Main Stand redevelopment thread

Common Sense Club said:
I am not sure in today's world how the AW could be rebuilt without it being done from the pitch, thereby keeping traffic flow and not interfering with the houses behind, Likely therefore to be done after end of season; demolish done one year, build done the following year in the summer months, with a reduced capacity as a result in between.
Bearing in mind when the AW was built, I doubt whether current building requirements would enable just the addition of a new roof and potential second tier; the existing groundworks wouldn't take the weight, hence total demolish and a total new build is the viable route.
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Unfortunately you are probably right. The stand was built quickly and on the cheap after our promotion to the First Division. Arthur Wait’s building company was used together with local builders who were fans. Initially only the back area of about 3k was seated but after grounds of this size were banned from providing standing, the rest was concreted over to provide seats. Underneath is just the remains of a clay hill and would not be able to support a two tier stand without substantial foundations.

With modern lightweight technology anything is possible. Look at the Eden Project geodesic tubular domes. We could build a giant one to cover all four ends so no heavy steel roofs would be required. Whilst rules did require pitches to be in the open air indoor pitches are being regularly used for internationals and leagues in very hot and cold climates. It would also mean that houses in Park Road would get more daylight with the Holmesdale ‘barn’ roof removed.
 
Malcolm Al said:
I hope you are joking; Farage has done enough damage to this country already without him and his party of low-lifes and low intelligence getting anywhere near the levers of power.
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No, I wasn't joking. The idea that Farage has done the damage is beyond delusional.

Let's keep it football here. There are plenty of threads to spout leftist nonsense in the politics section.
 
A couple of the mainstream media reporters are mentioning in passing, whilst focussing on cup shocks, Glasners contract, and Guehi, that the club have bought the homes in Wooderson Close, which have been vacated, and that we can proceed to knock them down.

Is this so? I understood that replacement new houses had to be provided first. Has that happened?
 
Malcolm Al said:
I hope you are joking; Farage has done enough damage to this country already without him and his party of low-lifes and low intelligence getting anywhere near the levers of power.
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Give it a rest you pompous idiot. No politics should be on this site. No one cares what your opinion of Reform is.
To redress the balance I think Laila will make an incredible Mayor. Go Reform! 😉
 
est1905 said:
Give it a rest you pompous idiot. No politics should be on this site. No one cares what your opinion of Reform is.
To redress the balance I think Laila will make an incredible Mayor. Go Reform! 😉
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Agree regarding comment relating to politics but then everyone should be singing from the same hymn sheet.

Like him or not Farage is a devisive individual, so the suggestion of him 'as a future PM' opening our new stand is bound to invoke a response from people who don't agree with Reform's view of the world.

And just expressing that opinion doesn't qualify you as a pompous idiot.
 
Goalpost1 said:
Agree regarding comment relating to politics but then everyone should be singing from the same hymn sheet.

Like him or not Farage is a devisive individual, so the suggestion of him 'as a future PM' opening our new stand is bound to invoke a response from people who don't agree with Reform's view of the world.

And just expressing that opinion doesn't qualify you as a pompous idiot.
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I don’t think we need go down the politics route in here… Far too many left wind liberal s*** bags would get the hump especially when Reform are leading by a mile 😂
 
Goalpost1 said:
Agree regarding comment relating to politics but then everyone should be singing from the same hymn sheet.

Like him or not Farage is a devisive individual, so the suggestion of him 'as a future PM' opening our new stand is bound to invoke a response from people who don't agree with Reform's view of the world.

And just expressing that opinion doesn't qualify you as a pompous idiot.
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Everyone is a 'divisive individual'.

Maybe we could get Elon Musk.
 
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DenTyler said:
I don’t think we need go down the politics route in here… Far too many left wind liberal s*** bags would get the hump especially when Reform are leading by a mile 😂
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Being quite frank I am one of those liberal s***bags as you describe it and am quite happy with that. And I don't really give a flying **** what anyone thinks of that.

So why don't we just all leave off the politics on Palace Talk, including the Farage and Reform promotion and labelling of anyone who disagrees. We are all Palace fans regardless of politics and only want us to continue this amazing period in the club's history.
 
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