| The Screens 19:31 - Aug 22 with 22374 views | Swan91 |
Look set for tomorrow, looks pretty nice from close up |  | | |  |
| The Screens on 16:37 - Aug 24 with 2371 views | londonlisa2001 |
| The Screens on 16:09 - Aug 24 by monmouth |
I reckon the conversation was a little different:
Board: 'if we spend an extra £10k we can get bigger screens that will bring in more advertising revenue'. Screens ordered. Sometime later:
Engineer: 'You cant put them on the roof you know'
Board: 'Oh Sh1t'
Engineer: 'yes'
Board: 'What can we do'
Engineer: Put them lower and obstruct a few punters, they'll still be able to see the pitch, it'll just be a much diminished experience'.
Board: 'so we can physically put them up somewhere? Phew, thank feck. On you go matey. Leigh, get someone to draft a letter fobbing off the punters will you. tell them it enhances everyone's experience; give them a chance to shift if they insist, then we can put walk up customers there. Now, about these pitchside thingies, what's the brightest bulbs we can get.....' |
an equally possible scenario ;-)
What is certainly the case, is that whatever the conversation, it is not 'the council's fault' however many times it is repeated on twitter, anymore than an amorphous 'Stadco' will have decided what ticket technology should be used, with no decisive input from the only party that actually has any use for it and pays for everything. | | | |
| The Screens on 17:39 - Aug 24 with 2317 views | Neath_Jack |
| The Screens on 15:44 - Aug 24 by londonlisa2001 |
well yes you would, but the pictures suggested the screens were on the front (and the originally planning certainly allowed for that). My guess, and it's only a guess would be a decision along the lines of 'if we spend an extra £10k we can get bigger screens that will bring in more advertising revenue, problem is they can't then be put at the front becuase they're bigger than we specified, but they won't really obstruct people's view and within a couple of weeks everyone will have forgotten about it'. 'Go on then - we can always blame the stadium and the council if anyone moans since no one will know whether what we say is right or not'.
On the ticketing - I was referring to the original system, not this one - I know nothing about this one, and because I couldn't come down to the game yesterday, I have yet to experience it! Originally, the system first installed could have done quite a lot, but the club didn't want to pay more than the minimum - again, for years, all crap with it was explained away by 'it's Stadco's fault' or 'the ticket office' as though the club didn't play any part in the decision making (and in fact, were the ones to veto the better system that the other 2 parties always wanted). |
Why are you so certain the roof members have suitable bearing capacity to support these screens? It's surely a long time ago for someone to definitely remember what the roof loadings are?
When you talk about loading a roof member such as those, we are only talking little amount of weight change in the item being hung off them at the end to make a big difference.
I'd be surprised if that roof was originally designed to carry significant scoreboards/screens. |  |
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| The Screens on 17:46 - Aug 24 with 2299 views | londonlisa2001 |
| The Screens on 17:39 - Aug 24 by Neath_Jack |
Why are you so certain the roof members have suitable bearing capacity to support these screens? It's surely a long time ago for someone to definitely remember what the roof loadings are?
When you talk about loading a roof member such as those, we are only talking little amount of weight change in the item being hung off them at the end to make a big difference.
I'd be surprised if that roof was originally designed to carry significant scoreboards/screens. |
What is clearly remembered is that the supports were in place for big screens from the start. I have already said that it is possible that the screens installed are bigger than was envisaged so obviously it seems that they can't support these particular screens.
All I am saying is addressing the last bit of your post - the roof was definitely designed to carry screens. And, again, even the picture a couple of weeks ago / month ago showed them in that position as well. | | | |
| The Screens on 17:56 - Aug 24 with 2274 views | Neath_Jack |
| The Screens on 17:46 - Aug 24 by londonlisa2001 |
What is clearly remembered is that the supports were in place for big screens from the start. I have already said that it is possible that the screens installed are bigger than was envisaged so obviously it seems that they can't support these particular screens.
All I am saying is addressing the last bit of your post - the roof was definitely designed to carry screens. And, again, even the picture a couple of weeks ago / month ago showed them in that position as well. |
I'd be willing to have a large wager that the roof wasn't specifically designed to carry big screens at the extreme ends of the roof members. Small scoreboards like we had previously yes, but not large screens. If someone could give me the weights of the new screens, i could probably get the definitive answer. As for the bit about the picture of them appearing there, means absolutely nothing.
The club should rethink the position of the screens pronto and have them moved during the mythical extensions over the coming years. | |
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| The Screens on 18:07 - Aug 24 with 2251 views | Kennedy |
They need to put up a digital clock too, took a good 20 seconds to figure out the time left.
Or change the font, colouring of it. |  |
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| The Screens on 18:08 - Aug 24 with 2245 views | londonlisa2001 |
| The Screens on 17:56 - Aug 24 by Neath_Jack |
I'd be willing to have a large wager that the roof wasn't specifically designed to carry big screens at the extreme ends of the roof members. Small scoreboards like we had previously yes, but not large screens. If someone could give me the weights of the new screens, i could probably get the definitive answer. As for the bit about the picture of them appearing there, means absolutely nothing.
The club should rethink the position of the screens pronto and have them moved during the mythical extensions over the coming years. |
fine - well you wager away. I'm just saying what happened. And the weight of the screen now doesn't really change what is being said.
