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Improvement works 09:36 - May 17 with 3954 viewsFifeITFC

I have just seen this about the summer stadium improvement works.

Why has the Cobbold Stand been earmarked for the safe standing?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjjejx72zg2o?at_link_type=web_link&at_me

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Improvement works on 09:41 - May 17 with 3553 viewsgeg1992

Because block A Cobbold is where the vocal fans stand anyway. I think you also have to offer away fans so it makes sense.

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Improvement works on 10:14 - May 17 with 3436 viewstextbackup

I get why they are doing it there, blue action etc.

However, if in 1/2/3 years they rebuild the stand, they’ll need to then put it elsewhere whilst cobbold is rebuilt

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Improvement works on 10:16 - May 17 with 3411 viewsBlue_Order

Because that’s where the most active support is.
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Because the safety advisory group…. on 10:18 - May 17 with 3396 viewsBloots

….were concerned about the number of fans (Blue Action and away fans) standing in a section that was a steep upper tier.

Putting rail seating in there solves that issue immediately.

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Improvement works on 10:20 - May 17 with 3359 viewsHungryLikeTheWoolf

Ashton was keen to stress that it was only a trial of safe standing, so I guess it makes sense to do it given the away fans are there, plus the A block fans - and when we do knock the Cobbold down I guess our vocal fans may relocate back to the North stand anyway, so they could put safe standing in the North stand then.
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Improvement works on 10:20 - May 17 with 3345 viewswkj

Safe-standing being added, about time
[Post edited 17 May 10:21]

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Improvement works on 10:26 - May 17 with 3304 viewsbluejacko

On the improvements costing us millions how did Luton get away with their stadium?does it show if you don’t spend the PL turn a blind eye?
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Improvement works on 10:34 - May 17 with 3266 viewsnodge_blue

Ashton said they had to chose someone to trial it and I guess that's a relatively discrete section rather than trying to do the whole of north stand lower for example.

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Improvement works on 10:36 - May 17 with 3257 viewsBloomBlue

Improvement works on 10:26 - May 17 by bluejacko

On the improvements costing us millions how did Luton get away with their stadium?does it show if you don’t spend the PL turn a blind eye?


I'm sure I saw a report at the start of the season which said Luton had to spend £10m in the preseason to get their stadium to meet Prem rules.
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Improvement works on 10:40 - May 17 with 3228 viewslurcher

Improvement works on 10:26 - May 17 by bluejacko

On the improvements costing us millions how did Luton get away with their stadium?does it show if you don’t spend the PL turn a blind eye?


Luton spent loads, they built a whole new stand on one side
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Improvement works on 10:42 - May 17 with 3209 viewsArnieM

Everyone stands in the Cobbold section A and SBR lower now anyway. Not really sure what all the fuss is about.

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Because the safety advisory group…. on 10:49 - May 17 with 3185 viewsGuthrum

Because the safety advisory group…. on 10:18 - May 17 by Bloots

….were concerned about the number of fans (Blue Action and away fans) standing in a section that was a steep upper tier.

Putting rail seating in there solves that issue immediately.


Yes, he specifically mentioned the rake (slope) of the area.
[Post edited 17 May 10:49]

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Improvement works on 11:11 - May 17 with 3093 viewsSitfcB

Watch Ashton’s interview.

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Improvement works on 12:23 - May 17 with 2972 viewsMattinLondon

Improvement works on 10:42 - May 17 by ArnieM

Everyone stands in the Cobbold section A and SBR lower now anyway. Not really sure what all the fuss is about.


I always thought that safe standing wasn’t an option because the stewards turned a blind eye to standing in the SBR Lower and Cobbold section A.

Like you, not sure why it’s needed.
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Improvement works on 13:05 - May 17 with 2809 viewsburnbudgiesburn

I'm interested in the new TV gantry.

I'm guessing as well as the need for more cameras, the current TV position has the habit of picking up anyone standing up or holding their arms up.

Think we'll need to get used to a new TV angle of the Portman Road pitch, playing surface will look a lot bigger I'd assume.
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Improvement works on 13:12 - May 17 with 2757 viewsMookamoo

Any mention of any if the new works are taking into consideration Portman Road gigs?

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Improvement works on 13:22 - May 17 with 2693 viewsMattinLondon

Improvement works on 13:12 - May 17 by Mookamoo

Any mention of any if the new works are taking into consideration Portman Road gigs?

Wouldn't be surprised to see our Ed play during the November international break


Isn’t that quite late in the year for an open air gig?
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Improvement works on 13:58 - May 17 with 2573 viewsSitfcB

Improvement works on 13:12 - May 17 by Mookamoo

Any mention of any if the new works are taking into consideration Portman Road gigs?

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Improvement works on 14:16 - May 17 with 2501 viewstextbackup

Improvement works on 13:12 - May 17 by Mookamoo

Any mention of any if the new works are taking into consideration Portman Road gigs?

Wouldn't be surprised to see our Ed play during the November international break


November

Out door gig

Really?!

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Improvement works on 17:08 - May 17 with 2343 viewsburnbudgiesburn

Not hanging about
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Improvement works on 17:21 - May 17 with 2291 viewsAlanG296

Improvement works on 17:08 - May 17 by burnbudgiesburn

Not hanging about


Presume that's work for the new boxes. West stand as originally envisaged will then be complete only 41 years after it opened!
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Because the safety advisory group…. on 22:58 - May 17 with 2004 viewsBtreeBlueBlood

Because the safety advisory group…. on 10:18 - May 17 by Bloots

….were concerned about the number of fans (Blue Action and away fans) standing in a section that was a steep upper tier.

Putting rail seating in there solves that issue immediately.


Also seats are getting broken each game
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Improvement works on 08:34 - May 18 with 1662 viewsfredbarber

Improvement works on 13:05 - May 17 by burnbudgiesburn

I'm interested in the new TV gantry.

I'm guessing as well as the need for more cameras, the current TV position has the habit of picking up anyone standing up or holding their arms up.

Think we'll need to get used to a new TV angle of the Portman Road pitch, playing surface will look a lot bigger I'd assume.


New tv angle will look like this

During the covid season the game against Swindon on sky they positioned the main cameras at the front of the upper west stand row a as there was no crowd

Makes me shudder looking back at the game. How far we have come

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Improvement works on 11:51 - May 18 with 1407 viewsRIPbobby

Improvement works on 10:20 - May 17 by wkj

Safe-standing being added, about time
[Post edited 17 May 10:21]


Safe standing is pointless and expensive. Normal terracing would be fine in any modern stadium. Bring that back.
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Improvement works on 15:12 - May 18 with 1179 viewsKropotkin123

I'd recommend watching part 2 of Mark Ashton's interview. He covers it nicely in there.

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