Offside Posted August 2, 2018 Report Share Posted August 2, 2018 I went to the ground today to have a look - and the wall (or hut) looks pretty naff and amateurish compared to the rest of the ground. 13 hours ago, Slack Bladder said: I bought a couple of 'bricks' and I will reserve judgement until I see it for myself Saturday. I have to admit though, from the pictures I have seen so far, it is certainly not what I had imagined. In my minds eye, it was going to be similar to the Reading wall Yes, I was expecting something more like the Reading one too. Their wall has more of a professional and permanent look that is more suitable for something that is pretty much a memorial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T R Posted August 2, 2018 Report Share Posted August 2, 2018 Looked at Coventry's wall. Not too sure if I like the bricks or not but I do like the memorial garden which I wanted at Ashton Gate but that got shelved. https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/gallery/7031243 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted August 3, 2018 Admin Report Share Posted August 3, 2018 12 hours ago, Threshing Red said: Looked at Coventry's wall. Not too sure if I like the bricks or not but I do like the memorial garden which I wanted at Ashton Gate but that got shelved. https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/gallery/7031243 Interesting choice of name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo Posted August 3, 2018 Report Share Posted August 3, 2018 On 01/08/2018 at 13:48, red'tili'mdead said: Tomo mate. I'm going on Saturday to have a look. If its as bad as it sounds/looks from on here I think we need to get some form of collective complaint going. Individual whines on here will not be enough to engage BS and we'll need to bring a form of 'group action' to focus minds. Would also imagine that this could generate some nice easy content/clicks for the Post as well.... More than happy to be part of a collective action group fella. I would say no more than 4 represent the 'plaque holders' but we could gather all the thoughts from the wider group. Dolly should be able to give us some guidance on the best way to kick this off... We can't just sit back and accept the hut can we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted August 3, 2018 Admin Report Share Posted August 3, 2018 Count me in @Tomo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted August 3, 2018 Admin Report Share Posted August 3, 2018 23 minutes ago, Badger08 said: I paid £55, which is hardly an earth-shattering sum of money. Fair point @Badger08 but £55 is a lot of money to some people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slack Bladder Posted August 3, 2018 Report Share Posted August 3, 2018 They'll probably do one for the rugby fans It'll be all whistles and bells and take pride of place in the Lansdown Stand concourse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T R Posted August 3, 2018 Report Share Posted August 3, 2018 10 hours ago, phantom said: Interesting choice of name I believe he was a teacher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slack Bladder Posted August 4, 2018 Report Share Posted August 4, 2018 Having seen the fans wall today for the first time, it actually wasn't as bad as I was expecting. It did take a little while to find my 2 bricks as the layout appeared to be random. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Galley Posted August 4, 2018 Report Share Posted August 4, 2018 Thought there might have been an unveiling or announcement from the club that they were on view today. Last week when I went to the ground they were covered up, I wouldn't have known today until someone who came into the ground at that enterance told me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted August 4, 2018 Report Share Posted August 4, 2018 A couple of photos, my name isn’t up there so I just took a few quick pics showing nothing in particular. I didn’t really get a good shot of the whole wall as there were lots of people stood looking at it and don’t want to post photos of them on here. My impression is that it’s not *that* bad, but my overwhelming feeling is that it’s some sort of memorial and I would assume people named aren’t with us anymore. I really hope I don’t upset anyone by saying this, but I didn’t see anywhere that explains who the people are ( except obviously fans) and why their names are carved into plaques on a wall. Maybe this will be added later as I think this needs clarity. The mixture of upper and lower case is pretty awful though. I can’t understand why this is at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo Posted August 4, 2018 Report Share Posted August 4, 2018 It's still plaques on a hut, cheap and amateur looking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo Posted August 6, 2018 Report Share Posted August 6, 2018 So.......any plan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRaw Posted August 6, 2018 Report Share Posted August 6, 2018 With all due respect, a large proportion of 20,000 fans probably saw it on Saturday and yet you appear to be the only one on here complaining about it......so I’m guessing no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granty Posted August 7, 2018 Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 I was made up when I saw my name