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View Behind Enemy Lines's Profile Behind Enemy Lines Flag Sussex 08 Nov 23 11.43am Send a Private Message to Behind Enemy Lines Add Behind Enemy Lines as a friend

Originally posted by dreamwaverider

The topic of Selhurst or move has been well thrashed out here already.
My take is we will press on now with the impressive new stand and face lift at Selhurst. We will remove the gantry on the Arthur, adjust the White Horse and fill in the space between the Arthur, Homesdale and New stand.
TV cameras will look onto a very dated Arthur, so we may (wishful thinking) do a very simple facelift even a kind of cantilever roof to eliminate the stanchions and angle the roof up a bit..
We will end up spending c. £150-200m. (of shareholder funds apparently.)

Then the future dream!

If we continue to solidify our Premier status and a European breakaway super league does not materialise, and (BIG if) if we were ever to find a multi billion investor with designs on creating one of the best ever sporting facilities in South London, well then we could move back to Crystal Palace national park, spending say £1-2 billion on creating a 40000 seater stadium surrounded by many attractive bolt ons. (Comprehensive state of the art sports centre, sports clinic, shopping centre (repeating the original Crystal Palace style at the top of the park), improved transport links, hotel, huge underground car park and a very green park overhaul.
With a very ambitious positive plan and a huge investment, I would imagine that with the right positive vibe, even the NIMBYS could be persuaded.
I hasten to add that this dream is way off reality, but would probably ensure that by then if there was ever a Super League, we would be part of it.

I think 40000 capacity is probably the upper limit for what I shall call second tier premier league clubs, of which we are one. If you want to move up the food chain, then any new ground should have a capacity for 60000+. We are currently the only ‘big’ club south of the river, so with West Ham, Spurs, Arsenal all having 60000 grounds, then we should be looking to cement our status with a similar capacity. As the saying goes: build it and they will come. But of course this is all decades in the future!

 


hats off to palace, they were always gonna be louder, and hate to say it but they were impressive ALL bouncing and singing.

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View doombear's Profile doombear Flag Too far from Selhurst Park 08 Nov 23 1.14pm Send a Private Message to doombear Add doombear as a friend

Originally posted by Willo

At my advanced years, I very much doubt I will experience my rump making contact with a padded seat in the new 'Main Stand'.


Pessimist! I'm older than you and I expect to "experience my rump making contact with a padded seat in the new "Main Stand"" (assuming the prices aren't in the silly Fulham category).

 

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View akiisalegend's Profile akiisalegend Flag Croydon 10 Nov 23 10.45am Send a Private Message to akiisalegend Add akiisalegend as a friend

Originally posted by martin2412

Because the main contractor (Buckingham Group) have gone tits up.

Edit-just seen your post above saying this.

Edited by martin2412 (07 Nov 2023 9.58pm)

Just a FYI, Buckingham weren't doing the fit out at fulham portview are. That contract was in place long before BG went under

Edited by akiisalegend (10 Nov 2023 10.46am)

 

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View dreamwaverider's Profile dreamwaverider Flag London 10 Nov 23 10.49am Send a Private Message to dreamwaverider Add dreamwaverider as a friend

Originally posted by akiisalegend

Just a FYI, Buckingham weren't doing the fit out at fulham portview are. That contract was in place long before BG went under

Edited by akiisalegend (10 Nov 2023 10.46am)

So why is the Fulham stand still not opened?

 

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View dreamwaverider's Profile dreamwaverider Flag London 10 Nov 23 10.50am Send a Private Message to dreamwaverider Add dreamwaverider as a friend

Originally posted by Behind Enemy Lines

I think 40000 capacity is probably the upper limit for what I shall call second tier premier league clubs, of which we are one. If you want to move up the food chain, then any new ground should have a capacity for 60000+. We are currently the only ‘big’ club south of the river, so with West Ham, Spurs, Arsenal all having 60000 grounds, then we should be looking to cement our status with a similar capacity. As the saying goes: build it and they will come. But of course this is all decades in the future!

Nice to see someone with bigger eyes than me!!
I hope you realise my post is wishful thinking.
But you never know!!

 

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View dreamwaverider's Profile dreamwaverider Flag London 10 Nov 23 10.58am Send a Private Message to dreamwaverider Add dreamwaverider as a friend

Originally posted by akiisalegend

Just a FYI, Buckingham weren't doing the fit out at fulham portview are. That contract was in place long before BG went under

Edited by akiisalegend (10 Nov 2023 10.46am)

I took a walk down the river at Fulham the other day. All the construction fencing is still up, the river walk is still closed, and I saw that no one is using the stand on MoD. There was no sign of any works going on and it was mid week.
When we push on with the new stand and ground improvements, hopefully including a roof lift for the Arthur (Stevie when you read this!), we must learn from whatever is holding up Craven Cottage to ensure we dont get those sort of delays.

p.s. how about offering padded seats for season ticket holders in the Arthur. These days with the old joints stiffening up on most cold days, it would be a much loved comfort.
And while im on it, how about those overhead heaters some grounds have!!

