Stadium Green Light?

comment by Ace (U18814)
posted 27 minutes ago
comment by JFDI (U1657)
posted 10 minutes ago
comment by Ace (U18814)
posted 39 seconds ago
Personally I'm not keen on the design, but I suspect it's more limited what you can do with a conversion compared to building from scratch. No doubt it will be the nuts on the inside when it's complete, all these modern stadiums are. 4 years at Wembley is a big ask, one year has felt like purgatory but again, if you want to keep up with the pack you've got to suffer a bit of short term pain for long term gain. Took us years to get to where we are now with ours, from negotiating with the council to Levy having to torch Archway Steel. The end result will be worth it and I'm sure it will be for Chelsea too. Think for Chelsea it's really important to have some stability on the pitch during this transition, rather than the recent boom & bust cycle. Thankfully we found the right bloke in Poch in the nick of time to shepherd us through.
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We are building from scratch, the current ground will be completely demolished, the pitch will be lowered intact most of our 1st tier will be below current pitch level. The ground may not look all that large from the outside but inside will be a different story.
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Oh right. Actually I think it looks huge from the ariel shot.
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A fair bit of the Nou Camp is below ground

Would still have loved Battersea as a stadium

The pitch level is going down 8 metres, but when I asked them the question about the risk of blocking out too much sunlight and the necessary wind circulation, which may affect the quality of the pitch as we all know, they assured me that they are not concerned with that because of the quality of the modern grasses and the artificial sunlighting equipment that is available (and we already have).

It is going to be like the Nou Camp in that when you approach it from the outside it is deceptive and doesn't seem all that high but from the inside it is like a steep bowl excavated from the ground (if that makes any sense).

It is a different situation to what Spurs had in that they were able to CP various surrounding businesses and then be in a position to firstly just level the site and then built a completely new Stadium from the ground level upwards whereas our site is sort of triangular in shape and so it's more tricky to get in build the stadium without encroaching on the surrounding areas, which obviously we can't CP because you have 2 railway lines and a Cemetry to deal with.

This is why we will need 4 years instead of the one that Spurs look like completing their project in. Credit where it is due Levy looks to have organised the huge amount of work to keep disruption to an absolute minimum brilliantly. The execution has been extremely efficient.

comment by Chelsea_since_summer_1969 ✯ (U1561)
posted 2 minutes ago
The pitch level is going down 8 metres, but when I asked them the question about the risk of blocking out too much sunlight and the necessary wind circulation, which may affect the quality of the pitch as we all know, they assured me that they are not concerned with that because of the quality of the modern grasses and the artificial sunlighting equipment that is available (and we already have).

It is going to be like the Nou Camp in that when you approach it from the outside it is deceptive and doesn't seem all that high but from the inside it is like a steep bowl excavated from the ground (if that makes any sense).

It is a different situation to what Spurs had in that they were able to CP various surrounding businesses and then be in a position to firstly just level the site and then built a completely new Stadium from the ground level upwards whereas our site is sort of triangular in shape and so it's more tricky to get in build the stadium without encroaching on the surrounding areas, which obviously we can't CP because you have 2 railway lines and a Cemetry to deal with.

This is why we will need 4 years instead of the one that Spurs look like completing their project in. Credit where it is due Levy looks to have organised the huge amount of work to keep disruption to an absolute minimum brilliantly. The execution has been extremely efficient.
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We just need to frame sissoko for the archway steel fire now

As you’ve said the railway lines and cemetery have made things harder for you lot.

Will the Bates motel still be in use or demolished?

Bates Motel will have to go I'm afraid, the site is too tight (like Batesy ) to keep that as well. Also you can't have all them unsanctioned murders being commited in there. They will just get in the way of the officially sanctioned ones!!

One needs to be careful what one sniffs from now on. I'm not sure whether Novichok is white in colour and could be taken instead of Columbia's finest marching powder.

Hounslows, how you keeping fella? I hope all is good with you. We must have another beer sometime soon.

comment by hounslows-finest (U6180)
posted 2 hours, 32 minutes ago
comment by Chelsea_since_summer_1969 ✯ (U1561)
posted 29 minutes ago
hf, excuse me old chap, Polonium is so last year. Current movers and shakers are saying that Novichok is the must have accessory.
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i'll have a peroni and a novichok then please

hi brummie,its good to talk son
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Howdy hf, it certainly is, keep the funnies coming, after every one I always seem to go back to the Dave Allen one - it makes me laugh every time without fail.

We'll have to have another get together again with 69 before the season finishes for a few s

3 beers and an ounce of novichok it is then

i'm sure we can sort that beer out.

comment by hounslows-finest (U6180)
posted 1 hour, 4 minutes ago
3 beers and an ounce of novichok it is then

i'm sure we can sort that beer out.


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Who's the ounce of novichok for then

comment by JFDI (U1657)
posted 11 hours, 38 minutes ago
comment by Ace (U18814)
posted 39 seconds ago
Personally I'm not keen on the design, but I suspect it's more limited what you can do with a conversion compared to building from scratch. No doubt it will be the nuts on the inside when it's complete, all these modern stadiums are. 4 years at Wembley is a big ask, one year has felt like purgatory but again, if you want to keep up with the pack you've got to suffer a bit of short term pain for long term gain. Took us years to get to where we are now with ours, from negotiating with the council to Levy having to torch Archway Steel. The end result will be worth it and I'm sure it will be for Chelsea too. Think for Chelsea it's really important to have some stability on the pitch during this transition, rather than the recent boom & bust cycle. Thankfully we found the right bloke in Poch in the nick of time to shepherd us through.
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We are building from scratch, the current ground will be completely demolished, the pitch will be lowered intact most of our 1st tier will be below current pitch level. The ground may not look all that large from the outside but inside will be a different story.
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The TARDIS stadium ?

comment by puffinthebushkangaroo (U1950)
posted 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
comment by JFDI (U1657)
posted 11 hours, 38 minutes ago
comment by Ace (U18814)
posted 39 seconds ago
Personally I'm not keen on the design, but I suspect it's more limited what you can do with a conversion compared to building from scratch. No doubt it will be the nuts on the inside when it's complete, all these modern stadiums are. 4 years at Wembley is a big ask, one year has felt like purgatory but again, if you want to keep up with the pack you've got to suffer a bit of short term pain for long term gain. Took us years to get to where we are now with ours, from negotiating with the council to Levy having to torch Archway Steel. The end result will be worth it and I'm sure it will be for Chelsea too. Think for Chelsea it's really important to have some stability on the pitch during this transition, rather than the recent boom & bust cycle. Thankfully we found the right bloke in Poch in the nick of time to shepherd us through.
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We are building from scratch, the current ground will be completely demolished, the pitch will be lowered intact most of our 1st tier will be below current pitch level. The ground may not look all that large from the outside but inside will be a different story.
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The TARDIS stadium ?
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A lot of stadiums like that if you have ever travelled abroad. Nou Camp is classic example.

Is Three Point Lane being rebuilt all above ground?