NE63 exile Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Seen Edinburgh University are at home on Wednesday night. I'm sure they played Hurlford United in a Scottish Cup Replay at Preston Athletic's New Pennypit Stadium. Are they playing league games there or was it just a one-off 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab B Nesbit Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 This will be the opening of their new ground NE63. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doink Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 East Pefermill 7-45pm ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 I might wander down and check out the brilliance of their new DEVIL'S ILLUMINATION..... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taking Bodies Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 The pitch has been turned, enclosed and a stand built to comply with SFA regulations - which i think it will now? They must have played at pennypitt just to allow the replay to be played.. Always good to see developments happening! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Wednesday night's curtain-raiser for the new University Stadium at East Peffermill is their first home game of the season... tbh, it's quite impressive that all the work has been gone in between late March and early September. As mentioned they had a Scottish Cup replay with Hurlford for which they must have needed to find a ground and plumped for Pennypit. It's a fairly rare event for a new stadium to be opened in Senior football. I suppose technically you could class this as a rebuild - but only a part of the pitch overlaps with the old park. Also turning it 90 degrees and installing covered seats, hard-standing, turnstiles and floodlights will have changed it beyond all recognition. With it being an historic occasion, the first week of term and their proteges Spartans, hopefully they'll get a decent crowd. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_GURU Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 When looking into the development it looks like they also have a new training facility with much of the investment that was made being used for upgraded underground drainage . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fowler23 Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Wednesday night's curtain-raiser for the new University Stadium at East Peffermill is their first home game of the season... tbh, it's quite impressive that all the work has been gone in between late March and early September. As mentioned they had a Scottish Cup replay with Hurlford for which they must have needed to find a ground and plumped for Pennypit. It's a fairly rare event for a new stadium to be opened in Senior football. I suppose technically you could class this as a rebuild - but only a part of the pitch overlaps with the old park. Also turning it 90 degrees and installing covered seats, hard-standing, turnstiles and floodlights will have changed it beyond all recognition. With it being an historic occasion, the first week of term and their proteges Spartans, hopefully they'll get a decent crowd. Its a 3g/4g pitch isnt it hj? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim O'Grady Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 How nice for them to get the League Champions to be the 1st team to play on their wonderful new pitch, clever ploy from our old feeder team. Ex-Spartan (once a Spartan always a Spartan) Dan Gerrard is busy helping them out I believe, great player & a top bloke. I'm sure we'll see a lot of familar faces in the crowd that night, "stars" on Wednesday night League Champions TV eh? Got my 1st glimpse of Tommo on Saturday, not sure he saw me with his Eddy Davids specs on like. It will be momentous on many levels, not just a classic game of quality football, it's also the Independence eve, I've heardly slept for the past week, come Wednesday night I'll be going off like a rocket. Mega. See yous all down the Students Nou Camping ground! Fancy Dress not-optional. Be there, be proud, come on out that night, YES it'll be a beano. Grimbo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 (edited) Its a 3g/4g pitch isnt it hj? Nope, stuck with grass for the University Stadium pitch. Should be an excellent field, much drainage and surfacing work done apparently. They have also created a grass training pitch behind, evidently 1/2 size. There's an existing 3G park to the west. EDIT: This opens an overhead plan: https://citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov.uk/idoxpa-web/files/5477D30F110A89C51A55DC9ABD568549/pdf/13_05258_FUL-PROPOSED_SITE_LAYOUT__02_-1730465.pdf Stand seats 100 but design permits expansion to 200. Standing for 400, IIRC. Closer-up: https://citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov.uk/idoxpa-web/files/06596BA6661E473140FFAFA47DBFCA06/pdf/13_05258_FUL-PROPOSED_LIGHTING_LAYOUT___DETAILS__06_-1730471.pdf All planning documents are here: https://citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov.uk/idoxpa-web/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&keyVal=MY2BF8EWFPV00 Edited September 15, 2014 by HibeeJibee 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tams bird Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 They have the floodlights on just now. Must be a practice.