Is that a manhole cover in the corner? Please tell me it's not a manhole cover but just something left behind by the builders!

Most modern stadia have built in sprinkler and drainage. It will be linked to that.

But its on the edge of the pitch, where players can be found. Isn't it dumb to put a manhole cover on the edge of a rugby pitch? I'm thinking injuries.

It is no more dangerous than the masses of concrete around the edge of the pitch.

But that's a bit further away. The manhole cover looks very close to the ingoal area when players can slide for long distances, especially in wet weather.

And I agree that the concrete is dangerous.

Fab Photo's it's looking better everyday.

I took the pics. seriously. is a manhole cover the best we've got to comment on here.

why do i bloody bother.

You're a martyr for the cause.

However, you might also notice that I said the pics were fabulous.

The manhole cover kind of took me by surprise. It wasn't something I was expecting to see on a rugby pitch.

It is literally right on the corner of the turf. and is no more than i inches across. poses no risk to players at all.

In case you're not aware Saintsfan i'll let you in to a little secret

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That's ok then. It's impossible to tell what size it is from the perspective in your photo.

Really? What a surprise. So they would cover a manhole with what exactly? A cushion?

As it turns out it is only about an inch across which, as suggested, poses little risk to players.

Great pictures and a different o the others with them being close ups inside the ground.



Question - That surely cannot be the final look at the bottom with the wall? It's steeper than a mountain!

Fantastic pictures mate thanks for taking them, the size of the place is amazing , dont worry aobut the comments , everybody appreciates the time and trouble you took to get em , well done

Looks great everybody and and looking forward to coming over next year. Looks a nice wide pitch as well!!!

Hopefully we will be posting some pictures of ours this time next year, so look forward to some nice comments (unless you are a Wakey fan of course)

Quote ="Blobbynator"Great pictures and a different o the others with them being close ups inside the ground. Question - That surely cannot be the final look at the bottom with the wall? It's steeper than a mountain! '" llpgport.oltps.sthelens.gov.uk:8 ... ame=137376 If you look on the plans there are steps up to the stand either side of the vomitories and there are disabled places in front of that wall. It is going to need some form or barrier though otherwise there could be comedy carnage moments.

Quote ="Blobbynator"Great pictures and a different o the others with them being close ups inside the ground. Question - That surely cannot be the final look at the bottom with the wall? It's steeper than a mountain! '" llpgport.oltps.sthelens.gov.uk:8 ... ame=137376 If you look on the plans there are steps up to the stand either side of the vomitories and there are disabled places in front of that wall. It is going to need some form or barrier though otherwise there could be comedy carnage moments.

some pics from today

the southeast carpark



a view through the ne corner

cladding on the se corner



south stand

main entrance , looking classy



another view of the south stand

and a bit of the red cladding , shows up nice

also must say hi to everybody i met while taking pictures , I had , at one point to queue up to get the pictures in the NE corner as a few fans had turned up to take a peek nice to meet you all guysB)

Great pics again Mr Grunt.Nice to meet you too.

Some pics i took yesterday.

Pics of the south east corner now filled in and receiving its outer cladding





A large amount of the road at the side of the south stand has also been dug up, this should make for a nice pedestrian boulevard.



The rather fancy guttering has also now been fitted to the majority of the West stand and is starting to be fitted to the North stand. This pic shows the South West corner




I spotted this in the south East corner and thought it might have been a camera, but on closer inspection it looks like a winch



East stand view, you can see the two central toilet blocks with bar areas either side



Just in case you cant see this clearly. Here is a close up showing toilet block on the left and Bar on the right.
a drainpipe from the roof goes into the toilet block, so it looks like they may be planning to store rain water in tanks above the toilets, and then use this water when flushing the loos



side on view of the east stand. You can clearly see one bar to the right, However another bar has yet to be built which is on the far right. There should be three bars behind the east stand.



The lush looking grass pitch. Note also the re-bar and plastic groundsheet, which looks like they are about to start work on concreting the pedestrian walkways in front of the stands.



The glass is now fully fitted in the studio. You can also get a sense of scale of the camera positions by the size of the workmen. Note also that on the roof are grey speakers which point downwards and black lights which point to the back wall of the stand.



moving onto the North "family stand" we can see two bar areas being constructed either side of two toilet blocks. This is just for the North East corner. More bars and toilets are in the North West corner. Looks like plenty of places to get food and drink, and have a jimmy riddle.



framework is also going up on the North stand for the outer cladding. A lift shaft is also being built to transport wheelchair people to their positions.



Moving onto the West stand

You can see the height of the perimeter blockwork. Also you may also note a ventilation vent within the brickwork , above the red skip, to help let fresh air into the toilets.



On the edge of the roof of the west stand i also spotted a Spy camera to keep an eye on the "ultras"
You may also note that to the left of the speakers are Lights. These lights dont point straight down, instead they point horizontally towards the back of the stand.



view of the corner of West and North stand showing the roofline with guttering installed



What looks like landscaping going on between the stadium and Tesco's

Thanks for those pics. It is getting to the really exciting time now. This time last year we were wondering when it was all going to begin and now we are on the last leg almost.

I heard they are going to stop building now we've got a licence. Pick it up and paint some yellow on the terraces for the next round of applications.

One thing no one has commented upon, and its something i find quite unusual re a stadium of this size, and that is that the roof actually juts out beyond the edge of the terracing.

This should ensure that even those on the front rows have a reasonable chance of staying dry when its raining.

You may even stand a chance of staying dry when walking along the concourse in front of the stands

The roofs are deep, aren't they? Not sure they are quite as deep on the North and South Stands, but certainly in the West and East they are. It will also probably have the effect of creating more atmosphere, containing the noise better.

It looks faboulous, doesn't it. I can't wait to get in there.

I went to the trafford centre this weekend and got a good veiw of the new Salford community stadium from the bridge. That also seems to be coming along well, although they haven't got their grass growing yet.

Happy days.