on it Saturday, gift from my lads. Mixtures of uppercase and lowercase looks weird but other than that looked ok I thought. Was expecting to see it in the South stand but i have no issues with how it looks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted August 7, 2018 Admin Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 Admitedly I didn't get to the ground until quite close to kick off but too many people around it to have a great look I'm guessing if the names are randomly placed on there it could take a while to find Does anyone else have any photos they can share please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogbad the Bad Posted August 7, 2018 Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 On 04/08/2018 at 19:43, RedM said: A couple of photos, my name isn’t up there so I just took a few quick pics showing nothing in particular. I didn’t really get a good shot of the whole wall as there were lots of people stood looking at it and don’t want to post photos of them on here. My impression is that it’s not *that* bad, but my overwhelming feeling is that it’s some sort of memorial and I would assume people named aren’t with us anymore. I really hope I don’t upset anyone by saying this, but I didn’t see anywhere that explains who the people are ( except obviously fans) and why their names are carved into plaques on a wall. Maybe this will be added later as I think this needs clarity. The mixture of upper and lower case is pretty awful though. I can’t understand why this is at all. Cheers RedM. Don't usually go to that part of the ground on matchday (and forgot all about it anyway) so first confirmation I'm up there. Quite a long way 'up' there in fact so I'll have to take a trip down to see how visible it is without cricking my neck. Not sure about 'bricks', they look similar to my parents' memorial plaques at Canford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted August 7, 2018 Admin Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 11 minutes ago, Nogbad the Bad said: Cheers RedM. Don't usually go to that part of the ground on matchday (and forgot all about it anyway) so first confirmation I'm up there. Quite a long way 'up' there in fact so I'll have to take a trip down to see how visible it is without cricking my neck. Not sure about 'bricks', they look similar my parents' memorial plaques at Canford. Sorry to tag @Matt Parsons BCFCSLO again, but I wonder if the club could get photos put online? I'm assuming there must be a % of people that are either unaware this has been built or don't visit the ground (they were bought as memorials to people?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red'tili'mdead Posted August 7, 2018 Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 Well..... its not fantastic by any means. The lack of consistency in fonts etc looks pretty sloppy and they are clearly pretty cheap tiles, rather than the granite bricks as initially described/marketed. The club have clearly looked at this as a revenue generator, which is a bit of a pity. As far as I could tell there is still plenty of space in the 'City part of the ground' (which in my view is the Dolman/South Stand concourse) to locate it - cannot understand why it seems to have been stuck out the back, as a bit of an embarrassment.... In my view the Liverpool Cup game mural looks a bit 'lower league' now and is not in keeping with our current status and aspirations. Last seasons cup run was as least as impressive - are we going to get that up on the wall too? That being said it is not anything like the Gas standard install I was expecting and its probably worth drawing a line under it. I will certainly be proceeding with caution going forward, as i can't see this Wedlock Wall lasting more than a few years... Unfortunately, it seems that some of the powers that be at BS don't really understand or value, the generational aspect of supporting a local football club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo Posted August 7, 2018 Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 12 hours ago, RedRaw said: With all due respect, a large proportion of 20,000 fans probably saw it on Saturday and yet you appear to be the only one on here complaining about it......so I’m guessing no With respect, I don't think I am the only one complaining or disappointed fella, As per normal, us Bristolian's just sit back and accept 'Poor to Mediocrity' Plaques on A Hut - yeh that's acceptable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Dicks' Barmy Army Posted August 7, 2018 Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 12 hours ago, RedRaw said: With all due respect, a large proportion of 20,000 fans probably saw it on Saturday and yet you appear to be the only one on here complaining about it......so I’m guessing no Interesting view, I wonder how many of these people even noticed the wall was there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayOutWest Posted August 7, 2018 Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 On 26/07/2018 at 04:34, Hartcliffe red said: Thanks fella. Now I remember what I wrote... Exiled Canada. Bloody hell could be worse... Proud vegan :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Parsons Posted August 7, 2018 Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 6 hours ago, phantom said: Sorry to tag @Matt Parsons BCFCSLO again, but I wonder if the club could get photos put online? I'm assuming there must be a % of people that are either unaware this has been built or don't visit the ground (they were bought as memorials to people?) There should be something going up later this week. