Fratton Park Redevelopment Update | June 2022

PMC Construction's Steve Cripps gives an update on the ongoing Fratton Park development works, including the North Stand Lower and South Stand.
He also gives an insight into the new facilities at the Pompey Health and Fitness Club.
#Pompey

[@rodrobson]

Not a Pompey fan but this is a proper football club. Love this ground redevelopment which maintains the integrity of the ground. Traditional football club with a proper ground to match

[@Peanutbutter83]

And to think there are some deluded fans calling for the owners to leave the club. Some of the things they are doing to the ground and training facility’s are premier league standard. Clubs money doesn’t just have to buy players, this sort of work will give us a far better chance of going up and staying up

[@danielkerr4100]

best owners we've had in my opinion

[@pompeylad1977]

Totally agree mate, the Eisners are brilliant, some idiot fans wanting them gone are off their nuts, they have very short memories and not recall the awful dark times of our recent past when we almost went out of business, the Eisners are superb, I love what they are doing to FP and will be forever grateful we are staying in the old girl, come on PUP PPU

[@garyheather6870]

​@@pompeylad1977 agreed

[@MrRQBQ]

Quite right Alex. Unfortunately every club has its fair share of deluded idiots who are never satisfied. A few years ago we were within a hair's width of going out of business altogether. Now we are solvent, have our own training ground in Portsmouth and the added bonus of the first serious ground upgrade for many years.

[@paulwalker2777]

I'm a Blade matey but it's looking good for you and your rite it has to be done,ok you need players everyone does but you also need to update your stadium cis when your club is on the up your all set up for it ain't you.👍

[@andy5786]

Looking good Pompey be fantastic ground when all finished and nice food outlets 🍺👍💙

[@Madyoke]

Believe me, you need good food when you’re in league one, it’s hard to watch!

[@andykopgod]

Amazing, Archibald Leitch would be very proud of what you guys are doing

[@pompeylad1977]

I love these update videos, it’s so good to see exactly what is going on and what’s been done/is going to be done, the bloke that walks us round really explains it well, looking forward to the next vid 👍🏻

[@FortniteAndFootballFan]

Good too see the progress of the stadium well done everyone Come on you blues💙

[@vegaspool188]

Fantastic work. Despite those complaining about the on field spend, to me, this is far more valuable and interesting. Thank you for posting! Do keep them coming. PUP!

[@Mr.RDW5]

I think this will look really good, can't wait to see it finished. It's great to see some investment in the stadium. No other stadium like it.

[@harrytwood]

Looks good so far, keep up the great work everyone. 👍🏻

[@MrRQBQ]

It's all looking good. I hope the new North Stand, when developed, will eventually look something like the new Riverside Stand at Fulham where they've managed to work wonders in an area where there was very little extra space available.

[@robertlangley1664]

A great old club good luck Pompey from a Watford supporter

[@andycole366]

Looking spot on Pompey 💙💙💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@pompeylad1977]

Are you THE Andy Cole? Ha ha

[@benedictwallis5820]

Great work Pompey and PMC!

[@jeffchristie1541]

Looking good ,great old stadium good luck for the new season , from a Bolton fan .

[@paulalexander24]

Fantastic work well done ! And great to hear the beer 🍺 will be chilled at all times !!! 🤪

[@garymane1843]

Best owners pompey have had for decades, please support and believe, pompey will definitely be promoted too championship,

[@MrBurnley21]

Very nice. With love from Burnley FC

[@zagozago9893]

You're keeping the Leitch balcony? There are only three of them left now. There were many of hem just 40 years ago.

[@BOABModels]

So the South stand front row is no longer dug out? I still remember Fulham's Moritz Volz falling off the pitch and onto fans' feet!

[@More-than-ladyboys]

I remember Ron Davies going into the concrete trench at the Milton end whilst he was a Fratton. I must have been 9 or 10. So pleased we’re staying.

[@robbieorourke5534]

Yeah, I was there that day......lucky he did not get his head caved in..... went to Fratton Park back in the dark days of the 70's, when Pompey had a proper mob, the Fulham fans were in the side with railings either side, and a huge crew burst in a gate and the police could not control it, it was carnage for us!!! Even my mates girlfriend had her nose broken.....memories!!

[@kevinprior3549]

Keep up the good work guys

[@intirobinson1444]

Looks really good but surely would be better to keep the terrace as that and have a standing zone for fans. Will increase capacity and save money for them. Still looks great though!

[@SolentSkyServices]

Looking good 😎

[@stevenlewid5944]

As a QPR man good luck to pompey, good old fashion ground with this new update perfect, better than most of the soulless new stadium like the ghost ground Reading

[@fretbuzz6893]

I hope they put separate IN and OUT doors at opposite ends to the Gents Loo's to avoid the half time bottlenecks, that you get at many grounds. This is the chance to get things right first time, hope the Architects have some idea about how crowds act when mother nature calls. Little Bournemouth got it right, 'that other lot' (spit) nearer to home down the M27 messed it up bigtime with only width for one person in the entrance point to the loo, and not enough space for people to leave whilst others queued to get in.

[@larrystreak1044]

We have in and out for all toilets. Better stadium than you smelly skates will ever have

[@genehunt772]

Not bad for league one, well done lads

[@liamhunt86]

Can we please have another update?

