Sorry cherub. I thought you'd be in work. Today was Monday and us layabout dolies were able to stroll around the grounds in awe while others slaved over a hot whatever, bringing in the tax revenue.

I was in work but I'm sure I could have slipped out just for you



Don't mention tax! It's nearly that time of year again

Will you two just get on and do the dirty deed, lordy me, the sexual tension is killing me!

As I heard it Mike's 'Stadium Manager' role isn't quite what the title suggests, it relates to game day management with respect to team affairs i.e. the facilities and equipment that the team will use is all available and ready for use, co-ordination with the kit men, medical and fitness teams etc etc.

So more like the team manager role that Radlinski does at Wigan? Makes more sense than combining coaching and estates into 1 job!

Pretty much yes.

Whats Tommy "the god" new job at the ground? I hear he finishes with his current employer in a few weeks to go into his new role at the Langtree stadium.

Will he not just be part of the coaching team? he has toured Aus with the academy.
He has been training kicking hasn't he?

I believe he's been employed in a counter-cheating role to pick up on all the tricks Sam Tomkins and the other SL players come up with. As Tommy invented most of them he's helping us avoid being caught out by them.

I remember reading somewhere relatively recently that he's taking on the u16s coaching for Saints? I might have misremembered but I'm sure that is what was said. He started out with Saints (in a coaching capacity) by giving kicking practice but he's gradually become more involved as time has passed. That he became involved at all was down to Mike Rush who approached him to help out with the kicking.

This weeks piccies to the newly named Langtree Park











like how they have put direction signage up as well, it gives a very professional feel to the stadium.





In THE KINGS CORNER brackets have been fitted to four of the big steel columns. It looks like a very big sign is going to be fitted here.
I also noticed something not quite right with this picture.



yes sadly it looks like the vandals have already started to attack our stadium. This is the SW Turnstile but the W has gone missing.



lots of work going on fitting out the shop



plenty of bike stands in the East car park for those who fancy cycling to the new stadium



A TV aerial, radio aerial, and satellite dish are visible on the South stand roof. Looks like we will therefore have Sky in the cafe bar



I took this picture of the phase 2 area, showing the huge amount of space that is yet to be re-reveloped



Barr/Langtree still have some offices on site. Presumably for site security



The bridge appears to have been un-built in the last week. In that the ribs connecting the arches to the walkway have been removed on one side.
It does however look like these arches have been painted.
Hopefully the removal of ribs from one side is not a sign of a serious defect





while i was taking these pics a posse of young lads were trying to move the perimeter fencing so they could get a short cut to the town centre by crossing the bridge.
I had to warn them that the fencing was in place because the bridge wasnt complete and therefore wasnt safe to cross. Luckily the lads headed my warnings and decided to walk round the ring road instead.

The W missing from the turnstile may not be vandals. It's not the first time that a letter has gone missing. It may be that they drop off. There are one or two poorly finished bits and pieces around the ground - you've pointed some out in your photos. It wouldn't surprise me if in their rush to finish the job on time, not enough glue was stuck on the back of the lettering to keep the letters fixed! Saints will probably have to invest in lettering secured by bolts and such like rather than stick on letters.

I'm sure, though, that vandals will be around sooner or later. It's unavoidable in St Helens.

some pictures of ours of Langtree park , I like how the place looks when all lit up











and the mysterious brackets it must be going to be one hell of a sign

Went for my first walk-round this morning,hugely impressive. The walls are a hell of a lot higher than I thought they would be,as are the turnstyles.
Cant wait for that first match!

On the subject of Tommy Martyn, i understand we may be seeing him in the Cafe Bar as mine host

I would hope his language is less colourful than when he with his U16 team at Wigan earlier this year. Let's just say it was a throwback to the Alex Murphy style of coaching.

I can't wait for the Crest to be erected

I do enjoy a nice erection.

Did you post that from Strangeways?

the score board was lit up this morning, also expect some delay with the cladding.

St Helens Chamber are having their annual dinner dance at the new stadium it seems, and it has sold out. So says Twitter anyway. Hopefully there will be more organisations who decide to try out the new stadium for events like this.

Should we book it for our wedding next year?

hope the club rake it in.

Only if we can get married on the pitch, and you wear the Typhoo Saints kit.