There will be no poles to obstruct view.

0/10 really should do better.

The answer is YES. The seat numbering for 2012 has been changed so that in time it can be continued into the NW corner. There has for a long time been a rumour that the SW corner will be some kind of screen/media centre but... the current expansion is increasing the capcity from 13k to 15,5k and the club have said they have plans for 18k indicating both may be filled in. Emergency vehicles will not need to actually enter the stadium as long as emergency personnel can access the ground. As for continuing the concourse, why not? Its happening at the SE and NE corners. All the club needs to do is have manned doors to stop the public simply wandering round

For H&S reasons I'm almost certain an ambulance needs access to the pitch so that's why 1 corner won't be filled in or at best, they'll build over the top of the gate (if feasible).

Doesn't look a great deal of room on the concourse under that corner. It's small at the best of times but that's cramped.

Have been told by a reliable source that the entrance to the pitch is like that scene in Willy Wonka where the door gets really small as you walk towards it.

Charlie Bucket?

Ok ladies and gentleman it as come to light that a few of you lovely people are posting photos that you haven't taken yourself, now the person that has taken them doesn't mind if you post them but they would like to be credited please, so if you do lift them off another site please add on the bottom where and who you got them from

Soz

Put the links up for people to click, rather than hotlinking and stealing bandwidth please folks.

supports are being removed and the stand intigrated into current cantilever system

They signify people have paid a lot of money to sit in them, and when they do that it makes sod all difference to the overall look of the stadium, or are we concerned with what an empty stand looks like on a non0-match day?

No, it isn't, the answer is maybe if there is another significant investment and capacity is warranted/needed.



The south west corner will have steelwork in place for the sky screen, moving it from the south stand. I doubt the capacity will hit 15.5k when the two current corners are filled in, 15k will be pushing it. Mr Gatcliffe likes to massage and talk the figures up at any given opportunity.



Emergency vehicles do have to be able to enter the stadium, unless you can talk the safety committee out of it, as its they who set the capacity and regulations of use. The concourse cant continue all of the way around because the groundsmans store is now in the way in the south west corner having been moved from the NE corner to allow for the new build. It'll be a nice horse shoe concourse for the home fans when its completed with the turnstiles being where the bevan statue is, as well as new ticket office next to the main entrance.

Not a great pic

South East corner

Can't see what the pic above shows, but I noticed this morning that the SE corner now has concrete terracing in place.

pic above has a hint of the oval

Picture on the facebook site shows big screen will move to SW corner next year.

Quote ="garyhulsefan"Picture on the facebook site shows big screen will move to SW corner next year.'" www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid= ... =1&theater If anyone wants the link - Seems to be a hell of allot of steel just to support the screen. TBH though seeing as Leigh can have 2 permanant screens I dont see why we can't..

Quote ="garyhulsefan"Picture on the facebook site shows big screen will move to SW corner next year.'" www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid= ... =1&theater If anyone wants the link - Seems to be a hell of allot of steel just to support the screen. TBH though seeing as Leigh can have 2 permanant screens I dont see why we can't..

That screen support doesn't look overly angled, seems like a lot of the south stand won't be seeing much of the screen. Good for the away fans though.

It's far better than what's been there for the past 8 years, the vast majority in the South can't see it at all at the moment.

From Wire twitter

=#FF0000PLEASE REFER TO THE REQUEST A FEW PAGES BACK ABOUT NOT HOTLINKING IMAGES, THANKS

@Alex_Wolves put this 360 photo on his twitter 360.io/cUbRD9 it shows the screen support at more of an angle. The facebook photo was probably taken before they got it into place properly.

@Alex_Wolves put this 360 photo on his twitter 360.io/cUbRD9 it shows the screen support at more of an angle. The facebook photo was probably taken before they got it into place properly.

Here's one of Saints stadium from the side they don't release photos of:

Jesus, it's gonna be a bit nippy there in early February.