[@clemensgerfen8762]

Can anyone give a reply how the total capacity of the ground finally will be? Greetings from The Netherlands

[@steveiles3079]

Hi guys, argyle fan here..any improvements planned for that grotty away end ?

[@MikeOfPompey]

Yeah it’s being done. They’ve actually announced they are bringing the plans forward by 6 months as we are ahead of schedule

[@mk1aquatic739]

Yep, it's the next stage of the project.

[@larrystreak1044]

It's all grotty, it's how they like it.

[@jeffstone7713]

Looking good, now to get things going the right with the team and the Cowleys need to step up after last season, losing Faith in their ability to get us out of this division.

[@alfredotebasco]

With everything in balance and the budget he has and now a third window and with the training programme hopefully starting to yield some results we can compete this season. Nothing is guaranteed and this season might not be the one, I want to at least see us up there though fighting out a promotion place by the end, win or lose.

[@kyrencookedxxx9403]

It is nice to see it all being worked on but I will miss the old fashion look it will still look old fashioned but as our owners have said is they want to change that which I disagree but we can’t hold on to the past you have to remember the history 🔵⚪️

[@IReallyCba]

Lower south turning into gillingham away end. 😂😂😂 JK looking good

[@MrLigers14]

There is something i don't understand...( sorry for the mistakes in this comment i'm french) and I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A ANSWER. With the new seets does it mean that the seats that were at (and that's why i said i'm french because i don't know what are the words you use to describe in Pompey what i'm gonna talk about)but the seats that were at the "LAWN LEVEL" (like your eyeline is as low a the grass) are now gone ? Because i tought it was the coolest thing on earth and i realy don't understand how and why Pompey's fans didn't fought about that ?

[@martind8404]

Yes, that's correct - the seating will start at pitch level rather than below. Although the old arrangement may have been cool, your view is basically the players' feet and you couldn't see the other side of the pitch due to the slight camber (hump) in the pitch. It was originally designed for standing, but take off the approx 1m difference between standing and sitting height, it really is a terrible view. Plus players regularly fall down off the pitch onto the seats, so it's a health and safety nightmare! I don't think we'll miss the trench, but I do have happy memories, as I used to stand at the front when I started going at 9 years old.

[@callanparsons8707]

Anyone know what the capacity will be once completed as it looks like it’ll be a good 2,000-3,000 increase

[@MrRQBQ]

I believe Andy Cullen said when the current work is complete it will be back up to 20,000 but of course after that the Milton End is being redeveloped which will probably increase the capacity by another 1,500 and then of course, hopefully, in the not too distant future the new North Stand will add another few thousand to the total.

[@callanparsons8707]

@@MrRQBQ perfect thanks :) I’ve heard when they first took over they was planning on doubling the fratton end which I believe is currently 5,000 unless there’s reasons to not expand fratton end then I think they could probably add another 2,000

[@MrRQBQ]

@@callanparsons8707 I've not heard anything about the Fratton End but I imagine it would be possible to add another tier to the current stand. Other clubs have done similar.

[@larrystreak1044]

Wow

[@zl4660]

do we have any transfer rumours?

[@robb8002]

We were going to buy another guy out of the army like we did with Whittingham. The £400 quid was way beyond what the Eisners were willing to spend though

[@christopherbowness7341]

@@robb8002 the owners have spent more on Pompey then any other owner. I’d hardly call them cheap.

[@robb8002]

@@christopherbowness7341 Yes of course. After 6 years of ownership we have a team of no value. We have a patched up stadium dictated by bare minimum requirements of health and safety. And 2 experienced academy coaches have left because there is no investment in youth development. Open your eyes mate

[@christopherbowness7341]

@@robb8002 I agree it’s not been exactly what we expected. Regarding the stadium is harsh, I’ve been going for over 30 years now and the stadium is now looking fantastic and will be much more pleasant match day experience And is hardly done on the cheap. The academy or lack of has been a disappointment. And this summer they must invest i. That first team squad. But a lot of other clubs have far better infrastructure than us, we have always had to pay over the odds the attract the players. Players get more money elsewhere as investment is having to go to so many other avenues. We stopped being a big club king before the eisners arrived. They haven’t got all things right but they’ve done so much more then previous owners over the last 30 years. Terry venables was the last owner to put investment into the ground, 22 years ago now!

[@larrystreak1044]

Yeah you are signing a player from Dorking for a packet of crisps

[@statsarestats3978]

Guys im looking to follow more pompey KZbinrs but i don't know any could you help me ?

[@More-than-ladyboys]

Fournilwrittenalloverit

[@paulknowles4251]

Love the ground thanxs but can we sign some players please no keeper no striker can the cowleys get anyone t sign f this great club or cud it b another wasted transfer window you see good players sign for lesser team in our division you ask yourself why

[@davidclarke6718]

What's a multi sex?

[@keyfizz]

a pervo cabin....

[@Porkcylinder]

Stadiun? I’m pretty sure it’s pronounced stadium

[@tudorlion1078]

Every stand has obstructed views with roof stanchions blocking your views of the pitch. Even smaller clubs have eradicated this problem.

[@MrRQBQ]

From what I've heard, it's not possible to install a cantilevered stand at the Milton End because it's on contaminated ground which means they can't do any piledriving. I'm not sure whether that also applies to a possible new North Stand but there weren't any problems when they developed the new Fratton End so who knows.

[@raydegs1602]

Nice for a lower league club.

[@larrystreak1044]

Should knock down the whole thing