Re: And so it begins..... : Sun May 20, 2012 8:17 pm  

Re: And so it begins..... : Thu May 24, 2012 6:16 pm  

As you can see the gas, water and electrical cables are in and the trench is now filled.



Access manhole being created next to the West stand.



Its starting to look like they are preparing for bigger things soon.





Although you can't quiet tell there is a decent hole surrounded by fencing here.



Another temp structure being built here.

Re: And so it begins..... : Fri May 25, 2012 12:48 pm  

seemed a bit more going on today there was a small digger big digger and a really big digger be nice when we see some steel work

Re: And so it begins..... : Fri May 25, 2012 2:11 pm  

fun time frankie wrote:

seemed a bit more going on today there was a small digger big digger and a really big digger be nice when we see some steel work

It'll be awhile before the project gets to that stage.

Re: And so it begins..... : Fri May 25, 2012 2:16 pm  

Edith wrote:

A little bitter there, Larry, surprised you even support the club any more, what with him being a current club president and all.

My first Rovers game was at Wembley in 1997, I was 14 and didn't really want to go, a whole ten years before Superleague.

Oh, and by the way, I just had a little look at the history and it doesn't mention Colin Hutton doing any of the above, I'm not saying it didn't happen but just pointing out that we're not all as old as the houses and there appears to be no evidence other than hearsay.

you are dead right edith it is all hearsay and i am has old has the houses

Re: And so it begins..... : Fri May 25, 2012 7:33 pm  

Paul T - HKR wrote:

It'll be awhile before the project gets to that stage.

You could well be right. Still subject to completion of a funding agreement according to the council.

Re: And so it begins..... : Fri May 25, 2012 9:47 pm  

Mrs Barista wrote:

You could well be right. Still subject to completion of a funding agreement according to the council.

If that is true then the builders I talked too were bang on the money Unfortunatly.
But I have to ask where the official story about this comes from.

Re: And so it begins..... : Sat May 26, 2012 6:18 am  

Should call it the peter may stand if you really want to acknowledge who saved the club in it's darkest hour

Re: And so it begins..... : Sat May 26, 2012 7:17 am  

Anakin Skywalker wrote:

If that is true then the builders I talked too were bang on the money Unfortunatly.
But I have to ask where the official story about this comes from.

This time next week you'll probably feel totally different.

Re: And so it begins..... : Sat May 26, 2012 10:10 am  

Larry Billey wrote:

Some of us where at the shareholders meeting when it was rail-roaded through...a fait accompli if ever there was one...and it was 1988 and i was in my early 20,s so not exactly "as old as the houses"..

Its true many speak highly of Colin and he is very much a "gent" , however that decision set the club back incalculably...and should never be "rewarded"...

And the truth of the matter is that while Colin did have a little success as coach back in the 60's he took over Rovers chairmanship when we were already a top club with everything on a plate for him, he basked in the glory of the 80's great team and then pretty much oversaw the destruction of everything that had been built up...and we are still struggling because of his misguided, some say self interested, decisions...

But i suppose because hes a "great bloke" we can just write off 20 years as one of those things, forget about the subsequent millions of pounds it has cost the club (and individuals) and yeah lets name a stand after him...why not?

Larry you post a lot of stuff that is way OTT but in this instance I have to agree.

No matter how you dress it up, the bottom line is that Colin Hutton was the Chairman of the club (and therefore ultimately responsible) at the time when some catastrophic decisions where made which in my opinion resulted in 20 years of decay playing in a stadium which set us back in a really way.

It's quite possible that Colin Hutton is sorry for the club and regrets some of the decisions he made at that time but the reality is, is that we're still paying the price for those decisions.