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alabro · November 7th, 2011, 12:38 AM

Possibly it's designed to be slightly bevelled, to give a softer looking finish? Just the same as the supporting 'cables' from the spike to the roof, that seem to be swooping, rather than poker straight?

QSNeil · November 7th, 2011, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by MARKakaJIM

As far as i know, nothing.

It was all the admin stuff for the Uni that was in there and that has been down in their new building for at least 2 years now. Whenever i walk past the back of the SB stand now the entrance that used to be for the Uni offices is never open.

It always looked very dated whenever i had to go in their to sort out my finances or anything so it may be safe to assume they struggled to attract another client after the University moved out. There are probably far nicer, newer facilities available elsewhere in the City.

It wasn't just offices. I used to have lectures in there! No suprise it's empty now though. Wolves cant exactly let it out as office space until they know what they're doing. Seems like a big waste of space though. It's quite a substantial area really.

nod · November 7th, 2011, 11:23 AM

looks very busy down there even with the poor weather. 3 cranes active @ 10:20 am

QSNeil · November 7th, 2011, 12:05 PM

With the next game at Molineux for weeks away, it gives them a real chance to push on now. Wouldn't be suprised if the upper tier is complete, or close to being complete structurally before I see it again.

sjonnie · November 7th, 2011, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by QSNeil

With the next game at Molineux for weeks away, it gives them a real chance to push on now. Wouldn't be suprised if the upper tier is complete, or close to being complete structurally before I see it again.

Have they managed to sort out the steelwork problems/source a new supplier already?

thesqueak · November 7th, 2011, 12:46 PM

Official Wolves on live cam:...In terms of Molineux project it's business as usual and work continues today.The news is not expected to impact on stand completion time.

QSNeil · November 7th, 2011, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by sjonnie

Have they managed to sort out the steelwork problems/source a new supplier already?

Not sure but given that the cranes are back up and running i'd say it's likely. Given how far advanced we are in the steelwork I wouldn't be suprised if the steel had all been fabricated and Buckingham have negotiated with the administrators and appointed someone else to install. Only speculating though... but work does seem to be progressing again, certainly a lot more than Wed/Thurs of last week.

QSNeil · November 7th, 2011, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by thesqueak

Official Wolves on live cam:...In terms of Molineux project it's business as usual and work continues today.The news is not expected to impact on stand completion time.

Wouldn't read into that comment. That comment was last Thursday when at that stage they wouldn't have known one way or the other. That was just Wolves' poor attempt at ending any speculation.

sjonnie · November 7th, 2011, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by QSNeil

Not sure but given that the cranes are back up and running i'd say it's likely. Given how far advanced we are in the steelwork I wouldn't be suprised if the steel had all been fabricated and Buckingham have negotiated with the administrators and appointed someone else to install. Only speculating though... but work does seem to be progressing again, certainly a lot more than Wed/Thurs of last week.

Yep - that's what I was thinking myself, but hadn't seen any official statement.

(No change there then)

RipleysCat · November 7th, 2011, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by van heckler

Photos from today. Good to get back to winning ways.

Ok, first post so hello everyone! Been reading this thread for a while, and took particular interest in the discussion surrounding the concrete blocks at the back of the lower tier. My own personal opinion - aesthetically I don't particularly like the look of them, but realise that it's best to reserve judgement until the stand is actually finished!!

Just a quick question in regards to the second tier - the two photos attached in the post that I'm replying to show this perfectly - what is the purpose of the part that is sectioned off towards the front of the tier? It looks similar in design to the disabled section at the front of the lower tier.

WolfAutomation · November 7th, 2011, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by RipleysCat

Ok, first post so hello everyone! Been reading this thread for a while, and took particular interest in the discussion surrounding the concrete blocks at the back of the lower tier. My own personal opinion - aesthetically I don't particularly like the look of them, but realise that it's best to reserve judgement until the stand is actually finished!!

