We Are The Reds

Yeah, i'm not exactly thrilled at "shade cloth" over the east (particularly if we move to winter) but i think people need to be bit more realistic under the current and future economic climate. The dream of filling in the corners and putting a roof on hindmarsh or purpose build city stadium will have to remain that for now.

We should consider ourselves luck to get anything, this is a positive investment in football in SA for once....

I've spoken before (maybe not on here) on the difficulties with filling in the corners. However, the stands were built with foundations that allow an extra stand. Increasing the capacity is possible... technically.

Shade cloth is useless in summer because the sun is too low. Shade cloth is useless in wet weather because it lets water through. However, I wouldn't be too upset with proper roofs, complete with overhang, over all stands. This won't increase the capacity but makes the stadium more useable through winter, spring and autumn.

For the record, I'm a fan of our stadium being at Hindmarsh. I can't see the point of a city centric stadium because if you can't get to Hindmarsh, you won't be able to get to something in the city. The 'go to night clubs afterwards' is pure bullshit except for a very small proportion of the supporting public. Adelaide Oval worked for the gAFL because West Lakes was so awful.

I hadn't seen an image of what the plans for the redevelopment was. Its a great look I feel but the main issue facing fans on the Eastern stand is the setting sun in everyone's eyes.

I wonder if it would be possible to have some sort of retractable screen that could be raised up on to of the Western stand that would provide the Eastern stand with shade earlier?

One main hope I have is that still makes Cooper's more useful 12 months of the year.
That and I really think there needs to be more investment in to utilising the space behind the Eastern stand all the way to Manton St. Coopers stadium is ideally located to build a hospitality space there for functions and events.
Or my ultimate dream given its name and the hours the stadium is currently in use. Build a small brewery in that space. Fill the void that West End is making! But obviously not to that scale!

Seating in the NE corner of the stadium has been removed. It will ultimately be replaced with this.

Yikes.

Seating in the NE corner of the stadium has been removed. It will ultimately be replaced with this.

Yikes.

Is that going to be a bar with big comfy seats below it? If so I'd be happy to pay more to sit on a stool supping a Pale Ale on a sunny day, particularly for one of the low-key matches. Not sure about the seats though; I can see the top tier getting wet from excited drunk patrons on the stools above.

I've read it will be a corporate thing.

It's a no from me. Leave this to the Gabba.

No doubt the chardonnay sipping corporates will get a vociferous "Who Are Ya !! Who Are Ya !!" from the Red Army

Shouldn't they be getting the stadium up to FIFA standards before all that crap?

Shouldn't they be getting the stadium up to FIFA standards before all that crap?

I suspect this is part of the entire business plan to get things up to FIFA standards. Money has to come from somewhere and if we don't pack it out every other week then they need to find the money elsewhere.

I just read on the Women's WC wiki page that Coopers will have a capacity of 22k. The current redevelopment won't bring it up to that surely?

they’re doing temporary stands in the corners, like they did in the olympics

Ok thanks

I hadn't seen an image of what the plans for the redevelopment was. Its a great look I feel but the main issue facing fans on the Eastern stand is the setting sun in everyone's eyes.

I wonder if it would be possible to have some sort of retractable screen that could be raised up on to of the Western stand that would provide the Eastern stand with shade earlier?

One main hope I have is that still makes Cooper's more useful 12 months of the year.
That and I really think there needs to be more investment in to utilising the space behind the Eastern stand all the way to Manton St. Coopers stadium is ideally located to build a hospitality space there for functions and events.
Or my ultimate dream given its name and the hours the stadium is currently in use. Build a small brewery in that space. Fill the void that West End is making! But obviously not to that scale!

just saw this point about breweries .... check out Brightstar Brewing - just near the footbridge, not far at all from the West End site. Was really impressed by the quality of the beers tbh, all German / European styles (as opposed to the ubiquitous super strong, hazy IPAs and stuff that everyone's doing).
That's going to be my new pregame haunt I reckon ... along with the Wheaty of course

Definite need to drop by there!