Stadium Expansion Plan Meeting

[Bob Weasel Fox]

Bump 

 

[fleckneymike]

2 hours ago, Bob Weasel Fox said:

Bump 

 

 

[Bob Weasel Fox]

29 minutes ago, fleckneymike said:

 

I work with a lad called Ryan Kelly

 

its fair to say he gets a bit of stick about it  

[Muzzy_no7]

Looking at Cardiffs crappy expansion on the side stand im thinking maybe it would be best to go for a two or three sided expansion but with the upper tier being much smaller than the lower. Much like the BayArena and Merecedes Benz stadiums in Germany.

[Raw Dykes]

On 01/10/2018 at 15:01, Muzzy_no7 said:

Looking at Cardiffs crappy expansion on the side stand im thinking maybe it would be best to go for a two or three sided expansion but with the upper tier being much smaller than the lower. Much like the BayArena and Merecedes Benz stadiums in Germany.

I wouldn't worry - it sounds like the plans for our expansion include a new roof for the north and south stands. It almost certainly won't look as bad as Cardiff's.

[Great Boos Up]

I met someone last week who plausibly validated his statement and he saw an arch in the plans. I think he meant like Wembley.

[urban.spaceman]

On 07/10/2018 at 20:33, Great Boos Up said:

I met someone last week who plausibly validated his statement and he saw an arch in the plans. I think he meant like Wembley.

Is he sure someone didn't just spill their coffee?

[Mark - Reading]

Don’t quote me but I had heard from someone who says he knows someone working on the initial consultation plans that due to the fact the west stand cannot be developed one idea muted on the table was to do a spurs style build and rebuild the ground spun 90 degrees as they have purchased the land next to the stadium (the old electricity building and car park)

 

we wouldn’t need to move out because a 3 sided stadium can be built and then accommodate everyone whilst the old stadium demolished and a the 4th stand erected giving a capacity of 48,000 people

 

This would give lots more corporate function space increasing revenue but for me this would potentially give the stadium a unique look rather than the soulless bowl we currently have 

 

? it’s true 

 

[Vlad the Fox]

21 minutes ago, Mark - Reading said:

Don’t quote me but I had heard from someone who says he knows someone working on the initial consultation plans that due to the fact the west stand cannot be developed one idea muted on the table was to do a spurs style build and rebuild the ground spun 90 degrees as they have purchased the land next to the stadium (the old electricity building and car park)f

Gg

we wouldn’t need to move out because a 3 sided stadium can be built and then accommodate everyone whilst the old stadium demolished and a the 4th stand erected giving a capacity of 48,000 people

 

This would give lots more corporate function space increasing revenue but for me this would potentially give the stadium a unique look rather than the soulless bowl we currently have 

 

? it’s true 

 

[lcfc278]

5 hours ago, Mark - Reading said:

Don’t quote me but I had heard from someone who says he knows someone working on the initial consultation plans that due to the fact the west stand cannot be developed one idea muted on the table was to do a spurs style build and rebuild the ground spun 90 degrees as they have purchased the land next to the stadium (the old electricity building and car park)

 

we wouldn’t need to move out because a 3 sided stadium can be built and then accommodate everyone whilst the old stadium demolished and a the 4th stand erected giving a capacity of 48,000 people

 

This would give lots more corporate function space increasing revenue but for me this would potentially give the stadium a unique look rather than the soulless bowl we currently have 

 

? it’s true 

 

'Soulless bowl' - have a word with yourself. It's been our home for 16 years and saw the greatest years of our clubs existence. Yes it was a 'template' stadium for its time but it's ours and I for one am proud of our stadium. The expansion/development is going to be amazing but throwaway comments like that are ridiculous.

[Vince Vega]

5 hours ago, Mark - Reading said:

Don’t quote me but I had heard from someone who says he knows someone working on the initial consultation plans that due to the fact the west stand cannot be developed one idea muted on the table was to do a spurs style build and rebuild the ground spun 90 degrees as they have purchased the land next to the stadium (the old electricity building and car park)

 

we wouldn’t need to move out because a 3 sided stadium can be built and then accommodate everyone whilst the old stadium demolished and a the 4th stand erected giving a capacity of 48,000 people

 

This would give lots more corporate function space increasing revenue but for me this would potentially give the stadium a unique look rather than the soulless bowl we currently have 

 

? it’s true 

 

Yep!

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-35752099

 

 

[Simoken]

On 07/10/2018 at 20:33, Great Boos Up said:

I met someone last week who plausibly validated his statement and he saw an arch in the plans. I think he meant like Wembley.

i met someone too, that im clearly making up and that we are planning an arch in the shape of a vagina.

