Pretty much dead on to facing west?

its important we get this nailed on as i fear we might get spread around the stadium too thinly which may effect the atmosphere



another factor in making the deciton is the big screen, i contacted the stadium management about this issue and i got this reply



"Re: the big screen, the design has been as such that it will be positioned in the SE corner so will be [size=150directly visible from all of the West and North Stands which are seen as the main home fan bases[/size… it will also be visible from East and South but with a less direct sight line naturally."



last thing we want is another issued we had in the shed when 90% of our support COULDNT SEE THE SCREEN when sky was there



somthing to ponder...

Your right it needs to be sorted. The South is designated as away with a max of 1000 home allocated. The North that gets all the bad weather (moaning b')is for the shedheads. You couldn't make this up, if it was Cadbury's we'd all be up to our ears in chocolate.

Folks, my grade B Geography 'O' Level attained back in 1976 may be of no use here or not even relevant, but I've convinced myself that the big stand is the most Northerly, so shouldn't that be known as the North Stand ??

Jim, I think you are using Liverpool Road A57 as your reference for North, it isn't it runs SW. If in doubt use the application form which has the main stand as West. The question still remains where are the shed heads going? North or South?

I think you will find when we are half way through the season when were in the bottom 3 and relying on away support to bolster our attendances we might just fill half the main stand.and have the odd die hard red scattered around the poxy standing areas.,with the 2500 diehards clapping the chairman saying



Thankyou for everything mr chairman

Thankyou for being in the bottom 3 again mr chairman

Thankyou for the blue seats mr chairman

Thankyou for selling our soul mr chairman

Thankyou for making us tenants mr chairman

Thankyou for another 25 years of pure 5hit under you mr chairman





Wake up people were doomed with this man in charge.

Me too, my Geography 'O' Level came slightly later (1987). I based my point of reference as the ship canal and the north and south bound traffic on the M60. If it is indeed facing west I stand corrected, confused but corrected.

Ok, I've had another look at all the maps and info, and have determined the following.



As Iain states, the large stand is the West stand.

The stand behind the goals ([size=85and closest the the M60[/size) is the North stand.

[size=85North point of the build is where these 2 stands meet.[/size

If you choose the South stand ([size=85behind the goals[/size), the big screen will be over your right shoulder.

If you choose to go in the East stand, you will probably be looking into the setting sun. So, those who like to view the game from along the touchline would probably want to opt for the West stand.

So, for those not wishing to sit, it looks like behind the goalposts in the North stand will have a combination of a good view of the big screen and no setting sun in your eyes.

I think that's correct



I'm now off for a lie down.

Good stuff JJ

OK, so we have arrived at a conclusion to the original question, if you want to stand in the official Reds end you stand in the North. Hallelujah.



p.s. unless of course you want to avoid the prevailing wind/rain or perhaps a bit of banter with the away support.

West side init!

Red or blue ?