Proposed new stadium, by Aberdeen beach

[aberdeen1970]

3 minutes ago, The Boofon said:

Haha. This is like Groundhog day.

 

That can't be done due to regulations now regarding space out with the stadium in case of emergencies etc. 

 

@The Hulk was best on all this stuff.

Apologies, wasn't aware of that.  Is it definitely true though as Milne fed us a load of shite when his objective was to move us away from the Pittodrie site?

[The Boofon]

6 minutes ago, aberdeen1970 said:

Apologies, wasn't aware of that.  Is it definitely true though as Milne fed us a load of shite when his objective was to move us away from the Pittodrie site?

Yes it's true.

[zeroisgod76]

25 minutes ago, NEM said:

Aye so they've been saying for the past 20 odd years 😴

They have and Pittodrie has continued to crumble. Knock it down and move on... great memories but a shithole of a stadium. We won't be staying there.

[NEM]

3 minutes ago, zeroisgod76 said:

They have and Pittodrie has continued to crumble. Knock it down and move on... great memories but a shithole of a stadium. We won't be staying there.

We won't be moving to Westhill either

[The Gee Man]

3 minutes ago, zeroisgod76 said:

They have and Pittodrie has continued to crumble. Knock it down and move on... great memories but a shithole of a stadium. We won't be staying there.

A shit hole of a stadium is Ipox! Ours has just seen it’s day unfortunately 

[zeroisgod76]

3 minutes ago, The Gee Man said:

A shit hole of a stadium is Ipox! Ours has just seen it’s day unfortunately 

Its seen its day and is now a crumbling shithole.

4 minutes ago, NEM said:

We won't be moving to Westhill either

Maybe, maybe not!! We won't be staying at Pittodrie though, thats an absolute certainty.

[The Gee Man]

Just now, zeroisgod76 said:

Its seen its day and is now a crumbling shithole.

Maybe, maybe not!! We won't be staying at Pittodrie though, thats an absolute certainty.

You really are argumentative it’s not a shithole it’s just passed it’s best

[NEM]

2 minutes ago, zeroisgod76 said:

Its seen its day and is now a crumbling shithole.

Maybe, maybe not!! We won't be staying at Pittodrie though, thats an absolute certainty.

I'll bet you a grand we're still at Pittodrie in 5 years?

....and probably still be wasting money on feasibility studies and the like.

[Ten Caat]

48 minutes ago, sooth_stander said:

No brainer. People say the proximity of the streets behind the Main and Merkland stands prohibits their replacement but look at Easter Rd, and how Hibs managed it? We've arguably got even more depth than they have, to build steep, even 2 tier, stands in their place.

Because they started their redevelopment in 1995 and finished it by 2010, thus managing to avoid the new regulations that Boofon mentioned in his answer. 

Remember also that redeveloping Easter Road wasn't Hibs' first choice. They really wanted to sell up and move to a new build stadium at Straiton and only abandoned that plan (eventually) when Lothian cooncil refused to let the rest of the proposed site be used for commercial development and couldn't be persuaded to relent.

Redeveloping Pittodrie will leave us with around a 12-13k sized stadium. It's time folk accepted that fact and move on from it. We need to move. 

[Ten Caat]

Doubler....keep forgetting it's different how to edit posts on this new server

FTH

[zeroisgod76]

6 minutes ago, NEM said:

I'll bet you a grand we're still at Pittodrie in 5 years?

....and probably still be wasting money on feasibility studies and the like.

No thanks as i've no confidence we wont still be at Pittodrie in 5 years, we will move eventually though. The whole thing has been a shambles for 20 years, Pittodrie should be executive flats by now.

[MegaloDon]

Cormack must have a BSc in equivocation.

[The Gee Man]

4 minutes ago, MegaloDon said:

Cormack must have a BSc in equivocation.

King of the “Pivot “

[Redtillimdead]

Was never gonna happen at the beach. It's time to start looking at Kingsford again. 

[winchester83]

Was unlikely to happen, but  definitely never when SNP gained influence on oor council. Krankie needs the cash to pacify fortress Glasgow, fortress Dundee and Edinburgh, her only foreign tourist moneymaker.                                    She fuckin detests the North East.

 

[Tommy]

12 minutes ago, Redtillimdead said:

Was never gonna happen at the beach. It's time to start looking at Kingsford again. 

If the council are not supporting this beach development after begging the club to go for it then fuck them and get Kingsford done.

It will make going to the game a bit harder for many and it will also benefit many. Swings and roundabouts.

