Guest Grez Bez Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Hi I've been bored this evening watching the poor Southampton v Everton game and the future matchday thread inpired me. I've been particuarly thinking about the space we have behind the Kop and what we could do with it We must be the only club in the country with a tree in our stand, we should dig out this mound and add more bars/ facilities My dream idea is to have a number of themed bars (Sheridan lounge, Springett arms Olsens left peg etc...) at the front where you can both drink AND enter the ground, these could then be open all the time for further income. This would be especially good after matchday. I knocked up a few images below (Excuse the quality, im on the pad mouse thing on my laptop) First one shows a fully roofed exterior (This will be more expensive id imagine), I'm thinking a dual flor concourse, one upon entry, the other where the the steps up the kop get too. Second one is based on the same idea but he cheaper option of having a huge balcony for the upper concourse (good for you smokers) These are just pipe drams and not to scale (IE the top entrance at the SE corner of the kop is higher than the middle) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chriss Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 A hotel! And a helipad on top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEnchanter Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Cracking ideas, some of the improvements talked about and planned when we put thw World cup bid in looked fantastic. Im sure many owls fans would have some great suggestions to put forward. No money to do it though, would take colossal funds and our chairman isnt going to prioritise on this, hopefully in the future though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelowl Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 would it cost less than 350K? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRUCE LEE Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Something along the lines of Shearers bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEnchanter Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Cast iron statue of Reda Johnson please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
full fathom five Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 With the loss of the travellers and gate pubs recently it would be fantastic if we had a big Wednesday pub to booze in with ptofits going towards the club, we will need it when we are bsck in the premiership. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clud17 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 We could have the "Dink" Inn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan27 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 If we all keep bringing a few pieces of blue Lego each, we could build it ourselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dowls Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Wednesdayite should do a Yeovil and invest in a marque with a license for match days and set it up on the car park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan27 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Wednesdayite should do a Yeovil and invest in a marque with a license for match days and set it up on the car park Wednesdayite Lounge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEnchanter Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Wednesdayite should do a Yeovil and invest in a marque with a license for match days and set it up on the car park Bit tin pot taking ideas from Yeovil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Grez Bez Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 I know its just a pipedream but I'm a sad indiidual who enjoys this kind of thing. We are desperte for some ground upgrades tho, the catering especially in the North & Kop are terrible Shame because teh stadium is the best looking in the country IMBO I think we should make more of our historic round, a timline down the south stand would be great with pics of the WC 66, Euros 96, Pele playing at Hills, Disaster (Unfortunately but its still in the history), Wycombe game etc...... would be great for home and away fans alike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Deleted member Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Wednesdayite should do a Yeovil and invest in a marque with a license for match days and set it up on the car park This is something we have genuinely looked at - and unfortunately as we only lease the car park on match days we would have to erect and take down the marquee every week - and even if we didn't the security involved in such an idea would make it impossible to leave unsupervised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameregg Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Why not sell and develop Don Valley?????????????????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffield_dave Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 I like the tree, and now want to know if we actually are the only club to have a tree in the stand. SAVE THE KOP TREE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike84 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Wouldn't the kop fall down if you dug the earth out that the stand is built on? It would all need totally rebuilding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Grez Bez Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 (edited) I hear this argument all the time but whats the benefit of DV over Hillsborough? Surely its cheaper to update than to completely rebuild DV Its not as if DV is close to being decent, the roof needs replacing and the stands would need moving.... Mike, I'm sure it would if you go far enough but you could dig as far as you need (IE: The back of the stand) and re-inforce with concrete to 'keep it all in' Edited January 21, 2013 by Grez Bez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dowls Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 This is something we have genuinely looked at - and unfortunately as we only lease the car park on match days we would have to erect and take down the marquee every week - and even if we didn't the security involved in such an idea would make it impossible to leave unsupervised. 1 place then the car park next club shop and give up some spaces in the Wednesdayites car park - profit share with club and community fund ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musingowl Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 If memory serves me correctly, Paul Aldridge said doing something with the area behind the Kop would be top priority re stadium development, but basically you can only play with money like that once you're in the Premier League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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