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So, the work isnât finished on the upper tier until mid-october, and Anfield will have a reduced attendance capacity for Saturdayâs match (51k) and beyond⌠thatâs a pity. 
Edit: in the long run, it doesnât matter though. That new stand looks the part!
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Given that this should last decades I think itâs important that it is done right to begin with. Itâs disappointing for those that would have had tickets but it always was going to be tight for a major engineering project.
I remember when this was updated in the early 1980s that we closed the entire stadium and switched the first few matches with the away games. Obviously the league and rival clubs were very accommodating at that time.
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All the lost revenue will be coming off the final invoice me thinks :0)
Weâll be circa 3,000 seats down on our usual capacity of 54k then until itâs fully up and running. Not enough to change too much in terms of atmosphere. If itâs completed by the end of October (not seen any specific dates anywhere), then the following matches would be played before its open and capcity up to 61k.
- Bournemouth (19 Aug)
- Villa (3 Sept)
- West Ham (24 Sept)
- Everton (21 Oct)
- Forrest (28 Oct).
Would be lovely to have it ready for the Everton game on 21 Oct.
We also have the following Europa League fixtures - September 21, October 5, October 26, so at least one will be affected.
Round three of the league cup is w/c 25 Sept so a home game there is affected. Round 4 w/c 30 Oct.
Wonât affect the FA Cup.
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Maybe they have delayed the opening on purpose until after the visit of the BlueshiteâŚ
Ya just know they would be itching to vandalise and wreck it
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https://twitter.com/thisisanfield/status/1692099724726165912?s=20
Canât be good news for getting the stand completed.
Lets hope theres a sub contrsctor thst csn take over
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Bollocks. What is remaining to be done on this work wise?
Loads left to do. Huge areas of cladding under the main roof, not to mention the corner infill. I have no idea what internally is left to do but hopefully the remaining brickwork and cladding can at least be completed during the 11 day window before tools are downed, unless someone buys them or a rescue plan is achieved.
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Ideally, cladding needs to be done before the winter months, and fingers kept crossed, we donât get any high winds that can wreck a partly clad building
There will be clauses in the contract which will allow for other contractors to take up the remainder of the work.
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Some videos circulating showing workers now leaving the site
Presumably because they anticipate not getting paid?
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