New Spurs stadium

[Flump]

Speculation that today Bill Nics & Darkies ashes were reinterred under the south stand,where the OWHL centre circle would have been.The cams went down for a period,no club comment yet,which you would expect?

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That gave me a lump in my throat reading that. Think i might be turning gay.

 

[skiathospurs]

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That gave me a lump in my throat reading that. Think i might be turning gay.

from SSC forum
Dunno if it was confirmed on here or not, but I’ve today seen proof that the secret ceremony the other day was indeed the reinterment of the great B.N’s ashes. Unfortunately can’t post the pic but was nicely done!
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It choked me up too mate.

 

[skiathospurs]

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That gave me a lump in my throat reading that. Think i might be turning gay.

BTW the old center circle would be just behind the south stand,in the atrium part,so Bill is fittingly in old WHL and in front of the main home support in the new stadium,if confirmed i`ll add,though the way it was conducted cant believe it was something else really (like time capsule,vip visit).

 

[skiathospurs]

 

[skiathospurs]

Dont think it will be ready?go to page 1 of the thread from end june last year,and see what has been done.I had a look through,blows your mind!

https://www.properspursy.com/talk/threads/new-spurs-stadium.4/#post-584

 

[Style And Glory]

How much to you think these special "claustrophobic" seats will go for?

 

[skiathospurs]

How much to you think these special "claustrophobic" seats will go for?

i reckon.....

 

[skiathospurs]

 

[skiathospurs]

 

[Don Diaz]

Glad it's still standing and looking magnificent after the recent 'Hurricane'

 

[skiathospurs]

South stand rake doesnt look so harsh here

But does here.....

 

[wilson]

@skiathospurs this thread is my favourite thread to glance at during my lunch break. Thanks again for all the regular updates for those, like me, too lazy to hunt them down elsewhere Cannot wait to get into this beauty of a stadium. COYS.

 

[Don Diaz]

@skiathospurs this thread is my favourite thread to glance at during my lunch break. Thanks again for all the regular updates for those, like me, too lazy to hunt them down elsewhere Cannot wait to get into this beauty of a stadium. COYS.

Add a bit of finance and funding chat and Skiathos would be the new BlueCrew LA.

 

[skiathospurs]

Add a bit of finance and funding chat and Skiathos would be the new BlueCrew LA.

Lol,i have actually learned a lot from following the build on a forum dedicated to building,still and i have said it before,cant get my head around all the detail in the planning,from foundations to where every USB socket will be.
I would still hedge that the build will be on time,people saying no way will we move in august next year,are pretty much like people who say we cant get a result in madrid,just expressing a negative opinion without fact or basis.Yes the schedule is tight,many things could cause a delay,weather,strikes,some hiccup in the planning/engineering,suppliers of critical parts failing deadlines and so on.But from all the planning documents and statements from Mace,thfc and so on we are where we should be,and money/manpower can always be thrown in greater abundance if it will make the difference.By xmas structurally the south stand will be full height,the retractable pitch will be well under way and that really just leaves the roof february-ish as a major task which could cause such a delay.

Anyone wanting to know the best info go to skyscrapercity.com and check out the NWHL thread,45,000 posts on it alone,and then also checkout anfield,palace,chelsea,wembley or whatever else stadium is being planned for work.

 

[Glenjamin]

Lol,i have actually learned a lot from following the build on a forum dedicated to building,still and i have said it before,cant get my head around all the detail in the planning,from foundations to where every USB socket will be.
I would still hedge that the build will be on time,people saying no way will we move in august next year,are pretty much like people who say we cant get a result in madrid,just expressing a negative opinion without fact or basis.Yes the schedule is tight,many things could cause a delay,weather,strikes,some hiccup in the planning/engineering,suppliers of critical parts failing deadlines and so on.But from all the planning documents and statements from Mace,thfc and so on we are where we should be,and money/manpower can always be thrown in greater abundance if it will make the difference.By xmas structurally the south stand will be full height,the retractable pitch will be well under way and that really just leaves the roof february-ish as a major task which could cause such a delay.

Anyone wanting to know the best info go to skyscrapercity.com and check out the NWHL thread,45,000 posts on it alone,and then also checkout anfield,palace,chelsea,wembley or whatever else stadium is being planned for work.

Surely they should just be building the roof separately and then airlift it in to place with loads of chinnock helicopters? Saw a few of them bad boys carting about a t-rex in Jurassic Park, a roof should be wee buns!

 

[Glenjamin]

Lol,i have actually learned a lot from following the build on a forum dedicated to building,still and i have said it before,cant get my head around all the detail in the planning,from foundations to where every USB socket will be.

