New Corner Stands

Walton · Post by **Walton** » Mon Jul 29, 2019 11:52 pm

randomclaret2 wrote:There seems to be some sort of low barriers across the front of each block in the new away seating

They're to put more betting adverts on

martin_p · Post by **martin_p** » Fri Aug 09, 2019 9:37 am

https://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/new ... ws.twitter

Looks like the second of the corner stands isn’t too far away from being ready. According to the link above it won’t be open Saturday but the club are looking to hold a necessary ’test event’ at one of the following two home Premier League games.

claretblue · Post by **claretblue** » Fri Aug 09, 2019 9:47 am

'...The club has a second screen yet to be installed, once a suitable location is agreed...'

surely its very obvious where the 2nd screen should be located!

I haven't been able to view the original screen since it was relocated out of the Cricket Field Stand!

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Fri Aug 09, 2019 10:00 am

claretblue wrote:'...The club has a second screen yet to be installed, once a suitable location is agreed...'

surely its very obvious where the 2nd screen should be located!

I haven't been able to view the original screen since it was relocated out of the Cricket Field Stand!

Surely if we can see it from JHU you can see it from the CFS...?

We commented on the re-inforcing and hand rails on the top of the South East Stand matching the Hand rails on the North East Stand (where the Big screen is located) pointing to that being the location of 2nd screen.... the ones with difficulty seeing will be the ones in the JMU

TsarBomba · Post by **TsarBomba** » Fri Aug 09, 2019 10:23 am

Regardless of where they put the second screen, there’ll be fans in the BL who won’t see either, because of the low roof.

I wonder if this will prompt the club to renovate the BL, or at least put a new roof on that slopes up a little instead of down.

Falcon · Post by **Falcon** » Fri Aug 09, 2019 10:29 am

Whatever did we do before being able to see a screen (that just shows ads half the time anyway)

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Fri Aug 09, 2019 10:32 am

TsarBomba wrote:Regardless of where they put the second screen, there’ll be fans in the BL who won’t see either, because of the low roof.

I wonder if this will prompt the club to renovate the BL, or at least put a new roof on that slopes up a little instead of down.

You think the club will put a new roof on so a few fans can see a screen?

TsarBomba · Post by **TsarBomba** » Fri Aug 09, 2019 10:36 am

Quickenthetempo wrote:You think the club will put a new roof on so a few fans can see a screen?

It’s not just a screen though, is it? It’s now part of the game with VAR coming in.

You can’t have a few hundred fans in the upper reaches of the BL who can’t see the VAR decisions. I don’t care about a screen either, but I wouldn’t sit there if I couldn’t see the VAR decisions.

Edit- and there may be some sort of Premier League stipulation that all fans in the ground have to see the VAR screens.

Braindead · Post by **Braindead** » Fri Aug 09, 2019 10:38 am

Falcon wrote:Whatever did we do before being able to see a screen (that just shows ads half the time anyway)

The big screen is going to be important though for relaying VAR decisions to the crowd.

Falcon · Post by **Falcon** » Fri Aug 09, 2019 10:40 am

Braindead wrote:The big screen is going to be important though for relaying VAR decisions to the crowd.

Good point

Falcon · Post by **Falcon** » Fri Aug 09, 2019 10:41 am

TsarBomba wrote:Edit- and there may be some sort of Premier League stipulation that all fans in the ground have to see the VAR screens.

Not any time soon I'd think given Liverpool and Man U don't have screens. Can't see them pushing around the two biggest clubs in the league.

ChrisG · Post by **ChrisG** » Fri Aug 09, 2019 10:45 am

Falcon wrote:Not any time soon I'd think given Liverpool and Man U don't have screens. Can't see them pushing around the two biggest clubs in the league.

And if they did, surely cheaper to stick a few 65" screens high up on the columns in the stand?

martin_p · Post by **martin_p** » Fri Aug 09, 2019 10:50 am

TsarBomba wrote:It’s not just a screen though, is it? It’s now part of the game with VAR coming in.