Edited by dreamwaverider (10 Nov 2023 11.04am)

Edited by dreamwaverider (10 Nov 2023 11.05am)

Edited by dreamwaverider (10 Nov 2023 11.07am)

 

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View silvertop's Profile silvertop Flag Portishead 10 Nov 23 1.22pm Send a Private Message to silvertop Add silvertop as a friend

Originally posted by dreamwaverider

I took a walk down the river at Fulham the other day. All the construction fencing is still up, the river walk is still closed, and I saw that no one is using the stand on MoD. There was no sign of any works going on and it was mid week.
When we push on with the new stand and ground improvements, hopefully including a roof lift for the Arthur (Stevie when you read this!), we must learn from whatever is holding up Craven Cottage to ensure we dont get those sort of delays.

p.s. how about offering padded seats for season ticket holders in the Arthur. These days with the old joints stiffening up on most cold days, it would be a much loved comfort.
And while im on it, how about those overhead heaters some grounds have!!

Edited by dreamwaverider (10 Nov 2023 11.04am)

Edited by dreamwaverider (10 Nov 2023 11.05am)

Edited by dreamwaverider (10 Nov 2023 11.07am)

Perhaps the builders had to go off to another job?

 

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View orpingtoneagle's Profile orpingtoneagle Flag Orpington 10 Nov 23 2.37pm Send a Private Message to orpingtoneagle Add orpingtoneagle as a friend

Originally posted by Behind Enemy Lines

I think 40000 capacity is probably the upper limit for what I shall call second tier premier league clubs, of which we are one. If you want to move up the food chain, then any new ground should have a capacity for 60000+. We are currently the only ‘big’ club south of the river, so with West Ham, Spurs, Arsenal all having 60000 grounds, then we should be looking to cement our status with a similar capacity. As the saying goes: build it and they will come. But of course this is all decades in the future!


I will have some.og what you are having mate!

I am.still.in the camp that says this will never happen - any of it.

 

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View PalazioVecchio's Profile PalazioVecchio Flag south pole 10 Nov 23 3.08pm Send a Private Message to PalazioVecchio Add PalazioVecchio as a friend

Originally posted by orpingtoneagle


I will have some.og what you are having mate!

I am.still.in the camp that says this will never happen - any of it.

meanwhile Luton town, Brentford , Blackpool .....and a load of other minnows, are upgrading their facilities. An absence of progress, from us, will see our facilities being good enough for League One. By 2028.

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Edited by PalazioVecchio (10 Nov 2023 3.18pm)

 


Eze Peasy at Anfield....

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View grumpymort's Profile grumpymort Flag US/Thailand/UK 10 Nov 23 9.33pm Send a Private Message to grumpymort Add grumpymort as a friend

Originally posted by Behind Enemy Lines

I think 40000 capacity is probably the upper limit for what I shall call second tier premier league clubs, of which we are one. If you want to move up the food chain, then any new ground should have a capacity for 60000+. We are currently the only ‘big’ club south of the river, so with West Ham, Spurs, Arsenal all having 60000 grounds, then we should be looking to cement our status with a similar capacity. As the saying goes: build it and they will come. But of course this is all decades in the future!


No

What is the point building a ground with the capacity of 60+ when you do not have the fan base for it plus it costs a lot more money. (you need the transport links as well for that many people)

You do as other clubs have build a ground which meets more around fan base max 40 for us but you allow increase if required later on.

Those 3 clubs you mentioned are far larger on global scale to us reputation wise plus income also fanbase. (West ham for example want day trip people to attend yet her people moan they dont want not real fans)

The grounds for those 3 clubs how much you think they cost in todays money each one of them is close to 800m+ (the cheapest out of the 3 was close to 500m around 2004 time)

 


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View akiisalegend's Profile akiisalegend Flag Croydon 11 Nov 23 12.34pm Send a Private Message to akiisalegend Add akiisalegend as a friend

Originally posted by dreamwaverider

So why is the Fulham stand still not opened?

Because the fit out (that portview are doing) hasn't finished

Edited by akiisalegend (11 Nov 2023 12.35pm)

 

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Hey all, i was chatting to a dad at my son's football match today and his firm are one of two remaining contenders for a contract to be a part of the build of the new main stand at Selhurst Park. I'm avoiding giving more details in case it could cause an issue.

Hopefully this is good news that we will actually see the build happening in our lifetime and Parish will deliver once again on his promises!!!

I really hope he doesn't hand the baton on once the main stand is built. I know we all have different views on his achievements but he has been brilliant as far as i can see.

 

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