Matthew Le God Posted 18 June, 2012 Posted 18 June, 2012 Not exactly earth shattering news, the old one were starting to show their age and technology has moved on since they were installed in 2001. See page 12 of the document below... http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/staticFiles/88/b4/0,,10280~177288,00.pdf A few interesting lines in that document, such as - official confirmation of there being over 180,000 individuals on the Saints database (page 6).
Thedelldays Posted 18 June, 2012 Posted 18 June, 2012 electronic advertisement boards....we are really premier league now
Matthew Le God Posted 18 June, 2012 Author Posted 18 June, 2012 "Everyone is talking about Southampton Football Club" Well that is true today, currently trending in the UK on Twitter and earlier today was trending worldwide.
paris Posted 18 June, 2012 Posted 18 June, 2012 I need to get them to help me with writing a job app re me , very impressive that ....
Paul Chuckle Posted 18 June, 2012 Posted 18 June, 2012 is a new sound system going in as its always been awful at SMS
Turkish Posted 18 June, 2012 Posted 18 June, 2012 electronic advertisement boards....we are really premier league now First the bar code scanners, now this. We truely are being the Manchester United of the South
Saint Charlie Posted 18 June, 2012 Posted 18 June, 2012 electronic advertisement boards....we are really premier league now Is it electronic advertising round the sides or just the two end screens?
Matthew Le God Posted 18 June, 2012 Author Posted 18 June, 2012 I'm amazed Turkish has overlooked the final line of the opening post.
Crazy Diamond Posted 18 June, 2012 Posted 18 June, 2012 The number of improvements we're making is quite interesting. We seemed to do okay last time we were in the Premier League - in hindsight was it not good enough? Apparently so.
Matthew Le God Posted 18 June, 2012 Author Posted 18 June, 2012 We seemed to do okay last time we were in the Premier League - in hindsight was it not good enough? Apparently so. Hence the relegation...
S-Clarke Posted 18 June, 2012 Posted 18 June, 2012 The number of improvements we're making is quite interesting. We seemed to do okay last time we were in the Premier League - in hindsight was it not good enough? Apparently so. Things are light years ahead since the last time we were in there. If we got promoted and kept every the same (i.e training ground etc) We'd be light years behind most clubs in teh PL, all we're doing is bringing things up to what is now the standard. Lots has changed in 7 years.
Matthew Le God Posted 18 June, 2012 Author Posted 18 June, 2012 Things are light years ahead since the last time we were in there. If we got promoted and kept every the same (i.e training ground etc) We'd be light years behind most clubs in teh PL, all we're doing is bringing things up to what is now the standard. The Staplewood development goes over and beyond merely "the standard for the Premier League".
Crazy Diamond Posted 18 June, 2012 Posted 18 June, 2012 Hence the relegation... Oh so our stadium was the reason we were relegated was it? There was me thinking it was results and the team. Silly me.
Turkish Posted 18 June, 2012 Posted 18 June, 2012 "Everyone is talking about Southampton Football Club" It's true. Steve Bruce said only the other day that if clubs like Swansea, Wigan and Southampton can make the Premier League why cant Hull.
Turkish Posted 18 June, 2012 Posted 18 June, 2012 (edited) I'm amazed Turkish has overlooked the final line of the opening post. Because it means nothing until they come to matches. Edited 18 June, 2012 by Turkish
Matthew Le God Posted 18 June, 2012 Author Posted 18 June, 2012 (edited) Oh so our stadium was the reason we were relegated was it? There was me thinking it was results and the team. Silly me. You said... We seemed to do okay last time we were in the Premier League In any case, the screens are now 11 years old, the changing rooms were 10 years old when they were done, the corporate facilities needed a face lift for Premier League corporate of 2012 compared to the last time we were in the league, Staplewood had fallen behind a number of clubs etc etc. Cortese is doing what needs to be done for us to compete against Premier League rivals. Edited 18 June, 2012 by Matthew Le God
SO16_Saint Posted 18 June, 2012 Posted 18 June, 2012 Is it electronic advertising round the sides or just the two end screens? To answer this question: all the way around the pitch
Crazy Diamond Posted 18 June, 2012 Posted 18 June, 2012 You said... I also said the improvements we are making indicate that last time it wasn't good enough - referring to the stadium, which is the subject of this thread, as it is about LED screens from YOUR title. You're quite clearly mentally ill. Stick to sitting in the dark and working on Football Manager and stop communicating with people.
