scarboro-owl Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 From what I remember as a nipper the old south stand terracing had an uncovered walkway between it & the main south stand. I seem to remember that the walkway was below the level of the terracing & you had to climb some steps to get onto the terracing. It's possible that from the changing rooms in the south stand the players had to go down steps to the walkway & then back up again to the pitch. It's a long time ago so I might be totally wide of the mark. the walkway was exactly as you describe when the south had uncovered seating, the dressing rooms ran down the stand side of it, and were defo slightly below pitch level Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shandypants Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 (edited) That's what I was getting at, of course one of the roofs would be the perfect site and the only real place for them; the aptly named "South Stand" and then from there generate our stadiums own energy, helping to make our club greener and so forth. As for the charging stations and maybe other uses, like all the media been able to plug in from that energy source. I wonder how much it costs to run the stadium lighting for e.g. including the pitch lighting and then the concourse and so forth. Of course there's no easy financial saving, as it takes investment to one day reap the benefits, just as it does with our own properties r.e. solar but surely it could be something that the club can look at one day. Just a thought anyway Solar power is sold back to the grid I believe, therefore, we'd either get a credit or pay a reduced amount. Edited May 3, 2015 by shandypants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eckington owl Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 We need to clad all the corners..the noise levels wud be ramped up no end No matter how much you amplify silence - it's still silent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvin Parsnip Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 The slope should be easy to work out just measure the height of the wall on the Leppings lane end of the north stand then the height at the kop end take one from the other That only works if the walls are the same level all the way round the pitch though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigash_swfc Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Pre season stadium tours to tie in with Owls in the Park? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowl Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Having read your comment it got me thinking, many businesses are changing to Solar powered energy where they can... but I can't recall seeing any football stadia in the UK with these in situ... it would be a good investment at some point, once the current stadium and team improvements have been implemented. Image solar powered phone charging stations, all self generating... the various uses of the generated power could be endless. Great idea, we could even use it to power the floodlights.... Erm, I think I might have spotted a slight flaw in my idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Sl-OWL-ly Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Is it the same firm that did the Duckworth's? You old bugg*r you, fancy rememberin' that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UTO1867 Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Is it Desso knitted cladding? it is and there is a 4 year wait for it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Sl-OWL-ly Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 I always thought there was a 6ft slope of the pitch down towards the kop. Good for us playing downhill in the second half towards our own fans. Is this right? Are we going to completely level the pitch? Pearson on WP said that as a player you didn't notice the difference, whichever way you were kicking.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUMBELOWS91 Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 You old bugg*r you, fancy rememberin' that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EL CID Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 I always thought there was a 6ft slope of the pitch down towards the kop. Good for us playing downhill in the second half towards our own fans. Is this right? Are we going to completely level the pitch? The corner at the Kop , north stand is being raised 800 millimetres , the corner at the south stand side is being raised 1foot , it will be tapered down towards the lepp . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themaskedowl Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 re solar PVs there are lots of integrated options available now. Facade cladding as well as roofing options. Stadium orientation wouldn't make it the best option for Lep stand cladding though. Think this is a great idea. Use it to power the new lighting rigs for the pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themaskedowl Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 nar got a time machine mate! You should see the shirts in the 2915/16 season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themaskedowl Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Solar power is sold back to the grid I believe, therefore, we'd either get a credit or pay a reduced amount. Or store to battery. I must confess to not being across UK code and regs so it's quite possible that this isn't allowed. No matter how much you amplify silence - it's still silent. Have you checked with Messrs Simon and Garfunkel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickledegghiderman Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Can we have a casino please?No! But we can have wee wee tail fighting and Russian roulette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickledegghiderman Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 No! But we can have c0ck fighting and Russian roulette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essix Blue Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 the walkway was exactly as you describe when the south had uncovered seating, the dressing rooms ran down the stand side of it, and were defo slightly below pitch level The walkway is still there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotherGoose Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Or store to battery. I must confess to not being across UK code and regs so it's quite possible that this isn't allowed. Have you checked with Messrs Simon and Garfunkel? I think its still tricky to do that. It's quite technically difficult to efficiently store energy generated by renewables generally Give it a few years and I'm sure it will be more feasible but I reckon it's still pretty expensive and ineffective right now - particularly as you increase the amount of storage you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latemodelchild Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Aye, heard that the level of the pitch will raise slightly overall and the slope will be removed. Not heard about how that affects current seats though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Last_Great_Hope Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 The walkway is still there Yep. Been "roofed" over but its still there. All the kitchens vent into it, so on a cold day the end at the west stand side is a nice warm place to stand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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