You can’t have a few hundred fans in the upper reaches of the BL who can’t see the VAR decisions. I don’t care about a screen either, but I wouldn’t sit there if I couldn’t see the VAR decisions.

Edit- and there may be some sort of Premier League stipulation that all fans in the ground have to see the VAR screens.

The decisions will be announced on the PA system as well so no one will miss out.

Lord Beamish · Post by **Lord Beamish** » Fri Aug 09, 2019 10:54 am

Why not do a full survey of each seat in the ground and, after doing so, put small monitors on the back of the seats in front of those who can’t see the Big Screen.

Now that problem is sorted; into the intractable Middle East and its panoply of difficulties.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Fri Aug 09, 2019 10:57 am

claretblue wrote:'...The club has a second screen yet to be installed, once a suitable location is agreed...'

surely its very obvious where the 2nd screen should be located!

I haven't been able to view the original screen since it was relocated out of the Cricket Field Stand!

And where is this obvious place?

martin_p · Post by **martin_p** » Fri Aug 09, 2019 10:58 am

ClaretTony wrote:And where is this obvious place?

The centre circle, obviously!!!!

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Fri Aug 09, 2019 10:58 am

TsarBomba wrote:It’s not just a screen though, is it? It’s now part of the game with VAR coming in.

You can’t have a few hundred fans in the upper reaches of the BL who can’t see the VAR decisions. I don’t care about a screen either, but I wouldn’t sit there if I couldn’t see the VAR decisions.

Edit- and there may be some sort of Premier League stipulation that all fans in the ground have to see the VAR screens.

PA announcements for those who can’t see screens. Clubs such as Liverpool and Manchester United don’t even have screens.

Bordeauxclaret · Post by **Bordeauxclaret** » Fri Aug 09, 2019 11:16 am

Peasants.

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Fri Aug 09, 2019 11:19 am

TsarBomba wrote:It’s not just a screen though, is it? It’s now part of the game with VAR coming in.

You can’t have a few hundred fans in the upper reaches of the BL who can’t see the VAR decisions. I don’t care about a screen either, but I wouldn’t sit there if I couldn’t see the VAR decisions.

Edit- and there may be some sort of Premier League stipulation that all fans in the ground have to see the VAR screens.

As Tony says-The two biggest clubs in the country don't even have screens.

bfcmik · Post by **bfcmik** » Fri Aug 09, 2019 12:27 pm

martin_p wrote:The decisions will be announced on the PA system as well so no one will miss out.

Ah! yes, our wonderfully clear and easily heard PA system

Goobs · Post by **Goobs** » Fri Aug 09, 2019 1:00 pm

Just build a structure so we can hang a 4 sided one over the centre spot like they do in Ice hockey. Easy!

Dyched · Post by **Dyched** » Fri Aug 09, 2019 1:01 pm

Goobs wrote:Just build a structure so we can hang a 4 sided one over the centre spot like they do in Ice hockey. Easy!

A hover screen? I like it.

Falcon · Post by **Falcon** » Fri Aug 09, 2019 1:03 pm

You're thinking too small here. What we really need are hover chairs for every spectator so we can zip around to wherever the best angle is to view the big screen, the goalmouth action, well-endowed female streakers etc etc.

jedi_master · Post by **jedi_master** » Fri Aug 09, 2019 1:04 pm

There seems only two options, in the corner above the tunnel, and on top of the other disabled stand.

Considering we wouldn’t be helping the view of anybody by putting it above the tunnel (due to where the first one has been put), the only logical place is on top of the other disabled stand I would have thought.

Rick_Muller · Post by **Rick_Muller** » Fri Aug 09, 2019 1:05 pm

the real solution to displaying the VAR decisions is to live stream to a local web broadcast and provide decent WiFi for everyone to connect to with their smartphones - guest logon, with a free broadcast - easy to do with some fairly cheap WiFi kit. You shouldn't have to provide an internet connection either, just local WiFi.