Thedelldays Posted 18 June, 2012 Posted 18 June, 2012 The Staplewood development goes over and beyond merely "the standard for the Premier League". you make out that we will have the best of everything even spurs are upgrading their already excellent training facilities
Matthew Le God Posted 18 June, 2012 Author Posted 18 June, 2012 (edited) you make out that we will have the best of everything even spurs are upgrading their already excellent training facilities I didn't say it was the best did I? It is above average though in the Premier League and has a number of features better than some of the really big clubs. At a £15 million cost, you would expect that, thats £15 million without the cost of the land or the existing training dome structure. Edited 18 June, 2012 by Matthew Le God
pingwing Posted 18 June, 2012 Posted 18 June, 2012 Quality! The faulty bit (punch hitting a cross at it?) has been bugging me on and off for ages!
Legod Third Coming Posted 18 June, 2012 Posted 18 June, 2012 Oh so our stadium was the reason we were relegated was it? There was me thinking it was results and the team. Silly me. No, idiot. Everyone knows it was the failure to hold onto our catering manager and the poor listening figures on the radio!
Crazy Diamond Posted 18 June, 2012 Posted 18 June, 2012 No, idiot. Everyone knows it was the failure to hold onto our catering manager and the poor listening figures on the radio! Are you certain? I seem to recall we won an award for the best food, announced on the day of our relegation.
stev2001 Posted 18 June, 2012 Posted 18 June, 2012 Isnt this just a simple case of upgrading and another sign we are moving with the times and not stagnating like other clubs. I'd still be watching a 28 inch CRT tv if I hadn't upgraded since 2001.
Crazy Diamond Posted 18 June, 2012 Posted 18 June, 2012 Isnt this just a simple case of upgrading and another sign we are moving with the times and not stagnating like other clubs. I'd still be watching a 28 inch CRT tv if I hadn't upgraded since 2001. It's not as simple as that. This is a sign that we are up there with the big boys. I'm just waiting for the announcement regarding toilet paper - if we go to double quilted, we know we've made it.
stev2001 Posted 18 June, 2012 Posted 18 June, 2012 It's not as simple as that. This is a sign that we are up there with the big boys. I'm just waiting for the announcement regarding toilet paper - if we go to double quilted, we know we've made it. I know you are just taking the pi ss but these screens aren't cheap and not essential nor are the other upgrades. It does show that we are one of only a handful of teams splashing the cash at the moment. Good times.
The Kraken Posted 18 June, 2012 Posted 18 June, 2012 A bit surprised about the season ticket level; the document states "more than 14,000". I thought the figure previously being talked about was 15,000 or more.
The Kraken Posted 18 June, 2012 Posted 18 June, 2012 I know you are just taking the pi ss but these screens aren't cheap and not essential nor are the other upgrades. It does show that we are one of only a handful of teams splashing the cash at the moment. Good times. How does it show we're one of only a handful of clubs spending cash?
Matthew Le God Posted 18 June, 2012 Author Posted 18 June, 2012 A bit surprised about the season ticket level; the document states "more than 14,000". I thought the figure previously being talked about was 15,000 or more. It was not officially announced before, so the 15k was only people guessing and they weren't far out.
stev2001 Posted 18 June, 2012 Posted 18 June, 2012 How does it show we're one of only a handful of clubs spending cash? I don't see many other teams spending on their current infrastructure as much as we are at the moment. That's all.
The Kraken Posted 18 June, 2012 Posted 18 June, 2012 It was not officially announced before, so the 15k was only people guessing and they weren't far out. Yes, I know that, but thanks for the irrelevant comment. I was stating that I was suprised it was announced as lower than the 15K figure being talked about.