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted August 7, 2018 Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 10 hours ago, red'tili'mdead said: Well..... its not fantastic by any means. The lack of consistency in fonts etc looks pretty sloppy and they are clearly pretty cheap tiles, rather than the granite bricks as initially described/marketed. The club have clearly looked at this as a revenue generator, which is a bit of a pity. As far as I could tell there is still plenty of space in the 'City part of the ground' (which in my view is the Dolman/South Stand concourse) to locate it - cannot understand why it seems to have been stuck out the back, as a bit of an embarrassment.... In my view the Liverpool Cup game mural looks a bit 'lower league' now and is not in keeping with our current status and aspirations. Last seasons cup run was as least as impressive - are we going to get that up on the wall too? That being said it is not anything like the Gas standard install I was expecting and its probably worth drawing a line under it. I will certainly be proceeding with caution going forward, as i can't see this Wedlock Wall lasting more than a few years... Unfortunately, it seems that some of the powers that be at BS don't really understand or value, the generational aspect of supporting a local football club. Totally agree....putting that stuff about the Liverpool game was a risky precedent, when will the 2-1 vs Man Yoo mural make an appearance?! It’s very small time to commemorate victories against higher div clubs in this way.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dullmoan Tone Posted August 7, 2018 Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 41 minutes ago, BS4 on Tour... said: Totally agree....putting that stuff about the Liverpool game was a risky precedent, when will the 2-1 vs Man Yoo mural make an appearance?! It’s very small time to commemorate victories against higher div clubs in this way.... I disagree, it’s part of our recent history and frankly we haven’t played or beaten many top teams. How many fans really think it’s small time rather than something to remember - I’d forgotten some of the team and I saw the game. Only City fans see it anyway and hopefully the young fans will come to remember the great nights of the past, perhaps in time, the Utd game will be remembered, but at the moment it’s still fresh in all our minds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted August 7, 2018 Admin Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 9 minutes ago, Dullmoan Tone said: Only City fans see it anyway And those attending all the many events that are held each week at the stadium, would be nice to recognise the utd game too, one day the youngsters watching that night will be looking back on the Liverpool game as we do now (my first city away game) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted August 7, 2018 Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 37 minutes ago, Dullmoan Tone said: ....and frankly we haven’t played or beaten many top teams. How many fans really think it’s small time... Ok, we beat Man Utd home and away in the 1974/1975 season...and we beat Spurs home and away in the 1976/1977 season...we beat Arsenal away in 1976...we beat Liverpool at home and away in 1977 and 1978, we’ve beaten Chelsea too...how many murals do you want on the walls at Ashton Gate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Up The City! Posted August 7, 2018 Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 From a distance it's not as bad as I thought it would look. Up close its terrible due to the upper and lower case letters. I'd also be pretty pissed off had I paid 55 quid and found my name at the top as it's impossible to read those names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dollymarie Posted August 8, 2018 Report Share Posted August 8, 2018 Found mine yesterday (after some searching because they’re not seemingly in any kind of order) I do think that if the fonts were all one style (eg either all upper case, rather than a mix of both upper and lower) it would have looked better. Won’t ever be able to take a picture of me standing next to my plaque either, as it’s three from the top of a row, but I’m not personally massively outraged or anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dullmoan Tone Posted August 8, 2018 Report Share Posted August 8, 2018 12 hours ago, BS4 on Tour... said: Ok, we beat Man Utd home and away in the 1974/1975 season...and we beat Spurs home and away in the 1976/1977 season...we beat Arsenal away in 1976...we beat Liverpool at home and away in 1977 and 1978, we’ve beaten Chelsea too...how many murals do you want on the walls at Ashton Gate? You've really reinforced my point - we have to start going back 45 years before we talk about beating top teams regularly. I want as many murals as possible if they make us remember the great nights as a City fan and make us aware of our great performances against the odds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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