Main Stand redevelopment thread

[grumpymort]

A lot of fantasy talk in here.

No point wasting money on current ground. (It's not only about the ground but the transport links etc this was one of the main issues we ran into with just this new stand)

SP comes out with a lot of rubbish he appears to think people are stupid.

We could have found another site and already have started work on a new stadium which is required 45 thousand minimum is what we need.

It's about long term not short term this has been the issue with other Palace owners (Noades is the only one who had a lot of plans & back then managed to cut a deal for stadium at Crystal Palace park also he did own a lot of the houses around Selhurst)

People should go watch a lot of his past interviews he explains a lot about the ground etc. (Somethings may have change but really money talks if you really want to do things pay the right people we saw the same situation with Academy Text fronted the cash it happens SP for years messed about)

 

[thegreatlardino]

The issue with another site for a stadium, I cant think of anywhere with public transport connections we could go to locally or even further south, around the old croydon airport maybe but liable to be issues with access etc. The only obvious place is Crystal Palace park but we all know thats a total no go. So unless there is a brownfield site we can redevelop we are stuck with Selhurst.

 

[crystal-purley]

The issue with another site for a stadium, I cant think of anywhere with public transport connections we could go to locally or even further south, around the old croydon airport maybe but liable to be issues with access etc. The only obvious place is Crystal Palace park but we all know thats a total no go. So unless there is a brownfield site we can redevelop we are stuck with Selhurst.

But we have two stations close to Selhurst now and where would we find a stadium or an area where we could build an arena (with the very expensive land costs). We are in the proverbial devil and the deep sea.

 

[est1905]

But we have two stations close to Selhurst now and where would we find a stadium or an area where we could build an arena (with the very expensive land costs). We are in the proverbial devil and the deep sea.

3. Thornton Heath, Selhurst and Norwood Junction all within 10 mins walking distance of the ground. To say transport links are poor is just ridiculous. Hardly any other club in London is serviced by 3 different train stations and is on a major bus route

 

[Willo]

3. Thornton Heath, Selhurst and Norwood Junction all within 10 mins walking distance of the ground. To say transport links are poor is just ridiculous. Hardly any other club in London is serviced by 3 different train stations and is on a major bus route

I have heard some commentators on the television assert that Selhurst Park is a hard ground to get to !!

 

[Lawrie]

I really don’t understand what the problem is with regard upping the capacity.
Everyone seems up in arms saying that the extra capacity will disrupt the area and cause chaos.
We regularly used to get 30, 40k in the 70s and 80s. There didn’t seem to be a problem then, so why is it now?
As mentioned earlier, we have three train stations, plenty of busses and a car park (all be it rather small) which is far more than many clubs have.

 

[dreamwaverider]

Sainsbury's car pack could be levitated about 500 feet for flying cars, that would make space for redevelopment, and we'll no doubt be watching holograms of android players in virtual 3D. Burgers will be replaced by protein pills, and the Crystals by dancing sexbots. You heard it here first.

Bring it on!!!

 

[Caterham]

3. Thornton Heath, Selhurst and Norwood Junction all within 10 mins walking distance of the ground. To say transport links are poor is just ridiculous. Hardly any other club in London is serviced by 3 different train stations and is on a major bus route

On top of the train stations mentioned, even at 65 I can walk to the ground from either East or West Croydon stations so current transport links are hardly an issue / we would be hard pressed to find better ones, especially further out (OK I dont walk fast these days, especially the walk back after having had a few sherbets in the afternoon, but the point is that its still doable)

 

[Rudi Hedman]

I really don’t understand what the problem is with regard upping the capacity.
Everyone seems up in arms saying that the extra capacity will disrupt the area and cause chaos.
We regularly used to get 30, 40k in the 70s and 80s. There didn’t seem to be a problem then, so why is it now?
As mentioned earlier, we have three train stations, plenty of busses and a car park (all be it rather small) which is far more than many clubs have.

Fewer cars parked up then and driving around the area. Just saying…

 

[rikz]

On top of the train stations mentioned, even at 65 I can walk to the ground from either East or West Croydon stations so current transport links are hardly an issue / we would be hard pressed to find better ones, especially further out (OK I dont walk fast these days, especially the walk back after having had a few sherbets in the afternoon, but the point is that its still doable)

Same, I always used to walk down Sydenham road back to East Croydon, never understood why so many people jumped on a train at selhurst to get off at East Croydon, it must only be about half a mile walk.