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Post by baggins on Jun 20, 2021 12:21:21 GMT
I think it came out that someone was acting as an agent for someone who was looking and they weren’t all that serious and not even worth the energy looking at. That's not really the case though is it? The guy was a Gashead who suggested he was serious but Wael etc showed no interest in the plans, whilst he didn't seem to have any financial backing set up he'd appeared to have arrange finance for a similar project elsewhere (from memory). It seems Wael's just interested in the FM or not really interested in building a new stadium. Suggested he was serious. Couldn't provide proof of any finance other than he'd done it before, maybe, and Wael passed on it. That about it?
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Post by harrystokegas on Jun 24, 2021 17:31:14 GMT
That's not really the case though is it? The guy was a Gashead who suggested he was serious but Wael etc showed no interest in the plans, whilst he didn't seem to have any financial backing set up he'd appeared to have arrange finance for a similar project elsewhere (from memory). It seems Wael's just interested in the FM or not really interested in building a new stadium. Suggested he was serious. Couldn't provide proof of any finance other than he'd done it before, maybe, and Wael passed on it. That about it? I can vouch for Dave, he’s a genuine gashead who’s been going to the mem for many years. I believe that his claim was not that he knew people who wanted to take over the club but that he was involved in a project, that were keen to get the club on board to build a new stadium. Wael turned them down without even having the courtesy to look at the proposals, and months down the line, no progress on this fabled fruit market alternative, nor will there ever be. That’s why I post on here so concerned, I want the gas to have a new stadium, not so sure that he does.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2021 17:34:31 GMT
Suggested he was serious. Couldn't provide proof of any finance other than he'd done it before, maybe, and Wael passed on it. That about it? I can vouch for Dave, he’s a genuine gashead who’s been going to the mem for many years. I believe that his claim was not that he knew people who wanted to take over the club but that he was involved in a project, that were keen to get the club on board to build a new stadium. Wael turned them down without even having the courtesy to look at the proposals, and months down the line, no progress on this fabled fruit market alternative, nor will there ever be. That’s why I post on here so concerned, I want the gas to have a new stadium, not so sure that he does. And anyone should believe a word you say because……………..?
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Post by Topper Gas on Jun 24, 2021 17:57:03 GMT
Suggested he was serious. Couldn't provide proof of any finance other than he'd done it before, maybe, and Wael passed on it. That about it? I can vouch for Dave, he’s a genuine gashead who’s been going to the mem for many years. I believe that his claim was not that he knew people who wanted to take over the club but that he was involved in a project, that were keen to get the club on board to build a new stadium. Wael turned them down without even having the courtesy to look at the proposals, and months down the line, no progress on this fabled fruit market alternative, nor will there ever be. That’s why I post on here so concerned, I want the gas to have a new stadium, not so sure that he does. "Dave" came across as a bit of a chancer i.e. "I've got a plan for a new stadium I just need you to invest £xm so we can build it". PS Why have you deleted your profile on the other forum??
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Post by Hugo the Elder on Jun 24, 2021 19:13:15 GMT
Suggested he was serious. Couldn't provide proof of any finance other than he'd done it before, maybe, and Wael passed on it. That about it? I can vouch for Dave, he’s a genuine gashead who’s been going to the mem for many years. I believe that his claim was not that he knew people who wanted to take over the club but that he was involved in a project, that were keen to get the club on board to build a new stadium. Wael turned them down without even having the courtesy to look at the proposals, and months down the line, no progress on this fabled fruit market alternative, nor will there ever be. That’s why I post on here so concerned, I want the gas to have a new stadium, not so sure that he does. Why do you assume that Wael turning down the proposal means he doesnt want to build a stadium. Is it equally as plausible (and equally as unprovable) that he turned them down because he is already in the process of building a a stadium and therefore doesnt need them? It's like you are desperate to see the worse situation possible and believe all the things sh** stirring anti board fans continue to peddle without any proof. Indeed, most if not all of the people sh**ting on WAQ have been proven incorrect every time.