On a more serious note I believe Populous use Rhino for building architecture, creating initial design concepts and Revit for their full blown data management system. I use something similar for aerospace design in catia. Basically everyone works on the same wavelength. Once the architect nails the design, construction designers take the magic design and make the fucker structurally sound and actually buildable. Once complete everyone else in the project can steal the lay ups and begin work on their individual specialities in revit, so same as the physical building going on now with multiple specialities on site at once everyone can work separately to achieve their designs and then once complete they add their layup to the intial model. Everyone doing this then ties every speciality together and all layups will be pinned to the same origin. You can then review and tweak the outcome, which is a monster model, but a monster model that is all lined up and exact to the initial concept. literally means cabling, plumbing, airducts, aircon, wooden floors, whatever can all be designed at once and combined. Revit is very good for this and has taken over the industry. I used to use tekla for structural design. It was good for the likes of the beams, outer structure etc, but revit blows the doors off that program.

 

[skiathospurs]

On a more serious note I believe Populous use Rhino for building architecture, creating initial design concepts and Revit for their full blown data management system. I use something similar for aerospace design in catia. Basically everyone works on the same wavelength. Once the architect nails the design, construction designers take the magic design and make the fucker structurally sound and actually buildable. Once complete everyone else in the project can steal the lay ups and begin work on their individual specialities in revit, so same as the physical building going on now with multiple specialities on site at once everyone can work separately to achieve their designs and then once complete they add their layup to the intial model. Everyone doing this then ties every speciality together and all layups will be pinned to the same origin. You can then review and tweak the outcome, which is a monster model, but a monster model that is all lined up and exact to the initial concept. Revit is very good for this and has taken over the industry. I used to use tekla for structural design. It was good for the likes of the beams, outer structure etc, but revit blows the doors off that program.

I have only seen tekla models of NWHL,I guess these plans have been completed a number of years now,I would guess 5 or so at least.Some construction plans,like the tekla and tech drawing plans are out there now,still boogles me all that stuff has to be designed,thought of,drawn up and then actually order every part required,compare quotes,guesstimate quantities,schedule a program,arrange supply at the right times.....hats off to them cos so far its gone like clockwork it seems,except those kebab machine making arsonists.

 

[Glenjamin]

I have only seen tekla models of NWHL,I guess these plans have been completed a number of years now,I would guess 5 or so at least.Some construction plans,like the tekla and tech drawing plans are out there now,still boogles me all that stuff has to be designed,thought of,drawn up and then actually order every part required,compare quotes,guesstimate quantities,schedule a program,arrange supply at the right times.....hats off to them cos so far its gone like clockwork it seems,except those kebab machine making arsonists.

Ah cool they must have done the construction design on tekla then. i could have designed better though hahaha! Its a cool program. Although design boundaries tend to be pushed in the modern era on tekla you can literally pick the style of trusses etc as materials in building tend to be industry standard, and manipulate the shape from there. I'll have to have a deeper read in to it.

 

[skiathospurs]

Ah cool they must have done the construction design on tekla then. i could have designed better though hahaha! Its a cool program. Although design boundaries tend to be pushed in the modern era on tekla you can literally pick the style of trusses etc as materials in building tend to be industry standard, and manipulate the shape from there. I'll have to have a deeper read in to it.

The black circles are the base of the trees supporting the rear of the south stand,1st one has just been planted,well the base.

 

[skiathospurs]

The black circles are the base of the trees supporting the rear of the south stand,1st one has just been planted,well the base.

 

[Don Diaz]

Sorry but for those with a non-engineering mindset, this whole construction project, the processes and material flows etc, simply boggles the mind. I've been on skyscrapercity (brilliant input if you've gone full geek) watched build models and am truly fascinated by the whole build, but how it gets done simply amazes me.

I watched a documentary on the building of the Millau bridge once - absolutely incredible, especially as it's also on a curve. When it came to putting the last section in, they were disappointed because it was a bit out...........about 2 cm!!! Can't quite recall but designers, architects or engineers from the UK had a large part in it, working with their French counterparts. I was so impressed at the time I decided to ride down there and go over it on the motorbike and then ride back again, i'm so impressed with our new ground I'm going to go as often as possible

 

[Sneeky]

 

[Flump]

I'm hoping the opening of the stadium will be a night game. It's gonna look the absolute dogs at night and some of our greatest moments have been at night at the lane. I may petition the board to consider my opinion is the right one.

 

[corroded]

Isn't there about a zero % chance of that?

Even if we got the Friday game on the first day of week of the season... it wouldn't even be fully dark by the time we finished the game?

 

[Don Diaz]

They'll need a couple of 'test' events before it opens officially, one of those might need to be an evening.

Wonder who will open the stadium officially - bash a bottle of Champagne against the West stand and cut a blue and white ribbon with some giant scissors, that sort of thing....

Vote Now:
Jean and Linda Nicholson?

