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Post by ifollowgas on Apr 10, 2024 14:54:12 GMT
No goals in 3 games, nothing much to cheer and no game for almost 2 weeks. Now would be a good time to show us the proposed designs for the new East Stand. Something other than poor results to talk about ... No goals in 7 games, nothing much to cheer for more than 5 weeks. Now would be a good time to show us the proposed designs for the new East Stand. Something other than poor results to talk about ... |
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Post by eric on Apr 10, 2024 15:19:10 GMT
No goals in 3 games, nothing much to cheer and no game for almost 2 weeks. Now would be a good time to show us the proposed designs for the new East Stand. Something other than poor results to talk about ... No goals in 7 games, nothing much to cheer for more than 5 weeks. Now would be a good time to show us the proposed designs for the new East Stand. Something other than poor results to talk about ... If we carry on performing like we are under MT and attendances continue to fall will they even want to go ahead with stadium development? |
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Post by chewbacca on Apr 10, 2024 15:29:29 GMT
Now would be a good time to throw a dead cat on the table. We were on 8 points from the previous 10 games when Wally and Tommy Gulag announced our move to the Fruit Market a year ago this week!
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Post by warehamgas on Apr 11, 2024 7:50:35 GMT
Now would be a good time to throw a dead cat on the table. We were on 8 points from the previous 10 games when Wally and Tommy Gulag announced our move to the Fruit Market a year ago this week! You sure? UTG! |
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Post by gasandelectricity on Apr 11, 2024 8:04:42 GMT
Now would be a good time to throw a dead cat on the table. We were on 8 points from the previous 10 games when Wally and Tommy Gulag announced our move to the Fruit Market a year ago this week! You sure? UTG! 6th April we announced the FM then the south stand on the 12th ish if I remember right. At the time it seemed like a simple temporary stand but looking back with what we know now it all seems a bit comical! |
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Post by tommym9 on Apr 11, 2024 8:18:30 GMT
I got hooked by this video, thinking surely they wouldn't release a video like this without everything being signed off, would they.....
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Post by chewbacca on Apr 11, 2024 8:21:33 GMT
I got hooked by this video, thinking surely they wouldn't release a video like this without everything being signed off, would they..... It really was stunning stuff by Wally and Tommy Gulag. |
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Post by pirate on Apr 11, 2024 9:21:30 GMT
I got hooked by this video, thinking surely they wouldn't release a video like this without everything being signed off, would they..... There were literally no agreements in place when this was released. No agreement on the size of the stadium, the capacity of the stadium, the area of the site it would take up, the cost of it all and how it will be funded, plus how the revenue share would work. Bit of a p!ss take if you ask me. |
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Post by Centenary Gas on Apr 11, 2024 9:45:59 GMT
No goals in 3 games, nothing much to cheer and no game for almost 2 weeks. Now would be a good time to show us the proposed designs for the new East Stand. Something other than poor results to talk about ... No goals in 7 games, nothing much to cheer for more than 5 weeks. Now would be a good time to show us the proposed designs for the new East Stand. Something other than poor results to talk about ... Imagine the current South stand chopped in half and stick half each side of the current East Stand, and you have your redevelopment. For the Thatchers I’d be surprised if it was anything more than another south stand build behind the existing terrace as a “second tier”. |
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Post by oldmarket65 on Apr 11, 2024 9:56:54 GMT
No goals in 7 games, nothing much to cheer for more than 5 weeks. Now would be a good time to show us the proposed designs for the new East Stand. Something other than poor results to talk about ... If we carry on performing like we are under MT and attendances continue to fall will they even want to go ahead with stadium development? Especially as away support is limited to 1300 and STs are now on sale in the south stand . Unless the club undertakes major works by sectioning off gates 2 and 3 which seems not to be a priority. Also it must of cost the club a few million on the south stand project from start to finish which could of gone into the planning budget. Currently the capacity is around 12000 meaning we got to sell 10000 home tickets every game to justify the current capacity. We haven't averaged 11000 plus for over 40 years. At present I can't see any justification to be involved in large scale projects until we sort out the playing side of things !. Our average gate is 8200 which us 4000 short of capacity . |
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Post by Tilly's Thighs on Apr 11, 2024 9:59:45 GMT
If we carry on performing like we are under MT and attendances continue to fall will they even want to go ahead with stadium development? Especially as away support is limited to 1300 and STs are now on sale in the south stand . Unless the club undertakes major works by sectioning off gates 2 and 3 which seems not to be a priority. Also it must of cost the club a few million on the south stand project from start to finish which could of gone into the planning budget. Currently the capacity is around 12000 meaning we got to sell 10000 home tickets every game to justify the current capacity. We haven't averaged 11000 plus for over 40 years. At present I can't see any justification to be involved in large scale projects until we sort out the playing side of things !. I thought that they took out a loan, specifically for building the South Stand? |
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Post by oldmarket65 on Apr 11, 2024 10:16:11 GMT