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Post by stapletongas on Jun 24, 2021 19:54:32 GMT
So I realise as a bit of a newbie on this forum that I might be opening myself to accusations ‘of not being one of us’ etc ect, but please hear me out as I just want to depart my tuppence on the ownership situation. When Wael arrived we were all but a league one club. Not having any argument that he took us up in 2016 because he didn’t. That was DC and Higgs’s success and he made a point of very publicly glorying in it. Fair enough I suppose. We now find ourselves a league two club so he’s taken us back a division as far as league position entails. Devolution not evolution then. Stadium? No progress. However more alarming for me is the way it appears Wael is easily led. Feels like he bought too much into the Garner project, we got punished. Influenced too much by Widdrington and Starnes to appoint Tisdale, didn’t go well. Now we’ve allowed the next manager to have control to appoint members to the board, fire entire departments, bring a whole host of figures including Jennings who I’ve heard is next. Who let’s a new manager wield that kind of power? Like Joey and want him to do well, but if the high bar he’s set himself this season isn’t reached which lets be fair is a possibility considering our struggles in L2 in the past, it’ll all end up with tears. You may think its benevolent that Wael appears to be handling the debt situation but asked yourselves why did we rack up that amount of debt just to achieve 0 footballing success, no progress off the field and ultimately relegation in the first place? Even the beloved training ground is having issues, with planning having to be amended halfway through construction after the architects found that the building would not be fit for purpose for a football club. The result? A smallish building designed in the 1990s with a comically lack of windows, a small dingy shed for the gym, a couple of nice pitches and nothing much else. Will they be in for the start of next season? I encourage people to look at the training facilities of Oxford or Fleetwood, or MK Dons, to see how much of a downgrade this is to equivalent football clubs. Rovers fans lap it up due to the lack of progress thats ever been made off the field which is fair enough, but this development has not yet levelled the playing field to other modern football clubs around us, not by a long stretch. Then lets analyse his management of managers shall we? 3 managers have left with clouds over their heads amid rumours of friction with the board in GC, DC and PT. Does that smack of good management to you? The other manager BG got sacked after an atrocious record and the current manager JB, although I’m willing to give him time, has a pretty abysmal record too. Then there’s been fallings out with Ken Masters, fallings out with Steve Hamer, poor treatment of Mansell, embarrassing spat with the supporters club. Not exactly great headlines to accrue. I’m concerned about our future, genuinely concerned. It’s hard to say that but as the football club is close to my heart I’ve just got to speak out and say it. I’m concerned that Wael is rapidly running out funds and has bitten off more than he can chew, I’m concerned about the power we’ve randomly let one manager wield over the club, I’m concerned that an aging fan base and a run down stadium means trouble down the line too. So let me ask you this, say an alternative group of investors came forward, they had funds, reputable contacts in the game, genuine plans for improving the football club. Would this be a ripe opportunity for Wael to step aside? The man has the club at heart as he professes and I’ve not got many bad things to say about the man as a person, so I sincerely hope he considerers his future at the club long term and if the offer is right, steps a side and becomes one of us, a fan. Utter sh**e! He’s kept us in existence.
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Post by dave1883gas on Jun 24, 2021 20:08:58 GMT
Life is about opinions and I respect all opinions. When I decided to put my name to something I did it knowing it would throw up varied opinions from those who know me who I hoped would understand to the majority of those who don’t who felt / feel I am a chancer, conman, fantasist etc. I felt the supporters deserved to know about another potential option given the amount of let downs we have had over the years. I have never said it involved new owners and I have certainly never promised anything other than the fact we very nearly had the main stakeholders at a table which involved land owner, developer, club and potential funders. In my opinion we couldn’t have really got any closer. That was the position after many months of communication with the club both verbally, virtually, written and face to face. So to get to that position we must either be very convincing fantasists, conmen, fame seekers etc. and the owner / club was taken in by us for a prolonged period of time (which would be a worry in itself) or we had something and for whatever reason it fell away at a crucial time. There are two sides to why the latter may have happened. Having taken stock of the situation it’s fair to say, like in many situations we would probably have done things differently and perhaps we made the mistake of thinking everyone at the club would be as positive as the owner was…. In my opinion that is probably the reason it came to an abrupt end. I am not a Wael basher and I think quite the opposite of him. From my experience he seems a very nice man and I have no doubt he has the best interests of the club in mind. That’s not to say I agree with everything he does and some of those he has appointed. After 5 years of ownership I had hoped for more. I would like to think if he was asked about me he wouldn’t think I was any of the things I have been called despite us disagreeing passionately about why the end of our communications happened. I have taken a massive step back and have certainly not got as involved, opinionated and passionate about the club as I was prior as I find it very frustrating and difficult to see us where we are now both on and off the pitch. I do however still want the club to progress and as I have said from the beginning….. nobody will be happier than me if and when the club announce a new stadium at the fruit market / mem redevelopment / new location. No group of supporters in the land deserve a new stadium more than us gas heads. I said what I said in the hope it may prompt the club into action and we may have got back to talking which didn’t happen… I also said what I said in reaction to an earlier communication in the local press where it was expressed that my friend / colleague and I were not seen as credible. Given people knew who I was I didn’t feel that was fair and in my opinion it was unfair to label us as not credible without actually knowing anything about us or at least investigating it first. I suspect I know where those comments came from but ultimately it could never be proved. That’s about it in a nutshell. I think the fact there are so many varied opinions on the stadium situation as a whole is a reflection of the repeated let downs we have experienced. That then seems to divide opinion with some supporters seeing no wrong whatsoever in the current owners / custodians and some seeing absolutely no positives at all. I suspect the majority fall somewhere in the middle. I don’t regret for one moment saying what I said or putting my name to it (something which I believe is a fairly rare occurrence). I would like to think that most people would understand why I did that and whether they agree with it or not most would think I didn’t wake up one day with a fantasy / dream and post it on a forum with my name attached to it.
