Falmer - will it be ready?

[jimhigham]

Good morning all,

Sorry to be the voice of small hours pessimism but a thought has occurred. In a little more than 14 months time the new stadium is meant to be open for business. Is it just me, or does it look to you as though there is an awful lot to do to make that deadline?

With the second arch beginning to take shape it is worth taking stock. I have no pedigree at all in construction so I will be very happy indeed to have a queue of informed people tell me I am talking out of my arse. However, to the (very) untrained eye it seems that there is a lot to do. Even when the stadium looks finished I would expect that there would be several weeks to go before the club gets the keys. There must be all sorts of safety tests and health and safety requirements to be satisfied before the new stadium is licensed.

I could be wrong. I certainly hope that I am. It's just that I think there might be a little bit of "slippage".

 

[Double Hard Bastard]

Spare me

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Fortunately there is a Project Management team in place.

 

[Perkino]

Should be constructually built by March. When the pitch will be laid with 4 months to grow some roots. whilst the plumbing and electrical work takes place in the stadium.

As Health and Saftey requirements there will be a few warm up matches before the big season opener.

Still on track as far as I know

 

[jimhigham]

With respect, I expect that they had one of those for Wembley too?

 

[Lord Bracknell]

With respect, I expect that they had one of those for Wembley too?

They had a useless team of project managers, with the FA thinking that its own subsidiary company (Wembley National Stadium Limited) was up to the job. WNSL kept changing the design and muddled everything by giving Multiplex, who were supposed to be building the place, far too much influence over how the whole project was carried out.

 

[seagullkev]

i was speaking with some people last week who walked off the job saying it was a shambles and they where behind schedule i hope this is not true.

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

Middlesbrough's Riverside stadium was built in 9 months.I think the worst of the work is done at Falmer and they will finish quite comfortably.

 

[Notters]

Itll look finished in September, 8 months before completion, not a few weeks. Don't forge a lot more work can be done on the structure in the summer than in the winter. and when that's done the insides can be worked on through the winter.

 

[Billy the Fish]

Good morning all,

Sorry to be the voice of small hours pessimism but a thought has occurred. In a little more than 14 months time the new stadium is meant to be open for business. Is it just me, or does it look to you as though there is an awful lot to do to make that deadline?

With the second arch beginning to take shape it is worth taking stock. I have no pedigree at all in construction so I will be very happy indeed to have a queue of informed people tell me I am talking out of my arse. However, to the (very) untrained eye it seems that there is a lot to do. Even when the stadium looks finished I would expect that there would be several weeks to go before the club gets the keys. There must be all sorts of safety tests and health and safety requirements to be satisfied before the new stadium is licensed.

I could be wrong. I certainly hope that I am. It's just that I think there might be a little bit of "slippage".

You're talking out of your arse fella

i was speaking with some people last week who walked off the job saying it was a shambles and they where behind schedule i hope this is not true

And so are you.

 

[Nappy thrower]

Good morning all,

Sorry to be the voice of small hours pessimism but a thought has occurred. In a little more than 14 months time the new stadium is meant to be open for business. Is it just me, or does it look to you as though there is an awful lot to do to make that deadline?

With the second arch beginning to take shape it is worth taking stock. I have no pedigree at all in construction so I will be very happy indeed to have a queue of informed people tell me I am talking out of my arse. However, to the (very) untrained eye it seems that there is a lot to do. Even when the stadium looks finished I would expect that there would be several weeks to go before the club gets the keys. There must be all sorts of safety tests and health and safety requirements to be satisfied before the new stadium is license
I could be wrong. I certainly hope that I am. It's just that I think there might be a little bit of "slippage".

When you watch that video on the 1901 club it's staggering how much internal work there is going to be.The club is aiming for a luxrury high end finish all round.So the question you asked i feel is a senseable one which crossed my mind.Not only is there alot of outer work to be done,there's all the concourses outside as well.
By the time winter sets in i expect the outer shell of the stadium to be completed and most of the work will take place inside.Lighting would have probably been installed so the shorter days won't affect a days work.
We will still be ready for the new season though.
Mr Perry did say recently we are on track so there's little point doubting him.

 

[Jam The Man]

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The short answer is 'Yes' it will be ready

 

[Billy the Fish]

It's going to be a long pre-season :US:

Thank f*** for the world cup

 

[The Great Cornholio]

Yes they are behind schedule. As of Tuesday this week, Buckinghams admitted to being 3 DAYS behind schedule. I think the sky is falling in.

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

My impression is that the blokes on that site work bloomin' hard. Allayed to the fact that we have people in charge who know what they are doing - and we can relax.

Building sites have changed since 1974 for sure.

 

[Seagull73]

i was speaking with some people last week who walked off the job saying it was a shambles and they where behind schedule i hope this is not true.

It's not true.

 

[The Great Cornholio]

My impression is that the blokes on that site work bloomin' hard. Allayed to the fact that we have people in charge who know what they are doing - and we can relax.

Building sites have changed since 1974 for sure.

Don't be silly. People who know nothing about project management of any kind, who think Buckinghams are lying about being 3 days behind and believe that in the current financial job climate, people can afford to walk off a job on principle have said there is a problem. So there must be a problem. :US:

 

[Uncle C]

Should be constructually built by March.

I like it, a new word for a new stadium

 

[Gazwag]

Yes they are behind schedule. As of Tuesday this week, Buckinghams admitted to being 3 DAYS behind schedule. I think the sky is falling in.

I guess they were 4 days behind which is why there was work going on on Monday (being a bank holiday).

(Not replying to TGC but original poster)

Is it really surprising they are a few days behind having just had the worst winter for years.

Just look at the webcam to see how much work has been done in the past year

 

[The Great Cornholio]

I guess they were 4 days behind which is why there was work going on on Monday (being a bank holiday).

(Not replying to TGC but original poster)

Is it really surprising they are a few days behind having just had the worst winter for years.

Just look at the webcam to see how much work has been done in the past year

I would imagine there are penalties for late hand over which is why they want to catch up completely. Anyway, it is much easier to throw people at getting the insides ready as they don't need cranes with massive footprints. And I was told that the cost at present is £250000 a week (or was it a day - my memory is shocking) so I can't imagine that a bit of double bubble makes much of a dent.

Anyway, back on planet Earth, does anyone have a link to the article in the programme that showed when and where various stands would be built? Don't know if it was in the same article as the floorplans (They would be nice too) or if it was a separate article.