are at negative interest, in other words those banks are paying him to borrow, the remaining tranches average less than 0.5%, so again they are effectively paying him to borrow. Different world from us mere mortals.
davek
Player Valuation: £150m
That's all I ever try to do mate. It's heavy weather sometimes, but an alternative has to be put forward by me and others.
I;d suggest that those with a Pollyanna view of the stadium issue and BMD revisit or familiarise themselves with the threads from when Kirkby went tits up in 2009, and they'll realise the extent of betrayal felt back then and why no blue should ever give the benefit of the doubt to the club's owners.
Blueeyedboy
Player Valuation: £225k
I thought that it would be like Spurs, with bars open in the stadium to stay after the match for drinks / snacks etc but it is implied that this is not the case and if you look at the interior plans I’m not sure there is the space allocated for this. The concourses aren’t that big and they would be needed for fans to safely exit the stadium. I.e. not blocked by people having a pint. I’ve not been to the Spurs new stadium but would be interested to hear how they have set up the post match facilities?
I agree that Sandhills is probably is not configured to currently allow all the fans that want to access the trains that stop there, but it seems a bit short sighted not to include plans / money to solve this..
Johnnytotal
Player Valuation: £10m
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