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Post by Topper Gas on Jun 24, 2021 20:35:07 GMT
Life is about opinions and I respect all opinions. When I decided to put my name to something I did it knowing it would throw up varied opinions from those who know me who I hoped would understand to the majority of those who don’t who felt / feel I am a chancer, conman, fantasist etc. I felt the supporters deserved to know about another potential option given the amount of let downs we have had over the years. I have never said it involved new owners and I have certainly never promised anything other than the fact we very nearly had the main stakeholders at a table which involved land owner, developer, club and potential funders. In my opinion we couldn’t have really got any closer. That was the position after many months of communication with the club both verbally, virtually, written and face to face. So to get to that position we must either be very convincing fantasists, conmen, fame seekers etc. and the owner / club was taken in by us for a prolonged period of time (which would be a worry in itself) or we had something and for whatever reason it fell away at a crucial time. There are two sides to why the latter may have happened. Having taken stock of the situation it’s fair to say, like in many situations we would probably have done things differently and perhaps we made the mistake of thinking everyone at the club would be as positive as the owner was…. In my opinion that is probably the reason it came to an abrupt end. I am not a Wael basher and I think quite the opposite of him. From my experience he seems a very nice man and I have no doubt he has the best interests of the club in mind. That’s not to say I agree with everything he does and some of those he has appointed. After 5 years of ownership I had hoped for more. I would like to think if he was asked about me he wouldn’t think I was any of the things I have been called despite us disagreeing passionately about why the end of our communications happened. I have taken a massive step back and have certainly not got as involved, opinionated and passionate about the club as I was prior as I find it very frustrating and difficult to see us where we are now both on and off the pitch. I do however still want the club to progress and as I have said from the beginning….. nobody will be happier than me if and when the club announce a new stadium at the fruit market / mem redevelopment / new location. No group of supporters in the land deserve a new stadium more than us gas heads. I said what I said in the hope it may prompt the club into action and we may have got back to talking which didn’t happen… I also said what I said in reaction to an earlier communication in the local press where it was expressed that my friend / colleague and I were not seen as credible. Given people knew who I was I didn’t feel that was fair and in my opinion it was unfair to label us as not credible without actually knowing anything about us or at least investigating it first. I suspect I know where those comments came from but ultimately it could never be proved. That’s about it in a nutshell. I think the fact there are so many varied opinions on the stadium situation as a whole is a reflection of the repeated let downs we have experienced. That then seems to divide opinion with some supporters seeing no wrong whatsoever in the current owners / custodians and some seeing absolutely no positives at all. I suspect the majority fall somewhere in the middle. I don’t regret for one moment saying what I said or putting my name to it (something which I believe is a fairly rare occurrence). I would like to think that most people would understand why I did that and whether they agree with it or not most would think I didn’t wake up one day with a fantasy / dream and post it on a forum with my name attached to it. Out of interest have the organisation you work with www.nlaeurope.com ever got around to submitting formal plans for their two proposed arena developments?
