Man of Harveys
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1. The new stadium is going to be a building of genuine architectural beauty, in a way that few of the new crop of stadia have been. Of course by now, we'd probably settle for any old shed like that crappy Majeski as long as it had a roof over it. Ours will PISS on that, for style and elegance. It'll genuinely be quite a stunning piece of sculpture and worth mentioning in the same breath as some of the world cup grounds from Germany, if of course, smaller.
2. Despite appearances, just how QUICKLY everything is happening - the club offices will be at Falmer in about 7-8 months??!! We could be playing there in two years' time? Incredible and fantastic. And hey, f*** it, what's another six months delays if it happens.
3. To state the obvious, just how much needs to be done, both in terms of building and still finalising agreements with so many parties. I'd never realised that engineering works on the trains are planned THREE years in advance (I thought they just arranged them when I want to go to London at the weekend), but that's just one of big projects to be tackled when they build a new bridge. Plus the new Lewes Road A270 bit, the Sussex uni access in Stanmer Park etc etc etc etc. The actual stadium is but a tiny part of the whole development.
4. How detailed and complete every aspect of the architectural drawings are - anyone thinking "I want this, I want that" - it's all done and decided by now, of course. I gazed fascinatedly last night at the plans for the changing rooms and gyms and players tunnel from which Peter Ward will emerge to play in Nicky Forster's testimonial in 2011 - it looks brilliant.
5. Without being overdramatic, there is, of course, no building that will be built in my lifetime that will mean more to me than this stadium. As such, I would give my right bollock and a considerable sum of money to be able to BUY those stunning architectural plans that were on display last night. Will I and other similar anoraks be able to do so?
Anyway, that's just my tuppenceworth. f***ing GREAT EFFORT, ALBION. I slept very well last night, knowing that our future's looking safer by the day - not a feeling I might have expected, say, back in 1995, for example.
2. Despite appearances, just how QUICKLY everything is happening - the club offices will be at Falmer in about 7-8 months??!! We could be playing there in two years' time? Incredible and fantastic. And hey, f*** it, what's another six months delays if it happens.
3. To state the obvious, just how much needs to be done, both in terms of building and still finalising agreements with so many parties. I'd never realised that engineering works on the trains are planned THREE years in advance (I thought they just arranged them when I want to go to London at the weekend), but that's just one of big projects to be tackled when they build a new bridge. Plus the new Lewes Road A270 bit, the Sussex uni access in Stanmer Park etc etc etc etc. The actual stadium is but a tiny part of the whole development.
4. How detailed and complete every aspect of the architectural drawings are - anyone thinking "I want this, I want that" - it's all done and decided by now, of course. I gazed fascinatedly last night at the plans for the changing rooms and gyms and players tunnel from which Peter Ward will emerge to play in Nicky Forster's testimonial in 2011 - it looks brilliant.
5. Without being overdramatic, there is, of course, no building that will be built in my lifetime that will mean more to me than this stadium. As such, I would give my right bollock and a considerable sum of money to be able to BUY those stunning architectural plans that were on display last night. Will I and other similar anoraks be able to do so?
Anyway, that's just my tuppenceworth. f***ing GREAT EFFORT, ALBION. I slept very well last night, knowing that our future's looking safer by the day - not a feeling I might have expected, say, back in 1995, for example.