[muttonhumper]

Fuck Kingsford.

[Tommy]

2 minutes ago, muttonhumper said:

Fuck Kingsford.

😂 

[The Gee Man]

26 minutes ago, Tommy said:

If the council are not supporting this beach development after begging the club to go for it then fuck them and get Kingsford done.

It will make going to the game a bit harder for many and it will also benefit many. Swings and roundabouts.

That’s good a kids play park too 

[Ernie McCracken]

Knew as soon as Marie Boulton opened her mouth that the club would get fucked over. 

She ensured Kingsford was killed, but now the alternative that killed it looks to be dying, whislt redeveloping Pittodrie is equally or more costly that the beech. 

This whole thing is fucked. 

[sooth_stander]

2 hours ago, Ten Caat said:

Because they started their redevelopment in 1995 and finished it by 2010, thus managing to avoid the new regulations that Boofon mentioned in his answer. 

Remember also that redeveloping Easter Road wasn't Hibs' first choice. They really wanted to sell up and move to a new build stadium at Straiton and only abandoned that plan (eventually) when Lothian cooncil refused to let the rest of the proposed site be used for commercial development and couldn't be persuaded to relent.

Redeveloping Pittodrie will leave us with around a 12-13k sized stadium. It's time folk accepted that fact and move on from it. We need to move. 

So what about Tynecastle, who Hearts only finished their Slough style main stand a yr or so ago - although some say work is still going on? 
They are as similarly constrained as Hibs, in terms of proximity to the pitch from the stands and also outside, surrounding the stands. How have they got round regs if they’re new stand is not long completed?

[aberdeen1970]

Hang on a minute 

So are these uefa regulations rather than national legislation? 

I think uefa have overstepped the mark a wee bit in that case. 

Surely all they can ask for legally is a safety certificate. They've got no business dictating what clubs are allowed to build or not build beyond that. 

[The Gee Man]

You only need to worry about uefa regulations if you are going to be in their tournament, so we do unfortunately 

[Guest milne_afc]

2 hours ago, NEM said:

Ah well staying at Pittodrie it is then 😎

 

Fuck the council

Aye, get it rebuilt over a 10 year period, just like i suggested 15 years ago

[fine-n-dandy]

Folk still buy the Milne pedalled BS to this day 🤣

[aberdeen1970]

2 minutes ago, fine-n-dandy said:

Folk still buy the Milne pedalled BS to this day 🤣

Course he did. 

He used a sales pitch to justify the benefits to the club in a move away from the beach 

Whereas Cormack is now utilising a sales pitch to justify staying at the beach 

Both can't be true 

[Betty Swallicks]

2 hours ago, zeroisgod76 said:

Its seen its day and is now a crumbling shithole.

Shut up you bent shot teuchter.

Pittodrie is fucking brilliant due to its location.

Its somewhere we go for 2hrs once a fortnight to watch fitba in between meeting mates, drinking pints and having a laugh, its nae far you go for 2 wiks holiday. 

If you don't get that, you won't get football.

 

[aberdeen1970]

1 minute ago, Betty Swallicks said:

Shut up you bent shot teuchter.

Pittodrie is fucking brilliant due to its location.

Its somewhere we go for 2hrs once a fortnight to watch fitba in between meeting mates, drinking pints and having a laugh, its nae far you go for 2 wiks holiday. 

If you don't get that, you won't get football.

 

Aye. 

Half the folk pushing for a new stadium won't even set foot in it. 

They just want something that looks good when they watch the games on TV as some sort of vanity project

[zeroisgod76]

14 minutes ago, Betty Swallicks said:

Shut up you bent shot teuchter.

Pittodrie is fucking brilliant due to its location.

Its somewhere we go for 2hrs once a fortnight to watch fitba in between meeting mates, drinking pints and having a laugh, its nae far you go for 2 wiks holiday. 

If you don't get that, you won't get football.

 

The location may be ‘brilliant’… that doesn’t change the fact it’s a neglected, crumbling dump. We can’t build a new stadium there or renovate it without dramatically reducing the capacity. We won’t be staying at Pittodrie no matter how brilliant the location is. Sorry to disappoint you Betty.

[zeroisgod76]

14 minutes ago, aberdeen1970 said:

Aye. 

Half the folk pushing for a new stadium won't even set foot in it. 

They just want something that looks good when they watch the games on TV as some sort of vanity project

I’ll set foot in it because I’ll support Aberdeen Football Club whether they’re in the city centre or a 5 miles out of it. All real fans will still go no matter where it’s built.