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Post by wertongas on Jun 24, 2021 21:44:27 GMT
when i have met with directors regarding the mem in the past, which included spending most of a morning walking around the Mem, i was clearly told that the club would not be developing the stadium because it is poorly located within a residential area and the transport links are poor, although there was talk about introducing a park and ride scheme to the Mem. Design of the stadium is very poor and 80% of it would have to be flattened and rebuilt under any re-development. In view of this and the fact that fans are coming on here saying they don't think the club is going to build a new stadium it looks like we could be stuck at the Mem in it's present form for along time yet, depressing and not want i want to hear. If the club fail to find a site away from the Mem to develop a new stadium, (vegi site sounds very costly, could cost nearly as much to purchase as to build on) and we stay at the Mem any re-development would not be huge and maximum capacity we could get bearing in mind location would not be more than 15,000.
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Post by LJG on Jun 24, 2021 21:49:47 GMT
when i have met with directors regarding the mem in the past, which included spending most of a morning walking around the Mem, i was clearly told that the club would not be developing the stadium because it is poorly located within a residential area and the transport links are poor, although there was talk about introducing a park and ride scheme to the Mem. Design of the stadium is very poor and 80% of it would have to be flattened and rebuilt under any re-development. In view of this and the fact that fans are coming on here saying they don't think the club is going to build a new stadium it looks like we could be stuck at the Mem in it's present form for along time yet, depressing and not want i want to hear. If the club fail to find a site away from the Mem to develop a new stadium, (vegi site sounds very costly, could cost nearly as much to purchase as to build on) and we stay at the Mem any re-development would not be huge and maximum capacity we could get bearing in mind location would not be more than 15,000. The previous redevelopment plans which were viable and had planning permission were for 18,000. Funding was the problem when the student accommodation company pulled out.
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Post by wertongas on Jun 24, 2021 21:58:25 GMT
when i have met with directors regarding the mem in the past, which included spending most of a morning walking around the Mem, i was clearly told that the club would not be developing the stadium because it is poorly located within a residential area and the transport links are poor, although there was talk about introducing a park and ride scheme to the Mem. Design of the stadium is very poor and 80% of it would have to be flattened and rebuilt under any re-development. In view of this and the fact that fans are coming on here saying they don't think the club is going to build a new stadium it looks like we could be stuck at the Mem in it's present form for along time yet, depressing and not want i want to hear. If the club fail to find a site away from the Mem to develop a new stadium, (vegi site sounds very costly, could cost nearly as much to purchase as to build on) and we stay at the Mem any re-development would not be huge and maximum capacity we could get bearing in mind location would not be more than 15,000. The previous redevelopment plans which were viable and had planning permission were for 18,000. Funding was the problem when the student accommodation company pulled out. Problem is things change, part of the rugby training ground and car park were sold off and built on that was a big mistake by the club, it creates less land to build on and more houses with nimby objectors.
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Post by Hugo the Elder on Jun 25, 2021 5:24:04 GMT
Life is about opinions and I respect all opinions. When I decided to put my name to something I did it knowing it would throw up varied opinions from those who know me who I hoped would understand to the majority of those who don’t who felt / feel I am a chancer, conman, fantasist etc. I felt the supporters deserved to know about another potential option given the amount of let downs we have had over the years. I have never said it involved new owners and I have certainly never promised anything other than the fact we very nearly had the main stakeholders at a table which involved land owner, developer, club and potential funders. In my opinion we couldn’t have really got any closer. That was the position after many months of communication with the club both verbally, virtually, written and face to face. So to get to that position we must either be very convincing fantasists, conmen, fame seekers etc. and the owner / club was taken in by us for a prolonged period of time (which would be a worry in itself) or we had something and for whatever reason it fell away at a crucial time. There are two sides to why the latter may have happened. Having taken stock of the situation it’s fair to say, like in many situations we would probably have done things differently and perhaps we made the mistake of thinking everyone at the club would be as positive as the owner was…. In my opinion that is probably the reason it came to an abrupt end. I am not a Wael basher and I think quite the opposite of him. From my experience he seems a very nice man and I have no doubt he has the best interests of the club in mind. That’s not to say I agree with everything he does and some of those he has appointed. After 5 years of ownership I had hoped for more. I would like to think if he was asked about me he wouldn’t think I was any of the things I have been called despite us disagreeing passionately about why the end of our communications happened. I have taken a massive step back and have certainly not got as involved, opinionated and passionate about the club as I was prior as I find it very frustrating and difficult to see us where we are now both on and off the pitch. I do however still want the club to progress and as I have said from the beginning….. nobody will be happier than me if and when the club announce a new stadium at the fruit market / mem redevelopment / new location. No group of supporters in the land deserve a new stadium more than us gas heads. I said what I said in the hope it may prompt the club into action and we may have got back to talking which didn’t happen… I also said what I said in reaction to an earlier communication in the local press where it was expressed that my friend / colleague and I were not seen as credible. Given people knew who I was I didn’t feel that was fair and in my opinion it was unfair to label us as not credible without actually knowing anything about us or at least investigating it first. I suspect I know where those comments came from but ultimately it could never be proved. That’s about it in a nutshell. I think the fact there are so many varied opinions on the stadium situation as a whole is a reflection of the repeated let downs we have experienced. That then seems to divide opinion with some supporters seeing no wrong whatsoever in the current owners / custodians and some seeing absolutely no positives at all. I suspect the majority fall somewhere in the middle. I don’t regret for one moment saying what I said or putting my name to it (something which I believe is a fairly rare occurrence). I would like to think that most people would understand why I did that and whether they agree with it or not most would think I didn’t wake up one day with a fantasy / dream and post it on a forum with my name attached to it. Thank you for providing a full response and a version of events that completely discredits harrystokegas. Thats another anti Wael story proven wrong. Is anyone keeping count?
