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longtimespur

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Sep 10, 2014
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(y)Great photos and it must have been a fabulous experience...……:sick: jealous doesn't come anywhere near how I feel(n)
 

minesadouble

Drove my Chevy to the Levy
Jul 27, 2006
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While I'm sure there's still a lot to be done that doesn't mean it won't be ready for Newcastle. We're talking about the difference between being ready and being finished. I doubt it will be finished until next season. Even then the project around the ground will take a few more years. Great info, thanks for sharing.

Yep, IMO it should be 'ready' to stage a game v Newcastle (it may well be ready for Man U but can't take the risk). I totally agree huge difference between 'ready' and 'finished'. The whole project will go on years before the stadium, landscaping, flats and hotel are all done.

I think the Works Schedule was amended after the safety systems caused delays. Other works have been brought forward that wouldn't have been done if we hadn't had to postpone anyway. The 'cosmetic' work to things like exec boxes and clubs and even bars is the sort of thing you don't do until relatively last minute. Builders and electricians cause damage so you let them get on with other stuff before the fancy finishes go in.

The only reason I have doubt was that I said to my host "see you Feb 2nd then" as a kind of joke way to get confirmation (the Club staff are obviously forbidden to confirm anything) as I was leaving. He replied "yep, OR mid-Feb." I guess as a kind of warning that Newcastle isn't certain. So no pretence at ITK. Just a hint it's not certain yet (even allowing for test event problems).
 

coys200

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When you watch Chris latest you can see how they are just about able to make it ready for 6k. But you can also see that it must a good month away from being ready for 62k and that’s just outside access. There was never ever ever any chance this was gonna be ready for Liverpool never.
 

adamsky

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Dec 8, 2006
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I know the club have stated the reason for delay was the critical safety system, it does not mean that we all have to buy it. I personally know people that have and are working at the stadium in different capacities and everyone has said the place was nowhere near ready to host a game at 60k attendance back in September.

I can think of a couple of good reasons why the Club may have misled the public and PL.
 

Tiffers

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When you watch Chris latest you can see how they are just about able to make it ready for 6k. But you can also see that it must a good month away from being ready for 62k and that’s just outside access. There was never ever ever any chance this was gonna be ready for Liverpool never.
Look it’s history now so does it matter.? We can see from these great photos that it’s going to be great and that’s it’s pretty well nearly completed. So please just stop going on about it never going to be ready for the Liverpool game and anyway that’s a game I want to forget for oh so many reasons .
 

worcestersauce

"I'm no optimist I'm just a prisoner of hope
Jan 23, 2006
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When you watch Chris latest you can see how they are just about able to make it ready for 6k. But you can also see that it must a good month away from being ready for 62k and that’s just outside access. There was never ever ever any chance this was gonna be ready for Liverpool never.
No you can't, I can't see that at all.
 

coys200

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May 22, 2017
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Look it’s history now so does it matter.? We can see from these great photos that it’s going to be great and that’s it’s pretty well nearly completed. So please just stop going on about it never going to be ready for the Liverpool game and anyway that’s a game I want to forget for oh so many reasons .

Does it matter that imo Levy probably sold my ST to me under false pretences ? Yeah it kind of pisses me off if I’m honest. They should have just been straight. Will I forgive him when I finally get to sit In my seat ? yes of course I will as he will have delivered the best stadium in the UK. But it all could have been so much easier had they just been honest when they knew the score instead of punching me in the gut every month with “sorry it’s still not quite ready”.
 

DCSPUR64

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Dec 2, 2018
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I am ready to book my flight for the first game in our new stadium.
My wife and I were at the Liverpool game at Wembley.
I came over for the Cardiff and Barcelona match.
COYS
 

whitesocks

The past means nothing. This is a message for life
Jan 16, 2014
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I thought the contract ended and we pay by game now
Maybe but that doesn't mean the notice period we give them is 24 hours though.
Wembley will have contracts in turn to provide the stewarding and catering, for instances, and they in turn will have contracts and so on.
I suggested 1 month notice to run down what is a pretty large operation in an orderly fashion, but if Levy wanted an instant kill option, then I'm sure that could have been written into the contract for a price.
 

spursfan77

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Aug 13, 2005
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Gonna be loads of photos floating about by the end of today.

As much as I want to see what it looks like internally in my stand (south) I also want it to be a bit of a surprise when I go to my first game. Going to be impossible not to look though.
 

chrissivad

Staff
May 20, 2005
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Hope everyone who managed to get an invite for today have a great day.

But please..
Landscape_v_Portrait.jpg
 

mark87

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Nov 29, 2004
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Genuinely gutted and jealous of those going today. Have a great time and despite being mentioned a thousand times already, plenty of pictures and videos please.
 

amity498

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Jul 5, 2018
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I’m up and ready for today. But my slot is 1pm. Going to try and get as man pictures as possiable for people to see. Hopefully get to meet king or Mabutt today as well.
 

Yid-ol

Just-outside Edinburgh
Jan 16, 2006
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I’m up and ready for today. But my slot is 1pm. Going to try and get as man pictures as possiable for people to see. Hopefully get to meet king or Mabutt today as well.

Or you could take photos of the stadium? :cautious:
 
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