Goobs · Post by **Goobs** » Fri Aug 09, 2019 1:07 pm

Dyched wrote:A hover screen? I like it.

When you quote something you really should read the thing. I clearly put build a structure to hang it from

Now I think about it though your idea is better, cos if we can patent the hover technology we use to keep such a large object suspended in mid air then we could sell the rights to all sorts of companies to generate money to be able to compete against the likes of City.

Email the club this minute

Goobs · Post by **Goobs** » Fri Aug 09, 2019 1:08 pm

Falcon wrote:You're thinking too small here. What we really need are hover chairs for every spectator so we can zip around to wherever the best angle is to view the big screen, the goalmouth action, well-endowed female streakers etc etc.

pick up defenders and move them so Chris Wood can actually stay onside?

Spijed · Post by **Spijed** » Fri Aug 09, 2019 1:16 pm

jedi_master wrote:There seems only two options, in the corner above the tunnel, and on top of the other disabled stand.

Considering we wouldn’t be helping the view of anybody by putting it above the tunnel (due to where the first one has been put), the only logical place is on top of the other disabled stand I would have thought.

But then few in the JM stand will be able to see either.

d1sc0 · Post by **d1sc0** » Sun Aug 11, 2019 6:39 pm

Attended the game on Saturday as my dad's assistant. The new facilities are excellent. A few little teething issues which I am sure will be ironed out i am sure.

Seeing the conditions yesterday and being sat in releative comfort warm and dry couldn't have come soon enough.

One thing that made me smile was the additional row of 'family and friend' seats on the first tier so groups can still enjoy the game together

bfcmik · Post by **bfcmik** » Sun Aug 11, 2019 6:47 pm

I would have thought it a relatively simple engineering design job to create a structure that would allow the corner between the BL and CF stands to site the screen. Whatever constraints at ground level could be easily managed by competent engineering.

Bop · Post by **Bop** » Sun Aug 11, 2019 6:51 pm

Goobs wrote:When you quote something you really should read the thing. I clearly put build a structure to hang it from

Now I think about it though your idea is better, cos if we can patent the hover technology we use to keep such a large object suspended in mid air then we could sell the rights to all sorts of companies to generate money to be able to compete against the likes of City.

Email the club this minute

We can’t even keep a blimp suspended in the f’in air.

martin_p · Post by **martin_p** » Sun Aug 11, 2019 8:41 pm

bfcmik wrote:I would have thought it a relatively simple engineering design job to create a structure that would allow the corner between the BL and CF stands to site the screen. Whatever constraints at ground level could be easily managed by competent engineering.

Have you seen how little room there is between those two stands and how big the screens are?

bfcmik · Post by **bfcmik** » Sun Aug 11, 2019 9:41 pm

martin_p wrote:Have you seen how little room there is between those two stands and how big the screens are?

Nothing to stop it projecting into the CF stand. It doesn't necessarily have to be centred above the corner flag!

Foulthrow · Post by **Foulthrow** » Sun Aug 11, 2019 9:54 pm

Are they going to put the seats back in the bottom corner of the lower tier of the Jimmy Mc now that the 'elevated platform' area is obsolete?

mdd2 · Post by **mdd2** » Sun Aug 11, 2019 9:57 pm

TsarBomba wrote:It’s not just a screen though, is it? It’s now part of the game with VAR coming in.

You can’t have a few hundred fans in the upper reaches of the BL who can’t see the VAR decisions. I don’t care about a screen either, but I wouldn’t sit there if I couldn’t see the VAR decisions.

Edit- and there may be some sort of Premier League stipulation that all fans in the ground have to see the VAR screens.