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Post by Topper Gas on Jun 25, 2021 6:00:15 GMT
The previous redevelopment plans which were viable and had planning permission were for 18,000. Funding was the problem when the student accommodation company pulled out. Problem is things change, part of the rugby training ground and car park were sold off and built on that was a big mistake by the club, it creates less land to build on and more houses with nimby objectors. That was sold off before we even moved to the Mem so well before we got pp for a new stadium. It's just excuse after excuse not to build a stadium, if someone wanted to build one and had the finances to do it, I'm sure one could be built within 5 years somewhere, the Mem, UWE, FM, Filton airfield, etc, just look what Wimbledon, Brentford and Everton have/are doing as good examples of what can be achieved. Even just tarting up one of the stands would make attending games a bit more pleasurable for families.
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Post by LJG on Jun 25, 2021 7:44:59 GMT
The previous redevelopment plans which were viable and had planning permission were for 18,000. Funding was the problem when the student accommodation company pulled out. Problem is things change, part of the rugby training ground and car park were sold off and built on that was a big mistake by the club, it creates less land to build on and more houses with nimby objectors. Those houses were built in the car park decades before we had planning permission for the 18,000 redevelopment.
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Post by matealotblue on Jun 25, 2021 7:49:51 GMT
when i have met with directors regarding the mem in the past, which included spending most of a morning walking around the Mem, i was clearly told that the club would not be developing the stadium because it is poorly located within a residential area and the transport links are poor, although there was talk about introducing a park and ride scheme to the Mem. Design of the stadium is very poor and 80% of it would have to be flattened and rebuilt under any re-development. In view of this and the fact that fans are coming on here saying they don't think the club is going to build a new stadium it looks like we could be stuck at the Mem in it's present form for along time yet, depressing and not want i want to hear. If the club fail to find a site away from the Mem to develop a new stadium, (vegi site sounds very costly, could cost nearly as much to purchase as to build on) and we stay at the Mem any re-development would not be huge and maximum capacity we could get bearing in mind location would not be more than 15,000. But surely AG is also poorly located within a residential area?
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Post by gashead1981 on Jun 25, 2021 8:02:37 GMT
Life is about opinions and I respect all opinions. When I decided to put my name to something I did it knowing it would throw up varied opinions from those who know me who I hoped would understand to the majority of those who don’t who felt / feel I am a chancer, conman, fantasist etc. I felt the supporters deserved to know about another potential option given the amount of let downs we have had over the years. I have never said it involved new owners and I have certainly never promised anything other than the fact we very nearly had the main stakeholders at a table which involved land owner, developer, club and potential funders. In my opinion we couldn’t have really got any closer. That was the position after many months of communication with the club both verbally, virtually, written and face to face. So to get to that position we must either be very convincing fantasists, conmen, fame seekers etc. and the owner / club was taken in by us for a prolonged period of time (which would be a worry in itself) or we had something and for whatever reason it fell away at a crucial time. There are two sides to why the latter may have happened. Having taken stock of the situation it’s fair to say, like in many situations we would probably have done things differently and perhaps we made the mistake of thinking everyone at the club would be as positive as the owner was…. In my opinion that is probably the reason it came to an abrupt end. I am not a Wael basher and I think quite the opposite of him. From my experience he seems a very nice man and I have no doubt he has the best interests of the club in mind. That’s not to say I agree with everything he does and some of those he has appointed. After 5 years of ownership I had hoped for more. I would like to think if he was asked about me he wouldn’t think I was any of the things I have been called despite us disagreeing passionately about why the end of our communications happened. I have taken a massive step back and have certainly not got as involved, opinionated and passionate about the club as I was prior as I find it very frustrating and difficult to see us where we are now both on and off the pitch. I do however still want the club to progress and as I have said from the beginning….. nobody will be happier than me if and when the club announce a new stadium at the fruit market / mem redevelopment / new location. No