East Stand Levelled........../Pitch Covers

[Mikey]

http://www.hibs.net/media/albums/userpics/11875/100319.jpg


See the timelapse movie by CLICKING HERE (http://www.hibs.net/media/albums/userpics/11875/EastStandProgress.wmv).

[Speedway]

Happy and sad at the same time.

[Hibs90]

How good will the stadium look when its complete. :thumbsup:

[Hibbyradge]

Happy and sad at the same time.

Happy and delighted at the same time. :wink:

[GreenCastle]

Thanks for the update!

Looks like Sunshine on Leith too :wink:

[Kato]

blimey

[Elephant Stone]

Ohh what a stadium it's going to be :agree::greengrin

[Mag7]

How good will the stadium look when its complete. :thumbsup:

My thoughts exactly. I don't think there will be any more tears shed for the the eyesore that was the East terracing when the new stand is built. Gonna be a top ground at last.

[Mister P]

fit for a wee team :wink:

[Nando™]

Who's up for a kick about? :whistle:

[GreenCastle]

Just look at the west and imagine a new single tiered East at the same steepness as the upper tier and think how good it's going to look.

Yes 2 tiers all round would look good too - but the single tier I think will really keep the atmosphere in and will ADD to the atmosphere :agree:

I can't see from the picture - but is the entrance / turnstiles / metal gate still there ?

[Teo10]

It is quite weird seeing it like that after all those years! Defo going for a kickabout tonight:wink:

[GreenCastle]

It is quite weird seeing it like that after all those years! Defo going for a kickabout tonight:wink:

Good luck on that pitch :wink:

You are better going to leith links - the grass is better down there :greengrin

[Mikey]

Good luck on that pitch :wink:

You are better going to leith links - the grass is better down there :greengrin

If you look carefully you'll see that there are covers on the pitch :wink:

They've been moving around so aren't there just to protect the east side. Hopefully they're helping with grass growth.

[Mister P]

progressing at a good rate eh!!!!

rod will have that up and ready for us bringing the scottish cup back :thumbsup:

[MB62]

If you look carefully you'll see that there are covers on the pitch :wink:

They've been moving around so aren't there just to protect the east side. Hopefully they're helping with grass growth.

Was thinking the same thing myself Mikey.

Well done with the photos and the time lapse viewing BTW, excellent :thumbsup:

[RoslinInstHibby]

:thumbsup:thats a cracking pic!

[Pretty Boy]

I'm pretty annoyed by this TBH.

I mean we announced we were definitely going ahead with the stand only a month or so ago and already work is clearly progressing. Shows what an insignificant, pathetic, wee club we really are. Everyone knows big clubs take nigh on 5 years to start work on a new stand.

[GreenCastle]

I'm pretty annoyed by this TBH.

I mean we announced we were definitely going ahead with the stand only a month or so ago and already work is clearly progressing. Shows what an insignificant, pathetic, wee club we really are. Everyone knows big clubs take nigh on 5 years to start work on a new stand.

The jambo from Dalkeith did a good job knocking it down :faf:

Thank you :thumbsup:

[Mary Hinge]

The jambo from Dalkeith did a good job knocking it down :faf:

Thank you :thumbsup:

Canny see her living long enough to knock the Pink Bus Shelter doon :greengrin

[steviecarnie]

christ i went past at midday and it was mounds of earth.

[Gerard]

fit for a wee team :wink:
Obviously for a wee team, that does not have 400,000 supporters and has supporters that sell pegs, take drugs and live in caravans:devil::wink:

G

[hibee_girl]

Just look at the west and imagine a new single tiered East at the same steepness as the upper tier and think how good it's going to look.

Yes 2 tiers all round would look good too - but the single tier I think will really keep the atmosphere in and will ADD to the atmosphere :agree:

I can't see from the picture - but is the entrance / turnstiles / metal gate still there ?

:agree:

[steviecarnie]

I can't see from the picture - but is the entrance / turnstiles / metal gate still there ?

the steps are gone, its just a mound of dirt now.

[Hibernia Na Eir]

wow

what a transformation!

the sunshine and lighter evenings will help the grass now. Hopefully in time for our run-in.

[Bobo]

The gates are still there but there's not much earth left in front of them now. The attached pictures were taken this afternoon.

Don't think they'll knock down the gates until they really need to as it's part of the perimeter of the site at the moment.

[Craig_in_Prague]

It shows how nice the other stands actually are....

