To be honest, we'd probably be marketed better if we gave the Sky commentators a better place to sit.

Flats have to stay until we have millions spare to build something others standard of East Stand.
I'm in there a lot. Earns money and is a good view.

I totally agree about the viewing platform, but the point I was making was obviously no cover. No doubt it needs upgrading, but obviously don’t think it will be anytime soon.

Hopefully it will earn more money once the New East stand is fully functional, I believe the intention is to rent some of the current hospitality boxes as commercial/office spaces. All depends on how the Economy outlook develops.

No it’s not an over reaction.

There is already a thread 80 pages long regarding the development.

This thread is purely about the development as it is and what I’ve found out and what I’ll ask JM about.

The west and south parts of the ground are irrelevant because they are not part of this development. Rightly so imo but if you don’t agree there is already a thread for that.

On this occasion this thread is intended purely to deal with actual issues regarding the current development. I have my own opinions on the stadium as a whole and what we are doing now but it’s the opinions of those in charge I’m dealing with.

Please let’s get what we have sorted as best we can and face the next hurdle when we’ve jumped this one. Let’s not make this another club bashing thread.

Thanks

Yes they do but we can’t fix that now.

OH dear,
Another rant, you sound like Nellie Olsen

The title of the thread is ‘Stadium Development Part 2
Nothing about exclusively talking about only the things you want to talk about

Maybe you should start your own forum and only allow your own opinions on it

I must be getting soft because i keep agreeing with you. Yes I dont see a problem with the flats. The viewing is probably the best in the ground and the facilities are good. You are also right about sky and the media. A good solution would be to dedicate a couple of boxes to be converted to a sky studio and give them some nice facilities. Those boxes on the West side are terrible and I am suprised they are not being bull dozed while we have the machinery on site. No wonder putting the media in that monstrosity gets us bad press

Lol. That's worrying. A good stiff drink should put things back to normal

When you are my age and have watched Trinity as long as me grumpiness is a badge of honour

My memory is going here!
What was the name of the player (from Hull methinks), who lived in the West terrace boxes?

Cant remember that one. But if my memory still holds, I am sure they were erected early 80'S well before the flats.
We ought to offer them as free garden rooms to the local population, buyer collects. They'd be gone by next week

It was Steve Snitch but he wasn’t from Hull

All takes time and money.

Good to see we're improving when and where we can.

Interesting point, that about Western terrace capacity.

Given that once upon a time there was quite a large stand there. It would have been interesting to see what the capacity was then, compared to what it is now

Danny Brough?

Steve Snitch, that's him.
Just looked his profile up on wiki, it says that he was born in Kingston upon Hull.

We did seem to know more about the academy lads in those days. Snitch was labelled as being from Hull and I recall Chris Feather and Tommy Haughey being from Keighley.

Yes they seemed to be a lot more 'high profile' back then.
I've got a brochure type thing somewhere with biogs, I think.
It was used as a sponsorship raising venture for a trip to Oz, along with something in McD's in town and another running sponsored event at the ground.

The capacity after the redevelopment will by 7600? I thought that was roughly what we were already at anyway?

I believe that earlier this year, the council H&S reduced the capacity of the North Stand to 1500, therefore reducing the ground capacity to less than 6,000. The new terracing North Stand will increase the capacity back up to the 7600 mark.

I guess Ted was trying to increase their market value.

I didn't realise that, thank you.

There was a period when one of the cabins on the west terrace was kitted out with tables and seating and used as extra viewing space.Entry was by steps at the back and a small bar was provided.It was a great spot to view the match through the windows on cold days, but,on the down side,most of the atmosphere from the terracing was lost.Then one day we were denied access by the stewards and told it had been handed to over to the ex players association, no explanation, nothing!

Just had a quick look, we had over 7k in for the Wigan game?

The press use them now.

I’ll stand corrected if I’m wrong, I’ve had a quick look to find the article which shows the capacity being reduced, but not found it yet, I’m surprised we had a gate of 7000 this season, anyway don’t let the council find out.