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Edinburgh Uni 2 Spartans 2 A good crowd tonight for the first game at the new improved Peffermill. It's rather impressive now although I suspect the pitch, although fine now, may take time to bed down. And my half time pie, usually scorching at the Uni, was cold... The great and the good of East of Scotland football were spotted at what is now called the East Peffermill Stadium- John Greenhorn, Sir Peter, Mike Lawson, Keef A, Gary Jardine, Grim O'Grady.... the game was a good one for the neutral (me I suppose) and Spartans looked to have nicked it with a penalty (clear cut actually- tam the unbiased) but a cracking strike just minutes from time won a point for the Students. Uni don't look as bad as their league results might suggest and have some good players. Anyway here's some photos in glorious CityChrome 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE63 exile Posted September 17, 2014 Author Share Posted September 17, 2014 Thought the Students were well worth their point. Nice set up and that's three LL games I've seen in the past two weeks and I've been impressed with the standard too. Must make more of an effort to get to a few more games in this league. Good crowd there too. I didn't know Neil Irvine was back coaching the University. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab B Nesbit Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Great photos Tam and what a great facility the students now have. Good game tonight and cracking strike at the end. Grim turned up late with his NO t-shirt on … unlike the Champions League they didn't wait for the telly! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim O'Grady Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 That was some strike by the student to gift themselves a point at the end. Well worth the taxes. Not had chance to look at the footage last night it got a bit murky come the end so not sure how clear it'll be. We should have been home clean & dry but failed to capitalize in the Capital. Managed to avoid the City score until on my way out, thanks Connor. So like the weather I went back to the dark side in a dark place. Grimbo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 I made it along to the game and was exceptionally impressed with the facilities Edinburgh University have put in place. Everything is done in real quality... I would cite the grandstand as an example: they could just have bought one of these "kits" like Selkirk or Burntisland and so forth have - which are fine, and would have done them fine - but instead it's a proper substantial edifice. Ditto with the turnstile block, the pitch fencing, the paths, even the signage, it's all very good quality and very well arranged. I would even go as far as to say that what they have established is a model, a prototype, to which any club looking to licensing and to the Lowland League could aspire. Obviously few clubs will ever be able to get the funding to do it all at once like Uni have, but still a great design with much thought put into it. As for the game... big crowd, surprisingly good performance from the Uni first half especially (different team to the one I saw getting humped at Gala a few midweeks earlier), and I felt 2-2 was probably a deserved result. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim O'Grady Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 I made it along to the game and was exceptionally impressed with the facilities Edinburgh University have put in place. Everything is done in real quality... I would cite the grandstand as an example: they could just have bought one of these "kits" like Selkirk or Burntisland and so forth have - which are fine, and would have done them fine - but instead it's a proper substantial edifice. Ditto with the turnstile block, the pitch fencing, the paths, even the signage, it's all very good quality and very well arranged. I would even go as far as to say that what they have established is a model, a prototype, to which any club looking to licensing and to the Lowland League could aspire. Obviously few clubs will ever be able to get the funding to do it all at once like Uni have, but still a great design with much thought put into it. As for the game... big crowd, surprisingly good performance from the Uni first half especially (different team to the one I saw getting humped at Gala a few midweeks earlier), and I felt 2-2 was probably a deserved result. Good to see they are putting my taxes to good use. Grimbo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calmac25 Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Any program collector's looking for one from this game? Happy to post it out 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Another positive from this new University Stadium is that it presumably provides a new option for Cup Finals in Edinburgh. Until now the choice has really been between Ainslie Park (but Spartans often make the finals) or St Mark's (but it has no cover), with a few end-of-season ones landing at Muirhouse (but it has neither cover nor even banking - for the moment at least). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tams bird Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Another positive from this new University Stadium is that it presumably provides a new option for Cup Finals in Edinburgh. Until now the choice has really been between Ainslie Park (but Spartans often make the finals) or St Mark's (but it has no cover), with a few end-of-season ones landing at Muirhouse (but it has neither cover nor even banking - for the moment at least). . Good as it's a lot easier for me to get too... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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