Just a quick question in regards to the second tier - the two photos attached in the post that I'm replying to show this perfectly - what is the purpose of the part that is sectioned off towards the front of the tier? It looks similar in design to the disabled section at the front of the lower tier.

Thought they were disabled areas but now they seem to have steels disecting them which I have never noticed before.

gouldy · November 7th, 2011, 05:45 PM

They are, indeed, also disabled viewing platforms. The front wall of which I would think will be glass this time, rather than concrete - for visibility purposes, given the positioning of this vantage point in the relation to the near goal line and the steepness of the upper tier.

The white steel beams that run right through the back part of them, though, do seem to be quite poor. They look to be a terrible tripping hazard!

Just something else that I noticed in the first of those two images. If you look at the disabled area at ground level, the one closest to the Steve Bull stand. Someone has hung a banner on the back wall of it, from the top of the wall, so they are obviously allowing fans to hang banners from there. I really hope Wolves actually encourage this, as even that one flag shows a good way to help break up those sheer concrete walls. If that whole wall was covered in similar flags, I really do think those walls would become a far more positive and endearing part of the stand.

WolfAutomation · November 7th, 2011, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by gouldy

They look to be a terrible tripping hazard!

Quite hard to roll over aswell I would think.

gouldy · November 7th, 2011, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by WolfAutomation

Quite hard to roll over aswell I would think.

haha, yeah. There's plenty of space in front of them, though, in front of them for the actual disabled area itself. Otherwise the whole area would be pointless

Although, I'm sort of thinking at the moment that some of these areas will be a bit pointless at the end of it. I'm sure there isn't THIS much demand for disabled viewing - certainly when you consider that there will be at least the same number of them in the Steve Bull stand... Sorry to keep beating this old horse, probably sounds like a broken record

thesqueak · November 7th, 2011, 09:30 PM

Gouldy wrote: "The white steel beams that run right through the back part of them, though, do seem to be quite poor. They look to be a terrible tripping hazard!"
I think the beams you mention are the top of the main supports! I think from them to the side of each disabled section will have normal seats on, as the access to the area is in the centre of each section for the disabled to enter and sit!
Other theory's for the lower tier concrete eyesores is they are something to do with the temporary roof supports, "OR" maybe camera positions.

nod · November 7th, 2011, 09:37 PM

anybody got any pics from today or they going up there tomorrow?

this is the only place where you can actully get photos to see what is actually happening

redTom · November 7th, 2011, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by gouldy

I'm sure there isn't THIS much demand for disabled viewing - certainly when you consider that there will be at least the same number of them in the Steve Bull stand... Sorry to keep beating this old horse, probably sounds like a broken record

Well the photo's show that both disabled sections seem to be almost full whereas there are quite a few empty seats in the other areas visible so maybe the demand is there.

BoldTeddy · November 7th, 2011, 09:59 PM

This is an update of a post I made a few weeks ago.

We know that the lower left disabled platform has space for 9 wheelchairs and the lower right platform has space for 15 chairs.

The upper left platform appears to be an identical size to the one in the lower tier so 9 again, as does the upper right platform (more or less), so 9.

So in total there are 42 wheelchair spaces in the upper tier and lower tier platforms.

The club stated in March that there will be 49 disabled spaces in the new stand and also that there will be disabled access platforms on all "three" levels.

In conclusion there has to be at least 7 wheelchair spaces available in the hospitality level.

alabro · November 7th, 2011, 10:00 PM

Have to say, from watching the highlights on MOTD2 last night, I didn't think that the disabled areas at the front were all that much of an eyesore at all, and watching the progress of the build i'm consciously aware of them when seeing Molineux on the tele. They are certainly no worse than areas at the front of stands broken up at White Hart Lane and Old Trafford no less.

hingus2000 · November 7th, 2011, 10:02 PM

They aren't just tripping hazards. Wheelchairs won't be able to go over them...not much good for a disabled area. Be interesting to see how this pans out.

