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Post by ChiefStateGAS on Feb 1, 2024 18:13:24 GMT
I'm sure it's been discussed before and maybe there are some obvious drawbacks that I can't see but what has stopped the football club pursuing the purchase of Muller Road Rec or Civil Service Club or both and building a stadium there? They could offer the Mem land to them as part of the deal so they can continue to function too. Massive piece of land right next door, could really build something decent there. Maybe something the new owners could consider down the line. ![]()  |
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Post by allgasandgaiters on Feb 1, 2024 18:19:22 GMT
Downend Park Farm looks more like it would be in our current owners' purview.
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Post by BrightonGas on Feb 1, 2024 18:34:07 GMT
Or maybe sell the Mem and not replace it?
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Post by Dirt Dogg on Feb 1, 2024 18:42:11 GMT
I once looked at buying a house on Dovercourt Road and remember being told it was part of a trust and would never be sold for development? This was years ago mind so could be bollocks now.
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Post by Quarters on Feb 1, 2024 18:43:49 GMT
Hunt around was on a thread before.
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Post by Topper Gas on Feb 1, 2024 18:56:32 GMT
Same old problem, where's the £50m/£100m going to come from to build the stadium even if we could afford to buy the land? Plus entry and exit to that piece of land is virtually non-existent at present.
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Post by gasheadontour on Feb 1, 2024 19:02:39 GMT
I'm sure it's been discussed before and maybe there are some obvious drawbacks that I can't see but what has stopped the football club pursuing the purchase of Muller Road Rec or Civil Service Club or both and building a stadium there? They could offer the Mem land to them as part of the deal so they can continue to function too. Massive piece of land right next door, could really build something decent there. Maybe something the new owners could consider down the line. ![]() View AttachmentI think the idea is/was to sell the Mem and then use that money towards building a new stadium whilst leasing the land. If Rovers did a land swap then Rovers would have to find the money for the new build. If Rovers had the money for a total re-build then they could do that at The Mem. |
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Post by Squiffy on Feb 1, 2024 19:02:53 GMT
…but it would be a few hundred meters closer to the proposed Lockleaze railway station; that would be a positive for the Travel Plan.
BTW, I’m sure the existing residents will welcome us with open arms as they’ve got nothing to look at out of their bedroom windows at the moment.
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Post by gasheadontour on Feb 1, 2024 19:06:39 GMT
The land behind Horfield Leisure Centre might be large enough.
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Post by smudge1 on Feb 1, 2024 19:30:28 GMT
Haven't you heard owners are developing the Mem !!
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Post by stapletongas on Feb 1, 2024 19:33:10 GMT
It would make a good fruit market
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Post by bettyblue on Feb 1, 2024 19:39:54 GMT
New stand thinking.move there and we can unbolt and bring it with us
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Post by Topper Gas on Feb 1, 2024 20:03:23 GMT
…but it would be a few hundred meters closer to the proposed Lockleaze railway station; that would be a positive for the Travel Plan. BTW, I’m sure the existing residents will welcome us with open arms as they’ve got nothing to look at out of their bedroom windows at the moment. Given train passengers numbers are down 50% since the pandemic I can't really understand why there is a need to build more stations for less passengers, it's not like Lockleaze as seen a massive growth in housing in recent years. |
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Post by DrFaustus on Feb 1, 2024 20:10:24 GMT
…but it would be a few hundred meters closer to the proposed Lockleaze railway station; that would be a positive for the Travel Plan. BTW, I’m sure the existing residents will welcome us with open arms as they’ve got nothing to look at out of their bedroom windows at the moment. Given train passengers numbers are down 50% since the pandemic I can't really understand why there is a need to build more stations for less passengers, it's not like Lockleaze as seen a massive growth in housing in recent years. Except that's not true. dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/usage/passenger-rail-usage/ |
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Post by Topper Gas on Feb 1, 2024 20:40:38 GMT
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Post by wider on Feb 1, 2024 21:56:43 GMT
If you read them both fully they appear to say that the trend is distinctly upwards and numbers may well be back to pre pandemic levels this year.
On that basis it makes sense to provide for the future with additional stations maybe? There isn’t room for more cars on the road.
Getting people to and from games by using public transport is hard but ultimately has to be done as the roads are getting worse.
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Post by aghast on Feb 1, 2024 22:40:43 GMT
Your article says numbers are down 17% on pre pandemic levels, and recovering fast. 'More recent numbers Quarterly data published by the Office of Rail and Road shows that in the first quarter of 2023 (January to March) the number of rail journeys made in Great Britain was around 17% lower than the levels seen over the same period three years ago.' |
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Post by Topper Gas on Feb 1, 2024 22:43:39 GMT
If you read them both fully they appear to say that the trend is distinctly upwards and numbers may well be back to pre pandemic levels this year. On that basis it makes sense to provide for the future with additional stations maybe? There isn’t room for more cars on the road. Getting people to and from games by using public transport is hard but ultimately has to be done as the roads are getting worse.I doubt football fans comes into planners thoughts when they are deciding where stations need to be built in the future? |
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Post by aghast on Feb 1, 2024 22:53:43 GMT
If you read them both fully they appear to say that the trend is distinctly upwards and numbers may well be back to pre pandemic levels this year. On that basis it makes sense to provide for the future with additional stations maybe? There isn’t room for more cars on the road. Getting people to and from games by using public transport is hard but ultimately has to be done as the roads are getting worse.I doubt football fans comes into planners thoughts when they are deciding where stations need to be built in the future? I bet they do. They will look at numbers of cars, bus journeys, congestion. And if Saturdays on Gloucester Road are seen to be a pinch point then it will be a factor. Not a deciding one, but a factor. |
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Post by womble on Feb 1, 2024 23:06:56 GMT
…but it would be a few hundred meters closer to the proposed Lockleaze railway station; that would be a positive for the Travel Plan. BTW, I’m sure the existing residents will welcome us with open arms as they’ve got nothing to look at out of their bedroom windows at the moment. Given train passengers numbers are down 50% since the pandemic I can't really understand why there is a need to build more stations for less passengers, it's not like Lockleaze as seen a massive growth in housing in recent years. There are a number of housing schemes in the pipeline for Lockleaze, an area that does not have very good public transport. The main obstacle for a new station at Lockleaze, may be making a good enough business case given its relative proximity to the Ashley Down station. |
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