North stand looking twee

[MACROBLUE]

Went to the amex today and sat in the West lower for a sandwich. Have to say the East is looking great with 90% of the structure complete. Likewise the corners to the SW and SE all coming together nicely but the North stand now looks very isolated and a little sad if I'm honest. It's not quite meccano sad but does appear to be like your stinky class mate that no one wants to sit next to....maybe thats the idea

Just come back from the Amex myself and completely agree with the comment here. When East Stand and the the south corners are complete its going to look great. I just hope the North will follow suit asap as it does look a bit strange all by itself. The sound bouncing off the stands will be tremendous.

 

[eastlondonseagull]

Talking of tools, and by way of binding this thread together a bit, sounds like there's a bit of penis envy going on from some of you north stand boys - after all the west stand is really so much bigger and the bell-end (WSU) is even louder than you!

WSU is like a morgue

 

[JCL]

ok - here are the higher res images!
3 more to load up - got to compress them a bit first.

Chicken & Chorizo pie was ok!

 

[kevo]

What is that yellow thing above the half-way line, between the tiers of the East Stand?

 

[JCL]

And here are the other three.



Massive hole in the outside wall - South West corner - presumably new entrance?

 

[JCL]

What is that yellow thing above the half-way line, between the tiers of the East Stand?

I thought it was part of the builders signage?

 

[JCL]

Good photos, I can see where our seats will be now, thanks. I thought you were going to the tool fair?

Yep I can see where mine will be too!

I spent longer sitting in WSL than going around the tool fair... that was just a cunning rouse to get into the stadium... been too long!

 

[*Gullsworth*]

I think that hole is to be the new entrance with an all glass frontage, just like the West Stand!

 

[queens park pete]

Hats off to the NS they do create most of the atmosphere but I do think it's a shame the banking is not bigger. From the EL end (seats now given to away fans) it does look a bit small.....hardly a Spion Kop.

I am old enough to understand the North Stand's traditional role. However, in view of proximity to the away corner to the South Stand, I can see that in a few years, many of our livelier fans may gravitate towards the away corner, and stand/sit behind the south goal? (I believe Brentford called a similar arrangement "Hate Corner."
Certainly at Luton for example the traditional home in end moved from north to south and then to a corner next to the away end.
Always easier to bounce off a full away end than try to get our lower East going!

 

[Mutts Nuts]

Amateur

All that wasted space behind the seats fcuking joke , too much office and dining space in what is primarily supposed to be a football ground

 

[Mutts Nuts]

Here's the south / southwest corner. And a little bit of my thumb, yesterday.

Originally Posted by GoldWithFalmer
Amateur


All that wasted space behind the seats fcuking joke , too much office and dining space in what is primarily supposed to be a football ground

 

[MACROBLUE]

Went to the amex today and sat in the West lower for a sandwich. Have to say the East is looking great with 90% of the structure complete. Likewise the corners to the SW and SE all coming together nicely but the North stand now looks very isolated and a little sad if I'm honest. It's not quite meccano sad but does appear to be like your stinky class mate that no one wants to sit next to....maybe thats the idea

Its a shame the offices couldn't have been built outside the stadium in some way. We could then have had a North Stand kop to be really proud of. I always thought the North Stand was the achilles heel of the Amex.

 

[The Large One]

Originally Posted by GoldWithFalmer
Amateur


All that wasted space behind the seats fcuking joke , too much office and dining space in what is primarily supposed to be a football ground

Primarily, but not exclusively.

 

[Dave the OAP]

I did the same today (minus sandwich). There's a tool fair on in the WSL concourse and you can just wander through and take in the view from the WSL seats.

East Stand is going to look awesome and while I wouldn't say the North looks twee, the work at the south end does highlight the need to fill those north corners too.

The FREE tool fair is on again tomorrow by the way for anyone missing the Amex as much as me. There were pies too!

Amazing how many events are being held at the stadium.

Yes the bloody wierdos from Jehovas Witness' were there last week and the car park had more coaches that any of the albion games I have seen...there were hundreds of the things...hopefully none of the fuckers were sat in my seat!