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Thread: North Stand

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    North Stand

    Not ours. The one at Swillsborough. It's been shut for safety reasons. The roof is corroded and could fall down and kill someone. This is the only football stand mentioned in the Pevsner architectural Bible of significant Uk buildings. When it was built in the early Sixties as part of a master plan that never came to fruition, it was absolutely ground breaking and light years ahead of other stands. But now this. That club really has hit rock bottom

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    The other stand should have been closed after the tragedy, or at least knocked down, better still, knock the whole sh*t tip down.

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    What about all of the season ticket holders that have been buying tickets for years including the ones that bought the 10 year ones?

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    Is that the cantilever stand?

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    Quote Originally Posted by sawmiller View Post
    Is that the cantilever stand?
    That?s the one. Built for the 1966 World Cup.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nardendee View Post
    That?s the one. Built for the 1966 World Cup.
    Completed 5 years before that

    There was a rumour that the stand was later repaired using a section from the Iraqi supergun left over at Sheffield Forgemasters

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grist_To_The_Mill View Post
    Completed 5 years before that

    There was a rumour that the stand was later repaired using a section from the Iraqi supergun left over at Sheffield Forgemasters
    And I heard they got that done free of charge..true or not i don't know.?

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    Hope the North stand season ticket holders are put in the Leppings Lane end, then they can see what a sh1te stand that is as well. This should have have been demolished years ago on safety even after the Liverpool episode (RIP).

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    The major problem with all the stands at Hillsboro is that they are facing the pitch.

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    Quote Originally Posted by avondalemiller View Post
    Hope the North stand season ticket holders are put in the Leppings Lane end, then they can see what a sh1te stand that is as well. This should have have been demolished years ago on safety even after the Liverpool episode (RIP).
    Young lady delivering a parcel to my home this afternoon to me she paid 500 & odd for a season ticket at Hillsborough, she does not know where she will be sitting.
    She's booked a ticket for Owls first game at Leicester City, her like others feel relegation is looming.

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