Ian Midgley: Seeing red over the Craven Park blues
CAN I take this opportunity to abuse my position and place a small ad?
Builder wanted: Reputable builder required to create red and white extension to my house, including picture windows, balcony and enough toilet facilities for visiting guests. Potential budget of £8m.
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Beggars belief: Blue cladding on the new stand at Craven Park.
By which, of course, I mean I want a blue square "office block", with small windows, nowhere to stand outside and not enough bogs.
I wonder where I could find a contractor who would be able to follow my instructions so carefully and with such attention to detail?
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Oh wait, what are NPS doing?
You know. The part council-owned development company which has managed to transform Hull KR's new dream North Stand into something that wouldn't look out of place on an Slough industrial estate.
Theses are the guys who, if asked to build the Eiffel Tower, would have instead delivered a concrete skate park. I'm not surprised the top brass at Craven Park are spitting feathers. To be frank, it beggars belief that we've got to the stage where it's actually being built before any alarm bells started ringing.
Surely, at some point, at least one project manager should have thought: "Hold on a minute, what colours does this team play in again?"
I'm going to buy shares in a red and white paint company –- I feel demand is going to surge in the next few weeks. Anyway can someone pass me NPS' number? I want a shed or a pond building.
If I ask for one I'm sure to get the other.
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by PrioryRed
Friday, March 08 2013, 5:12PM
“All of the cladding doesn't have to be replaced. A few vertical strategically placed, well designed Red and White full length vertical panels will suffice. However, the issues surrounding the bar areas, toilets and turnstiles must be addressed. Not necessarily in that order.
As an afterthought, the bars could serve some decent cask conditioned ale. That would be an advantage, perhaps I am hoping for too much!”
by 2biscuits
Friday, March 08 2013, 4:19PM
“Cant really see the problem here.A quick paint job is all thats needed.
Surely its the other side of the stand facing the pitch that matters.
Whats the point in spending more money on toilets when the planners know there will be no one in the stand to use them.”
by Aussieoz
Thursday, March 07 2013, 1:47PM
“Slammer...just a thought...use the blue as undercoat and paint red over the top of it,job done...im sure there are more important things to be getting on with.................”
by Dr_Slammer
Thursday, March 07 2013, 1:26PM
“airlieman., the on-site delivery of the sky blue cladding was questioned by Rovers and raised at a number of meetings but it was still erected!”
by hkrarmy
Wednesday, March 06 2013, 8:53PM
“dr spock do hullfc fill hull citys ground more than once a year? no ,waste of money.
cribb, nps got on the cheap . rumours are they cost over £600,000.”
by drspock
Wednesday, March 06 2013, 7:34PM
“Hows the saying go "Beggars cannot be choosers" when the stand is finished will fans be able to watch Rugby from it? Will they be protected from the elements ?.Will it be better than the golf stand with no toilets ect.?.Yes job done then .Will Rovers fill the ground more than once a year?.. No was it a waste of money ? probably yes”
by airlieman1263
Wednesday, March 06 2013, 7:20PM
“can someone please explain what in my post deserves a -15, i was making an observation and asking a question only .”
by airlie22
Wednesday, March 06 2013, 6:30PM
“the last two posts are spot on,the work did not get done over night so how come no one noticed?”
by B692345
Wednesday, March 06 2013, 5:27PM
“The cladding has been going onto the structure for weeks, before it was finally finished. Are we supposed to believe that NH and all the management/workers driving in and out daily, did not spot this and say something. Seems strange don't you think
Or is it more the case that 'one' new about what had been sanctioned and chose to only speak out when it was too late to alter, but in order to gain public sympathy for the current financial mess and have a spike at the Black and Whites too. Mmmmmm I wonder ?”
by airlieman1263
Wednesday, March 06 2013, 5:25PM
“What i cannot understand when the blue facia started going up ,why wasn`t anything said ,it did not go up in one day and there is a lot of it,all along the various stages of building work has to be signed off as acceptible ,what went wrong or were there no checks done ?,if it is the fault of the company building the stand they should be held to account for it, it seems to have been a farce from the start.”