Won't matter to those few as they won't know they cannot see the screens. Half of them still think Andy Farrell plays for us

FeedTheArf · Post by **FeedTheArf** » Sun Aug 11, 2019 10:26 pm

Aside from the other disabled stand and opposite corner, the only other place I think that could hold a screen would be slap bang in the middle of the Bob Lord roof.

That way all of the Longside could see it and Jimmy Mc stand, BUT would ruin the classic view of chimney pots etc on the landscape.

As someone else mentioned, I also noticed the handrails on the top of the unfinished disabled stand so I think it’ll end up on there anyway.

My biggest problem with the stands (and I know this might seem petty) is that they aren’t ‘Burnleyfide’ enough. Just wish they’d paint the white breeze blocks claret or something! Hell, I’ll even paint it myself if they’ll let me. It would just make them blend in with the surrounding stands so much better.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Sun Aug 11, 2019 10:29 pm

Foulthrow wrote:Are they going to put the seats back in the bottom corner of the lower tier of the Jimmy Mc now that the 'elevated platform' area is obsolete?

Doubt it. There has to be a minimum number of seats available for disabled and those are probably still required to make up the numbers.

LoveCurryPies · Post by **LoveCurryPies** » Sun Aug 11, 2019 10:29 pm

Dyched wrote:A hover screen? I like it.

Will get in the way of the hoofball.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Sun Aug 11, 2019 10:30 pm

Bop wrote:We can’t even keep a blimp suspended in the f’in air.

Has it been found yet?

dsr · Post by **dsr** » Sun Aug 11, 2019 10:30 pm

FeedTheArf wrote:Aside from the other disabled stand and opposite corner, the only other place I think that could hold a screen would be slap bang in the middle of the Bob Lord food.

Interesting idea. Is it because the big screen costs about as much as a Twix?

(Even if presumably autocorrect hadn't struck, it's still an interesting idea.)

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Sun Aug 11, 2019 10:32 pm

d1sc0 wrote:Attended the game on Saturday as my dad's assistant. The new facilities are excellent. A few little teething issues which I am sure will be ironed out i am sure.

Seeing the conditions yesterday and being sat in releative comfort warm and dry couldn't have come soon enough.

One thing that made me smile was the additional row of 'family and friend' seats on the first tier so groups can still enjoy the game together

A friend of mine has had to move into the corner stand this season and he’s on the top floor. I’ve spoken to him today and he said there were teething problems but his view overall is very positive and he said the stewards up there couldn’t be more helpful.

Spijed · Post by **Spijed** » Sun Aug 11, 2019 10:35 pm

Taken yesterday

FeedTheArf · Post by **FeedTheArf** » Sun Aug 11, 2019 10:38 pm

dsr wrote:Interesting idea. Is it because the big screen costs about as much as a Twix?

(Even if presumably autocorrect hadn't struck, it's still an interesting idea.)

I meant roof!

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Sun Sep 22, 2019 11:00 am

Are these up and running yet,it's gone very quiet,anyone on here watched a game from them? ..any good?

claptrappers_union · Post by **claptrappers_union** » Sun Sep 22, 2019 11:08 am

The North East one is ready and is being used. It’s very good. The South East one is almost finished now

bfcmik · Post by **bfcmik** » Sun Sep 22, 2019 2:28 pm

It looked like the control room at the top of the SE one was in use yesterday. There were TV screens clearly visible behind the glass front of the upper deck.

ŽižkovClaret · Post by **ŽižkovClaret** » Sun Sep 22, 2019 2:34 pm

TsarBomba wrote:It’s not just a screen though, is it? It’s now part of the game with VAR coming in.

You can’t have a few hundred fans in the upper reaches of the BL who can’t see the VAR decisions. I don’t care about a screen either, but I wouldn’t sit there if I couldn’t see the VAR decisions.

Edit- and there may be some sort of Premier League stipulation that all fans in the ground have to see the VAR screens.

They should put a few 50 inch screens in the roof cavity of the bob lord. There you go, sorted