Ahhhh the poor mans 42s. Bless you both.

HOW VERY DARE YOU!!

Prefer the 45 myself.

Anything associated with the word "frigate" gets me going, though.

I left the Navy in 2001 so never got to see the Type 45. The look smart as though with not a single right angle to keep the radar signature to a minimum, even the boats are stowed away inside the ship, Nice armaments aswell. Hated working on the 23's as the vertical sea wolf missile system for me was a waste of money. When the 23's get Caams in 2016 they'll be a much more well balanced ship and glad they eventually replaced the sonar for an ASUW ship it was useless. The type 26's looks to the future but that's 10 years away.

I've not been aboard either, I've spent a fair amount of time on sites where kit is made for them though, the Towed-array is an amazing bit of kit.

The East Park splash-boat is back in operation this summer. Hang on, that should really be in the chat thread.......

Tis true though, the 22 frigs are only there to make us look busy - they serve no actual purpose compared to destroyers.



My poor old HMS glasgow is now razor blades

You should know better.

Surely there is somewhere else for the sailor boys to congregate?

It was a subtle hint.

I have held my hands up.....So.

Can't remember the Glasgow ever destroying anything.
She did get damaged by a bomb from an Argentine A4-skyhawk

The Mighty F90 shot down 3 A4-skyhawks during the Falklands

And don't be putting in for the East park splashboat draft.

I have already applied

PFK

Not when you was on one of the four ships that had the towed-array. For 3 months of the year we where duty taps (Towed array patrol ship.) Wasn't fun when we where called back to Portsmouth on boxing day one year as a Russian sub had set off a sonar bouy leaving harbour. Glad to get on the Kent as even though it had the space for the towed array in it's place was probably the best gym in the whole of the royal naval fleet

I will be in the East Stand bar from 2pm tomorrow.

Look out for me if you want to swop some sea dits

Will there be any ships left unmanned?

and i thought this was about the new stand going up o silly me its about----------

I had you figured as about 15 years of age

Had a good look at the Preston Road end today. Thats a lot of land is most of it gunna be car park?? Will the stand have corners like old trafford??

The new stand will add an L shape to that side of the ground.

Digger lands not all its cracked up to be

When will the stand be ready?

Due to be ready for the start of the 2013 season.

Great stuff, I'm sure i've read it is but will seats to available for season passes?

Did you take those pics with your phone AS, or was that you I saw wondering around with a camera round your neck?