Monk Posted 5 October, 2011 Posted 5 October, 2011 Just went past on the train, the white skirting that runs along the top of the stadium was green. Looks a bit tacky :/ Do they not have it maintained anymore?
Raging Bull Posted 5 October, 2011 Posted 5 October, 2011 Was thinking this the other day, it is rather grubby. Guess it doesn't really matter though cos we're gonna have it all replaced when capacitys raised to 50k ;-)
Denzil Posted 5 October, 2011 Posted 5 October, 2011 The people who clean it can't afford to park in the car park all day.
dune Posted 5 October, 2011 Posted 5 October, 2011 Why clean a stadium we plan on leaving? Once we've built our 80,000 capacity Cortese Dome we'll see a cleaning tax added just to keep people happy.
trousers Posted 5 October, 2011 Posted 5 October, 2011 Just went past on the train, the white skirting that runs along the top of the stadium was green. Looks a bit tacky :/ Do they not have it maintained anymore? I posted the very same observation on here over a year ago as it was looking pretty shabby back then. I did look up at it when I last got down to a game (notts forest) and noticed how much worse it had got - it is indeed a lovely shade of green mould over significant parts of the white structure.
Micky Posted 5 October, 2011 Posted 5 October, 2011 Why clean a stadium we plan on leaving? Once we've built our 80,000 capacity Cortese Dome we'll see a cleaning tax added just to keep people happy. I believe that it is intended to name it the Cortese Colosseum - he's intending on bring a large bit of Italy to Southampton....!
dronskisaint Posted 5 October, 2011 Posted 5 October, 2011 Make yourself feel good...compare it with nottarF kraP!
Golden Balls Posted 5 October, 2011 Posted 5 October, 2011 It is starting to look run down. It's only been 10 years
JonnyLove Posted 5 October, 2011 Posted 5 October, 2011 The people who built and had a contract to maintain the stadium (ROK) went into admin earlier in the year so that might have a bearing on it. But I totally agree it does need a good clean. Perhaps we as supporters could volunteer to do this if the club puts money to charity.
saintscottofthenortham Posted 5 October, 2011 Posted 5 October, 2011 The people who built and had a contract to maintain the stadium (ROK) went into admin earlier in the year so that might have a bearing on it. But I totally agree it does need a good clean. Perhaps we as supporters could volunteer to do this if the club puts money to charity. I'm pretty sure ROK didn't build SMS. they may have had the maintenance contract though. Didn't Barr build it?
Spudders Posted 5 October, 2011 Posted 5 October, 2011 In the future, people will look back at the olden days at the old St Mary's stadium with a fondness.
Asaint4ever Posted 5 October, 2011 Posted 5 October, 2011 You would of thought us winning the JPT we would of had the ground completely redone?
Spudders Posted 5 October, 2011 Posted 5 October, 2011 Saying that, we could have made Wembley our 'home' ground and had it moved to Southampton!
krissyboy31 Posted 5 October, 2011 Posted 5 October, 2011 I believe that it is intended to name it the Cortese Colosseum - he's intending on bring a large bit of Italy to Southampton....! Feeding the dissenters to the lions!
djharvey Posted 5 October, 2011 Posted 5 October, 2011 I'm pretty sure ROK didn't build SMS. they may have had the maintenance contract though. Didn't Barr build it? Correct, it was built by Barr. No idea who maintains it.
sfc1971 Posted 5 October, 2011 Posted 5 October, 2011 Correct, it was built by Barr. No idea who maintains it. Tis correct indeed. The Maintenance contracts were given to Mr Lowe`s own company`s, I think the electrical was RF Webb the Painting was another they have all since Lowe`s parting gone bust.
hypochondriac Posted 5 October, 2011 Posted 5 October, 2011 Lets be honest, SMS is a rubbish stadium. I hope we build a new one eventually.
Spudders Posted 5 October, 2011 Posted 5 October, 2011 Something a bit more individual looking next time!
sfc4prem Posted 5 October, 2011 Posted 5 October, 2011 Lets be honest, SMS is a rubbish stadium. I hope we build a new one eventually. It may be rubbish aesthetically, but for atmosphere its pretty good. Once we're established in the PL then we can start talking about a refurb or even a new stadium.
Spudders Posted 5 October, 2011 Posted 5 October, 2011 Everyone out We need to start everything again from scratch!
