spiders4ever Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 25 minutes ago, Hampden Diehard said: Yip, I get that, but is there a requirement for seating? Yes there is. My requirement but not necessarily SWPL's 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arachnophile Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 3 minutes ago, spiders4ever said: Yes there is. My requirement but not necessarily SWPL's 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williebraveheart Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 8 minutes ago, Arachnophile said: The future North stand for away support in Lesser? 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PossilYM Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 55 minutes ago, Hampden Diehard said: Yip, I get that, but is there a requirement for seating? Honestly nae idea about requirements in wummin's fitba. I'm kinda winging it regarding ground safety. Had you said ponytails, I'd have said it was a stick on. Can only go by what i've seen first hand. The top league have moved up a grade stadium wise as the crowds rose percentage wise. If you get 50 in and the following season you get 75, the top brass/PR scream 50% increase. The SWPL claimed over 100K at matches for season 22/23. Although about 40,000 came from about 5 games. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Soo-sider Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 58 minutes ago, williebraveheart said: The future North stand for away support in Lesser? I just want a decent west stand. North and south completed too would be nice. Given it's all we've got, I quite like the east stand. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hampden Diehard Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 (edited) I think it's a bit of a stretch imagining Lesser being able to host Championship matches. To be honest, if a team were to use Lesser, I'd rather it were the Strollers / B team. I don't see the pitch being up to two teams playing on it though. Edited May 14 by Hampden Diehard -2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arachnophile Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 1 hour ago, Arachnophile said: I don't think so. The requirement for swpl 1 & 2 is SFA "entry level" if I am reading it right & that only requires covering for 100 spectators which New Tinto Park meets (as long as most of the hundred don't mind being unable to see much of the game) you can see the glorious covered area for 100 spectators here 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjameos Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 19 hours ago, CAL FERRIE IN GOALS said: Thoughts on above concept kit? ^ I quite like the look of your home top and think it has a modern and classy look. With the old old sponsor, can understand why you've gone orange on the away top, but it's not for me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiders4ever Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 2 hours ago, Arachnophile said: I'm getting my towel ready. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Soo-sider Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 56 minutes ago, Hampden Diehard said: I think it's a bit of a stretch imagining Lesser being able to host Championship matches. To be honest, if a team were to use Lesser, I'd rather it were the Strollers / B team. I don't see the pitch being up to two teams playing on it though. Granted, a fair bit of work is still needed but we were promised "bigger and better" when the plans were changed to incorporate the royal box. What we have so far is smaller and worse. It may well be better for the teams (changing rooms) and directors (royal box) but for the ordinary fan, what we have is really disappointing. I still don't know what they were thinking of. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuntiethumper Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 2 hours ago, williebraveheart said: The future North stand for away support in Lesser? Is that for Livingston? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmonigatti Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 I'm not sure how much of an impact 'fan power' could really have but I do wonder if the most recent statement from the club is due to feeling pressure from supporters from forums such as this regarding playing staff. The more pressure that supporters can put on the club to sort the mess around Lesser Hampden to get it into a state that is appropriate for a club at Championship level with aims to reach the Premiership then hopefully we might see some movement on that which I feel has stalled for the past year. I don't personally mind games at 'big hampden' but I think the best thing for the club going forward would be a lesser hampden with circa 5k capacity that would then provide an excellent atmosphere and environment for football. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
an86 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 7 minutes ago, pmonigatti said: I'm not sure how much of an impact 'fan power' could really have but I do wonder if the most recent statement from the club is due to feeling pressure from supporters from forums such as this regarding playing staff. The more pressure that supporters can put on the club to sort the mess around Lesser Hampden to get it into a state that is appropriate for a club at Championship level with aims to reach the Premiership then hopefully we might see some movement on that which I feel has stalled for the past year. I don't personally mind games at 'big hampden' but I think the best thing for the club going forward would be a lesser hampden with circa 5k capacity that would then provide an excellent atmosphere and environment for football. As a strategy, Hampden works if it’s permanent. We hold none of the cards to make that the case and we all remember what happened the last time we relied on the goodwill of the SFA. We have to treat this as temporary or the custard pie in the chops is inevitable down the line. I’m not particularly worried about the here and now. We’re back in the Southside and slowly seem to be getting our act together. It’s precarious, though. I’ll be quite blunt and say the one stand that has been built at Lesser is a complete embarrassment. It’s absolutely terrible in terms of capacity, viewing and being able to create any atmosphere. I don’t actually know how we could build a decent stadium without levelling the whole place, including royal box, recently built stand and JB McAlpine. There’s no world in which that’s happening, though. What we do need is a contingency plan if the rug is pulled. Laying the groundwork to build a support and being left without a suitable stadium would be a disaster. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAL FERRIE IN GOALS Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 1 hour ago, mcjameos said: I quite like the look of your home top and think it has a modern and classy look. With the old old sponsor, can understand why you've gone orange on the away top, but it's not for me. Thanks for your feedback, I might create a new away kit. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Soo-sider Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 31 minutes ago, an86 said: As a strategy, Hampden works if it’s permanent. We hold none of the cards to make that the case and we all remember what happened the last time we relied on the goodwill of the SFA. We have to treat this as temporary or the custard pie in the chops is inevitable down the line. We need a long term solution and not the haphazard solutions we've been handling (on the off field activities) for the last two or three years. It's a business agreement with the SFA and, as such, lasts as long as the agreement is for. We have no idea what has been agreed or for how long. I'd accept Hampden as home if it was agreed for 10+ years, as you say - we hold none of the cards so are at the mercy of the SFA. A functional Lesser, with a capacity of 5K would be ideal from my point of view. Sadly, I don't think that building anything bigger at Lesser is possible really. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAL FERRIE IN GOALS Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 55 minutes ago, pmonigatti said: I'm not sure how much of an impact 'fan power' could really have but I do wonder if the most recent statement from the club is due to feeling pressure from supporters from forums such as this regarding playing staff. The more pressure that supporters can put on the club to sort the mess around Lesser Hampden to get it into a state that is appropriate for a club at Championship level with aims to reach the Premiership then hopefully we might see some movement on that which I feel has stalled for the past year. I don't personally mind games at 'big hampden' but I think the best thing for the club going forward would be a lesser hampden with circa 5k capacity that would then provide an excellent atmosphere and environment for football. Yeah, it would be good to get some identity for the club with oor own stadium. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAL FERRIE IN GOALS Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 3 hours ago, mcjameos said: I quite like the look of your home top and think it has a modern and classy look. With the old old sponsor, can understand why you've gone orange on the away top, but it's not for me. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starshot131 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 55 minutes ago, CAL FERRIE IN GOALS said: Is this one to appeal to the disillusioned livy fans? To be honest I thought the first away kit you did was alright, this one as well tho. Mental away kits always get a thumbs up from me 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starshot131 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 2 hours ago, Grumpy Soo-sider said: A functional Lesser, with a capacity of 5K would be ideal from my point of view. Sadly, I don't think that building anything bigger at Lesser is possible really. It probably would be possible with enough strategically placed terracing, iirc currently lesser can fit about 700, so if you could double the size of that stand and cram in enough standing area for 3000 (half the size of gayfield) at the ends then that's over 4000. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Soo-sider Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 3 minutes ago, starshot131 said: It probably would be possible with enough strategically placed terracing, iirc currently lesser can fit about 700, so if you could double the size of that stand and cram in enough standing area for 3000 (half the size of gayfield) at the ends then that's over 4000. I think the current stand holds just under 1,000 and the 40 members of the Royale family take the capacity just over 1,000. I would love a decent terracing to be included. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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