steelcityowlsfan Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Make you wonder if a new stadium is more viable than upgrading Hillsborough. Personally I think the World Cup stadium plans were outstanding giving the stadium a unique look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Lestrade Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Both the West and kop both have years still in them, granted they're not good on the eye, but they serve a purpose. The focus is on the team. I shouldn't think it will be for another ten years before they even look at redevelopment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmowl Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 I take it you weren't stood alongside us on the kop during the Swansea City snowstorm of 83-84? We were covered like snowmen and had to scrape our eyes 6 times to witness each of our goals, included that John Toshack own goal. That was the game we all sang "Bert McGhee, give us a roof!" We were real men!!! (teenagers with hot aches actually) I remember it for two reasons. I havent seen many (any) six -ones, and I havent watched many matches through the gaps between my fingers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simaniac Owl Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Once we reach the PL and stay up is when Hillsborough will be redeveloped or a new ground built. It will be small improvements until then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 We all laughed at the scrubbers across the city for reprinting and cladding the Lane. It's come to a point we need to move to a purpose built new stadium and stop splurging millions on a relic from another era. Transport is crap, parking is a nightmare, facilities are a joke, the club shop is embarrassing and two of the stands want completely demolishing and rebuilding. We've moved before in our history I have no issue with moving in our era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royalowlisback Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 We won't move - and we don't need to. It is fine, a season or 2 in the Premier and we can redevelop the away end and Kop end. Traffic is bad everywhere - land is more expensive elsewhere and so on.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wath-owl Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Once we reach the PL and stay up is when Hillsborough will be redeveloped or a new ground built. It will be small improvements until then. Probably. Hopefully the plans are already being drawn up. I don't totally agree with the argument that we must go up before anything can be redeveloped though. There are plenty of recent examples of clubs at our level and below investing in modernising their grounds. If we were to do that then it wouldn't necessarily mean that we would neglect the squad financially. I have complete faith in our owner's ambition on the evidence of the last 12 months though. I'm confident that we'll see some significant upgrades in the next few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pulsar Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Nothing to do with the actual roof. Err.... EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS Why mention it then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pulsar Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 parking is a nightmare, Have you ever been to an away game? Some, if not all of the new out of town stadiums are far worse than Hillsborough. Stoke this season was the worse we have experienced and Reading wasn't much better. Always took an age to get away from Pride Park too. I think anybody wanting us to leave our hallowed ground needs to think about Chansiri's liking for tradition, the Owl crest being a case in point. I think exciting plans for Hillsborough are not too far away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JohnFantham Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 I take it you weren't stood alongside us on the kop during the Swansea City snowstorm of 83-84? We were covered like snowmen and had to scrape our eyes 6 times to witness each of our goals, included that John Toshack own goal. That was the game we all sang "Bert McGhee, give us a roof!" We were real men!!! (teenagers with hot aches actually) Haha, I was there that day- memories eh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnsie Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 (edited) Speaking of 2018... personally love the commentary on this video Edited March 28, 2016 by Burnsie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Have you ever been to an away game? Some, if not all of the new out of town stadiums are far worse than Hillsborough. Stoke this season was the worse we have experienced and Reading wasn't much better. Always took an age to get away from Pride Park too. I think anybody wanting us to leave our hallowed ground needs to think about Chansiri's liking for tradition, the Owl crest being a case in point. I think exciting plans for Hillsborough are not too far away. If he likes tradition you won't be against him moving us back to one of the old ground locations then... In a brand new better stadium... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richowl Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Once we reach the PL and stay up is when Hillsborough will be redeveloped or a new ground built. It will be small improvements until then. this. we go up = new west stand we stay down = lick of paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkerowl Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 If we can stabilize in the prem i think we'll move instead of redeveloping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pulsar Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 If he likes tradition you won't be against him moving us back to one of the old ground locations then... In a brand new better stadium... Olive Grove? Aside from it being close to the Lane, the logistics and route access would be crazier than we have now. If you're talking about another ground we used to play at in S2 before 'The Cutlers' even existed? Yes, i'm with you on that one, let's flatten it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Speaking of 2018... personally love the commentary on this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_By64qwHWY Absolutely love that video. Forgot all about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Olive Grove? Aside from it being close to the Lane, the logistics and route access would be crazier than we have now. If you're talking about another ground we used to play at in S2 before 'The Cutlers' even existed? Yes, i'm with you on that one, let's flatten it! LETS DO IT. And take most of the moor down with it for our huge mega store and new Yorkshire County Cricket ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheffieldGraduate Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 (edited) I remember that day. With regard to ground improvements I think it would be silly to set expectations too low. Mr Chansiri means business expect big improvements. New roof on kop and something akin to the update proposed previously for West Stand but posher. I take it you weren't stood alongside us on the kop during the Swansea City snowstorm of 83-84? We were covered like snowmen and had to scrape our eyes 6 times to witness each of our goals, included that John Toshack own goal. That was the game we all sang "Bert McGhee, give us a roof!" We were real men!!! (teenagers with hot aches actually) Edited March 28, 2016 by SheffieldGraduate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KivoOwl Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Kop - I'm really sentimental about it staying on a bank of earth, but obviously this means the cramped concourse space we have now. Would probably be best for us to knock it down and build a new stand in its place. Single tiered, 10,000 capacity, no posts. South and North Stands - Renovate and extend concourses as per WC2018 plans West Stand - Knock down and replace with Blackburn's Darwen End. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pulsar Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 (edited) West Stand - Knock down and replace with Blackburn's Darwen End.I'd be totally underwhelmed with that if i'm honest mate.I reckon Chansiri will be thinking if it's worth doing, it's worth doing reyt! The only way to maximise his profits is to go for something more ambitious than the Darwen End stand. Edited March 28, 2016 by Pulsar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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