St Mary's Stadium

[Matthew Le God]

19 minutes ago, CB Fry said:

I have to say it is very difficult to see on the news all the planned developments at Old Trafford.

If only we had gone through with the vision and ambition of Nicola Cortese that would definitely be us today 😪

 

The designs look like a circus tent! Quite fitting for Man Utd in 2025!

 

 

 

[skintsaint]

17 hours ago, Matthew Le God said:

The designs look like a circus tent! Quite fitting for Man Utd in 2025!

 

 

 

[miserableoldgit]

20 hours ago, Matthew Le God said:

The designs look like a circus tent! Quite fitting for Man Utd in 2025!

 

 

 

Supposedly a reference to the trident on their badge........

[Holmes_and_Watson]

A football ground covered by ectoplasm, rising into a devil's trident?

Who you gonna call?

[Toussaint]

On 11/03/2025 at 20:05, Matthew Le God said:

The designs look like a circus tent! Quite fitting for Man Utd in 2025!

 

 

 

To Man Utd’s circus we we are the questionable clowns soiled undergarments 

[Matthew Le God]

Just now, Toussaint said:

To Man Utd’s circus we we are the questionable clowns soiled undergarments 

Pound for pound spent, they are a much bigger mess.

[Saint_clark]

On 12/03/2025 at 16:56, miserableoldgit said:

Supposedly a reference to the trident on their badge........

Oh yeah, I see that now. 

 

What's the thing on the centre spire? I thought it was one of those platforms that go up and down but the spire gets wider so it wouldn't get very far. 

[Saint Fan CaM]

On 15/03/2025 at 15:00, Matthew Le God said:

Pound for pound spent, they are a much bigger mess.

Although it’s pretty sad that a thread supposedly about SMS development gets taken over by news of Man Utd’s ambitious plans. Thanks to SR’s stunning failure at Saints it’ll be a long time before any further investment in SMS will happen - maybe never if we carry on the current trajectory.

[CB Fry]

3 hours ago, Saint Fan CaM said:

Although it’s pretty sad that a thread supposedly about SMS development gets taken over by news of Man Utd’s ambitious plans. Thanks to SR’s stunning failure at Saints it’ll be a long time before any further investment in SMS will happen - maybe never if we carry on the current trajectory.

They've literally invested in the stadium in the last year or so.

[Saint Fan CaM]

33 minutes ago, CB Fry said:

They've literally invested in the stadium in the last year or so.

My bad, I forgot about the new stadium expansion in the last year or so. 🙄😉

Oh sorry, you mean the safe standing, the movement of away fans and the addition of extra pre-match entertainment areas (to compensate for the sub-standard match entertainment?  OK, I guess that’s something, but obviously not enough to make a some on here swoon over Utd’s plans.

[CB Fry]

2 minutes ago, Saint Fan CaM said:

My bad, I forgot about the new stadium expansion in the last year or so. 🙄😉

Oh sorry, you mean the safe standing, the movement of away fans and the addition of extra pre-match entertainment areas (to compensate for the sub-standard match entertainment?  OK, I guess that’s something, but obviously not enough to make a some on here swoon over Utd’s plans.

From what I can see pretty much every game is going to general sale so I’m not sure where the immediate need of expansion is coming from. Club are looking at it anyway as they’ve announced.

Meanwhile Brighton, Fulham, Bournemouth all doing ok  with significantly smaller stadiums.

Not sure anyone here much cares about Old Trafford as you’re trying to make out.

[Matthew Le God]

7 hours ago, Saint Fan CaM said:

Although it’s pretty sad that a thread supposedly about SMS development gets taken over by news of Man Utd’s ambitious plans. Thanks to SR’s stunning failure at Saints it’ll be a long time before any further investment in SMS will happen - maybe never if we carry on the current trajectory.

They are in discussions with the council about expanding the stadium.

[Saint Fan CaM]

10 hours ago, CB Fry said:

From what I can see pretty much every game is going to general sale so I’m not sure where the immediate need of expansion is coming from. Club are looking at it anyway as they’ve announced.

Meanwhile Brighton, Fulham, Bournemouth all doing ok  with significantly smaller stadiums.

Not sure anyone here much cares about Old Trafford as you’re trying to make out.

 

On 11/03/2025 at 19:42, CB Fry said:

I have to say it is very difficult to see on the news all the planned developments at Old Trafford.

If only we had gone through with the vision and ambition of Nicola Cortese that would definitely be us today 😪

 

 

On 11/03/2025 at 20:05, Matthew Le God said:

The designs look like a circus tent! Quite fitting for Man Utd in 2025!

 

 

 

 

On 12/03/2025 at 13:16, skintsaint said:

 

On 12/03/2025 at 16:56, miserableoldgit said:

Supposedly a reference to the trident on their badge........

 

On 12/03/2025 at 20:19, Holmes_and_Watson said:

A football ground covered by ectoplasm, rising into a devil's trident?

Who you gonna call?

 

On 15/03/2025 at 14:59, Toussaint said:

To Man Utd’s circus we we are the questionable clowns soiled undergarments 

 

On 15/03/2025 at 15:00, Matthew Le God said:

Pound for pound spent, they are a much bigger mess.