Especially as away support is limited to 1300 and STs are now on sale in the south stand . Unless the club undertakes major works by sectioning off gates 2 and 3 which seems not to be a priority. Also it must of cost the club a few million on the south stand project from start to finish which could of gone into the planning budget. Currently the capacity is around 12000 meaning we got to sell 10000 home tickets every game to justify the current capacity. We haven't averaged 11000 plus for over 40 years. At present I can't see any justification to be involved in large scale projects until we sort out the playing side of things !. I thought that they took out a loan, specifically for building the South Stand? Either way the club have averaged 12000 once since the 1960s and certainly not since the mid 70s. Also if we miraculously got promoted the club could put temporary seating in an area of say 500 - 1000 and increase capacity to 13000 limiting away support to 1300. We need a good playing budget!. |
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Post by chewbacca on Apr 11, 2024 10:25:13 GMT
I thought that they took out a loan, specifically for building the South Stand? Either way the club have averaged 12000 once since the 1960s and certainly not since the mid 70s. Also if we miraculously got promoted the club could put temporary seating in an area of say 500 - 1000 and increase capacity to 13000 limiting away support to 1300. We need a good playing budget!. Rotherham United averaged 10,000+ for five out of the 52 years (9.6%) between 1960 and 2012 when they built the New York Stadium. They've had five (45.45%) in the 11 years since. They've spent 12 years (23.08%) in the fourth tier in the period from 1960 to 2012 compared to one* (9.09%) since. *The first season at the New York Stadium. |
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Post by supergas on Apr 11, 2024 10:39:26 GMT
I thought that they took out a loan, specifically for building the South Stand? Either way the club have averaged 12000 once since the 1960s and certainly not since the mid 70s. Also if we miraculously got promoted the club could put temporary seating in an area of say 500 - 1000 and increase capacity to 13000 limiting away support to 1300. We need a good playing budget!. I understand what you're saying, but the reality at other clubs who have built new stands/a new stadium with extra matchday facilities more often than not get bigger crowds after - no matter what's actually going on with the playing side. There are some exceptions, but even now we can see that people wanted to move from the terraces to seats in the South Stand - arguably a worse view but a more comfortable 90 minute experience. We know the wider fanbase is there, we see them when we get days out at Wembley...but how do you get them to 20+ home matches every season? Better facilities....if every other club decided not to build new stands/stadiums because the old ones were not full then all their stadiums would still look like ours.... |
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Post by warehamgas on Apr 11, 2024 13:25:37 GMT
6th April we announced the FM then the south stand on the 12th ish if I remember right. At the time it seemed like a simple temporary stand but looking back with what we know now it all seems a bit comical! I thought we announced that the FM was not happening. Not that it was. I agree with you about the South Stand but the announcement of the FM happening was much earlier surely? That was my point. UTG! |
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Post by chewbacca on Apr 11, 2024 13:26:57 GMT
6th April we announced the FM then the south stand on the 12th ish if I remember right. At the time it seemed like a simple temporary stand but looking back with what we know now it all seems a bit comical! I thought we announced that the FM was not happening. Not that it was. I agree with you about the South Stand but the announcement of the FM happening was much earlier surely? That was my point. UTG! 6th of April 2023 was when they released a silly little video and a statement that they wanted someone else to build a stadium for them. Last year. |
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Post by warehamgas on Apr 11, 2024 13:30:19 GMT
I thought we announced that the FM was not happening. Not that it was. I agree with you about the South Stand but the announcement of the FM happening was much earlier surely? That was my point. UTG! 6th of April 2023 was when they released a silly little video and a statement that they wanted someone else to build a stadium for them. Last year. Ok. But the original announcement of the FM was much, much earlier wasn’t it? UTG! |
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Post by chewbacca on Apr 11, 2024 13:45:03 GMT
6th of April 2023 was when they released a silly little video and a statement that they wanted someone else to build a stadium for them. Last year. Ok. But the original announcement of the FM was much, much earlier wasn’t it? UTG! That was Rovers announcement of it, the press had reported it for a while. |
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Post by gasandelectricity on Apr 11, 2024 15:18:17 GMT
6th April we announced the FM then the south stand on the 12th ish if I remember right. At the time it seemed like a simple temporary stand but looking back with what we know now it all seems a bit comical! I thought we announced that the FM was not happening. Not that it was. I agree with you about the South Stand but the announcement of the FM happening was much earlier surely? That was my point. UTG! 6th April including the video shared earlier 28th April it turns out for the south stand announcement www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/2023/april/south-stand/But everyone seemed to know this was coming imminently at the time of the 6th April statement |
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Post by The Equaliser on Apr 11, 2024 15:21:00 GMT
Ok. But the original announcement of the FM was much, much earlier wasn’t it? UTG! That was Rovers announcement of it, the press had reported it for a while. I think most people knew it wouldn’t happen from the moment it was suggested 😂 |
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