Re: Stadium Site pictures : Tue Apr 26, 2011 8:21 pm  

nohalfbacks wrote:

The Salford web site seems to indicate that it is a 12,000 seater stadium with future expansion to 20,000.

Its 12000 capacity, but its not an all seater. There is terracing behind both sets of sticks.

Re: Stadium Site pictures : Tue Apr 26, 2011 9:15 pm  

yet again great pics grunt and chair. much appreciated.

cheers peeps.

Re: Stadium Site pictures : Fri Apr 29, 2011 3:04 pm  

Took some pics today of the stadium.


Looking from Burger king the stadium is an impressive site, even taking into account the huge bulk of the Tescos infront of it


Cladding continues apace on the Tescos, while drains are being laid



The South West corner were Seats meet terrace.



Close up of the south west corner and the curved and raised backwall behind which the stadium announcer and police control room will be located



The west (home) terrace now has safety barriers fitted. These give some idea of the scale of this stand.
This terrace has an acknowledged capacity only marginally larger than the away end at Warrington. However it looks considerably larger. For example there are only 3 rows of safety barriers behind the vomitories (exit tunnells) at Warrington, Saints new ground however has 5 in total.



The south stand curve shown in all its glory.



Behind the East stand away end. A large storm water attenuation tank is being fitted.(The white square thing behind the concrete drains)



Floors going in on the south stand



Another shot of the south stand from Peasley cross lane



The east stand (away terrace) is starting to sweep northwards



The North (family) seated stand is also starting to grow



Two photos showing the scale of the development from Peasley cross lane.

Re: Stadium Site pictures : Fri Apr 29, 2011 3:14 pm  

brilliant piccies once again - well done that man !

they don't hang about,do they ?

Re: Stadium Site pictures : Fri Apr 29, 2011 3:22 pm  

Those are fantastic pictures Chair Maker. Thanks for posting them. It's really exciting to see the stadium taking shape, and so quickly.

I would imagine the extra rows of safety barriers in the West Stand simply reflect a change in health and safety demands since Warrington built their place.

Re: Stadium Site pictures : Fri Apr 29, 2011 6:31 pm  

Looking mighty impressive. The weather has certainly being fair for most if not all of April which at the stage of construction is a godsend I reckon, they're predicting downpours in the North West for May (apparently?) but I guess that's nothing new to you guys...lol
That terrace does look quite big, is it just standing at one end?

Re: Stadium Site pictures : Fri Apr 29, 2011 6:50 pm  

knockersbumpMKII wrote:

That terrace does look quite big, is it just standing at one end?

Standing at both ends only.

Re: Stadium Site pictures : Fri Apr 29, 2011 10:04 pm  

That's getting thrown up fast. Looking awesome. Can't wait to visit with Rovers.

Re: Stadium Site pictures : Fri Apr 29, 2011 11:25 pm  

newport dave wrote: Not denying that, it's great that all these new grounds are finally getting built. It just seems an odd design, to have one large stand and then three tiny ones. The only reason I could think of, is it would be easier to increase capacity at a later date, as you would only after to individual stands. viewtopic.php?p=16073252#p16073252 shows the phased design of Salfords new ground - clever stuff. Looking like your place is really taking shape now and cant wait to visit, but must admit think the site layout is very odd in that coming in from the new footbridge you will have to walk all the way arround tescos to get to the stadium

newport dave wrote: Not denying that, it's great that all these new grounds are finally getting built. It just seems an odd design, to have one large stand and then three tiny ones. The only reason I could think of, is it would be easier to increase capacity at a later date, as you would only after to individual stands. viewtopic.php?p=16073252#p16073252 shows the phased design of Salfords new ground - clever stuff. Looking like your place is really taking shape now and cant wait to visit, but must admit think the site layout is very odd in that coming in from the new footbridge you will have to walk all the way arround tescos to get to the stadium

Re: Stadium Site pictures : Sat Apr 30, 2011 12:10 am  

paw81 wrote:

http://forums.rlfans.com/viewtopic.php?p=16073252#p16073252 shows the phased design of Salfords new ground - clever stuff.

Looking like your place is really taking shape now and cant wait to visit, but must admit think the site layout is very odd in that coming in from the new footbridge you will have to walk all the way arround tescos to get to the stadium

The official main entrance for the Stadium is actually on Peasley cross lane and is not the footbridge. The footbridge is primarily to link the Tescos to the town centre, though on matchdays large numbers of RL fans are likely to use the bridge, and hence the council have played up the Saints angle.

In many respects however walking past the Tescos at Saints will be no different than walking past Asda and the retail park at Wigan, or walking past Tescos to get to Warrington. It doesnt really matter what stadium your at, you have to walk or drive round something to get to your destination.

The important thing is that the stadium is easy to get to and offers the right facilities for the fans