Anyway - I'm not sure I care enough to carry on discussing - my seat is in the West stand. | | | |
| The Screens on 18:52 - Aug 24 with 2190 views | truckjack |
| The Screens on 18:07 - Aug 24 by Kennedy |
They need to put up a digital clock too, took a good 20 seconds to figure out the time left.
Or change the font, colouring of it. |
Really difficult to see the clock from East/North end. Really want to know the time remaining. The clock wasn't displayed at all during some adverts. Surely the clock is one sure fire way of getting people to look at the screen, which is what the advertisers want too? |  | | |
| The Screens on 19:22 - Aug 24 with 2147 views | fbreath |
Surely they could have welded in some sort of strengthening to the existing structure |  |
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| The Screens on 19:41 - Aug 24 with 2109 views | monmouth |
| The Screens on 18:07 - Aug 24 by Kennedy |
They need to put up a digital clock too, took a good 20 seconds to figure out the time left.
Or change the font, colouring of it. |
Agreed. By the time I'd managed to work out how much time was left, there wasn't any. |  |
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| The Screens on 21:41 - Aug 24 with 2038 views | Phil_S |
| The Screens on 15:33 - Aug 24 by Uxbridge |
Surprised more hadn't been made of that. I'm not a fan. |
Nor me - do we have a link to this particular article? |  | | |
| The Screens on 21:56 - Aug 24 with 1997 views | PozuelosSideys |
| The Screens on 11:26 - Aug 24 by FearOfAJackPlanet |
Init.
"What's the existing shamonga like?"
"not looking too clever, It can be tacked-up halfway?"
"Well f*cking tack it up 'en" |
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| The Screens on 23:05 - Aug 24 with 1930 views | Starsky |
Well they've saved a load of weight on the roof by installing the new floodlights further back. |  |
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| The Screens on 23:13 - Aug 24 with 1916 views | Uxbridge |
Not sure of logic that we need the 39th game to compete with other clubs, when surely it'd be netted off by the other clubs also gaining from it? |  |
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| The Screens on 23:35 - Aug 24 with 1883 views | jackonicko |
| The Screens on 23:13 - Aug 24 by Uxbridge |
Not sure of logic that we need the 39th game to compete with other clubs, when surely it'd be netted off by the other clubs also gaining from it? |
It's this sort of lack of imagination and failing to think outside of the box that explains why you're not Commercial Director. |  | | |
| The Screens on 23:48 - Aug 24 with 1849 views | Uxbridge |
| The Screens on 23:35 - Aug 24 by jackonicko |
It's this sort of lack of imagination and failing to think outside of the box that explains why you're not Commercial Director. |
That and I'd have to deal with actual people. It'd end in tears, and not my own. | |
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| The Screens on 23:51 - Aug 24 with 1840 views | jackonicko |
| The Screens on 23:48 - Aug 24 by Uxbridge |
That and I'd have to deal with actual people. It'd end in tears, and not my own. |
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| The Screens on 08:47 - Aug 25 with 1694 views | Phil_S |
Maybe its the idealistic in me but I just cannot agree with this. Would be interesting to see the overall view on this one | | | |
| The Screens on 09:03 - Aug 25 with 1664 views | Curcubita_Ultra |
"Now, about these pitchside thingies, what's the biggest bulb we can get....?"
Such a bulb would be a very expensive outgoing for the club.
I hear they run almost exclusively on hot air and cost 100k a year to maintain.
They are, however, designed to simultaneously send social media updates so it's not a complete waste of money. | | | |
| The Screens on 09:09 - Aug 25 with 1639 views | monmouth |
| The Screens on 09:03 - Aug 25 by Curcubita_Ultra |
"Now, about these pitchside thingies, what's the biggest bulb we can get....?"
Such a bulb would be a very expensive outgoing for the club.
I hear they run almost exclusively on hot air and cost 100k a year to maintain.
They are, however, designed to simultaneously send social media updates so it's not a complete waste of money. |
Oh I don't know. Some of the biggest bulbs in Christendom seem readily available on this very site..... | |
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| The Screens on 09:14 - Aug 25 with 1628 views | Uxbridge |
| The Screens on 09:09 - Aug 25 by monmouth |
Oh I don't know. Some of the biggest bulbs in Christendom seem readily available on this very site..... |
While Dineen might get pelters on here, imagine Darran in the hot seat. Oh the humanity. | |
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| The Screens on 09:17 - Aug 25 with 1613 views | Uxbridge |
| The Screens on 09:13 - Aug 25 by Phil_S |
I guess the logic behind that one is that the ones facing the pitch are seen worldwide on the TV coverage
The oens facing the crowd are likely to generate sales although I am not sure many people left there on Saturday thinking "I must go and plan my funeral" |
Yeah I guess, just found the contrast amusing.
I need a new carpet for the back room. Could anyone recommend a company for a man on a budget? | |
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| The Screens on 09:20 - Aug 25 with 1601 views | Phil_S |
| The Screens on 09:17 - Aug 25 by Uxbridge |
Yeah I guess, just found the contrast amusing.
I need a new carpet for the back room. Could anyone recommend a company for a man on a budget? |
I don't think you will find anyone local
I have the same problem thinking of a van I need to hire from somewhere | | | |
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