sylofox Posted 5 June 2018 Share Posted 5 June 2018 30 minutes ago, Sol thewall Bamba said: Not sure pal just going off notes made by one of the UFS lads, I'll see if anything else was mentioned. Have they even got any form of plan sorted yet. At least we've had an artists impression of the training ground. Suggests we are a long way off anything ATM. Seems to me they have just let us know it's not a forgotten promise. But they are just starting to work on the plan. Anyway is everyone ready for a season at Wembley? it will be the recock won't it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papasmurf Posted 5 June 2018 Share Posted 5 June 2018 18 hours ago, Oadby Fox said: I'm hoping on this. I you'st to be a regular at Filbert Street Saturday afternoons, jump on the bus land in town few beers in the brickayers then go watch the game. Walkers, King Power has never been the same, too many years now of a struggle to get a game. Build the ****er and build it big, we and our children will fill it. The stadium or the Bricklayers?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papasmurf Posted 5 June 2018 Share Posted 5 June 2018 3 hours ago, Ricey said: I don’t know why they even released a statement. Seems like it was just an attempt to be seen as exciting times, despite a poor season. They’ve been looking at expanding for years, so they fact they are looking now is not statement-worthy news. Loving the way 9th in the premier league is a poor season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mod hero Posted 5 June 2018 Share Posted 5 June 2018 57 minutes ago, Papasmurf said: Loving the way 9th in the premier league is a poor season. Have you enjoyed it? I ****ing ain’t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papasmurf Posted 5 June 2018 Share Posted 5 June 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, mod hero said: Have you enjoyed it? I ****ing ain’t I've enjoyed a great deal of it for sure. Including our final league position. We need expansion ASAP so we can fit more people who are going to whine about us finishing in the top half of the table. Edited 5 June 2018 by Papasmurf 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Markyblue Posted 5 June 2018 Share Posted 5 June 2018 1 hour ago, mod hero said: Have you enjoyed it? I ****ing ain’t Enjoyed it more than years of dross in the championship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Weasel Fox Posted 6 June 2018 Share Posted 6 June 2018 On 04/06/2018 at 09:30, sylofox said: 2years at least. Planning permission alone could take 12 months. Probably be open or 20/21 season if we are lucky. Boo that is shite this needs to be addressed as a priority in my eyes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sylofox Posted 6 June 2018 Share Posted 6 June 2018 4 hours ago, Bob Weasel Fox said: Boo that is shite this needs to be addressed as a priority in my eyes You can't do anything to speed it up unless your going to pay a huge wedge to a lot of people. Even then companies are not sat waiting for LCFC to expand they do have other work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicesterseddon Posted 6 June 2018 Share Posted 6 June 2018 Liverpool announced detailed plans for expanding the Main Stand at Anfield in April 2014 - but it wasn't opened until September 2016. So that's 28 months between announcement and reality - including consultation, obtaining planning permission and obviously construction. I know that was probably a bigger project than anything we're envisaging (and their expansion was also complicated because it was wrapped up as part of a city council regeneration scheme)...but still, it shows how long this stuff can take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saxondale Posted 6 June 2018 Share Posted 6 June 2018 Chill out, these things take time. An architect will no doubt be coming up with two or three potential options and high-level costings as we speak. The cheapest option will inevitably be only extending one side. A bigger stand will need bigger steels and ergo fatter foundations and/or piles - that's before you start designing upwards. It's no small job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripeyfox Posted 6 June 2018 Share Posted 6 June 2018 56 minutes ago, leicesterseddon said: Liverpool announced detailed plans for expanding the Main Stand at Anfield in April 2014 - but it wasn't opened until September 2016. So that's 28 months between announcement and reality - including consultation, obtaining planning permission and obviously construction. I know that was probably a bigger project than anything we're envisaging (and their expansion was also complicated because it was wrapped up as part of a city council regeneration scheme)...but still, it shows how long this stuff can take. That's true, but Liverpool first announced the plan to rebuild the Main Stand in 2012. It took two years from then to get to the "detailed" announcement in 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urban.spaceman Posted 6 June 2018 Share Posted 6 June 2018 Zlowly