Ground development, season tickets.......

[WORKSOPBLADE]

Wonder which games won’t have home fans in BLUT ??

Low demand games for cost cutting??

Appreciate roof work but surely they could be complete pre season?? Still allowing fans in corner stand on upper tier (Westfield).

 

[Bladeloyal]

Wonder which games won’t have home fans in BLUT ??

Low demand games for cost cutting??

Appreciate roof work but surely they could be complete pre season?? Still allowing fans in corner stand on upper tier (Westfield).

You would think the first few games of the season

 

[Addison]

Wonder which games won’t have home fans in BLUT ??

Low demand games for cost cutting??

Appreciate roof work but surely they could be complete pre season?? Still allowing fans in corner stand on upper tier (Westfield).

Statement is vague on numbers of games affected. First 4 home games Brum Bolton Norwich and Wolves take us to the end of the second International Break on 6 October. If the stand is still closed for the Lincoln game on 10 October then its likely to be something more than remedial work.

 

[MobileBlade]

You know these roof repairs cost £10m according to Porktalk

 

[DifferentClass]

You know these roof repairs cost £10m according to Porktalk

Meanwhile the scrubbers still won't pony up to paint oer the Presto Tools logo...

 

[Bladesman]

You know these roof repairs cost £10m according to Porktalk

Doesn't matter, at least we just fucking do it rather than wait til the SAG or council tell us to shut a stand down.

 

[Bladeloyal]

Doesn't matter, at least we just fucking do it rather than wait til the SAG or council tell us to shut a stand down.

That's because our ground is fit for purpose and not a rust bucket

 

[Lower Drop Blade]

More worrying signs the cracks keep opening with this board.

 

[Valley Blade]

More worrying signs the cracks keep opening with this board.

What are you worried about?

 

[Berkshire Blade]

More worrying signs the cracks keep opening with this board.

Be more worrying if they weren't doing anything...

 

[Lower Drop Blade]

What are you worried about?

Shutting a stand

 

[Wards]

Everyone knows a few well-placed cable ties do the trick. Hope we aren't paying over the odds for them.

 

[Valley Blade]

Shutting a stand

Shutting a stand

The club clearly state why this is happening. What do you suggest they do otherwise? Not do the renovations at all?

 

[Shadota]

Shutting a stand

Hardly a cause for concern. Aston Villa will have a full stand closed this season for redevelopment, as they're increasing capacity and improving the facilities in time for Euro 2028.

https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2026/april/21/news-aston-villa-announces-north-stand-redevelopment-plan-for-2026-27-season/

 

[FATTYFOULKE]

When you say "Best fans in football", what do you base it on? We're probably very much like the rest.

Amazing support for the most underachieving club?

Amazing support for the fanbase that’s been kicked in the teeth the most?

Amazing support for a club that hasn’t won anything for a hundred years?

I don’t know, you tell me..

 

[Lower Drop Blade]

Hardly a cause for concern. Aston Villa will have a full stand closed this season for redevelopment, as they're increasing capacity and improving the facilities in time for Euro 2028.

https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2026/april/21/news-aston-villa-announces-north-stand-redevelopment-plan-for-2026-27-season/

Oh good are we redeveloping?

 

[SwissBlade]

Oh good are we redeveloping?

No we’re doing maintenance to a couple of stands and it might affect a few games

 

[Snowflake]

The owners are spending a decent amount to do all this work , but some on here choose to find fault !!
Some of the work may not be obvious, but the electrical work alone will be costly.

 

[FATTYFOULKE]

Don’t know where they’ve got this from but I suspect 99% of the votes that say they buy concession tickets are Porkers..

DaveClark​

Posted 41 minutes ago

Disgraceful, especially when you add in the fact those '"taking the 5th" are most likely also going in on concession tickets. Scrubby ********, the lot of them.

 

[Danetheblade]

Don’t know where they’ve got this from but I suspect 99% of the votes that say they buy concession tickets are Porkers..

DaveClark​

Posted 41 minutes ago

Disgraceful, especially when you add in the fact those '"taking the 5th" are most likely also going in on concession tickets. Scrubby ********, the lot of them.

A pig calling United scruffy.. pay ya debts rather than going into admin you bunch on tramps.

 

[Shadota]

Oh good are we redeveloping?

No, but if you'd cared to read anything besides the mention of part of one stand being closed temporarily, you'd know exactly the reason why:

"Roof renovations on the Family Stand Corner, Kop and Bramall Lane end, including repainting and strengthening."

 

[Upton_Blade]

More worrying signs the cracks keep opening with this board.

What an utterly weird take that is.

There's plenty to attack the owners for but the ground is probably at the bottom of the list quite frankly .

 

[Sean Thornton]

Shutting a stand

?

 

[Old Programme seller]

My mate works with some plumbers who in turn are working ‘their’ shed and apparently 3 sides of the ground had no running water

 

[Bladesman]

My mate works with some plumbers who in turn are working ‘their’ shed and apparently 3 sides of the ground had no running water

Yet last season none of their stands were shut down because of that.

 

[Mario1889]

Don’t know where they’ve got this from but I suspect 99% of the votes that say they buy concession tickets are Porkers..

DaveClark​

Posted 41 minutes ago

Disgraceful, especially when you add in the fact those '"taking the 5th" are most likely also going in on concession tickets. Scrubby ********, the lot of them.

I’d love to know what relevance this has in a thread about ongoing work at BDTBL.

 

[FATTYFOULKE]

I’d love to know what relevance this has in a thread about ongoing work at BDTBL.

It’s not hard to work out tbh. Wrong thread.

 

[Greasy Chap Butty]

Why don't we get this roof work done by contractors with helicopters and jet packs, like any normal club?
We should be worried.

 

[GeorgeDonis1889]

The owners are spending a decent amount to do all this work , but some on here choose to find fault !!
Some of the work may not be obvious, but the electrical work alone will be costly.

I mean they bought the club. Or at least said they were going to. Keeping the ground fit for purpose is hardly something to praise them for

 

[Snowflake]

I mean they bought the club. Or at least said they were going to. Keeping the ground fit for purpose is hardly something to praise them for

They are doing rather more than that. Some clubs have/have had owners who have failed to keep the ground updated !
The improvements to overall training facilities are to be welcomed also.
If someone is doing their job well, even at a basic level, they are worthy of praise.