Wakefield Trinity • Re: Peter box
Today, whilst walking through the centre of Barnsley, I stopped for a while and watched the operatives of Henry Boot contractors dismantling the temporary Mayday Green market. The market has only been there for about two years whilst they built the newly opened permanent market. the almost new structural steel portal frame columns, portal rafters and cantilever beams could, with little adaptation, have been perfect to provide a full-length stand along the western terrace of Belle Vue. I say this with confidence being a qualified structural engineer. Even the roof sheeting would have been satisfactory.
I asked one of the operatives what was going to happen to all the reclaimed steelwork and he said that it had been purchased in its entirety by a farmer for re-erction on his land as a "shed". When he asked why my interest, I told him that it could have proven perfect as a new stand for Trinity. His response was that Trin should have got their bid in earlier.
I appreciate that Trinity's need for this is at the moment purely hyperthetical, but should a revamp of Belle Vue be the final solution then what a wonderful chance would have been missed.
I asked one of the operatives what was going to happen to all the reclaimed steelwork and he said that it had been purchased in its entirety by a farmer for re-erction on his land as a "shed". When he asked why my interest, I told him that it could have proven perfect as a new stand for Trinity. His response was that Trin should have got their bid in earlier.
I appreciate that Trinity's need for this is at the moment purely hyperthetical, but should a revamp of Belle Vue be the final solution then what a wonderful chance would have been missed.
Statistics: Posted by Redscat — Fri Jan 11, 2019 6:15 pm