 

[Motspur Hotspur]

They'll need a couple of 'test' events before it opens officially, one of those might need to be an evening.

Wonder who will open the stadium officially - bash a bottle of Champagne against the West stand and cut a blue and white ribbon with some giant scissors, that sort of thing....

Vote Now:
Jean and Linda Nicholson?

Ha ha I reckon Levy will be having that one!

 

[skiathospurs]

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   Chairman Daniel Levy welcomes @NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on a tour of the #SpursNewStadium site - http://spurs.to/NFLNewStadiumVisit …
   
   
   
   
   
   

 

[skiathospurs]

Meeting with THFC Catering team at Lilywhite House, Monday 23rd October
10/30/2017

THST is involved in a number of workstreams with ticketing, of course, remaining an area of particular focus. Catering is also an area many fans regularly ask about, and THFC has indicated it wants input from fans as it puts together the catering offer for the new stadium.
Board member Rachel Martin is leading this area of our work, and recently met with David Peskett and Antonio Sellecchia from the catering team to discuss progress. This is a summary of the discussion. It's pretty clear that there’s a lot of ambition around the catering offer.

The recent catering survey conducted by THFC is currently being analysed and the report is being prepared. But regardless there are some clear messages and non-negotiables being established for general admission areas:

• Everything, from the high end premium seats, to the general admission, is being designed for excellence and the food in general admission will be of a higher quality than in our old stadium.
• There is a focus on providing a service to mirror the high street with quality products at reasonable prices.
• Healthy and gluten free options will be available at a number of outlets within stadium.
• Variety is key – for example there will be draft and craft beers, more than one variety of red and white wine, a range of fillings for sandwiches. The mainline lager / beer deal has not yet been allocated but it will include an agreement for leeway for other craft beers to be sold. We again highlighted the preference for local brewers to be included.
• There will be an on-site bakery to make at least some of the pies, and to enable more food to be prepared on site. The top quality pies enjoyed last season, are likely to feature in the new stadium. We gave feedback that fans really noticed the improvement in quality last season. We explored the possibility of having a competition for fans to come up with pie fillings and Spurs related names!
• We asked that drinking fountains should be placed around the concourse (as in Wembley) to fulfil the statutory requirement for free, accessible drinking water for all. This is currently being explored – it is high on the list but has not yet been confirmed. We also reiterated the need to have affordable drinking water on sale in the retail outlets.
• There will be a ‘market place’ in the south stand where fans can buy from different outlets but eat together.
• The outside space (as big as Trafalgar Square) will have live fan zones etc to attract fans before the game, and the local community on non-match days.
• The aim is to encourage supporters to stay behind after the game for entertainment / interviews etc and drink / food – though we all know this will be very results driven. We made the point that going to watch Spurs is not like going to the theatre and if we lose, fans are less likely to hang around. We asked whether fans from other stands would be able to go to the South Stand after the game for events and were told that this is an aim but not a certainty.

We asked how the issue of long, slow-moving queues would be dealt with.

• The stadium will be using the ‘bottoms up’ method of pouring beers in 75% of the stadium – this involves a technology using magnets to push a disc up from the bottom of the glass, fill the beer ultra quickly, and then release the disk to seal it again. It means that your beer is not being poured out and left to stand during the first half, as in most stadiums.
• The club is investing in cashless payments systems to speed up service within the stadium, with contactless card payments and pre-purchased tokens being planned.

In the premium areas:

• There will be guest executive chefs who will work with THFC staff to serve gourmet menus for packages of 12 games – the Roux Family were already announced, Chris Galvin (Galvin at Windows, Demoiselle et al) is the latest Michelin star chef to get on board, with more to follow.
• In premium seats there will be a choice of three or four dining options that can be booked prior to game.

Preparations for the launch next season include:

• Planned internal ‘cook off’ event to test products and speed of service.
• Test events with staff training, though these have to be off site of course.
• Developing clear career pathways for employees so that staff are trained and have pride in working for the club. They can access a range of opportunities, including working with the blue ribbon chefs, and gain qualifications.

We will be meeting again early in the new year and, as always, we are keen for THST members to give us their feedback and questions so that we can present these to the decision makers.

This meeting indicated there is a very clear vision which is shared by all, lessons being learned from other venues in England and overseas, and a desire to provide a variety of top quality products throughout the stadium. Your views are sought and welcomed and can be shared here.

 

[Sneeky]

With contactless card payment .....drink up !

Been confirmed by THST that NWHL will be using the "BottomsUp" beer dispensing system "in 75% of the stadium"

 

[Glenjamin]

With contactless card payment .....drink up !

Been confirmed by THST that NWHL will be using the "BottomsUp" beer dispensing system "in 75% of the stadium"

Another advertising revenue in the magnets... Levy is a Money making machine!!