Thedelldays Posted 5 October, 2011 Posted 5 October, 2011 Lets be honest, SMS is a rubbish stadium. I hope we build a new one eventually. It's hardly a rubbish stadium It's a great ground for us, in the city centre and a stones throw to where it all started FFS it only gets used once a week
Spudders Posted 5 October, 2011 Posted 5 October, 2011 FFS it only gets used once a week who uses it when we are away from home?
hypochondriac Posted 5 October, 2011 Posted 5 October, 2011 It's hardly a rubbish stadium It's a great ground for us, in the city centre and a stones throw to where it all started FFS it only gets used once a week Location is fantastic but there is nothing distinctive and nothing that makes it stand out or give it character.
Spudders Posted 5 October, 2011 Posted 5 October, 2011 If we had someone ringing a bell it'd have more character!
krissyboy31 Posted 5 October, 2011 Posted 5 October, 2011 Location is fantastic but there is nothing distinctive and nothing that makes it stand out or give it character.I agree with this but that hardly makes it crap. It's certainly not the worst of the new stadia but not the best either. It is as good as we could have hoped for at the time, built by a PLC and not by a benefactor. Of course if we were building it now, it would all be different.
hypochondriac Posted 5 October, 2011 Posted 5 October, 2011 I agree with this but that hardly makes it crap. It's certainly not the worst of the new stadia but not the best either. It is as good as we could have hoped for at the time, built by a PLC and not by a benefactor. Of course if we were building it now, it would all be different. Depends what your definition of crap is.
krissyboy31 Posted 5 October, 2011 Posted 5 October, 2011 Depends what your definition of crap is. 16 miles south-east along the M27 comes to mind.
hypochondriac Posted 5 October, 2011 Posted 5 October, 2011 16 miles south-east along the M27 comes to mind. I'll give you that .
Hatch Posted 5 October, 2011 Posted 5 October, 2011 Tracy Emin and Grayson Perry should get together to design us a stadium. Damien Hirst and Banksy can paint it.
Jeff Le Taxi Posted 5 October, 2011 Posted 5 October, 2011 Arent we in some kind of legal dispute with Barr? something to do with the coating on the steel itself and rust problems etc?
Saint-scooby Posted 5 October, 2011 Posted 5 October, 2011 Arent we in some kind of legal dispute with Barr? something to do with the coating on the steel itself and rust problems etc?n I was thinking this, I thought it didnt need painting for a long time. some bleach and a good scrub will have it all off.
CFSFC Posted 5 October, 2011 Posted 5 October, 2011 Tis correct indeed. The Maintenance contracts were given to Mr Lowe`s own company`s, I think the electrical was RF Webb the Painting was another they have all since Lowe`s parting gone bust. Now called Lowe and Oliver, who have just set up a Southampton office ( well Eastleigh )
Saint_Jonny Posted 5 October, 2011 Posted 5 October, 2011 Lets be honest, SMS is a rubbish stadium. I hope we build a new one eventually. You are mental. I went to most grounds in League 1, and you haven't seen 'rubbish' until you've seen some of them, not just that they are falling down, but 90% of them were devoid of atmosphere. St.marys is properly loud some weeks. Something similar stadiums (derby, leicester, boro) don't manage at all.
hypochondriac Posted 5 October, 2011 Posted 5 October, 2011 (edited) You are mental. I went to most grounds in League 1, and you haven't seen 'rubbish' until you've seen some of them, not just that they are falling down, but 90% of them were devoid of atmosphere. St.marys is properly loud some weeks. Something similar stadiums (derby, leicester, boro) don't manage at all. It's rubbish in comparison to many new stadiums and rubbish compared to what it could have been. At the time we had no say in the matter and were possibly constricted by finances, but lets not pretend that it's some super amazing stadium. It's a fairly average flat pack with little character of its own. Has the ability to generate a decent atmosphere, but had the potential to be so much more. Edited 6 October, 2011 by hypochondriac
Saint_Jonny Posted 6 October, 2011 Posted 6 October, 2011 More how? You are going to have to explain. Its a bowl with seats in, people come along and make lots of noise once every 2 weeks, and everyone can get food and drink easily. How would some nice layout with tiers and curves change anything at all? Apart from aesthetics? And who gives a toss about that?
niceandfriendly Posted 6 October, 2011 Posted 6 October, 2011 More how? You are going to have to explain. Its a bowl with seats in, people come along and make lots of noise once every 2 weeks, and everyone can get food and drink easily. How would some nice layout with tiers and curves change anything at all? Apart from aesthetics? And who gives a toss about that? Exactly. Oh noes, we don't have big empty spaces in the corners like they do at Falmer. That adds so much to the character... oh how I long for empty spaces, curves, padded seats and mp3 players attached to every seat. Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. Christ, if our stadium is crap then the majority of football stadia in this country aren't fit for use. It's perfect for who we are at the moment. But when we're winning the Champions League every season we'll need to build the Cortese Collosseum in Hedge End and then and then only St Mary's would be a little bit crap.
