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I hope the club tell us what the continued delay is down to, instead of the 'it'll be worth the wait" platitudes that we've had today. IAW held games there over the weekend, they have the sports venue license, there's still just under 2 weeks to go until the 27th, so what needs to be done still? Perhaps if we knew what issues remain, it might ease the frustration.
Maybe it would be worth Todd giving out something as an explanation to stem the conjecture and rumours on here and then we could look forward instead of trying to suss out what is going on. I was in the IAW over the weekend and there didn't seem to me to be much wrong so hopefully it's still only a couple of weeks off moving over
Obviously you are more familiar with big building projects than me, but is it really that easy to change plans once they have been confirmed and work started? And it would have meant quite a big change too.
I'm guessing to do so would have meant further expense by Greenbank having passed it on to Kier, which would hardly have been their fault. If Ragan/Pope had told them the bench was big enough and spectator capacity was key, I can see why they went ahead with it.
I'm guessing to do so would have meant further expense by Greenbank having passed it on to Kier, which would hardly have been their fault. If Ragan/Pope had told them the bench was big enough and spectator capacity was key, I can see why they went ahead with it.
This implies that Todd has not been told the reason for the delay which I find difficult to believe
He is the channel of communication to the fans so a simple statement along the lines of "The developers have advised the IAW will not be ready because ................ " would suffice
This is not to blame Todd for any of this as it is, hopefully, accepted by all that it is beyond his control
He is the channel of communication to the fans so a simple statement along the lines of "The developers have advised the IAW will not be ready because ................ " would suffice
This is not to blame Todd for any of this as it is, hopefully, accepted by all that it is beyond his control
Fair comment Finny, as for further expense for Greenbank, don't think so, it is something that should have been discussed and implemented by an architect before a blow was struck on site ( not pointing the finger at either Greenbank or Kier) Firstly, given the time from design to completion ( or almost completion ) it really would have been easy to make such a change to the player bench area, and certainly would not have increased costs in my opinion. As for Ragan/ Pope telling them the bench was big enough ? Who knows what they said or how much they were actually involved in the design or were even consulted about it. I wonder if anyone in the current Devils organisation noticed this flaw early on, perhaps commented and was ignored ? Who knows eh ? The point is, R and P are long gone and the present set up will need to be changed, I would think this would be done quite easily during the off season ( at a cost however ) Looking at it realistically, spectator capacity should not be affected at all. The only issue is, by lengthening both bench areas you wil of course take up perhaps 8 seats either side of each bench ( those who have chosen to sit there would be mighty unhappy. However, they could then be located in seats that would be formed in the area behind the players bench which would be a simple job. Not an ideal situation at this stage, but something that can be rectified and needs to be done to ensure first and foremost that players can get on and off the ice quickly enough during line changes. It will be difficult with the present set up and frustrating to all concerned ( coaches & players )
Agree with those points Osh. I've probably made it quite obvious but this major flaw has really bugged me. When opposition fans come away from the rink I want them to be jealous and think what a great facility it is. The benches undermine that and stop it being a great venue for hockey in this country. There are a number of flaws in design that are impossible to put right now (low ceiling, small changing rooms, tiny shared entrance), hopefully Greenbank can put this one issue right.
It appears you will lose access to the lower walkway from two sets of steps, at least while while the game is in play anyway. Its been mentioned it will be a fire safety issue but I don't understand that as 4 hockey arenas in this country only have access from above.
It appears you will lose access to the lower walkway from two sets of steps, at least while while the game is in play anyway. Its been mentioned it will be a fire safety issue but I don't understand that as 4 hockey arenas in this country only have access from above.
