Yeah, I went past this afternoon and Connor definitely did not look happy up that ladder

We did default on them as they became part of the CVA by agreement. I think we paid 10p in the pound as terms so they paid 100k instead of the million pounds they should have cost.

I suppose it shows just what high margins the supplier was working on for them to accept a 90% hit but they did.

I believe the supplier had no claim against the club as Pearman bought them himself so it was to the benefit of both that a deal was done. Something like that anyway.

Don't be coming on here with your positivity!!

Been past the ground a few times today and it looks like they have completed the floodlight in the Northeast corner but none of the others yet.

Gonna have to get you a new hobby FIL

I did think about taking up joinery

There’s a video of floodlight going up on Twitter.

Up the Trin

Thanks WC, must admit I was worried when I saw there was 6 lamps unlit, I think someone may have been teasing

Looking at the video of the new floodlight pylon going up it looks like it is stood back quite a distance behind the east stand and not in the ground. Must be positioned ready for the redevelopment of the east stand.

Sorry Trinity 1964, but the video clearly shows the pylon bolted into position and illuminated inside the ground,

In exactly the same spot as the one, it has replaced as will the other three pylons

May only be little positive steps on the ground improvements at present ,and here’s hoping we can continue to improve on the playing front as well and make it a positive week for the club as a whole .

All the pylons are in the same place as the existing ones, it’s just new pylons and lights and nothing else or at least that’s what I was told.

The only issue with the old lights was that the bulbs were hard to get and the lighting rig had degraded making them unreliable.

The new halogen lamps use a fraction of the power, start up within second and last forever. They are also brighter.

The big plus is that they make renting out the 4G pitch profitable where as the existing wouldn’t.

Relatively small step as regards first team games but a massive step regarding improved revenue.

The new floodlight is much smaller than the old ones. You almost don't see it until your beside the North stand. Progress is great but I will miss the seeing the towering lights shining down on a night game as I approach the ground.

Know what you mean but thy are modern and fit for purpose.

No doubt. Certainly not complaining.

Probably more energy efficient, if it hasn't already been mentioned.

It's been a good news week for the club so far.
Players returning from injury, visible signs of ground improvements starting, Johnstone looking closer to a comeback.
We just need to pop our 2021 cherry on Sunday, to make it a really good week

Yeah posts from the usual moaner are glaringly missing from the threads about the Academy and the groundworks.

New lights are meant to light the pitch and stop light pollution, they are more efficient and cheaper to use

Also after 30 years the old ones had become unreliable.

Certain symmetry with the new lights starting to go up. Pretty sure the first game with the current ones was Hull KR at home as well back in about 1991/92?.

Not wanting to tempt fate but we lost that night!

Yeah we could see our errors better amd the aptly named Bright Sodje with their tries from memory!