Latics_Fanatic Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 From Mike Keegans OAFC Twitter... 5) (stand deals) Believe gym partner found and think coffee shop also close Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz_Oafc Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Royal Oldham have bought the old park area/land behind B&Q to develop a car park and they'll be no more hospital staff parking on latics once finished. I did wonder how it was going to work with new retail units/cafe/gym with all the hospital staff parked on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfatjoe1 Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 You'll all be gutted when you find out they're just draping a tarpauline sheet over the top of it (I've heard that) This will only happen should we secure a sponsorship deal, allegedly, with UKTarps (but might be B&Q). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamb Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 recently I have found myself hanging around building sites , sometimes late at night sometimes in broad daylight and at some of these sites I have seen other middle aged men walking their dogs and staring at the concrete and piles of steel and aggregate . if anyone has photos of building sites in the furtherwood rd and clayton fields area I will gladly swop photos . I don't know why I need to see this building site , I just know it feels so good and I crave more pictures . will someone please help me . oh god what will my family think . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw_oldh857 Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 it will transform the club the new north stand. long overdue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticMark Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 From @SteveB2909 on Twitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latics_Fanatic Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 From @SteveB2909 on Twitter. B-Bloody-Beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw_oldh857 Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 how good does that look... nearly there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c.hill12 Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Panels will be going up very soon i would imagine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc0000 Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 I think it looks good... But its been a massive gaping hole for so long they could stick a burger van there and it would be an improvement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 It almost makes me think Corney deserves his golden brick. Almost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc1955 Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Looking better and better by the day, will be a pleasure to attend the games next season in a proper stadium after such a long time with 3 stands. Just one observation on the commercial aspect, there looks to be a lot of pillars in the main function room which is not the best design wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Im in love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Im in love. You could always marry the stand and give the club worldwide fame; http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2074301/Woman-with-objects-fetish-marries-Eiffel-Tower.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyOAFC Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brierleys555 Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 I'm gonna miss coming onto this thread when the stand is finished Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShireBlue Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Absolutely love it. They can't get it up quick enough (oo-err). Can't wait to see what it looks like inside and on the concourses etc. I'll even come on here to look at pics of the bogs when they're in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longtimeblue Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 If the roof was level with the top of the tiers and it was just a building/boxes behind the stand, I'll be honest, it'd look :censored:. It's the high roof that makes a measly about of seating look better. Sounds like I'm being a party pooper I know and don't get me wrong, It's miles better than the alternative but I do reckon more seats would've been better from an aesthetic and ambition point of view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latics_Fanatic Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 If the roof was level with the top of the tiers and it was just a building/boxes behind the stand, I'll be honest, it'd look :censored:. It's the high roof that makes a measly about of seating look better. Sounds like I'm being a party pooper I know and don't get me wrong, It's miles better than the alternative but I do reckon more seats would've been better from an aesthetic and ambition point of view. It's great to talk about ambition and what could happen. But, at this moment in time we've got to live within our means, meaning we've got to build it with 2500, not 5000 seats. I'm happy with it, shame it looks as though it probably couldn't be expanded, however, the RRE could be if needed, and Chaddy End/Main Stand are always there for re-development in the future, if we need to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc1955 Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 It's great to talk about ambition and what could happen. But, at this moment in time we've got to live within our means, meaning we've got to build it with 2500, not 5000 seats. I'm happy with it, shame it looks as though it probably couldn't be expanded, however, the RRE could be if needed, and Chaddy End/Main Stand are always there for re-development in the future, if we need to. It could still be developed to seat 20,000 but in all honesty the only time we would need that sort of capacity would be if we got to the premiership and consolidated......in reality it ain't going to happen...ever! If we could be competitive and get 9 or 10 thousand every week in the Championship the place would be rockin and that would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego_Sideburns Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Absolutely love it. They can't get it up quick enough (oo-err). Can't wait to see what it looks like inside and on the concourses etc. I'll even come on here to look at pics of the bogs when they're in. Dave @Aldehulme 1h There were two semi naked young ladies strolling up Broadway in the sun as I drove home earlier - blocking my view of the new stand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeroyboy Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 If the roof was level with the top of the tiers and it was just a building/boxes behind the stand, I'll be honest, it'd look :censored:. It's the high roof that makes a measly about of seating look better. Sounds like I'm being a party pooper I know and don't get me wrong, It's miles better than the alternative but I do reckon more seats would've been better from an aesthetic and ambition point of view. Of course you are entitled to your opinion but it needs to be repeated that the sole purpose of this stands design is to create income on a daily basis rather than accommodating invisible/unidentified fans. I certainly don't think 3,000 empty seats in the stand will improve the aesthetics. Also,in my book ambition is a personal target, attempted/achieved with one's own efforts and expense. Someone is doing a decent job here in their efforts to improve our ground and to protect 'their' investment in the club. The chances of reaching the grounds new capacity of 13,000 on a regular basis is very slim - even in the Championship. Whoever we are, we can for the most part look around our own little world and say we have what we can afford. And in all our cases it doesn't include building a bigger stand just to make it look better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimsleftfoot Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 The stand blog confirms the stand will be bigger, 2.6k rather than 2.3k, will go the full length of the pitch but the top floor glazing won't be floor to ceiling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latics_Fanatic Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Badge will be on the outside of the stand, like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longtimeblue Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Badge will be on the outside of the stand, like this. Hopefully it can be easily removed when we revert back to having a decent badge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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