Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Tue Aug 23, 2011 10:16 am  

Fatboys Limb wrote:

Questions from FrankB (a Salford dwelling Leyther) after seeing BF's photos from above;


- Where are they putting the floodlights?

- And how will people get back to Salford after 11pm ?

- Where is the nearest real Ale pub ?

- Oh and how far is it from the Willows ?


Can anyone help with his questions please???

1) floodlights being done soon
2)bus probably depends on where u need to go
3) pass
4) 3 mile?

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Tue Aug 23, 2011 11:18 am  

Fatboys Limb wrote:

Where are they putting the floodlights?

There are two going in the corners of the smaller stands. Then I guess there'll be spotlights running along the roof of the large stand.

Fatboys Limb wrote:

And how will people get back to Salford after 11pm?

If you're not driving, good question. It depends on where you live in Salford.

Fatboys Limb wrote:

Where is the nearest real Ale pub ?

No idea. Wetherspoons?

Fatboys Limb wrote:

Oh and how far is it from the Willows?

At least 3.7 miles depending on what route you take.

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Tue Aug 23, 2011 11:57 am  

Public transport might become a bit of an issue here I think, especially after Friday games at 10pm-ish. There's only the 67 and 100, which at that sort of time, won't be very frequent at all. Although around a 10 min walk to Peel Green means you could get the 10.

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Tue Aug 23, 2011 12:11 pm  

MotörRed wrote:

Public transport might become a bit of an issue here I think, especially after Friday games at 10pm-ish. There's only the 67 and 100, which at that sort of time, won't be very frequent at all. Although around a 10 min walk to Peel Green means you could get the 10.

Huge issue. Currently the 10 only runs from Eccles Interchange at that time.

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Tue Aug 23, 2011 12:17 pm  

There will be a bridge over the canal which will allow you to walk to the Trafford centre and you can get a bus / taxi from there.
I suspect the club / stadium will provide buses to and the ground we will wait and see.

I'm sure first bus will sort a direct route to the stadium from eccles they would be mad not too...

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Tue Aug 23, 2011 12:32 pm  

The optimist wrote:

There will be a bridge over the canal which will allow you to walk to the Trafford centre and you can get a bus / taxi from there.

Hardly any bus options from The Trafford Centre to many parts of Salford at that time. The outcome of this transport survey should highlight that.

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Tue Aug 23, 2011 1:20 pm  

It'd be really awkward for many away fans too. Always see quite a few getting the tram from Weaste after the match - getting the 67 from Barton would take 40 mins I guess just to get to Shudehill, add onto that the time to get to Piccadilly, and there's potentially a few missed last trains there.

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Tue Aug 23, 2011 1:33 pm  

The optimist wrote:

There will be a bridge over the canal which will allow you to walk to the Trafford centre and you can get a bus / taxi from there.

I'm not sure what the time frame is for that part of the infrastructure project. I'd be surprised if the bridge over the ship canal is ready for next season.

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Tue Aug 23, 2011 3:00 pm  

Re. the question about real ale pub(s) - the nearest is the Grapes. Its on the A57 (439 Liverpool Road, Peel Green, M30 7HD). It's listed in CAMRA's current Good Beer Guide, and I suspect has been for many a year.

Unspoilt interior, four or five rooms, on the 10 & 67 bus routes. I'd reckon if you're walking to/from here, then allow a good 5 min. walk to the new stadium, certainly 10 mins max. Holts ales, by the way!

The Unicorn is nearer, but I'd be absolutely amazed if that place had any real ale. If you want a decent variety, (and some ballast), then Wetherspoons (at Eccles bus interchange / tram terminus / Morrisons), is your best bet. It's called the Eccles Cross. There's also the bonus of another Holts pub - the Lamb - being only 40 yards away. These again are both GBG entries.

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Tue Aug 23, 2011 3:06 pm  

Are the club not putting on buses from different parts of Salford to the new stadium? Thought I'd read about that somewhere in the past?