Gonna be a very tidy stadium; as Alex Ferguson would say - Vewy Pwoud!

:notworthy:

[iwasthere1972]

Maybe not a popular statement but I wish we had done it years ago.

[.Sean.]

The East, gone like that... :boo hoo:

[GloryGlory]

Canny see her living long enough to knock the Pink Bus Shelter doon :greengrin

Maybe she will - altogether now:

"Flats, flats, glorious flats,
It's down at Tynecastle they're built...."

[Albanian Hibs]

:thumbsup: its going to look soooooo good!

[iwasthere1972]

It's a much bigger space now than I would have envisaged.

Perhaps we could incorporate an hotel or a caravan park. :devil:

[judas]

Happy and sad at the same time.


Just plain happy for me.

Hibs are moving forward and leaving the shoddy behind.

The east stand is dead. Long live the east stand.

[ChooseLife]

Wow!, the east stand ball boys are gonna be very busy:greengrin

[Carheenlea]

I think the stadium actually looks better now than it did with the East intact.

At 40 I should be above such thoughts, but I`m really excited anticipating how the completed Easter Road is going to look.

Imagine a European night(s..) with a full house.....:pray:

[Alfred E Newman]

The gates are still there but there's not much earth left in front of them now. The attached pictures were taken this afternoon.

Don't think they'll knock down the gates until they really need to as it's part of the perimeter of the site at the moment.

I stood at the bottom corner on the top of that last pile of earth for many years . :boo hoo:

[Mister P]

it's difficult to see where the mud patch ends and the building site begins:greengrin

[hibsfan7]

:grr::grr::grr:what makes you all think that there is a snew stand going to be built

if rod gets a good offer he will sell the bit ground for flats

[Hibercelona]

They got that done fast!

They must of hired Nade to play rolly polly on the bumps. :greengrin

[poolman]

Canny see her living long enough to knock the Pink Bus Shelter doon :greengrin

She's just about to start her shift

http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/old%20woman.jpg

[hibee4life1983]

How good will the stadium look when its complete. :thumbsup:

Awesome- should look like the best stadium outside the semi old firm,
Heres the big question,
Does Petrie invest in the team or, when summer finaly arrives is it poundy's again??

[Barney McGrew]

Heres the big question,
Does Petrie invest in the team or, when summer finaly arrives is it poundy's again??

Well since they've already said the funding is in place for the new East, what else can he spend it on? :cool2:

[brydekirk]

Canny see her living long enough to knock the Pink Bus Shelter doon :greengrin
mibby for wimpeys.:wink:

[Speedway]

Well since they've already said the funding is in place for the new East, what else can he spend it on? :cool2:

A hotel?

[MyJo]

A hotel?

a submarine

[matty_f]

A volcanic lair.:agree:

[down-the-slope]

Looks like they are trying to promote grass growth with cover (I think plastic sheeting?) over 1/3 of pitch as shown in latest web cam pic from club posted yesterday...hope it works :thumbsup:

http://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/page/EastStand/0,,10290,00.html

[BEEJ]

I always thought plastic sheeting would kill off any growth in grass. :confused: So what kind of stuff is this?

Any gardeners out there care to advise?

[aljo7-0]

I always thought plastic sheeting would kill off any growth in grass. :confused: So what kind of stuff is this?

Any gardeners out there care to advise?
I'm no gardener but my next door neighbour is. I've seen him every spring treat his lawn (and it is a lawn rather than a dandelion/clover patch like mine), spread some additional grass seed and fertiliser and then cover the whole thing, for a few days in a big blue tarpaulin. I don't think the colours relevent and I'm not sure exactly why it should work but it absolutely does. Puts my garden to shame every year..... the b******!

[Auckland Hibs]

I'm no gardener but my next door neighbour is. I've seen him every spring treat his lawn (and it is a lawn rather than a dandelion/clover patch like mine), spread some additional grass seed and fertiliser and then cover the whole thing, for a few days in a big blue tarpaulin. I don't think the colours relevent and I'm not sure exactly why it should work but it absolutely does. Puts my garden to shame every year..... the b******!

:faf:

[Moulin Yarns]

I always thought plastic sheeting would kill off any growth in grass. :confused: So what kind of stuff is this?

Any gardeners out there care to advise?

do none of you venture outside the big city to the country, just about every field is covered in some form of plastic or agricultural fleece, promotes growth, raises the temperature of the soil.

As my sig suggests, I might know what I'm talking about :wink: