Have just had lunch with a director of The Buckingham group.

[public school boy]

I had an interesting conversation with one of the directors of the Buckingham group who advised me that planning permission to add an extra tier to the East stand is going to be withdrawn due to the fact a structural engineers believe that the foundations would need to be dug deeper to support the extra weight. One idea might be to pump concrete under the stand as one would do in cases of subsidence. Is there anyone on NSC who is a structural engineer who can shed further light on the matter?

 

[DTES]

It has gone midday, you know?

 

[Bean]

1/10

 

[Max Paper]

It has gone midday, you know?

is what i was about to say

 

[Mutts Nuts]

I had an interesting conversation with one of the directors of the Buckingham group who advised me that planning permission to add an extra tier to the East stand is going to be withdrawn due to the fact a structural engineers believe that the foundations would need to be dug deeper to support the extra weight. One idea might be to pump concrete under the stand as one would do in cases of subsidence. Is there anyone on NSC who is a structural engineer who can shed further light on the matter?

Don`t know what to believe the most the story about lunch with a director, or the one about the foundations

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Don`t know what to believe the most the story about lunch with a director, or the one about the foundations

Neither has much foundation.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

There is expertise at the Club. I would imagine that all the right questions would have been asked when the stadium was first designed and built.

 

[HAILSHAM SEAGULL]

Why would a director of Buckinghams be eating Sunday lunch at Macdonalds?

 

[public school boy]

There is expertise at the Club. I would imagine that all the right questions would have been asked when the stadium was first designed and built.

As should have been the case with The Titanic.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

As should have been the case with The Titanic.

Yep. Pouring more concrete into the bottom of the hull would have averted the disaster.

 

[Mutts Nuts]

There is expertise at the Club. I would imagine that all the right questions would have been asked when the stadium was first designed and built.

is this a classic case of wwwwhhhooooooooossssshhhhhh

 

[Lord Bracknell]

is this a classic case of wwwwhhhooooooooossssshhhhhh

... as in not recognising one of Hugo's wind-ups?

The giveaway is his claim that he's heard that the planning application is to be "withdrawn". That would be really stupid, since the existence of construction issues (eg the need to do some on-site building work) is the reason why most planning applications are made.

 

[Deleted User X18H]

I was at this lunch. Hugo is a very very poor second Wine Waiter.

Next week Hugo will tell us he worked with Nick Leeson at Willis!

 

[public school boy]

I was at this lunch. Hugo is a very very poor second Wine Waiter.

Next week Hugo will tell us he worked with Nick Leeson at Willis!

Barings, I think.

 

[Deleted User X18H]

Barings, I think.

Yes. I meant Bateman.

 

[BHAFC_Pandapops]

I had an interesting conversation with one of the directors of the Buckingham group who advised me that planning permission to add an extra tier to the East stand is going to be withdrawn due to the fact a structural engineers believe that the foundations would need to be dug deeper to support the extra weight. One idea might be to pump concrete under the stand as one would do in cases of subsidence. Is there anyone on NSC who is a structural engineer who can shed further light on the matter?

they don't need planning permission. The only thing they need is proof that they can hold a sustainable transport system.

 

[Deleted User X18H]

they don't need planning permission. The only thing they need is proof that they can hold a sustainable transport system.

I give it five!

 

[8ace]

I had an interesting conversation with one of the directors of the Buckingham group who advised me that planning permission to add an extra tier to the East stand is going to be withdrawn due to the fact a structural engineers believe that the foundations would need to be dug deeper to support the extra weight. One idea might be to pump concrete under the stand as one would do in cases of subsidence. Is there anyone on NSC who is a structural engineer who can shed further light on the matter?

Were you in the nude

 

[fire&skill]

Don`t know what to believe the most the story about lunch with a director, or the one about the foundations

If there WAS an issue with The Foundations, surely they could build them up (buttercup)?

 

[Seagull on the wing]

Neither has much foundation.

Superb answer... And what did you base this on??