Vale Park stadium improvements

[Fosse69]

How old is the railway stand?

Railway stand opened for our 54/55 season back in Div2, now the Championship. So August 1954.

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[NorthwoodValiant]

1 minute ago, Fosse69 said:

Railway stand opened for our 54/55 season back in Div2, now the Championship. So August 1954.

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Is it possible to safely return that stand to full capacity? Without knocking it own and starting again I mean

[FeedThePope9]

16 minutes ago, NorthwoodValiant said:

Is it possible to safely return that stand to full capacity? Without knocking it own and starting again I mean

The reduced capacity is something to do with the roof. Hopefully it can be repaired and restored without it having to be completely replaced as the framework of it which you see inside the stand is unique and worth preserving.

[NorthwoodValiant]

1 minute ago, FeedThePope9 said:

The reduced capacity is something to do with the roof. Hopefully it can be repaired and restored without it having to be completely replaced as the framework of it which you see inside the stand is unique and worth preserving.

Seems a strange thing to reduce capacity because of. If the roof is dangerous noone should be in there, other than that, it's not like it slows down evacuation or anything like that

[FeedThePope9]

3 minutes ago, NorthwoodValiant said:

Seems a strange thing to reduce capacity because of. If the roof is dangerous noone should be in there, other than that, it's not like it slows down evacuation or anything like that

I thought that myself. If it caves in, everyone's doomed whether it be 4000 people in there or 2000. Makes no difference.

[NorthwoodValiant]

Just now, FeedThePope9 said:

I thought that myself. If it caves in, everyone's doomed whether it be 4000 people in there or 2000. Makes no difference.

Yes I agree, 'Only' 2000 people dying at a Vale game would not make me feel better than 4000 people dying

[Fosse69]

8 minutes ago, NorthwoodValiant said:

Seems a strange thing to reduce capacity because of. If the roof is dangerous noone should be in there, other than that, it's not like it slows down evacuation or anything like that

The stand is not in use, but the lower part will be used for segregation when Bycars becomes the away end. Ground capacity should increase once the safety issues elsewhere have been resolved.

[Valiant in Brum]

Is it possible to safely return that stand to full capacity? Without knocking it own and starting again I mean

Alot of older stands have had some form of major revamp to be able to last. Plymouth and most recently Portsmouth. I think a new indoor concourse and so forth. However ot depends om how much damage is done. Plus there is a huge waste of land where the railway stand/paddock are built in the hill.

[Fosse69]

8 minutes ago, Valiant in Brum said:

Alot of older stands have had some form of major revamp to be able to last. Plymouth and most recently Portsmouth. I think a new indoor concourse and so forth. However ot depends om how much damage is done. Plus there is a huge waste of land where the railway stand/paddock are built in the hill.
 

 

 

 

 

 

Food for thought when the Railway needs to be renovated or replaced.  Easier to do over a couple of seasons. Otherwise get JCB to sponsor the removal of the banking .  Carol will be able to have a look around this season.

[ginginator]

9 hours ago, Fosse69 said:

Food for thought when the Railway needs to be renovated or replaced.  Easier to do over a couple of seasons. Otherwise get JCB to sponsor the removal of the banking .  Carol will be able to have a look around this season.

Just get 10,000 Liverpool fans with rope ladders and send them up, will fall down then. Save us a fortune

[Boslem's Brazil]

10 hours ago, Valiant in Brum said:

Alot of older stands have had some form of major revamp to be able to last. Plymouth and most recently Portsmouth. I think a new indoor concourse and so forth. However ot depends om how much damage is done. Plus there is a huge waste of land where the railway stand/paddock are built in the hill.
 

 

 

 

 

 

IMO, If Vale ever truly want to be a sustainable Championship club, we need to demolish both the Railway and family stand and replace them with a modern stand closer to the pitch and utilise the space behind. 

[Fosse69]

IMO, If Vale ever truly want to be a sustainable Championship club, we need to demolish both the Railway and family stand and replace them with a modern stand closer to the pitch and utilise the space behind. 

True, but we need to walk before we can run.

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[Guitar Ray]

11 minutes ago, Boslem's Brazil said:

IMO, If Vale ever truly want to be a sustainable Championship club, we need to demolish both the Railway and family stand and replace them with a modern stand closer to the pitch and utilise the space behind. 

Longer term, yes.  In the short term we’ve got plans to switch ends, so the Bycars facilities will need improving so that we’re not losing revenue when a big away following uses that end.  In fact we’re missing out already by not having both tea bars open, with fans giving up when they see the size of the queue.  Alongside this we’ve just opened more hospitality in Lorne Street and I’d guess the focus is firmly on getting fans into the empty section.

[Valiant in Brum]

IMO, If Vale ever truly want to be a sustainable Championship club, we need to demolish both the Railway and family stand and replace them with a modern stand closer to the pitch and utilise the space behind. 

I believe the same after all I was all for a new stadium but fullu agree they need to in place of newer developments. Tje waxte of land with tbem built in the hills.

[Osh]

14 hours ago, ollyandpatch said:

I was in the Hamil and saw the Burnley fan fall through the roof !!

Jesus - I was there that day; I remember it.  Got a shoeing from some of their fans