[Vince Vega]

3 minutes ago, Simoken said:

i met someone too, that im clearly making up and that we are planning an arch in the shape of a vagina.

I don't think we need another cvnt at the ground on a match day.  Plenty there already!

[Simoken]

2 minutes ago, Vince Vega said:

I don't think we need another cvnt at the ground on a match day.  Plenty there already!

FT comment of the day awards must go to you.

[urban.spaceman]

I came here to also complain about the soulless bowl comment.

[Sol thewall Bamba]

2 hours ago, lcfc278 said:

'Soulless bowl' - have a word with yourself. It's been our home for 16 years and saw the greatest years of our clubs existence. Yes it was a 'template' stadium for its time but it's ours and I for one am proud of our stadium. The expansion/development is going to be amazing but throwaway comments like that are ridiculous.

Yep. If you still don't think Filbert Way is "home" after what we've been through since we've been there, you're over romanticising Filbert Street imo. 

 

[davieG]

8 hours ago, Mark - Reading said:

Don’t quote me but I had heard from someone who says he knows someone working on the initial consultation plans that due to the fact the west stand cannot be developed one idea muted on the table was to do a spurs style build and rebuild the ground spun 90 degrees as they have purchased the land next to the stadium (the old electricity building and car park)

 

we wouldn’t need to move out because a 3 sided stadium can be built and then accommodate everyone whilst the old stadium demolished and a the 4th stand erected giving a capacity of 48,000 people

 

This would give lots more corporate function space increasing revenue but for me this would potentially give the stadium a unique look rather than the soulless bowl we currently have 

 

? it’s true 

 

If it's souless blame the fans not the structure. You shouldn't even notice where you're sitting or standing.

 

That's not to say it's pretty bland architecturally (fits in with a lot of modern Leicester buildings) especially the USSR cold war Cov Sky blue frontage lookalike.

[urban.spaceman]

16 minutes ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

 

That's a bloody good picture.

[Ted Maul]

Yes it's a bowl design, but it could be much worse- it's in the city and right next to our spiritual home, it's seen some incredible history in its time and we know we can make a proper racket when we put our minds to it.

 

The expansion will give it the architectural uniqueness that we would never have got in 2003 with our budget and design trends. A few nods to our history thrown in, and we will have something pretty special.

[Spudulike]

Can't think of any other stadiums that have hosted title wins of the top 3 tiers of English football.

 

Soulless ??

[Great Boos Up]

19 hours ago, urban.spaceman said:

Is he sure someone didn't just spill their coffee?

Yes. He asked me if I could keep some details it in strictest confidence and as I'm an honest man I said I couldn't . So the conversation ended with me jesting do we have a cheese room?

Maybe he meant an arch stand? I don't know but nice to hear plans have been drawn up.

[Vardinio'sCat]

20 hours ago, urban.spaceman said:

Is he sure someone didn't just spill their coffee?

 

Maybe the plans are just so exciting that, well... you know... sometimes these things just happen. 

 

Spontaneously.

Edited 9 October 2018 by Vardinio'sCat

[stripeyfox]

As regards the current stadium, to call it "soulless" is a little unfair. Yes it certainly good be more adventurous architecturally, but the glass facade of the West Stand is very nice. I think the facilities and concourses would have been much better had we not run out of money during construction.

 

Also factor in that we probably moved the shortest distance possible by any stadium move meaning that everyone's pre match routines (pubs, cafes etc) could remain unchanged, unlike say Bolton who moved right away from their town centre or West Ham who got decamped to a stadium totally unsuitable for football. Then  you can see how things could have been a whole lot worse for us.

 

But ultimately any stadium is just bricks and mortar and the "soul" comes from the team, the fans and the memories. The stadium certainly wasn't lacking any soul when we beat United 5-3, or when Vardy's volley flew in, or when we lifted the Premier League trophy, or the Sevilla night.

 

I'm really looking forward to seeing the plans for the expansion. I would definitely welcome better facilities and a pleasing design would be great!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[FoxyPalace.com]

Golden filbert Buddhas I ain’t saying any more !

[AKCJ]

Might not be 'soulless' to us supporters, but to the rest of the world it's a generic bowl stadium and they're all over the country. Denying that is ignorance.

 

For me it'd be great to have a unique stadium (for me, Atlanta's ground is comfortably the best in the world for that reason) but i'm not up for leaving the King Power for the reasons mentioned in this thread already. Lets build the stadium we have into something we can be proud to call our own that doesn't look like St Marys or Pride Park or every other 30 odd thousand seater bowl stadium in the country.