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

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  • Alwaysneil
    Alwaysneil Posts: 13,806
    ElfsborgAddick said:
    sammy391 said:
    Kap10 said:
    sammy391 said:
    -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 
    I believe also there is a plan in the Curbs stand to put in handrails along the aisles due to the steepness of the stairs 
    You’re correct! 
    CAST lead on this, leading the operations team at The Valley to research ideal ways to install without blocking the steps. Believe they settled on ‘P Rails’ 
    Decided after 31 years they are too steep.  Hmmmm.
    As the fan base gets older, less mobile and eats more sugary products than ever before 🤣
  • Raith_C_Chattonell
    Raith_C_Chattonell Posts: 5,677
    ElfsborgAddick said:
    sammy391 said:
    Kap10 said:
    sammy391 said:
    -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 
    I believe also there is a plan in the Curbs stand to put in handrails along the aisles due to the steepness of the stairs 
    You’re correct! 
    CAST lead on this, leading the operations team at The Valley to research ideal ways to install without blocking the steps. Believe they settled on ‘P Rails’ 
    Decided after 31 years they are too steep.  Hmmmm.
    I can assure you they are getting steeper every year.
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,616


    Croke Park yesterday.
  • letthegoodtimesroll
    letthegoodtimesroll Posts: 10,619
    ElfsborgAddick said:
    sammy391 said:
    Kap10 said:
    sammy391 said:
    -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 
    I believe also there is a plan in the Curbs stand to put in handrails along the aisles due to the steepness of the stairs 
    You’re correct! 
    CAST lead on this, leading the operations team at The Valley to research ideal ways to install without blocking the steps. Believe they settled on ‘P Rails’ 
    Decided after 31 years they are too steep.  Hmmmm.
    Shock revelation - Younger, still physically mobile men and women who don’t give a second thought to their surroundings, weight or well-being (choose if/as appropriate) get 30 years older and often/usually see those surroundings from an entirely different perspective 😉
  • Redrobo
    Redrobo Posts: 11,330
    LargeAddick said:
    As someone who sits in an aisle seat they had better not obstruct my view.
    You will have to stand up for your rights!
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,225
    guinnessaddick said:


    Croke Park yesterday.
    Nicely done.

    Didn't the FA or FL ban such designs a few years ago? LIke they haven't got more important things to worry about.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,842
    With steep stands a handrail is, if anything, more important when going down. With crowds surging down the stairs, it's very easy for people to trip and fall. 
  • gringo
    gringo Posts: 577
    edited July 28
    iaitch said:
    guinnessaddick said:


    Croke Park yesterday.
    Nicely done.

    Didn't the FA or FL ban such designs a few years ago? LIke they haven't got more important things to worry about.
    different kind of balls innit?
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,842
    I think the FA banned designs where there the main lines across the pitch weren't straight across, as it would be a nightmare for linos judging offsides. 
  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    iaitch said:
    guinnessaddick said:


    Croke Park yesterday.
    Nicely done.

    Didn't the FA or FL ban such designs a few years ago? LIke they haven't got more important things to worry about.
    God that looks fucking awful, I hope I never see that on a football pitch in this country 
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  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,032
    eaststandmike said:
    iaitch said:
    guinnessaddick said:


    Croke Park yesterday.
    Nicely done.

    Didn't the FA or FL ban such designs a few years ago? LIke they haven't got more important things to worry about.
    God that looks fucking awful, I hope I never see that on a football pitch in this country 
    Leicester were well known for it a couple of years back , had all kinds of patterns 
  • charlton4ever
    charlton4ever Posts: 1,716
    oh that's looking nice
  • addick19
    addick19 Posts: 378
    killerandflash said:
    With steep stands a handrail is, if anything, more important when going down. With crowds surging down the stairs, it's very easy for people to trip and fall. 
    Most of us in the Upper West are long past surging anywhere...unless it's to the loo!
  • Kap10
    Kap10 Posts: 15,563
    addick19 said:
    killerandflash said:
    With steep stands a handrail is, if anything, more important when going down. With crowds surging down the stairs, it's very easy for people to trip and fall. 
    Most of us in the Upper West are long past surging anywhere...unless it's to the loo!
    We need p rails in the Upper West for this reason 
  • ajmrally
    ajmrally Posts: 9
    In terms of improvements and maintenance, I take it the club foots that bill on top of the rent? You'd hope certain things would come out of a Belgian pocket but we should be so lucky!
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,258
    Lots of the stadium looks like it's been painted black?
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,225
    In homage to the Rolling Stones?
  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    sam3110 said:
    Lots of the stadium looks like it's been painted black?
    The green and yellow is being added today ready for the renaming to The Bob Marley Stadium 
  • CarltonAthleticDance
    CarltonAthleticDance Posts: 181
    eaststandmike said:
    sam3110 said:
    Lots of the stadium looks like it's been painted black?
    The green and yellow is being added today ready for the renaming to The Bob Marley Stadium 
    Relax. Three little birds told me yesterday not to worry about a thing, because every little thing is going to be alright.
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  • sammy391
    sammy391 Posts: 3,782
    ‘Temporary’ signage installed on the fronts of both West & covered end tiers. 

    Looks like the lyrics to VFR, presume the digital screens will be installed nearer Christmas? 
  • Hex
    Hex Posts: 1,888
    If a new big screen is in place (as visible behind the CharltonTV crew last evening) then they have once again positioned it too low for much of the AC stand to view comfortably.
  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,801
    edited August 8
    load more work to be done on screens, LEDs and lights in the three weeks between the Leicester and Millwall games, and then during the gap between the Blackburn and Sheffield Wednesday in late September
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,027
    Video here about changes to The Valley this season

    https://x.com/CAFCofficial/status/1953742987919278292
  • valleynick66
    valleynick66 Posts: 4,886
    But I want it all now ! 😆

    All sounds good. Don’t pretend to understand why bigger crowds affected the digital boards but there you go.
     
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,559
    fenaddick said:
    Video here about changes to The Valley this season

    https://x.com/CAFCofficial/status/1953742987919278292
    All well and good but what about fixing the locks on the toilet doors?
  • JohnnyH2
    JohnnyH2 Posts: 5,342
    fenaddick said:
    Video here about changes to The Valley this season

    https://x.com/CAFCofficial/status/1953742987919278292
    East and South stands
  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,810
    looks very smart with all the additional black replacing the yellow
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,225
    edited August 8
    eaststandmike said:
    sam3110 said:
    Lots of the stadium looks like it's been painted black?
    The green and yellow is being added today ready for the renaming to The Bob Marley Stadium 
    Noticed the Lions games recently the touchlines were yellow, so if we do that then it would look Jamaican. 

    Is there a rule/law that touchlines have to be white?
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,616
    iaitch said:
    eaststandmike said:
    sam3110 said:
    Lots of the stadium looks like it's been painted black?
    The green and yellow is being added today ready for the renaming to The Bob Marley Stadium 
    Noticed the Lions games recently the touchlines were yellow, so if we do that then it would look Jamaican. 

    Is there a rule/law that touchlines have to be white?
    They used to be orange when there was snow on the ground.

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