 

On 16/03/2025 at 22:25, Saint_clark said:

Oh yeah, I see that now. 

 

What's the thing on the centre spire? I thought it was one of those platforms that go up and down but the spire gets wider so it wouldn't get very far. 

Yeah, nothing on this thread about Utd’s ambition’s. 🤣😏

[ApprenticeBillionaire]

17 hours ago, CB Fry said:

They've literally invested in the stadium in the last year or so.

Cleaning the fucking moss and bird shit stains from the white cladding that literally EVERYONE can see when driving past would be a good start.

That stadium hasn't been cleaned in years.

 

[Saint_clark]

18 hours ago, Saint Fan CaM said:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yeah, nothing on this thread about Utd’s ambition’s. 🤣😏

I've missed what your point is in the 280 posts you've quoted.

[Oldandtired]

On 21/03/2025 at 17:05, Matthew Le God said:

They are in discussions with the council about expanding the stadium.

Gonna be needed for those wet December mid table Tuesday evening games against Stoke...

[Saint Fan CaM]

27 minutes ago, Saint_clark said:

I've missed what your point is in the 280 posts you've quoted.

It’s OK…I’ve forgotten now.🤣

[CB Fry]

19 hours ago, Saint Fan CaM said:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yeah, nothing on this thread about Utd’s ambition’s. 🤣😏

Don't remember anyone saying there was nothing. 

Still, keep getting upset about it.

[Gloucester Saint]

On 22/03/2025 at 06:34, ApprenticeBillionaire said:

Cleaning the fucking moss and bird shit stains from the white cladding that literally EVERYONE can see when driving past would be a good start.

That stadium hasn't been cleaned in years.

 

Yep and the underside of the roof is filthy as well, has been for a while. And the back partitions. Some hefty maintenance bills coming up if it’s been neglected for several years. Who honestly thinks SR can expand a stadium that they can’t even maintain? They can’t run an organisation for shit, but at least try and keep up some appearances. 

Edited Sunday at 10:03 by Gloucester Saint

[Chocolate Box]

They still have not repaired the holes in the roof above my seat despite raising my season ticket price by 43% ! Inexplicably there now appears to be a pair of scissors up there so someone must been up there ?! 

[Miltonaggro]

2 hours ago, Chocolate Box said:

They still have not repaired the holes in the roof above my seat despite raising my season ticket price by 43% ! Inexplicably there now appears to be a pair of scissors up there so someone must been up there ?! 

Nicky Clarke?

[Whitey Grandad]

3 hours ago, Chocolate Box said:

They still have not repaired the holes in the roof above my seat despite raising my season ticket price by 43% ! Inexplicably there now appears to be a pair of scissors up there so someone must been up there ?! 

Ah! The Scissors of Damocles.

[SaintsLoyal]

So are sport repbulic offering to buy the land from the coal pension fund thats currently got the burnt out warehouses on it ?

Might even offer the gas mob some money to buy that land as well.

 

[TheAlehouseBrawlers]

1 hour ago, SaintsLoyal said:

So are sport repbulic offering to buy the land from the coal pension fund thats currently got the burnt out warehouses on it ?

Might even offer the gas mob some money to buy that land as well.

 

That always seemed the obvious outcome but looks like it's still possible for new industrial units could replace it, according to this

https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/24982144.southampton-warehouse-devastated-fire-demolished/

And there's also the possibility that a new asphalt processing plant could be built on the riverside in front of the stadium that would scupper plans the club and city council recently talked of about opening up the waterfront.

https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/25023559.plans-new-asphalt-processing-plant-next-st-marys/#comments-anchor

[EssEffCee]

Yeah I thought when I saw the other day about the asphalt plan that it doesn't particularly tie in with the clubs stated plans.

As for the gas works aren't there flats going up there?

[TheAlehouseBrawlers]

8 minutes ago, EssEffCee said:

Yeah I thought when I saw the other day about the asphalt plan that it doesn't particularly tie in with the clubs stated plans.

As for the gas works aren't there flats going up there?

Planning permission for flats on the gasholders site was granted last year but that doesn't count for much in this city these days as we see approved scheme after approved scheme never actually making it off the drawing board. So I guess the club could always step in yet if it stalls.

[SaintsLoyal]

I would be telling savills, who run the trading estate, that there are warehouse units all over Southampton empty. A very shrewd investment, if say Solak himself bought it.  Expand the chapel by 4000 odd, I think that’s a realistic approach. The gas site is owned by SGN and why not approach them and see what they say as well.

Edited Sunday at 21:08 by SaintsLoyal

[Zorba]

On 21/03/2025 at 17:05, Matthew Le God said:

They are in discussions with the council about expanding the stadium.

I've heard this too and in keeping with the Man U/Circus trend of showing the current state of the club, SR have released this artist's impression.

Edited Sunday at 21:25 by Zorba

[suewhistle]

Far too healthy a stool for Saints; far more likely to be a big brown pond of diarhoea or a little black constipated nugget..