Jack Straw's Falmer Watch No 27A (26/6/09).

[Jack Straw]

Look out for JSFW 27B aswell.
I'm told that 200 cubic metres of concrete is being put in the foundations today - see concrete mixer lorries in action.
The white lines on the coach park are only temporary as there is still another layer of tarmac to go on.
The "Gate House" is being installed at the coach park entrance next week.
Poppy and lorry shot for those that like that sort of thing, ie me!

Mr. Blobby is standing in for me next week only. Thanks Mr. Blobby.

 

[portslade seagull]

Nice one JS keep it up only another 2yrs

 

[Titanic]

Awesome pics ... thanks Jack.

 

[Fourteenth Eye]

im loving the lorry poppy shot!!

if anyone would like to erm attached this years fixtures.....ahem

 

[Lady Whistledown]

I must say, there's been a lot less digging down than I expected.

 

[Mr Burns]

I know its been said before. But for doing this, you Sir, are a legend.

 

[sully]

im loving the lorry poppy shot!!

if anyone would like to erm attached this years fixtures.....ahem

That was EXACTLY what I thought when I saw that. Awesome picture!

 

[Easy 10]

Same here. The lorry / poppy shot is absolutely ICONIC

 

[Billy the Fish]

I must say, there's been a lot less digging down than I expected.

I've been thinking that, the main stand is going to look MASSIVE

 

[Muzzman]

The poppy picture looks OUTSTANDING... even BEAUTIFUL, for a NATURAL AREA anyway.

 

[Collar Feeler]

It wasn't before but it is now An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty!

 

[The Club Press Officer]

Am I being thick here ... or does the pitch actually look quite small and not particularly rectangular

 

[Billy the Fish]

Am I being thick here ... or does the pitch actually look quite small and not particularly rectangular

It's not really a pitch yet though. The undersoil heating has to go on that before the pitch, then foundations for the stand. The pitch will eventually go in that space somewhere.

 

[The Club Press Officer]

It's not really a pitch yet though. The undersoil heating has to go on that before the pitch, then foundations for the stand. The pitch will eventually go in that space somewhere.

I didn't think there was any under soil heating?

 

[Mr Burns]

I didn't think there was any under soil heating?

There is 100% certain going to be no under soil heating

 

[Jack Straw]

I'm lead to believe that the basic pipe work and other bits and bobs will be installed in readiness if the ice age returns, as it's cheaper to put it in now than when when the stadium is up and running and the pitch is established.

 

[wigman]

Thanks JS for the pics.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Superb work, Mr Straw.

Don't get lost in France ... we need you back in a couple of weeks.

 

[Man of Harveys]

Thanks Mr Straw, as ever.

Anyone know if that brown surface where the pitch is going to be is something that the builders put there themselves in preparation for it being grassed over, or just what you get if you keep digging deep enough?

 

[Super Steve Earle]

There is 100% certain going to be no under soil heating

That's funny. After we had a match called off at Withdean due to cold weather last season, Martin Perry said we would now have undersoil heating as made sense and cheaper now than after stadium built.