TRENT Bridge’s new stand can safely be described as receiving the seal of approval. Officially opened by His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh on June 5, on the first day for the Test match against New Zealand, the stand has since successfully housed fans for Notts’ Twenty20 campaign.
And if the supporters’ views are anything to go by, the club can be assured they’ve replaced the old Parr stand with something to be proud of.
On a pleasant sunny Saturday afternoon on June 14 against Durham, fans may have already been in positive mood after a 23 run win, but they didn’t hold back on their praise for the new facility.
Mike Smalley, 42, and his wife Denise and their children James and Alice from Edwalton watched the game from the stand.
Mike said: “The view from the top of the stand here is great. I think a few people were concerned that it was only increasing capacity by a couple of thousand but this complements the rest of the ground really well.”
“Every improvement they’ve done is in keeping with the surroundings. Even the new floodlights don’t look ugly or out of place.”
James, 9, added: “It’s really good. I like sitting behind the bowler’s arm but I like this view better.”
Irene Dakin, 64 and husband Martin from Ravenshead were also impressed.
“It’s an excellent spot.” she said. “It’s arguably better than the Fox Road stand which itself has good views.”
“They’ve managed to design something which doesn’t feel out of place with the rest of the ground. Sometimes a new stand can just look odd for a while but this fits nicely.”
“It looks even more like a real 21st century test ground. Headingley and Old Trafford can’t compete in my opinion.” Chief Executive at the club Derek brewer commented this won’t necessarily be the end of ground improvements.
He said: “We are determined to continue to enhance Trent Bridge in order to continue to attract major matches to the venue and look forward to welcoming supporters to our new facilities.”
And if the supporters’ views are anything to go by, the club can be assured they’ve replaced the old Parr stand with something to be proud of.
On a pleasant sunny Saturday afternoon on June 14 against Durham, fans may have already been in positive mood after a 23 run win, but they didn’t hold back on their praise for the new facility.
Mike Smalley, 42, and his wife Denise and their children James and Alice from Edwalton watched the game from the stand.
Mike said: “The view from the top of the stand here is great. I think a few people were concerned that it was only increasing capacity by a couple of thousand but this complements the rest of the ground really well.”
“Every improvement they’ve done is in keeping with the surroundings. Even the new floodlights don’t look ugly or out of place.”
James, 9, added: “It’s really good. I like sitting behind the bowler’s arm but I like this view better.”
Irene Dakin, 64 and husband Martin from Ravenshead were also impressed.
“It’s an excellent spot.” she said. “It’s arguably better than the Fox Road stand which itself has good views.”
“They’ve managed to design something which doesn’t feel out of place with the rest of the ground. Sometimes a new stand can just look odd for a while but this fits nicely.”
“It looks even more like a real 21st century test ground. Headingley and Old Trafford can’t compete in my opinion.” Chief Executive at the club Derek brewer commented this won’t necessarily be the end of ground improvements.
He said: “We are determined to continue to enhance Trent Bridge in order to continue to attract major matches to the venue and look forward to welcoming supporters to our new facilities.”
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