Main Stand redevelopment thread

[Spindle]

The pitch size in 2024/25 season was/is fine for the UEFA Europa Cup, hence why I was asking the need for it to be bigger.

AFaik it's ok for Europe but not internationals, but there's a video on this thread where parish explains everything

 

[Hrolf The Ganger]

No it wouldn't. Our pitch apron on both the Holmesdale side as well as the Whitehorse side is slightly bigger than it has to be. By reducing both aprons it is possible to extend the pitch if necessary. Same goes for the apron on the Main stand side (but not the Arthur) so width could be extended too. If the club wanted to do so.

It has been stated that the front of the Whitehorse will be chopped off. It is to centre the pitch against the new stand, as I said earlier.

 

[Hrolf The Ganger]

The pitch size in 2024/25 season was/is fine for the UEFA Europa Cup, hence why I was asking the need for it to be bigger.

It is to realign the pitch relative to the new main stand. More seating is being fitted where the TV studio is to compensate for the loss of seats in the Whitehorse.

I don't know how many more times I can say it.

 

[Penge Eagle]

The plans said the pitch will be extended so the ground would meet UEFA standards and be able to host games. I think it was part of the sales pitch for the new stand to get it approved. Liverpool and Chelsea cannot host potential Euro 2028 matches as the pitches are not big enough. Who knows if Palace will extend the Selhurst pitch or not.

 

[Malcolm Al]

I said it years ago when the first artist impression came out for a proposed new main stand... it's far too lavish, far too ambitious, far too expensive and as a result may never be built. So here we are all these years later and our main stand is still a wooden cladded dinosaur. Besides all that the proposed version is a total mismatch with the other three stands and Selhurst will continue to look an incoherent mess. I've always advocated redeveloping it to match the Holmesdale stand which would look fantastic and come in at half the price. We'd probably have had bums on seats by last season if a sensible scheme was put forward.

 

[Spindle]

And had we done that I'm certain types like yourself would be quick to slag off "half arsed Palace"

 

[Hrolf The Ganger]

I said it years ago when the first artist impression came out for a proposed new main stand... it's far too lavish, far too ambitious, far too expensive and as a result may never be built. So here we are all these years later and our main stand is still a wooden cladded dinosaur. Besides all that the proposed version is a total mismatch with the other three stands and Selhurst will continue to look an incoherent mess. I've always advocated redeveloping it to match the Holmesdale stand which would look fantastic and come in at half the price. We'd probably have had bums on seats by last season if a sensible scheme was put forward.

So you want the ground to look like the 1990s?

In what world is that a good idea?

The stand houses the whole infrastructure of the club. It has to be big, and it has to be impressive.
How do you think we can even stay on the coat tails of the bigger clubs otherwise?

It will get built.

 

[ex hibitionist]

So you want the ground to look like the 1990s?

In what world is that a good idea?

The stand houses the whole infrastructure of the club. It has to be big, and it has to be impressive.
How do you think we can even stay on the coat tails of the bigger clubs otherwise?

It will get built.

As the actress said to the bishop. I dunno, just some bland cantilevered jobby at much lower cost, a couple of tiers, fill in the corners between the Holmesdale and Whitehorse, get the capacity above 30k, just get rid of that f*cking cow shed, then down the line either try and build high at the Whitehorse, or get some arrangement with Sainsbury's to extend the family enclosure which gives a terrible view or upgrade the Arthur, but please destroy that heap of corrugated iron and timber which is barely fit to harbour light aircraft let alone 21st century football fans.

 

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[silvertop]

It is to realign the pitch relative to the new main stand. More seating is being fitted where the TV studio is to compensate for the loss of seats in the Whitehorse.

I don't know how many more times I can say it.

Sorry, I heard the bit at the beginning and the bit at the end but could you repeat the bit in the middle as I missed it.

 

[Norbury Old Git]

Cutting the bottom rows of the Whitehorse creates another problem. At the moment it is just about possible to see the goal line from the back seats so many fans in the back row have to stand. Of course this was not a problem under Roy Hodgson as we hardly ever scored goals there. If the pitch is moved towards the new seating line it will only be possible to see the top half of the goal, in other words a restricted view meaning heavily reduced seat prices. The only option is to knock down the stand including the walkway underneath, aka the infamous “black hole of Calcutta”, rebuilding the lot.

It is probable that SP and the design team have never sat there during a match so don’t know about this problem. They will not enjoy the added expense of rebuilding either.

 

[Hrolf The Ganger]

Sorry, I heard the bit at the beginning and the bit at the end but could you repeat the bit in the middle as I missed it.

No.