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New stand.

Post by redwasp » Fri Jul 18, 2025 3:55 pm

According to the Burnley Express the club have applied to build a 168 seater stand down at Gawthorpe.

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Re: New stand, down at Gawthorpe.

Post by ClaretAndJew » Fri Jul 18, 2025 3:57 pm

Bit of a weirdly misleading title.

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Re: New stand.

Post by wadeswondergoal » Fri Jul 18, 2025 4:10 pm

redwasp wrote:
Fri Jul 18, 2025 3:55 pm
According to the Burnley Express the club have applied to build a 168 seater stand down at Gawthorpe.
It’s so that the rest of the squad can watch the first team train.
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Re: New stand.

Post by NewClaret » Fri Jul 18, 2025 4:21 pm

It’s to go on the side of the 3G for spectators of the academy games.
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Re: New stand.

Post by NewClaret » Fri Jul 18, 2025 4:27 pm

I’d have preferred something a little bit less black and steely given its beautiful setting in the countryside but well done to the club for continuing to invest in the Academy facilities and training ground generally. Great to see.

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Re: New stand.

Post by jedi_master » Fri Jul 18, 2025 4:31 pm

Looks smart and fulfils it's purpose.

EDIT - I do wish it was 170+ seats though.
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Re: New stand.

Post by Clovius Boofus » Fri Jul 18, 2025 4:31 pm

redwasp wrote:
Fri Jul 18, 2025 3:55 pm
According to the Burnley Express the club have applied to build a 168 seater stand down at Gawthorpe.
Won't be long before someone comes along to complain about it not being a 170 seater stand.

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Re: New stand.

Post by NewClaret » Fri Jul 18, 2025 4:35 pm

jedi_master wrote:
Fri Jul 18, 2025 4:31 pm
Looks smart and fulfils it's purpose.

EDIT - I do wish it was 170+ seats though.
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Re: New stand.

Post by randomclaret2 » Fri Jul 18, 2025 4:50 pm

When we play games on the top pitches , U21s or friendlies for example, dont we generally use the other, grass pitch ?

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Re: New stand.

Post by Inchy » Fri Jul 18, 2025 5:06 pm

Seats are wrong colour. Not purple enough

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Re: New stand.

Post by chekhov » Fri Jul 18, 2025 5:26 pm

Roof should be sloped the other way to funnel the crowd noise onto the pitch.
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Re: New stand.

Post by NewClaret » Fri Jul 18, 2025 6:12 pm

randomclaret2 wrote:
Fri Jul 18, 2025 4:50 pm
When we play games on the top pitches , U21s or friendlies for example, dont we generally use the other, grass pitch ?
We do.

Planning statement says this is exclusively for players and staff, but in reality I think it’s for parents watching the younger Academy games/training.
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Re: New stand.

Post by wilks_bfc » Fri Jul 18, 2025 6:23 pm

Could this also be a step forward to get the woman’s team back from Leyland?

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Re: New stand.

Post by ClaretTony » Fri Jul 18, 2025 6:34 pm

randomclaret2 wrote:
Fri Jul 18, 2025 4:50 pm
When we play games on the top pitches , U21s or friendlies for example, dont we generally use the other, grass pitch ?
We do. Not allowed to play u21 & u18 league games on an artificial pitch which is where this stand is going.
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Re: New stand.

Post by CyrilEbokiPoh » Fri Jul 18, 2025 8:04 pm

Why couldn’t they have extended this onto the cricket pitch?

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Re: New stand.

Post by Claret86 » Sat Jul 19, 2025 2:03 pm

Needs an extra tier on it

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Re: New stand.

Post by GetIntoEm » Sat Jul 19, 2025 2:08 pm

Folk already starting objections on Facebook. People off river drive moaning about traffic and access. Zzzz

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