BEARGER 1,830 Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 ... and place some solar cells on the roof and get your own power supply! That said, one would have to check which side the roof is actually facing. Not much use if it only catches the Aurora borealis I think the proposed structure's main sloped roof would be facing somewhere between NNE & NE, but that shouldn't be a major issue as a row of solar panels could easily be angled in the opposite direction. At the RST agm Stewart Robertson stated that a solar energy company were interested in putting solar panel on the roofs at Ibrox. He was not sure about the deal as one part of it was that they would need to publicise to all fans. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 You could build something like that red cafe at man utd. All fans could use it and it would make fortunes. This will be so poorly used it won't be real. Mind you the youths parents will be nice and dry. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,199 Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 After initially dismissing the idea as nonsense, I've come round to it for several reasons: * Having the facility to play and host U20 games, summer tournaments and various other development games has got to be a good thing. * It raises the profile of the club at youth and development level and enhances our chances of landing young players * Having the youth and development squads in their own area, gives the senior squad the run of the rest of the facility. (excluding gym, medical rooms etc) Regarding your 3rd point, this is already the case. The 1st team wing at MP is not accessible from the Academy side. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,199 Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Folk could debate about the best use (or non-use) of the remaining RFFF money for years, but personally, I think this Academy project concept is first class. It expands on the existing Academy facilities and provides new ones which clearly improve on what are already world class facilities at Murray Park. Regarding some previous comments about numbers currently attending our youth games, the Club doesn't publicly encourage fans to attend Academy matches at Murray Park because there's a lack of facilities like these with seating, toilets etc all detached from the main Training Centre complex. Folk here have also mentioned running costs, but I really don't see any issue in that respect. If it was solar powered the day to day running costs could be virtually zero with the only real cost being the occasional replacement bulb, fluorescent tube etc. Cleaning and maintenance costs would be minimal too since you'd have to think that existing Murray Park staff should be able to cope with it and if they can't, then can the Club really not afford to hire an extra part-time janitor/caretaker? Looking at the project proposal from a different angle, another aspect I like about it is that it's not the sort of necessity which the Club itself would be budgeting for any time soon because there's so many things needing done at Ibrox, many of which are necessities which the Club are going to NEED to budget for and spend significant amounts of money on. The £450k being discussed here wouldn't even cover 10% of the work needing done at Ibrox, nowhere near it in fact. As for a museum, I think the Club should put a lot more distance between itself and the events of 2012 before building a museum. A lot more. Disagree regarding putting distance between 2013 and the Club now. 2012-2015 is part of our history. A painful part but one we shouldn't be forgetting easily. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,199 Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 I think the proposed structure's main sloped roof would be facing somewhere between NNE & NE, but that shouldn't be a major issue as a row of solar panels could easily be angled in the opposite direction. Does Scotland get enough sun to power a light bulb ? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearman 9 Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Does Scotland get enough sun to power a light bulb ? Yes of course!!! There was one day last year...erm, or was it the year before 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Moon 1,349 Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 I am underwhelmed by the proposal. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 2,499 Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Folk could debate about the best use (or non-use) of the remaining RFFF money for years, but personally, I think this Academy project concept is first class. It expands on the existing Academy facilities and provides new ones which clearly improve on what are already world class facilities at Murray Park. Regarding some previous comments about numbers currently attending our youth games, the Club doesn't publicly encourage fans to attend Academy matches at Murray Park because there's a lack of facilities like these with seating, toilets etc all detached from the main Training Centre complex. Folk here have also mentioned running costs, but I really don't see any issue in that respect. If it was solar powered the day to day running costs could be virtually zero with the only real cost being the occasional replacement bulb, fluorescent tube etc. Cleaning and maintenance costs would be minimal too since you'd have to think that existing Murray Park staff should be able to cope with it and if they can't, then can the Club really not afford to hire an extra part-time janitor/caretaker? Looking at the project proposal from a different angle, another aspect I like about it is that it's not the sort of necessity which the Club itself would be budgeting for any time soon because there's so many things needing done at Ibrox, many of which are necessities which the Club are going to NEED to budget for and spend significant amounts of money on. The £450k being discussed here wouldn't even cover 10% of the work needing done at Ibrox, nowhere near it in fact. As for a museum, I think the Club should put a lot more distance between itself and the events of 2012 before building a museum. A lot more. Making it solar powered would eat into a large part of that budget. I agree it would be great but unless it is hugely subsidised I can't see it being a part of that 450.000 estimate. I would think a good solar system with the needed power would be at least a quarter of that budget. I am no expert though. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
limeburner 0 Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Should our new youth academy stand (which does not exist,and may never exist)be powered by solar panels? Slow news day surely? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,652 Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 I doubt we'd ever get much agreement on the use of the money and this seems as good a project as any to put it towards. At the end of the day we all have our own ideas and favourites but something like this helps maintain and improve the roots of the club and it makes sense to pursue it. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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