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New State-of-the-art Pitch at The Valley

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  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,258
    Henry Irving said:
    11 July 2025



    Henners deliberately angling the phone to avoid showing pictures of the new big screen and floodlights, which are being installed on a 100ft tall statue of Nathan Jones on his knees, on top of the JS stand
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,331
    Henry Irving said:
    11 July 2025



    "On reflection, the comms team have admitted that launching the new head-to-toe, green third kit with a photoshoot on the pitch was a bad idea..." 
  • Alwaysneil
    Alwaysneil Posts: 13,806
    Celebrating the grass roots of football and the fountain of joy it brings to the fans with the added sprinkler motif.
  • AberystwythAddick
    AberystwythAddick Posts: 913
    You sure that’s not Augusta 
  • lancashire lad
    lancashire lad Posts: 15,626
    What about the bit in the corner?
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,849
    AberystwythAddick said:
    You sure that’s not Augusta 
    No, definitely July 
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,220
    edited July 26
    25 July


  • ArmchairAddick
    ArmchairAddick Posts: 417
    edited July 26
    Stop taking pictures of it, you'll wear it out.
  • kidbrookeaddick
    kidbrookeaddick Posts: 1,051
    I find it intriguing that all the photos you are posting don't show the rest of the stadium like they normally do. Wonder what improvements are being made elsewhere 
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  • eastterrace6168
    eastterrace6168 Posts: 22,510
    As above, come on Henry maybe a wider shot, how about the screen, intriguing shot of the floodlights by the way, pitch looks great 👍 
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,030
    kidbrookeaddick said:
    I find it intriguing that all the photos you are posting don't show the rest of the stadium like they normally do. Wonder what improvements are being made elsewhere 
    Well GC and Warwick said that there will be lots of improvements, there’s definitely a new big screen going in 
  • Valley11
    Valley11 Posts: 11,983
    Henry Irving said:
    25 July


    Shadow showing new floodlights? 
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,220
    kidbrookeaddick said:
    I find it intriguing that all the photos you are posting don't show the rest of the stadium like they normally do. Wonder what improvements are being made elsewhere 
    My lips are sealed.  You'll just have to wait until Watford.
  • GreenWithEnvy
    GreenWithEnvy Posts: 1,841
    Henry Irving said:
    kidbrookeaddick said:
    I find it intriguing that all the photos you are posting don't show the rest of the stadium like they normally do. Wonder what improvements are being made elsewhere 
    My lips are sealed.  You'll just have to wait until Watford.
    I hate you , I hate you, I hate you!!!!
  • Lewis Coaches
    Lewis Coaches Posts: 5,408
    Henry Irving said:
    kidbrookeaddick said:
    I find it intriguing that all the photos you are posting don't show the rest of the stadium like they normally do. Wonder what improvements are being made elsewhere 
    My lips are sealed.  You'll just have to wait until Watford.
    Or walk down yourself if in area.
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,258
    I have no doubt that when the work is done Charlton will be posting pictures of it everywhere 
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,220
    GreenWithEnvy said:
    Henry Irving said:
    kidbrookeaddick said:
    I find it intriguing that all the photos you are posting don't show the rest of the stadium like they normally do. Wonder what improvements are being made elsewhere 
    My lips are sealed.  You'll just have to wait until Watford.
    I hate you , I hate you, I hate you!!!!
    As the Persuaders sang "It's a thin line between love and hate"
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,258
    Valley11 said:
    Henry Irving said:
    25 July


    Shadow showing new floodlights? 

