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[Albion] The Tunnel Club (Part 2).



Cowfold Seagull

Fan of the 17 bus
Apr 22, 2009
21,652
Cowfold
I know a thread already exists on the recent building work to construct the new hospitatlity area, (presumably finished now), but l have been unable to find it, so mods please merge if necessary.

I was simply wondering if any pics exist of how the area around the tunnel and dug out areas look now. Curious as to what my view of it will be from my seat in the Lower West when l return for the Arsenal game on New Year's Eve.
 




Cheeky Monkey

Well-known member
Jul 17, 2003
23,055
A friend’s son has been working on the upper West steels, pic from yesterday. One workman did manage to get Ulloa’s penalty miss against Boro ball down from the roof too.

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Iggle Piggle

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Sep 3, 2010
5,361
I went on a Stadium tour a few weeks back - an Xmas present for my lad from pre covid which was due to expire. If memory serves, they are just making a start on it now, this won't complete until the Summer, so it won't be complete by any stretch. They appear to be digging down given the massive piles of chalk around the place.

I've got some pictures from early December somewhere if needs be.
 
























BNthree

Plastic JCL
Sep 14, 2016
10,955
WeHo
A swathe of seats in W1D (behind the away dugout) had been removed to give access for the works.

Supposedly the tunnel lounge will have a glass wall to see through into the tunnel.
 


Mellor 3 Ward 4

Well-known member
Jul 27, 2004
9,821
saaf of the water
IMO it's a shame the club is spending a small fortune (which they will no doubt recoup so I get it) on something for a few well heeled fans rather than concentrating minds (and maybe spending a bit of money) on improving the transport to/from the stadium on match days, which seems to be constantly brushed under the carpet.
 


Cowfold Seagull

Fan of the 17 bus
Apr 22, 2009
21,652
Cowfold
IMO it's a shame the club is spending a small fortune (which they will no doubt recoup so I get it) on something for a few well heeled fans rather than concentrating minds (and maybe spending a bit of money) on improving the transport to/from the stadium on match days, which seems to be constantly brushed under the carpet.
Sadly if money is to be made, then nothing else matters.

Welcome to the modern world.
 




Super Steve Earle

Well-known member
Feb 23, 2009
8,374
North of Brighton
IMO it's a shame the club is spending a small fortune (which they will no doubt recoup so I get it) on something for a few well heeled fans rather than concentrating minds (and maybe spending a bit of money) on improving the transport to/from the stadium on match days, which seems to be constantly brushed under the carpet.
Good question for a forum...
 


Daddies_Sauce

Falmer WSL, not a JCL
Jun 27, 2008
854
A swathe of seats in W1D (behind the away dugout) had been removed to give access for the works.
They shuffled the seats closer together to get 'extras' in previously in that (our) area, when they put our seats back they had better not shuffle them up even closer together to get this tunnel in.
 








Live by the sea

Well-known member
Oct 21, 2016
4,718
Im guessing the end result will be similar to Spurs new stadium where you can see the players walking through the tunnel.
 


timbha

Well-known member
Jul 5, 2003
9,921
Sussex
IMO it's a shame the club is spending a small fortune (which they will no doubt recoup so I get it) on something for a few well heeled fans rather than concentrating minds (and maybe spending a bit of money) on improving the transport to/from the stadium on match days, which seems to be constantly brushed under the carpet.
I’m sure both can be worked on at the same time but not sure why they shouldn’t improve the stadium just because the bendy buses have been de commissioned by the bus company and the railway workers are on strike.
 


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