Extra Seating to be EFL compliant

[Desmond2-2]

I've said it all along the club are waiting to see if we remain in the EFL before splashing the cash on ground improvements. No need for improvements if we get relegated. Stay up and it will all get done in the summer, be patient.

Jeeez let’s try and be a bit positive at least. Best team in a long long time, top half position, great management team.

[Jonty]

I don’t buy into this “wait to see if we get relegated or not” mentality. It’s always there, lingering in the back ground. If we think like that nothing will ever get done.

[capman]

I am with jonty on this the way The club communicates on most things shocking and this is one off the worst we’ve known we need to get the seats plan for 18 months and the constant wait-and-see brigade just makes me laugh The reason why nothing could’ve been done so far is we need to commit some money towards it and like everything we do we never pay on time I know for a fact that some people who worked at the ground 18 months ago still not been paid what the Owed so I have no confidence in them planning it right and getting the planning permission in

[Matty]

I've said it all along the club are waiting to see if we remain in the EFL before splashing the cash on ground improvements. No need for improvements if we get relegated. Stay up and it will all get done in the summer, be patient.

Why would Wild be on a five year contract then if they weren't convinced we were going to stay up?

[Bingo]

I'd be disappointed if the attitude of the club was based on .. if we stop up scenarios it's not really having confidence in your team or manager

We have seen any sniff of success and the crowds really push on .. there is massive potential, I know its easy for us to say stuff its not our money being spent and its not a criticism we just would like to know its all in hand.

[capman]

It is are money as we owe 10 percent of the club and we as fans put money in as well every week

[Matty]

It is are money as we owe 10 percent of the club and we as fans put money in as well every week

Indeed, and it's possibly the most critical thing that needs to happen given that barring an absolute disaster we will be in this league next season. Surely we deserve more than snippets of information?

[32mile_cul-de-sac]

Prudent clubs always factor in relegation, relegation clauses are put in to players contracts even at premier league level, a club like Barrow always have to factor in relegation it's a fact of life for clubs the size of Barrow. Doesn't mean the club is thinking negatively just being prudent. Our club is not flush with cash.

[AFC Blue]

I am with jonty on this the way The club communicates on most things shocking and this is one off the worst we’ve known we need to get the seats plan for 18 months and the constant wait-and-see brigade just makes me laugh The reason why nothing could’ve been done so far is we need to commit some money towards it and like everything we do we never pay on time I know for a fact that some people who worked at the ground 18 months ago still not been paid what the Owed so I have no confidence in them planning it right and getting the planning permission in

You will have all the happy clappers chasing you now Andy, can't mention club owing money when we had a good win on Tuesday and got 3 pts

[bluessupporter]

I am with jonty on this the way The club communicates on most things shocking and this is one off the worst we’ve known we need to get the seats plan for 18 months and the constant wait-and-see brigade just makes me laugh The reason why nothing could’ve been done so far is we need to commit some money towards it and like everything we do we never pay on time I know for a fact that some people who worked at the ground 18 months ago still not been paid what the Owed so I have no confidence in them planning it right and getting the planning permission in

You will have all the happy clappers chasing you now Andy, can't mention club owing money when we had a good win on Tuesday and got 3 pts

Andy? Is Capman not Russ?

[Jonty]

Prudent clubs always factor in relegation, relegation clauses are put in to players contracts even at premier league level, a club like Barrow always have to factor in relegation it's a fact of life for clubs the size of Barrow. Doesn't mean the club is thinking negatively just being prudent. Our club is not flush with cash.

Yes but it shouldn’t drive the decision making. Plan for success and ambition. We cant wait on this much longer and some sort of tangible immediate and longer term ground plan would be welcomed.

[Middleton Nick]

You will have all the happy clappers chasing you now Andy, can't mention club owing money when we had a good win on Tuesday and got 3 pts

Andy? Is Capman not Russ?

Nope

[litefoot]

Why go to the expense of putting a roof on the seats in the cross bar end.? We rarely fill the seats we have now in the main stand so they would rarely be used anyway. Plenty of clubs have uncovered searing. Stockport, Gillingham and Swindon spring to mind

Swindon have a plan to put a roof over the Stratton Bank and even without a roof if we're in League 1 that would probably revert to being the full-time away stand again (or at least a regularly used overflow - anything more than about 750 away fans would need us to use it and there are a lot of L1 teams who would bring more than that).

Regarding a roof at the Crossbar End, it depends on what your long-term plans for the end and the ground as a whole are, particularly regarding the Main Stand.

[2 doors up]

I've said it all along the club are waiting to see if we remain in the EFL before splashing the cash on ground improvements. No need for improvements if we get relegated. Stay up and it will all get done in the summer, be patient.

So I'm guessing all preparations are in place to say GO!. Materials sorted, contractor sorted, planning permissions agreed and signed up?

[Jonty]

The main stand could be extended with a block either end. These could be built as freestanding separate units and connected across the roof line and across the back with the stairwells in between the connecting units. Saw this done on a Scottish league ground with a similar central main stand that was extended either end. The end result looked like a completely new stand. If we did something like this it could include new turnstiles / facilities underneath etc. The centre of the main stand is still be there for development and this has been muted several times.
Never understood previous CEO shouts to pull it down and start again. Where is the benefit in that? This is the sort of development we should be aiming for.