Main Stand?

[BP1960]

I touched on this in another post, but thought it worth discussing in a thread of it's own. 

We are seeing the Main Stand closed for other than league games and wonder if it's inevitable now it will soon be replaced. 

Any thoughts on this and any inklings the board are considering renovation or demolition?

 

[AndyB2]

1 minute ago, BP1960 said:

I touched on this in another post, but thought it worth discussing in a thread of it's own. 

We are seeing the Main Stand closed for other than league games and wonder if it's inevitable now it will soon be replaced. 

Any thoughts on this and any inklings the board are considering renovation or demolition?

 

Can’t see it. 
 

It would cost perhaps £7m to replace it with little opportunity for non matchday income because of its tight footprint and residential location.

 

Unless it is structurally deficient and costing lots of money to maintain, I can’t see how the club could justify the spend 

[BP1960]

4 minutes ago, AndyB2 said:

Can’t see it. 
 

It would cost perhaps £7m to replace it with little opportunity for non matchday income because of its tight footprint and residential location.

 

Unless it is structurally deficient and costing lots of money to maintain, I can’t see how the club could justify the spend 

 

Grants would be available from various sources I imagine and an smaller stand mirroring the JR stand might be feasible? 

Edited October 5, 2024 by BP1960

[yarddog73]

4 minutes ago, AndyB2 said:

 

Unless it is structurally deficient and costing lots of money to maintain, I can’t see how the club could justify the spend 

Think you've answered it yourself here. It's not far off being condemned. 

[AndyB2]

Just now, BP1960 said:

 

Grants would  he available from various sources I imagine and a smaller stand mirroring the JR stand might be feasible? 

I rather they didn’t. It’s a thing of beauty 

[AndyB2]

2 minutes ago, yarddog73 said:

Think you've answered it yourself here. It's not far off being condemned. 

Is it? Why 

[oafc1955]

1 minute ago, AndyB2 said:

I rather they didn’t. It’s a thing of beauty 

It’s anything but!!!

[disjointed]

12 minutes ago, oafc1955 said:

It’s anything but!!!

I quite like the look of it, a proper throwback to old football grounds, don't they call it architectural beauty. Possibly the reason I like Everton's ground. 

[oafc1955]

Just now, disjointed said:

I quite like the look of it, a proper throwback to old football grounds, don't they call it architectural beauty. Possibly the reason I like Everton's ground. 

With all that wood it beggars belief that it actually has a safety certificate!

I wouldn’t like to be in that stand if a fire broke out, it would be absolute carnage!

[yarddog73]

41 minutes ago, AndyB2 said:

Is it? Why 

The way it's laid out for a start, that's before we even start to talk about the seats which were put in when the average man was 5 ft 2. It stinks of piss and the last time I went in there you could see through the floor to the bottom level it was that rotten. 

[AndyB2]

10 minutes ago, yarddog73 said:

The way it's laid out for a start, that's before we even start to talk about the seats which were put in when the average man was 5 ft 2. It stinks of piss and the last time I went in there you could see through the floor to the bottom level it was that rotten. 

Safe as houses. You worry too much 

[BP1960]

1 hour ago, AndyB2 said:

I rather they didn’t. It’s a thing of beauty 

 

I notice the protruding nail on my former main stand seat is getting rustier. 

I'm thinking of entering a photo of it to the Turner prize.

[BP1960]

57 minutes ago, disjointed said:

I quite like the look of it, a proper throwback to old football grounds, don't they call it architectural beauty. Possibly the reason I like Everton's ground. 

 

Which will soon be gone. 

[BP1960]

21 minutes ago, AndyB2 said:

Safe as houses. You worry too much 

 

Is this former safety officer Barry speaking? 

[Oafc88]

Be nice if it ever is renovated if the exterior brick work (Lancashire red brick i think it is) is kept. Would also be nice to keep it 2 tier as i feel it adds to its character. As it appears to be a long time since it ran the full length of the pitch, it might be a chance for some commercial spaces at the sides of the stands in some way.

 

Other option is it just a full length single tier stand similar to the away stand at Rochdale (but with changing rooms too).

 

As others have said though, unless it significantly worsens/condemned, i imagine the club will look to just keep as it is for the foreseeable. Maybe if/when we get back up a couple of divisions, the club is more settled and the Joe Royle stand is up and running generating revenue, it will be looked at for something to be done with it.

[disjointed]

31 minutes ago, BP1960 said:

 

Which will soon be gone. 

Mores the pity, sterile steel eyesore do nothing for me. 

[BradKnowles1]

2 hours ago, AndyB2 said:

Can’t see it. 
 

It would cost perhaps £7m to replace it with little opportunity for non matchday income because of its tight footprint and residential location.

 

Unless it is structurally deficient and costing lots of money to maintain, I can’t see how the club could justify the spend 

Spoke to someone who would be involved in demolishing the stand, it’s certainly on the cards to be done within the next 5 years 

[BP1960]

42 minutes ago, disjointed said:

Mores the pity, sterile steel eyesore do nothing for me. 

 

Nice views though. 

[yarddog73]

1 hour ago, BradKnowles1 said:

Spoke to someone who would be involved in demolishing the stand, it’s certainly on the cards to be done within the next 5 years 

I imagine with the rugby onboard its a no brainer given Bill Quinns background, they could build a facility for them down that side of the pitch, they certainly need to improve certain aspects of the ground if they have aspirations of joining the Super League. 

[Yard Dog]

Leave it. It's our modest version of those beautiful brick stands at Villa Park and Ibrox.

[Dave_Og]

I don't go in there anymore, it doesn't feel safe and it's spectacularly uncomfortable for anyone taller than about five foot four

[peanuts2]

flatten it two tier stand length of the pitch same with chaddy end and link the two in corner build a two/three storey tower between chaddy  & Joe royle for  changing rooms tunnel police control etc new dugouts in Joe royle job done 

[daniel]

1 hour ago, Dave_Og said:

I don't go in there anymore, it doesn't feel safe and it's spectacularly uncomfortable for anyone taller than about five foot four

Have you tried the paddock? I’m 6 foot and cannot sit in the upper or i’ll end up with DVT but the paddock has plenty of space and seats are fine. I actually dislike the north stand seats and don’t find them comfy either. Prefer a side view so my preferred seat is towards the back of the paddock. 

[Dave_Og]

2 hours ago, daniel said:

Have you tried the paddock? I’m 6 foot and cannot sit in the upper or i’ll end up with DVT but the paddock has plenty of space and seats are fine. I actually dislike the north stand seats and don’t find them comfy either. Prefer a side view so my preferred seat is towards the back of the paddock. 

I must have been there at some point in the last 50 odd years but it's not coming to mind 

[Punce]

On 10/5/2024 at 12:39 PM, BradKnowles1 said:

Spoke to someone who would be involved in demolishing the stand, it’s certainly on the cards to be done within the next 5 years 

 

That's life as an Oldham supporter,  everything turns to shit under your fingers.

 

Knock it down a couple of years before it becomes grade 1 listed

 

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