    Reckon so, the old ones were bigger, rounder and more spaced out as above
  • _MrDick
    _MrDick Posts: 13,104
    Henry Irving said:
    25 July


    Too green 🙄
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  • kidbrookeaddick
    kidbrookeaddick Posts: 1,051
    Henry Irving said:
    kidbrookeaddick said:
    I find it intriguing that all the photos you are posting don't show the rest of the stadium like they normally do. Wonder what improvements are being made elsewhere 
    My lips are sealed.  You'll just have to wait until Watford.
    Without giving anything away, are you impressed with the improvements happening to the ground? And the pitch looks decent in the photos, do you reckon it's in better condition than this stage last pre season?
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,220
    kidbrookeaddick said:
    Henry Irving said:
    kidbrookeaddick said:
    I find it intriguing that all the photos you are posting don't show the rest of the stadium like they normally do. Wonder what improvements are being made elsewhere 
    My lips are sealed.  You'll just have to wait until Watford.
    Without giving anything away, are you impressed with the improvements happening to the ground? And the pitch looks decent in the photos, do you reckon it's in better condition than this stage last pre season?
    Pitch looks good but check back on this thread to last summer to see how it looked then.

    Not going to go into the changes as been asked not to.. We'll all see them v Watford and more will happen after that.
  • eastterrace6168
    eastterrace6168 Posts: 22,510
    Henry Irving said:
    kidbrookeaddick said:
    Henry Irving said:
    kidbrookeaddick said:
    I find it intriguing that all the photos you are posting don't show the rest of the stadium like they normally do. Wonder what improvements are being made elsewhere 
    My lips are sealed.  You'll just have to wait until Watford.
    Without giving anything away, are you impressed with the improvements happening to the ground? And the pitch looks decent in the photos, do you reckon it's in better condition than this stage last pre season?
    Pitch looks good but check back on this thread to last summer to see how it looked then.

    Not going to go into the changes as been asked not to.. We'll all see them v Watford and more will happen after that.

    They've made the JS stand match the Curbs and West stands, and it's two tier all round...🤔😉
  • GreenWithEnvy
    GreenWithEnvy Posts: 1,841
    All this extra investment to the infrastructure, the academy,  the womens’s team and of course the men’s really proves the new owners are not messing about and are not here for the short term to flip (until we get to the PL). I truly cannot wait for the first match.
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,559
    Sod the pitch, have they put a new lock on trap three of the East Stand bogs?
  • Photollery
    Photollery Posts: 119
    edited July 26
    New signage between South & West Stands says ‘bye bye Roland’ as they have purchased it back…
  • charltonbob
    charltonbob Posts: 8,254
    Henry Irving said:
    GreenWithEnvy said:
    Henry Irving said:
    kidbrookeaddick said:
    I find it intriguing that all the photos you are posting don't show the rest of the stadium like they normally do. Wonder what improvements are being made elsewhere 
    My lips are sealed.  You'll just have to wait until Watford.
    I hate you , I hate you, I hate you!!!!
    As the Persuaders sang "It's a thin line between love and hate"
    Very nice have a few of their singles & 2or3 albums
  • Kap10
    Kap10 Posts: 15,563
    ozaddick said:
    killerandflash said:
    The dugouts need complete rebuilding,  but that would be a major exercise requiring existing season ticket holders to be moved, so that the dugouts are the same distance from the halfway line.
    I like that the away dugout is further from the half way line, little quirks that are beneficial to us, and these things are part and parcel of a proper ground, unlike these soul less bowls they build nowadays. 
    I hope they don't change the positioning. 
    During either Pardew or curbs time there was consideration to swapping the Home and Away dug outs because the away management were always to get in the linesmans back* throughout the game.

    cue kenneth williams
  • Kap10
    Kap10 Posts: 15,563
    Henry Irving said:
    Pic taken 18 July 2025
    Seems a shame to put lines on it. Even worse is putting 24 blokes with studs!!!
  • sammy391
    sammy391 Posts: 3,782
    edited July 26
    -New flood lights, although don’t think they’ve gone in yet 
    - new Digital Advertising boards - which may or may not be on the operations HQ box - around the pitch and upper tier hoardings 
    - brand new big screen, which looks as if it could be rectangular rather than square
    - presumably some funky light show effects too if MaxMaze are involved 
    - solar panels on roof (and Ops HQ box possibly) at somepoint

    Seems a lot is going on at The Valley. Lots of ‘licks of paint’ too 

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