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Post by heartofgas on Jan 25, 2023 8:41:12 GMT
Where would most people sooner stay in an hotel at a sports stadium, Bristol, Bolton, Reading or Leicester? Blackpool I have stayed at the hotel at both Blackpool and Reading. At Blackpool I had a room that had a view of the pitch, got to see a reserve game, hotel was OK. The hotel at the reading stadium is very nice. Something like that would be ideal for Rovers. |
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Post by A Source (aka Angry Badger) on Jan 25, 2023 10:52:57 GMT
You must have a short memory regarding planning re Sainsbury's if we needed planning for 10,000 undesirables we would not have got it. No chance the locals would not complain about loads of concerts etc. Also not sure what is appealing about the mem apart from the local pubs and eateries that the club makes no money from. At the end of the day it's a site in the burbs surrounded by housing, with little to no commercial opportunities as demonstrated by us being there for years and not being able to make much. It's not near either university or near large employers such as the premier Inn is. The Premier Inn is 10 minutes away!??! Not a game changer. As for concerts, I doubt if there's ever been an open air concert anywhere in the UK, ever, where the locals haven't complained. But they happen. Like the Eastville Park festival. Anyway I won't bore anyone with my sums, but I have been working this out very carefully, and just four sold out concerts a year, plus rent charged to the hotel and two restaurants would raise just over £3m per annum in revenue. Not profit of course. That would be for our steely-eyed negotiators to negotiate. Concerts in general probably get complaints. A lot of open air concerts are not on purpose built land. I'd imagine the MK bowl probably gets fewer complaints due to it being built for purpose and locally Westonbirt arboretum wouldn't as it's out in the 'sticks' (see what I did there) Think the first gig I saw advertised at Westonbirt was Robert Plant. I did snigger but I am a 49 year old child |
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Post by bluebiro on Jan 25, 2023 17:50:42 GMT
Wrexham planning permission to redevelop a end to increase capacity in December. Thats already been knocked down and prearing the ground work. If the will is there?
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Post by Topper Gas on Jan 25, 2023 19:25:39 GMT
Wrexham planning permission to redevelop a end to increase capacity in December. Thats already been knocked down and prearing the ground work. If the will is there? Don't you if the money's there? Although it's not really clear if the money is there to rebuild the stand as they've just missed out on any UK Government "levelling up" grants. |
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Post by Gasshole on Jan 25, 2023 23:51:56 GMT
Wrexham planning permission to redevelop a end to increase capacity in December. Thats already been knocked down and prearing the ground work. If the will is there? Yeah but everything is cheaper in Wales |
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Post by Gasshole on Jan 26, 2023 0:04:31 GMT
You must have a short memory regarding planning re Sainsbury's if we needed planning for 10,000 undesirables we would not have got it. No chance the locals would not complain about loads of concerts etc. Also not sure what is appealing about the mem apart from the local pubs and eateries that the club makes no money from. At the end of the day it's a site in the burbs surrounded by housing, with little to no commercial opportunities as demonstrated by us being there for years and not being able to make much. It's not near either university or near large employers such as the premier Inn is. The Premier Inn is 10 minutes away!??! Not a game changer. As for concerts, I doubt if there's ever been an open air concert anywhere in the UK, ever, where the locals haven't complained. But they happen. Like the Eastville Park festival. Anyway I won't bore anyone with my sums, but I have been working this out very carefully, and just four sold out concerts a year, plus rent charged to the hotel and two restaurants would raise just over £3m per annum in revenue. Not profit of course. That would be for our steely-eyed negotiators to negotiate. It’s ok if it’s only once or twice a year that Festival goers are pi$$ing in peoples front gardens , any more and the Nimby’s start getting agitated. |
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Post by Goose on Jan 27, 2023 22:13:35 GMT
So Grant says stuff happening on and off the pitch.... Is it happening? Isn't it happening?
As you said @cornishpasty_Gas, get the popcorn out
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Post by playtowin on Jan 28, 2023 7:59:22 GMT
So Grant says stuff happening on and off the pitch.... Is it happening? Isn't it happening? As you said @cornishpasty_Gas, get the popcorn out Its not the first player or staff member to imply off field things being exciting over the last year. The countdown has begun....10...9... |
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Post by gasandelectricity on Jan 28, 2023 8:17:58 GMT
I’m optimistic given what the players and staff have been saying.
Fingers crossed for some news soon.
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Post by yattongas on Jan 28, 2023 8:20:18 GMT
So Grant says stuff happening on and off the pitch.... Is it happening? Isn't it happening? As you said @cornishpasty_Gas, get the popcorn out Its not the first player or staff member to imply off field things being exciting over the last year. The countdown has begun....10...9... 10,000……9,999 |
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Post by Congas on Jan 28, 2023 8:38:12 GMT
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Post by A Source (aka Angry Badger) on Feb 16, 2023 15:04:30 GMT
Almost 3 weeks without a post on this thread. Is that a record?
I'm going to ruin the peace by saying Forest Green have started groundworks today.
Duck and cover
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Post by darkbluegas on Feb 16, 2023 15:11:02 GMT
Almost 3 weeks without a post on this thread. Is that a record? I'm going to ruin the peace by saying Forest Green have started groundworks today. Duck and cover I was only thinking the very same at the weekend. Anyone would think it was all fantasy dreamt up to appease the fans |
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Post by baggins on Feb 16, 2023 15:45:22 GMT
Almost 3 weeks without a post on this thread. Is that a record? I'm going to ruin the peace by saying Forest Green have started groundworks today. Duck and cover Relegation to Lg2, reckon I've got a few fence panels spare. |
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Post by Colyton Gas on Feb 16, 2023 15:48:14 GMT
Nothing more on our new South Tent either so perhaps the rumours of ground sharing with Mangotsfield have some credence after all.
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Post by Sir Trevor on Feb 16, 2023 16:51:05 GMT
Nothing more on our new South Tent either so perhaps the rumours of ground sharing with Mangotsfield have some credence after all. Tuesdays programme might be worth a browse. |
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Post by stuart1974 on Feb 16, 2023 16:55:43 GMT
Nothing more on our new South Tent either so perhaps the rumours of ground sharing with Mangotsfield have some credence after all. You may want to rein in your high expectations. If all the stadium threads were merged, would we exceed 1,000 pages? Probably break Proboards. 😃 |
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Post by gasandelectricity on Feb 16, 2023 17:46:33 GMT
Well almost be on page 666. Spooky!
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Post by baggins on Feb 16, 2023 17:49:36 GMT
Well almost be on page 666. Spooky! The number of the Beast. Nice. |
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Post by wertongas on Feb 16, 2023 17:51:48 GMT
i wrote a letter to Tom regarding the state of the stadium. Briefly in my letter I suggested building fixed roofed pre-fab stands either side of the east stand and replacing the South and south west tents with a new fixed roofed L shaped stand . Having worked with the local planning dept in West Wiltshire I pointed out that from my experience to get a new stadium off the ground to completion it would take about 7 years, that is seven years of lost additional revenue.
Tom replied, he says he agreed with everything I said and the club are looking to remove the tents in the summer and replace the South and South West stands with a new L shaped fixed roof stand, he didn't mention any improvements to the east side of the stadium. But was in agreement with what I said in my letter So it looks like we will be in the Mem for at least another 7 years as there was no mention of any immediate planning going in for a new stadium at the moment. But at least the club are doing everything they can to sort things.Tom did put something regarding this in his programme notes for the Tuesday night game.
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