BlakeySFC Posted 18 June, 2012 Posted 18 June, 2012 Not exactly earth shattering news, the old one were starting to show their age and technology has moved on since they were installed in 2001. See page 12 of the document below... http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/staticFiles/88/b4/0,,10280~177288,00.pdf A few interesting lines in that document, such as - official confirmation of there being over 180,000 individuals on the Saints database (page 6). Where did you get that document from? Can't see it on the OS anywhere? Is it the ST welcome pack?
Matthew Le God Posted 18 June, 2012 Author Posted 18 June, 2012 Where did you get that document from? Can't see it on the OS anywhere? It is on the OS under the commercial tab > sponsorship Is it the ST welcome pack? It isn't for season ticket holders, it is to attract corporate sponsorship and ticket sales in the Premier League.
BlakeySFC Posted 18 June, 2012 Posted 18 June, 2012 It is on the OS under the commercial tab > sponsorship It isn't for season ticket holders, it is to attract corporate sponsorship in the Premier League. Thanks
Crazy Diamond Posted 18 June, 2012 Posted 18 June, 2012 I know you are just taking the pi ss but these screens aren't cheap and not essential nor are the other upgrades. It does show that we are one of only a handful of teams splashing the cash at the moment. Good times. I worked at the club last season for the Beeb and there were one or two moments when the screens were a problem, and with new technology coming in, I can kind of see the logic in upgrading them - but there were just one or two moments where we had problems, they weren't constant and huge problems. It's probably a luxury more than a necessity, certainly. The picture quality of the current screens isn't very good anyway. Basically the pictures you saw on the screens last season was a feed from a BBC camera that was primarily there to record the game for match highlights on the Football League Show. The format that the BBC used for covering football matches last season in the Football League was digi-beta, which isn't exactly new. Even so, the quality going out from the camera to the screen had to be adjusted, because at its highest setting the pictures looked burnt out on the screen. This season it'll be HD cameras covering the games, so rather than having poor quality pictures put up on the screens, we'll have nice shiny new ones that will offer a better picture to go with the better cameras, a perfect match. Again, it's not a necessity, but a luxury, because you can get by without maximum quality - we did fine last season for example. Hopefully there will also be work done on the camera gantry as last season it quickly became hectic up there, and with bigger crews coming in to do live games etc it'll only get worse.
Seaford Saint Posted 18 June, 2012 Posted 18 June, 2012 Are we getting 2 new screens or not? Couldn't see it in the document.....
Turkish Posted 18 June, 2012 Posted 18 June, 2012 I don't see many other teams spending on their current infrastructure as much as we are at the moment. That's all. Wolves & Reading are expanding their staidum, Arsenal and Tottenham are currently upgrading their training ground. That's 4 off the top of my head.
stev2001 Posted 18 June, 2012 Posted 18 June, 2012 I worked at the club last season for the Beeb and there were one or two moments when the screens were a problem, and with new technology coming in, I can kind of see the logic in upgrading them - but there were just one or two moments where we had problems, they weren't constant and huge problems. It's probably a luxury more than a necessity, certainly. The picture quality of the current screens isn't very good anyway. Basically the pictures you saw on the screens last season was a feed from a BBC camera that was primarily there to record the game for match highlights on the Football League Show. The format that the BBC used for covering football matches last season in the Football League was digi-beta, which isn't exactly new. Even so, the quality going out from the camera to the screen had to be adjusted, because at its highest setting the pictures looked burnt out on the screen. This season it'll be HD cameras covering the games, so rather than having poor quality pictures put up on the screens, we'll have nice shiny new ones that will offer a better picture to go with the better cameras, a perfect match. Again, it's not a necessity, but a luxury, because you can get by without maximum quality - we did fine last season for example. Hopefully there will also be work done on the camera gantry as last season it quickly became hectic up there, and with bigger crews coming in to do live games etc it'll only get worse. Quality, thanks for that. I think it's great NC is investing in things like this. Maybe the next upgrade will be 3D and we can all wear glasses to the match.