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November 7th, 2011, 12:38 AM	#1541
alabro Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Motherwell Posts: 234 Likes (Received): 0	Possibly it's designed to be slightly bevelled, to give a softer looking finish? Just the same as the supporting 'cables' from the spike to the roof, that seem to be swooping, rather than poker straight?

November 7th, 2011, 11:23 AM	#1543
nod Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 192 Likes (Received): 0	looks very busy down there even with the poor weather. 3 cranes active @ 10:20 am

November 7th, 2011, 12:05 PM	#1544
QSNeil Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Originally Wolverhampton, currently reside in West Sussex Posts: 63 Likes (Received): 0	With the next game at Molineux for weeks away, it gives them a real chance to push on now. Wouldn't be suprised if the upper tier is complete, or close to being complete structurally before I see it again.

November 7th, 2011, 12:46 PM	#1546
thesqueak Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: penguin tasmania Posts: 66 Likes (Received): 0	Official Wolves on live cam:...In terms of Molineux project it's business as usual and work continues today.The news is not expected to impact on stand completion time.

November 7th, 2011, 05:45 PM	#1552
gouldy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Wolverhampton Posts: 1,353 Likes (Received): 15	They are, indeed, also disabled viewing platforms. The front wall of which I would think will be glass this time, rather than concrete - for visibility purposes, given the positioning of this vantage point in the relation to the near goal line and the steepness of the upper tier. The white steel beams that run right through the back part of them, though, do seem to be quite poor. They look to be a terrible tripping hazard! Just something else that I noticed in the first of those two images. If you look at the disabled area at ground level, the one closest to the Steve Bull stand. Someone has hung a banner on the back wall of it, from the top of the wall, so they are obviously allowing fans to hang banners from there. I really hope Wolves actually encourage this, as even that one flag shows a good way to help break up those sheer concrete walls. If that whole wall was covered in similar flags, I really do think those walls would become a far more positive and endearing part of the stand.

November 7th, 2011, 09:30 PM	#1555
thesqueak Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: penguin tasmania Posts: 66 Likes (Received): 0	Gouldy wrote: "The white steel beams that run right through the back part of them, though, do seem to be quite poor. They look to be a terrible tripping hazard!" I think the beams you mention are the top of the main supports! I think from them to the side of each disabled section will have normal seats on, as the access to the area is in the centre of each section for the disabled to enter and sit! Other theory's for the lower tier concrete eyesores is they are something to do with the temporary roof supports, "OR" maybe camera positions.

November 7th, 2011, 09:37 PM	#1556
nod Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 192 Likes (Received): 0	anybody got any pics from today or they going up there tomorrow? this is the only place where you can actully get photos to see what is actually happening

November 7th, 2011, 09:59 PM	#1558
BoldTeddy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Dudley Posts: 963 Likes (Received): 4	This is an update of a post I made a few weeks ago. We know that the lower left disabled platform has space for 9 wheelchairs and the lower right platform has space for 15 chairs. The upper left platform appears to be an identical size to the one in the lower tier so 9 again, as does the upper right platform (more or less), so 9. So in total there are 42 wheelchair spaces in the upper tier and lower tier platforms. The club stated in March that there will be 49 disabled spaces in the new stand and also that there will be disabled access platforms on all "three" levels. In conclusion there has to be at least 7 wheelchair spaces available in the hospitality level.

November 7th, 2011, 10:00 PM	#1559
alabro Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Motherwell Posts: 234 Likes (Received): 0	Have to say, from watching the highlights on MOTD2 last night, I didn't think that the disabled areas at the front were all that much of an eyesore at all, and watching the progress of the build i'm consciously aware of them when seeing Molineux on the tele. They are certainly no worse than areas at the front of stands broken up at White Hart Lane and Old Trafford no less.

November 7th, 2011, 10:02 PM	#1560
hingus2000 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 118 Likes (Received): 0	They aren't just tripping hazards. Wheelchairs won't be able to go over them...not much good for a disabled area. Be interesting to see how this pans out.