SteelmaninOZ Posted October 11, 2012 Report Share Posted October 11, 2012 Just contact one of those Discovery Channel programs like Megastructures tell them we will let the make a show about moving a football club/stadium and sit back while they do it & pay for it I'd like to see that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFC-craig Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 If it was like St Mirrens it wouldn't be so bad if the stands were closer to the pitch and the seats steeper. So much is lost from the stands not being close to the pitch or each other. If it was like that and with one or two of the corners closed itd be fine for our purposes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texanwellfan Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 I'm now buying texas lotto tickets on a regular basis!! Although winning it may be easier than talking the wife into letting me spend it on Fir Park. We need someone to go find some rich foreigner with more money than sense although someone not foreign with mor emoney than sense would also work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Wellfan 2k7 Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 I'm now buying texas lotto tickets on a regular basis!! Although winning it may be easier than talking the wife into letting me spend it on Fir Park. We need someone to go find some rich foreigner with more money than sense although someone not foreign with mor emoney than sense would also work. Craig whyte? He only spent a quid on his last investment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makaveli Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 Craig whyte? He only spent a quid on his last investment Didn't he try buy Motherwell at one point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatcalf Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 I'm now buying texas lotto tickets on a regular basis!! Although winning it may be easier than talking the wife into letting me spend it on Fir Park. We need someone to go find some rich foreigner with more money than sense although someone not foreign with mor emoney than sense would also work. Las thing we need is someone with more money than sense coming in, happened before and look where it took us. Quite happy to sail along as we're going, throwing money at it never got us to where we currently sit, financial prudence did, and if that measn we don't get a shiny new soulless lego build then so be it. Quite happy to sit/stand in the 'rivers of pish' we've been subjected to for the last few decades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Diggle Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 Didn't he try buy Motherwell at one point? He tried to buy Motherwell Point at one point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 Love this "soulless" "flat pack" "legoland" shite people trot out when we talk about new stadiums. Its a fucking pile of bricks,the soul and atmosphere comes from those within it and those on the park! Aye St Midden park ain't the Nou Camp but revise the plans to have the stands 1 or 2 meters closer to the pitch and a bit of a steeper pitch on the terrace and you've got a very tidy ground for under £8m. Not bad really. Were never gonna need over 14,000 seats so ur limited to a small bowl or 4 stands. I couldn't give a fuck how they look from the outside or if they're breezeblock,get it close to the pitch and a bit of steepness and ur laughing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 Love this "soulless" "flat pack" "legoland" shite people trot out when we talk about new stadiums. Its a fucking pile of bricks,the soul and atmosphere comes from those within it and those on the park! It's not just about atmosphere. If you are sitting on a wee plastic seat with your knees on your chin and shoulders wedged between your two neighbours then it can be a miserable experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well Well Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 We can debate this until the cows come home...It ain't happening...If we had to cut our wage budget by £250K this season we don't have two pennies to rub together. There is no knight in shining armour coming to buy any proposed land or lend it to us or just buy a stadium for us. The club is being handed to the fans for basically £250k with no cash surplus to buy a new kettle never mind a stadium. Big dose of realism required and if anything we need every penny we can get to stay afloat as this recession is biting deep and with power bills getting increased then thats another increase in expenditure the club doesn't need. I feel sorry for those running the club and the balancing act they have to do with sometimes ultra unrealistic fans who want instant success using buttons and they want it yesterday with no excuses. We are a mid to bottom end SPL club and always will be, some seasons we will be top six other years bottom six and one season a decade maybe fighting relegation. Thats what we will be looking at in the next 5-10 years IF we remain tight with the cash and sell a few players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 It's not just about atmosphere. If you are sitting on a wee plastic seat with your knees on your chin and shoulders wedged between your two neighbours then it can be a miserable experience. It bet every penny I own that any new ground is like the Hilton for comfort compared to the embarrassment of a stadium we currently reside in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 Soul comes from the history of a ground. Pretty much no new grounds have soul or character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santheman Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 It bet every penny I own that any new ground is like the Hilton for comfort compared to the embarrassment of a stadium we currently reside in. The plastic seats at nearly every ground in the SPL are supplied by the same company so is a plastic seat say at Tynecastle for example more comfortable than the same one at Fir park? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well Well Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 lol minus repped by a delusional fan.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatcalf Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 Jeez-oh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 The plastic seats at nearly every ground in the SPL are supplied by the same company so is a plastic seat say at Tynecastle for example more comfortable than the same one at Fir park? Not the seats as such,more the legroom is better in new grounds,plus we have those shocking wooden benches in the POD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Stall Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 It's not just about atmosphere. If you are sitting on a wee plastic seat with your knees on your chin and shoulders wedged between your two neighbours then it can be a miserable experience. Youv been away too long. We can level many things at st mirren& all the other new grounds, but lack of leg room & general space, is not one of them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Last post by: Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 We NEED to move from Fir Park. look at what could happen to the Main Stand. Google: Bradford disaster nuff said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yabba's Turd Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 We NEED to move from Fir Park. look at what could happen to the Main Stand. Google: Bradford disaster nuff said Dry your panties. Google: Overreaction 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmcalpin Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 Not the seats as such,more the legroom is better in new grounds Don't know about that. In some away grounds you can hardly sit down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJM Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 What about just two stands similar to the one facing the main stand at Tynecastle? Nothing behind goals. Both sets of fans in one stand would create an atmosphere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkySuperSub Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 What about just two stands similar to the one facing the main stand at Tynecastle? Nothing behind goals. Both sets of fans in one stand would create an atmosphere. We could call it "The Wind Tunnel Stadium". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 Youv been away too long. We can level many things at st mirren& all the other new grounds, but lack of leg room & general space, is not one of them! I do come home from time to time you know, and go to the games. The only place I get legroom these days is at the cinema. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makaveli Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 The Phil O'Donnell stand is exempt from fire regulations as it can't be fire proofed because of its age... When I was working in the stadium as ground staff we couldnt use the power washer as the water would pour thru into the offices and faculties below meaning we had to do the seats in that stand by hand... If the water can pour through into the the rooms below I'm sure any fire in the rooms below would easily break though and cause a Bradford type fire in the stands... Given the height of the pod and the age of most the fans in the stand it takes little imagination to imagine the casualties if it were to happen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texanwellfan Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 The Phil O'Donnell stand is exempt from fire regulations as it can't be fire proofed because of its age... When I was working in the stadium as ground staff we couldnt use the power washer as the water would pour thru into the offices and faculties below meaning we had to do the seats in that stand by hand... If the water can pour through into the the rooms below I'm sure any fire in the rooms below would easily break though and cause a Bradford type fire in the stands... Given the height of the pod and the age of most the fans in the stand it takes little imagination to imagine the casualties if it were to happen So what your saying then, is that we should seat the rangers and celtic fans there when they play at fir park? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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