Re: Storm Damage : Tue Jan 03, 2012 3:52 pm  

Saint Simon wrote:

Fatbelly wrote:

Nowt wrong at the HJ, its still standing strong and true.

If you go on the Wire site there are more photos displaying the interior damage.

that must be what those 4 view obscuring posts are for in each new corner, to hold the roof on!

No they were there for the old side cladding that has been removed and likewise the posts will be removed once the new roof is complete.

Perhaps once removed we should send them to St Helens for them to use to hold the roof down.

Re: Storm Damage : Tue Jan 03, 2012 5:00 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

Saint Simon wrote:

thats just it though, its only gusting to about 50 mph, which a stadium should be able to take, if it was around 80 mph id understand but this sort of weather happens a couple of times a year, every year and KR took it ok for over 100 yrs

I'd be very surprised if this morning's gusts, and indeed those of about half an hour ago, were only 50mph. This morning was ridiculous. No visibility at all thanks to the horizontal lashing rain. Twice I ended up in the wrong lane/wrong side of the road because I just couldn't see anything in front of me. It was one of the scariest journeys into work that I have done and there have been a few scary ones over the last couple of years!

Having looked on various weather and wind observation sites it would seem the winds this morning would have been 60mph tops. Which is pretty windy and rain will make it look a lot worse, but the stadium should still be able to withstand that sort of wind imo. Hopefully it can be solved easily enough but if its a design flaw things could get messy. How many other buildings have been damaged to such an extent?...

Re: Storm Damage : Tue Jan 03, 2012 5:35 pm  

Has planning permission been granted for the cladding of the remainder of the ground. It's just that I was speaking to someone (who should know) last week and he said that it hadn't been approved yet.

Re: Storm Damage : Tue Jan 03, 2012 5:40 pm  

Robbo wrote:

Having looked on various weather and wind observation sites it would seem the winds this morning would have been 60mph tops. .

Gusts of 70mph recorded this morning in the St Helens area according to local news.

Rogues - the planning permission was granted a few weeks before Christmas. It's on the Council website for you to look at if you care to confirm for yourself.

Re: Storm Damage : Tue Jan 03, 2012 6:00 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

Gusts of 70mph recorded this morning in the St Helens area according to local news.

From the weather station on top of Billing Hill maybe....

Your new stadium is actually quite sheltered, so I strongly doubt that, even if 70mph winds were recorded in the St Helens area, that the stadium saw such.

Re: Storm Damage : Tue Jan 03, 2012 6:05 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

Saint Simon wrote:

thats just it though, its only gusting to about 50 mph, which a stadium should be able to take, if it was around 80 mph id understand but this sort of weather happens a couple of times a year, every year and KR took it ok for over 100 yrs

I'd be very surprised if this morning's gusts, and indeed those of about half an hour ago, were only 50mph. This morning was ridiculous. No visibility at all thanks to the horizontal lashing rain. Twice I ended up in the wrong lane/wrong side of the road because I just couldn't see anything in front of me. It was one of the scariest journeys into work that I have done and there have been a few scary ones over the last couple of years!

Did you not think about pulling over?

Re: Storm Damage : Tue Jan 03, 2012 6:06 pm  

Just read thru this thread and I have to agree, I'm a little worried that the wind as caused this amount of damage.

I was out in the wind this morning and it was windy But I'm shocked that the stadium has been damaged. What happens if it gets windy while we are in the stadium?

Just hope it's getting sorted.

Re: Storm Damage : Tue Jan 03, 2012 6:10 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

Rogues - the planning permission was granted a few weeks before Christmas. It's on the Council website for you to look at if you care to confirm for yourself.

Wow new year but same old Rogues bull. I heard Wigan were about to be evicted from the DW and forced to play at St Pats car 2nd team pitch .... oh no I just made it up.

Re: Storm Damage : Tue Jan 03, 2012 6:13 pm  

Jukesays wrote:

Did you not think about pulling over?

I did. With my lights on (including fog lamps) so that I could be seen. I was reminded of 2009 when we had the same kind of weather and I had to do exactly the same thing only I was somewhere near Wigan at the time which made the experience extra scary.

Re: Storm Damage : Tue Jan 03, 2012 6:15 pm  

onedego wrote:

Your new stadium is actually quite sheltered,.

Er, no it's not. At least the south side of it isn't. There is a great big open space from the stadium up to God knows where on the south side. And it's the south side which has suffered damage.