The New Stand

**A face** · 07/01/2007, 12:44 PM

Anyone know how the new stand is coming along ?

**don ramo** · 07/01/2007, 4:53 PM

last meeting at the club said it should be ready by the third week in january, dunno if they mean the stand our the whole lot, but this stage should be ready by the start of the season, at the moment there digging hole for the supports and the stand will go together in a week our so, the floodlights will have to come down first cause id say they'll block the stand, and there being moved into the corners of the ground

**A face** · 08/01/2007, 11:55 PM

Fair play, thats good to hear.

**Comic Book Guy** · 09/01/2007, 5:52 PM

I walked past the ground this afternoon and they seem to have poured the concrete for the supports for the stand, they also it seems have poured the concrete for the bases of the floodlights (at least they have at the top goals) and it looks like that they have started to relay the pitch where they had to lengthen and widen it.

**A face** · 14/01/2007, 1:50 PM

Here is a pic of whats been done so far.

**Buller** · 14/01/2007, 2:32 PM

does anyone know the capacity of this new stand? looks good, fair play!

**ramblers** · 14/01/2007, 2:48 PM

I think it is 900

**don ramo** · 14/01/2007, 5:14 PM

ya the new stand will be 900 and the old stand is being turned into a 500 seater, two more stands to built, the next one is opposit the stand being built (behind the dugouts) and will be 1100, and the stand at the clubhouse end (which might not be there till 2009 our near the end of next season(2008)) will be a 2500 seater bringing the ground to a capaity of 5000 seater, cobh wanderers are getting our old floodlights (from what i've heard) and we'll be getting new ones in the corners,

well thats the plan anyways, if the old stock doesnt get back in, if they do were s*****d

heard a good story the other day about when the old floodlights went up that the chairman of the time thought you could just lift the lights to the top of the poles instead of hireing a crane to do it cause it was a waste of money

**Rambler1** · 15/01/2007, 12:38 PM

Originally Posted by don ramo

ya the new stand will be 900 and the old stand is being turned into a 500 seater, two more stands to built, the next one is opposit the stand being built (behind the dugouts) and will be 1100, and the stand at the clubhouse end (which might not be there till 2009 our near the end of next season(2008)) will be a 2500 seater bringing the ground to a capaity of 5000 seater, cobh wanderers are getting our old floodlights (from what i've heard) and we'll be getting new ones in the corners,

well thats the plan anyways, if the old stock doesnt get back in, if they do were s*****d

heard a good story the other day about when the old floodlights went up that the chairman of the time thought you could just lift the lights to the top of the poles instead of hireing a crane to do it cause it was a waste of money

On the same subject, apparently new floodlights will be able to be lowered / raised from the ground using an internal pulley system which will allow easier replacement of lamps so should be great light in the ground from now on.

**don ramo** · 15/01/2007, 7:41 PM

great stuff

**rammie** · 16/01/2007, 9:28 AM

Great work on the ground...... whats the story with the squad.... I've heard Warren is gone to Waterford.... Coleman is gone to play in MSL.... Darren Murphy is taking a break.... any truth in these rumours?

**Dj Duffer** · 17/01/2007, 12:58 PM

Any news on the new stand, surely its not gonna be ready before the end of the month at this stage will it?!

**Buller** · 25/01/2007, 7:36 PM

slightly strayed off the topic lads.... entitled "The New Stand"!!!!

**don ramo** · 02/02/2007, 1:09 AM

finally some positive news the stand is due to arrive tommorrow friday the 2nd, with the floodlights also, so a week our two it "should" be ready, its really a shame it being such a positive step forward, only to take the gloss off it with these stupid delays, the club should have just said the stand will be there for the start of the season, and no one could complain cause thats the only scedual that matters

**A face** · 02/02/2007, 3:57 PM

Originally Posted by don ramo

finally some positive news the stand is due to arrive tommorrow friday the 2nd, with the floodlights also, so a week our two it "should" be ready, its really a shame it being such a positive step forward, only to take the gloss off it with these stupid delays, the club should have just said the stand will be there for the start of the season, and no one could complain cause thats the only scedual that matters

But these projects always run behind time. As long as there is steady progress then its fine. Theres no harm having the deadline earlier as there is a safety net of sorts on the time frame.

**don ramo** · 02/02/2007, 6:04 PM

ya definatly but the shine will be taken away cause they gave a time in the first place, and delayed it on at least five different occasions

**The Rebel Ram** · 02/02/2007, 7:50 PM

Good to see it is nearly there. At least it should be ready for the start of the season. I heard at the start of the constrution that the majority of the work was the foundations, the stand should just slot together after that,
So there is probably 6 months left so............