group of supporters in the land deserve a new stadium more than us gas heads. I said what I said in the hope it may prompt the club into action and we may have got back to talking which didn’t happen… I also said what I said in reaction to an earlier communication in the local press where it was expressed that my friend / colleague and I were not seen as credible. Given people knew who I was I didn’t feel that was fair and in my opinion it was unfair to label us as not credible without actually knowing anything about us or at least investigating it first. I suspect I know where those comments came from but ultimately it could never be proved. That’s about it in a nutshell. I think the fact there are so many varied opinions on the stadium situation as a whole is a reflection of the repeated let downs we have experienced. That then seems to divide opinion with some supporters seeing no wrong whatsoever in the current owners / custodians and some seeing absolutely no positives at all. I suspect the majority fall somewhere in the middle. I don’t regret for one moment saying what I said or putting my name to it (something which I believe is a fairly rare occurrence). I would like to think that most people would understand why I did that and whether they agree with it or not most would think I didn’t wake up one day with a fantasy / dream and post it on a forum with my name attached to it. Hi Dave, Thanks for your reply. Apologies from me if I doubted whether you were credible. Clearly, you worked hard at something. Where do you think the negotiations broke down? What would you have done differently? What it certainly disproves was that wael was against your proposal and doesn’t want to build a stadium. Clearly he’s looking at all options that are presented. For whatever reasons best known to our owner and yourselves, it couldn’t proceed and I’m sure there are completely understandable business or commercial reasons for it not proceeding. Steve
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Post by gasandelectricity on Jun 25, 2021 8:08:52 GMT
Surprised nobody has had a meltdown yet that it’s almost July and we haven’t heard anything about the new kit.
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Post by rememberhalifax on Jun 25, 2021 8:32:35 GMT
when i have met with directors regarding the mem in the past, which included spending most of a morning walking around the Mem, i was clearly told that the club would not be developing the stadium because it is poorly located within a residential area and the transport links are poor, although there was talk about introducing a park and ride scheme to the Mem. Design of the stadium is very poor and 80% of it would have to be flattened and rebuilt under any re-development. In view of this and the fact that fans are coming on here saying they don't think the club is going to build a new stadium it looks like we could be stuck at the Mem in it's present form for along time yet, depressing and not want i want to hear. If the club fail to find a site away from the Mem to develop a new stadium, (vegi site sounds very costly, could cost nearly as much to purchase as to build on) and we stay at the Mem any re-development would not be huge and maximum capacity we could get bearing in mind location would not be more than 15,000. Think a redevelopment of the Mem transforming it to a modern 21st century stadium with a capacity of 15000 would be fine and i for one would welcome it.
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Post by stuart1974 on Jun 25, 2021 8:41:11 GMT
when i have met with directors regarding the mem in the past, which included spending most of a morning walking around the Mem, i was clearly told that the club would not be developing the stadium because it is poorly located within a residential area and the transport links are poor, although there was talk about introducing a park and ride scheme to the Mem. Design of the stadium is very poor and 80% of it would have to be flattened and rebuilt under any re-development. In view of this and the fact that fans are coming on here saying they don't think the club is going to build a new stadium it looks like we could be stuck at the Mem in it's present form for along time yet, depressing and not want i want to hear. If the club fail to find a site away from the Mem to develop a new stadium, (vegi site sounds very costly, could cost nearly as much to purchase as to build on) and we stay at the Mem any re-development would not be huge and maximum capacity we could get bearing in mind location would not be more than 15,000. Think a redevelopment of the Mem transforming it to a modern 21st century stadium with a capacity of 15000 would be fine and i for one would welcome it. So would I. The problem IMO hasn't really been design, space, land or planning permission, it's been getting someone to fund it. That source of funds will need some form of return on investment or a big lottery win.
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Post by baggins on Jun 25, 2021 11:55:25 GMT
Surprised nobody has had a meltdown yet that it’s almost July and we haven’t heard anything about the new kit. It's skins this season isn't it?
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