New pitch?

[DanielT]

At the stadium now and half the pitch is gone. Lorries shovelling huge amounts of soil inside

 

[brighton_tom]

picture?

 

[Titanic]

Preparations for FBS??

 

[shaolinpunk]

Wouldn't be that surprised if they're relaying the pitch - partly because of the building works and partly because of the pitch was seemingly to blame for injuries at the start of the season

 

[DanielT]

I'm still here, will try and get a pic. Could see in when I drove down the slope towards the shop


Edit: just spoken to one of staff and he said they've removed about 4 metres of the pitch by the east stand to allow the crane to get in, and will replace it after. Not new pitch. Panic over!

Nothing to see here, move along now

 

[Munkfish]

Surely got to be for the stage for BB

 

[brighton_tom]

new pitch.. and looks like they re-painted the lines? making the pitch smaller?

 

[NickBHAFC18]

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That is where the stage for Fatboy will be if I am correct? I heard it will be in front of the East Stand, and that looks like East Stand Upper being build as well?

 

[Superphil]

OP said half the pitch had been stripped, this pic was taken ealry this morning, looks like just where the FBS stage will be. Need to wait for the OPs more recent pic.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

At a cost of 500k it wasn't cheap in the first place!

 

[StonehamPark]

Have the lines been re-painted? Narrower Pitch?

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Repainted for Sussex senior cup or the schoolboys game I think.

 

[DanielT]

Bad angle but the lady guarding north stand entrance let me take a pic inside. (Paul Hazlewood just arrived so expect better shots later)

She said, as far as she knows, it's all being removed and boarded over for fbs

 

[Worthingite]

Bad angle but the lady guarding north stand entrance let me take a pic inside. (Paul Hazlewood just arrived so expect better shots later)

She said, as far as she knows, it's all being removed and boarded over for fbs

It's pictures like that that make you realise what a stunning place we have. Sun shining through the roof, despite not being finished, it looks amazing. So excited.

 

[fire&skill]

 

[DanielT]

Much better picture!

 

[Oscar]

I can't help but feel a bit violated to see our beautiful home being messed up like that. Even if it is only for a short while.

 

[terryberry1]

Just been to get my season ticket, The woman said they are removing the Pitch for the Fatboy slim concert. Would have thought it would be changed anyway after all the injuries it probably caused. Here my video from earlier

 

[Brok]

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How do they take the grass up and leave the lines there?

 

[StillHateBellotti]

From some of the pics it doesn't look like they are taking up the pitch at all, just spreading soil over the top!