Zlowly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicesterseddon Posted 6 June 2018 Share Posted 6 June 2018 1 hour ago, stripeyfox said: That's true, but Liverpool first announced the plan to rebuild the Main Stand in 2012. It took two years from then to get to the "detailed" announcement in 2014 I was going to make this point myself - but yes, that's another thing to consider. The thing I would (maybe should) have added is that, as things stand, we haven't really even announced a plan - just the intention to expand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spudulike Posted 6 June 2018 Author Share Posted 6 June 2018 40 minutes ago, leicesterseddon said: I was going to make this point myself - but yes, that's another thing to consider. The thing I would (maybe should) have added is that, as things stand, we haven't really even announced a plan - just the intention to expand. ...but wasn't that first announcement made on Vickie Park, May 2016 ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Weasel Fox Posted 6 June 2018 Share Posted 6 June 2018 1 hour ago, Spudulike said: ...but wasn't that first announcement made on Vickie Park, May 2016 ?? Exactly yes we need to get a shufty on with this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonthefox Posted 8 June 2018 Share Posted 8 June 2018 On 06/06/2018 at 17:02, Spudulike said: ...but wasn't that first announcement made on Vickie Park, May 2016 ?? A little tongue in cheek comment I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerard Posted 8 June 2018 Share Posted 8 June 2018 Now we're spending £80m on the new training ground I'd imagine stadium expansion will be put on the back burner until the training ground is completed and paid for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Nacho Posted 8 June 2018 Share Posted 8 June 2018 16 minutes ago, Gerard said: Now we're spending £80m on the new training ground I'd imagine stadium expansion will be put on the back burner until the training ground is completed and paid for. It won't be done a for a few years anyway regardless of the training ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusko187 Posted 8 June 2018 Share Posted 8 June 2018 On 06/06/2018 at 17:02, Spudulike said: ...but wasn't that first announcement made on Vickie Park, May 2016 ?? I don't think "We're going to need a bigger stadium" when the owners saw half a million people in the park was exactly an announcement that we're going to proceed with this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajthefox Posted 8 June 2018 Share Posted 8 June 2018 There's a lot to do before they get to the point of submitting a full planning application and releasing any images to the public. If they have literally only just started working with an architect it'll be a long time before we see anything. There will be a lot of stakeholders who need to be consulted and they will no doubt be assessing the feasibility of different options with early involvement from the council so that what is submitted to planning can be done so with a good degree of certainty that it will be approved. Professional fees on any expansion and all of the infrastructure to support it will be into the millions so they won't be taking the risk of it getting rejected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sylofox Posted 8 June 2018 Share Posted 8 June 2018 9 minutes ago, ajthefox said: There's a lot to do before they get to the point of submitting a full planning application and releasing any images to the public. If they have literally only just started working with an architect it'll be a long time before we see anything. There will be a lot of stakeholders who need to be consulted and they will no doubt be assessing the feasibility of different options with early involvement from the council so that what is submitted to planning can be done so with a good degree of certainty that it will be approved. Professional fees on any expansion and all of the infrastructure to support it will be into the millions so they won't be taking the risk of it getting rejected. So are you saying it wont be finished by August then? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Weasel Fox Posted 8 June 2018 Share Posted 8 June 2018 Would be nice to see some firm plans i accept it will take a couple of years to get sorted but please City let’s see some progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthfieldsFox Posted 8 June 2018 Share Posted 8 June 2018 No expansion before 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike the Metal Ed Posted 9 June 2018 Share Posted 9 June 2018 All the more time to get safe standing through Parliament. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcfcbobby Posted 10 June 2018 Share Posted 10 June 2018 Will take a season to get sorted! Do we get to use Wembley for home stadium while it's being done at least we would fill it week in week out unlike spurs! Haha on a serious note anything been said about what the total capacity will end up being? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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