Crazy Diamond Posted 18 June, 2012 Posted 18 June, 2012 Quality, thanks for that. I think it's great NC is investing in things like this. Maybe the next upgrade will be 3D and we can all wear glasses to the match. You're welcome, I hope it made sense. Basically it's not a necessity to improve the screens but they are showing signs of falling behind the times and are already not at their best. Wolves & Reading are expanding their staidum, Arsenal and Tottenham are currently upgrading their training ground. That's 4 off the top of my head. Last I heard the Wolves expansion was in some doubt - a lot of it relied on Premier League cash. As for Reading, I can't understand that for the life of me. A few bad results and they'll all go back to supporting Chelsea and Arsenal anyway.
stev2001 Posted 18 June, 2012 Posted 18 June, 2012 Wolves & Reading are expanding their staidum, Arsenal and Tottenham are currently upgrading their training ground. That's 4 off the top of my head. And we've spent 15m on our training facilities, done up the inside of the stadium and now are buying 2 screens. Like I said, there aren't many teams spending as much as us.
Matthew Le God Posted 18 June, 2012 Author Posted 18 June, 2012 Are we getting 2 new screens or not? Couldn't see it in the document..... As I said in the opening post, it is on page 12 of the document, where it says... Big Screen Advertising New LED screens for 2012/13 season.
The Kraken Posted 18 June, 2012 Posted 18 June, 2012 Last I heard the Wolves expansion was in some doubt - a lot of it relied on Premier League cash. As for Reading, I can't understand that for the life of me. A few bad results and they'll all go back to supporting Chelsea and Arsenal anyway. Wolves have just completed phase 1 of their stadium expansion. They've put on hold plans for phase 2 right now; partly because of relegation, partly because they're diverting some of the funding towards development of their academy. Reading, agreed. They've had a massive boom on season ticket sales but I imagine once the novelty starts to wear off they'd often struggle to get close to regularly filling a stadium of the size they're considering.
Turkish Posted 18 June, 2012 Posted 18 June, 2012 And we've spent 15m on our training facilities, done up the inside of the stadium and now are buying 2 screens. Like I said, there aren't many teams spending as much as us. How do you know how much they are spending?
Thedelldays Posted 18 June, 2012 Posted 18 June, 2012 And we've spent 15m on our training facilities, done up the inside of the stadium and now are buying 2 screens. Like I said, there aren't many teams spending as much as us. how do you know this
Crazy Diamond Posted 18 June, 2012 Posted 18 June, 2012 Wolves have just completed phase 1 of their stadium expansion. They've put on hold plans for phase 2 right now; partly because of relegation, partly because they're diverting some of the funding towards development of their academy. Reading, agreed. They've had a massive boom on season ticket sales but I imagine once the novelty starts to wear off they'd often struggle to get close to regularly filling a stadium of the size they're considering. Hmm. The academy thing is interesting, wonder if that's actually true. I suppose with all the applying for category whatever status it could be true, then again it might just be an excuse. Maybe if we pay them £10 million for Jarvis we'll help out eh. Reading to me are a bit of a joke, I've rarely come across fans anymore fickle than them. Nowhere to be seen when the season kicked off, as soon as they put a few wins together they were suddenly emerging out the woodwork. I can't remember fans that were so quiet unless they were winning - the game at St. Mary's redefined what poor support was for me. They actually call the Madejski 'the library' because it is that quiet.
The Kraken Posted 18 June, 2012 Posted 18 June, 2012 Hmm. The academy thing is interesting, wonder if that's actually true. I suppose with all the applying for category whatever status it could be true, then again it might just be an excuse. Maybe if we pay them £10 million for Jarvis we'll help out eh. A few media outlets reported on it, this was the first result froma quick google searc. http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2012/01/19/wolves-to-stall-molineux-stadium-revamp/ "But construction has been stalled to plough funds into ensuring the club’s new football academy at Compton Park is up to the top Premier League standard. That £6 million development work will also include a new training ground."
stev2001 Posted 18 June, 2012 Posted 18 June, 2012 how do you know this You all know I haven't got access to all the PL and FL clubs accounts but I'd like to see anyone argue that most teams in these divisions are spending more than us on infrastructure at the moment.
Saint_clark Posted 18 June, 2012 Posted 18 June, 2012 The one above the Chapel has needed replacing for years, there's a massive block that seems to alternate between staying blank and being bright green.
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