westy365owl Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 26 minutes ago, musingowl said: This past few years I think it's really told just how desperate most of the stadium is in need of improvement. Could have probably invested half of what we did the first 2 seasons under Chansiri into stadium improvements and still be a championship club. Just little things like the damp/ hole in the club shop roof that pi$$es in water whenever it rains. Or the panelling in the ceiling of the lounges that looks rotten. More POS systems on the concourses. Change of lighting even. Stuff that would cost peanuts compared to the money we wasted. Ah well, we got a day out at Wembley and a Big Telly in the south west corner that half the stadium can't see properly. Some of that stuff is being done slowly granted but it is getting done. main problem at Hillsborough now is how far behind it fell means upgrading a lot of the things now takes significant money and isn't just a case of let's thrown a new light bulb in it (for instance) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trev Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 The ground is past saving. It would probably cost much more to develop it than to just build a new flat pack stadium. Sadly. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miffed Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 Much rather we spent a few million on the academy set up first. Dont get me wrong, would be nice to have the stadium updated but if we could develop the youth setup to be the best one in the county, bringing through the best talent in the region and hopefully into the first team or selling on for megabuck ....like other teams seem to do. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musn't Grumble Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 Not if anything can be done... that "PRESTO" logo must be a grade I listed building by now. 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelerian Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 4 hours ago, Miffed said: Much rather we spent a few million on the academy set up first. Dont get me wrong, would be nice to have the stadium updated but if we could develop the youth setup to be the best one in the county, bringing through the best talent in the region and hopefully into the first team or selling on for megabuck ....like other teams seem to do. THIS A decent academy would pay for a shiney new stadium within 5-10 years. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worthing_owl Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 4 hours ago, Miffed said: Much rather we spent a few million on the academy set up first. Dont get me wrong, would be nice to have the stadium updated but if we could develop the youth setup to be the best one in the county, bringing through the best talent in the region and hopefully into the first team or selling on for megabuck ....like other teams seem to do. I think it's far more likely we would see and get poached for next to nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worthing_owl Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 3 minutes ago, Worthing_owl said: I think it's far more likely we would see and get poached for next to nothing. see them poached for next to nothing if we Developed any decent players. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briggowl Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 18 hours ago, apswfc said: On this sort of topic... I’ve recently been going to the fit owls that’s hosted at the stadium and the training recently has been done on the south stands concours, when it’s empty you realise how horrible, run down and un clean it is. Your trainers stick to the floor whilst walking, I put my hand on a bar shelf thing (where you rest your drinks whilst standing) and my hand stuck to it. The floor doesn’t look like it’s been swept / mopped or the sides wiped down in months and I thought we were supposed to be all ultra hygienic at the moment. the walls where they’ve taken posted frames down from and just left big holes or ripped off the plaster where they’ve used silicone / glue to hold them up. when walking round the pitch side the empty bottles and wrappers, weeds growing down at pitch level it’s just rundown mess. I’ve thought about this for the past 3 weeks whilst being there on a Monday night, I know the lady has just retired but was she the only one who did anything? also one more thing, the far right side of the south stand (closest to score board) there is an “in” for the ladies toilet.... is there any out?? Is that where you go and never return? next time your at Hillsboro ugh and on the south just look up and down and you’ll see what I mean. Tragic isn't it. I was chatting with a SWFC employee recently who said it's just a horrible place to work at the moment and has been for quite a while. The place is pretty toxic. Seems DC just lost interest and we're left to rot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briggowl Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 I'm pretty sure even when I was a student in Nott'm (20 years ago) that little stand was a listed building and had always been the barrier preventing them from upgrades. Wonder if that changed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
room0035 Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 Open thread, expect to see hot water in men's toilet finally after 132 year wait, see it's just pictures close thread. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Lestrade Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 6 minutes ago, room0035 said: Open thread, expect to see hot water in men's toilet finally after 132 year wait, see it's just pictures close thread. Tradition, you modernists want to change everything for the sake of it, you have no soul.. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pughies Jockstrap Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 31 minutes ago, briggowl said: Tragic isn't it. I was chatting with a SWFC employee recently who said it's just a horrible place to work at the moment and has been for quite a while. The place is pretty toxic. Seems DC just lost interest and we're left to rot. Yes this actually corroborates what a close friend who's done some work for the club tells me. (he did get paid). One long serving employee of the club told him the atmosphere was the worst they had ever know it. To buy half a dozen light bulbs meant a phone call to Thailand. I just wish some of our fans would wake up and realise that the club has a very severe terminal illness which has been diagnosed as Chansiritis. You have all been warned. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIGHERSTATE Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 Whats the opposite of expand? contract? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBQ24 Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 Was told on the stadium tour a few years back that Chansiri had visited several sites and selected two as potential locations for a new stadium should we reach and remain in the Premier League. Preferred location supposedly "between J34 and 35 of the M1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted November 2, 2021 Author Share Posted November 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Pughies Jockstrap said: Yes this actually corroborates what a close friend who's done some work for the club tells me. (he did get paid). One long serving employee of the club told him the atmosphere was the worst they had ever know it. To buy half a dozen light bulbs meant a phone call to Thailand. I just wish some of our fans would wake up and realise that the club has a very severe terminal illness which has been diagnosed as Chansiritis. You have all been warned. People don't believe it They say you're stirring it or trying to cause trouble Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pughies Jockstrap Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 20 minutes ago, @owlstalk said: People don't believe it They say you're stirring it or trying to cause trouble Oh I know sad isn't it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lincs Owl Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 Lee Strafford said the plan would be carried out even if we got relegated (we did) and Englands WC bid failed (it did). I'm still waiting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kew Owl Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 Let’s concentrate on getting the product right first, before worrying about the packaging Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted November 2, 2021 Author Share Posted November 2, 2021 Just now, Kew Owl said: Let’s concentrate on getting the product right first, before worrying about the packaging Why can't we do both? Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truth is out there Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 The Chan Siro 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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