PhilippineSaint Posted 6 October, 2011 Posted 6 October, 2011 It's perfect for who we are at the moment. But when we're winning the Champions League every season we'll need to build the Cortese Collosseum in Hedge End and then and then only St Mary's would be a little bit crap. Forget Hedge End use St Mary's as the training ground and build the new 75000 seater in Marchwood we already own the land theres a train line that can be used with a bit of modification and the council might upgrade the Marchwood bypass to what it should have been twenty five years ago.
hamster Posted 6 October, 2011 Posted 6 October, 2011 Football operation to jacksons farm.Buy up the chapel end industrial estate, turn it into a massive mall thingy, build a station, buy American wharf. Turn the whole area into a waterside development to rival Monaco. Basically, do what the council should have done ages ago.
Gingeletiss Posted 6 October, 2011 Posted 6 October, 2011 Lets be honest, SMS is a rubbish stadium. I hope we build a new one eventually. Shock...surprise! Hypo the super fan with yet another dig at the club.
Toomer Posted 6 October, 2011 Posted 6 October, 2011 If St Marys needs a good clean Fratton must need a good fire.
notnowcato Posted 6 October, 2011 Posted 6 October, 2011 It's rubbish in comparison to many new stadiums and rubbish compared to what it could have been. At the time we had no say in the matter and were possibly constricted by finances, but lets not pretend that it's some super amazing stadium. It's a fairly average flat pack with little character of its own. Has the ability to generate a decent atmosphere, but had the potential to be so much more. Holy f**k, why do you bother typing such sh*t?? You're the worst troll on here and there are plenty on this fred.
Turkish Posted 6 October, 2011 Posted 6 October, 2011 It's hardly a rubbish stadium It's a great ground for us, in the city centre and a stones throw to where it all started FFS it only gets used once a week It's not big enough and dirty.
PhilippineSaint Posted 6 October, 2011 Posted 6 October, 2011 Turn the whole area into a waterside development to rival Monaco. Can we declare independence? and if its a Tax free zone I may come home which means I will see more games that sat out here in the Philippines.
dronskisaint Posted 6 October, 2011 Posted 6 October, 2011 It's rubbish in comparison to many new stadiums and rubbish compared to what it could have been. At the time we had no say in the matter and were possibly constricted by finances, but lets not pretend that it's some super amazing stadium. It's a fairly average flat pack with little character of its own. Has the ability to generate a decent atmosphere, but had the potential to be so much more. I'm not sure how many other grounds you go to but St Mary's, whilst not being in any way unique in design style, provides a good bowl of noise when full and reasonable access in terms of people getting in and out and their experience whilst inside is as good as any other that I've been to. Rubbish is a wrong and emotive adjective to use which makes me question both your comparative set and your reasons for using it? Because I live a couple of hundred miles away (sadly) I probably see as many away games as home and to describe St Mary's in such a way is just lacking in knowledge of what actually is in place elsewhere. I enjoyed The Dell, I enjoyed Peterborough and Rochdale last year as a period piece set of reminders...I also went to Colchester which would probably be the one that matches your description. We have so much better...not saying that it's perfect or that it's goinfg to be big enough for ever but try reading what other fans say about it? One final point - the fans provide the character, charisma and atmosphere...St Mary's has some of the best in the country...I'd say the best but I would be biased.
doddisalegend Posted 6 October, 2011 Posted 6 October, 2011 Location is fantastic but there is nothing distinctive and nothing that makes it stand out or give it character. Thats what the green mold is for........
PaulSaint Posted 6 October, 2011 Posted 6 October, 2011 Location is fantastic but there is nothing distinctive and nothing that makes it stand out or give it character. The original long armed statue would surely have achieved this
eelpie Posted 6 October, 2011 Posted 6 October, 2011 I believe that it is intended to name it the Cortese Colosseum - he's intending on bring a large bit of Italy to Southampton....! And The new Northam is to be renamed Turkish Delight after Saints greatest fan.
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