Nah, they've only been doing it a month and a half. And they've had 2 weeks off for Easter.

Oh yea forgot the time off , lazy buggers , should be puttin the tiles on by now

Wiping the dust off the newly installed seats you mean

But, but, but ...

you didn't put up any photos of drains and stuff!



*sigh* Just can't get the staff ...

I am NOT climin down drains, youwill just have to take my word for it !!



anyway i will be proved right after the first big rainfall (when it all floods!!)

Possibly is the word there mate. The contract hasn't been signed yet & even when it is, don't expect things to happen straight away as it takes about 3-4 weeks from contract award to start on site - i.e. the site cabins arrive

Latest info according to the sales lead I have is start Sept 2010, end Sept 2011. "Scheme has been delayed due to site preparation works".

OMG they know what they was expecting before the works started ie knock down the buildings what have been there empty since it shut down several years ago oh well enjoy playing in cheshire for a season.

WRONG!
It was used by Pilks for storage for quite a while, that contract ended and yes, it's now empty but i's have to be dotted and t's have to be crossed in the fine paperwork.
Go back to sleep

Why do you get so worked up? mistakes have been made and I think most people in the town now accept it, it is fact that it is looking like next season will be in Cheshire.

Not only next year but the start of the following

July should see work start on the stadium.

I've never met a bigger bunch of doom and gloom merchants in my entire life as I have come across on this board/thread.

Once work has started it will be up in a flash when they start to bring in the ready made pieces. While the ground is being prepared these pieces will be being made. It is surprising how quick the actual structure will be. The inside of the stadium will take the longest but by then all the fans will know that the building work is well under way.

Its not just this board Agent, its Saints fans in general, many think the stadium is "pie in the sky" how are we going to get a new stadium they say, we have no money.
I point to the fact that its been passed in Council, Tesco are involved Langtree has spent years making it happen, a new Island entrance is now being built on the link road, Regional Government has granted us almost £5 million.
Yet we have grown men saying nah load of rubbish we will end up playing at Widnes for ever.

IMO there has been two much time money and effort expended now for the project to be allowed to fail.
Especially with the legal contracts that have been signed off already.

I think its more a case of frustration at the sloth like progress at present.
This hasnt been helped by Saints over promissing and then under delivering on a massive scale re construction timelines.
Its all helped to support a rather cynical attitude.

The is a lot of doom and gloom by saints fans with the new stadium.
I know for a fact it WILL happen and the the contract has been granted and it's a matter of putting pen to paper.

When the ground work starts it will still look as if nothings being done but beleive me, builds these days fly up.

I was on the site on Thursday and all is in place for the ground works to start.

St Pete,

I don't think anyone is even thinking of saying, it will not happen, just when, if as you say it is just the pen that needs putting to paper, I have plenty of Parker Pens, I will drive over and lend them to whoever is going to sign!

A constant complaint I keep hearing is from the people of Eccleston, who claim? that a large majority of the loyal supporters and crowd come from that area and they walk to the ground, will they drive every week to the new ground this is to be seen, When the Sky money first started money should have been invested in Knowsley Road if only a stand at a time!being built and replaced IMO,

As far as builds fly up, yes they do, but it all depends what type of build, one like Warrington bought from Ikea in a flat pack, but the superb "initial" drawings seen which were impressive, may take longer! I wonder what it will look like in the end? will it be completely closed all round.

Jaybs, I think I'm correct in saying it will be precast from the ground up, the only precast place that is local that could make what's needed is tayban in Bolton. Maybe the precast is done and ready to be moved over when the ground works done?

My only concern with the time scale is if the ground needs to be piled, I heard it did but it may not be true. If it's a matter of base holes and footings it won't take long at all to get the foundations in.

If I'm being honest I can't see saints in there to very late in the season or in it at all. Sure enough it the building can be thrown up but then the is still other parts that take time.

Pete, seeing as there are very large warehouses on the site now, that have had thousands of tons of whatever in them, would this not have shown up any faults that are uderground.

No, not really. These previous buildings will have been built many years ago and it's obvious that a lot of things will have changed in how things are done now. Also the new ground will not sit on direct where these old buildings stood.

The ground can change all over the site. I do housing sites where some of the site is ok for normal foundations but some need piles.

I think it's skepticism rather than doom and gloom. Bearing in mind there has been talk about a new stadium at Saints for what? 30 years? And we're still in Knowsley Road. I think many fans (most fans?) will only believe it when they actually see it, simply because there has been so much talk for so long. On top of that we've recently had a major recession and as others have said, Saints have promised big but delivered nothing of late, which offers justification for fans who feel skeptical.

Ok just to confuse everybody here is Sundays update ...........................on Monday















as you can see the road layout is starting to take shape, and as was mentioned on here before, the warehouses have been boarded up and fenced off

Looking at that Pile of Sand,I hope you haven't poached Leeds Groundsman.



Seriously, looking forward to visiting the New Ground,always enjoy visiting Saints,though not always the results.
best of luck in Cup.

new sunday update










things are starting to come together