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Post by crazyblues71 on Feb 20, 2016 5:34:40 GMT
Unbelievable last 24 hrs,now it's all sunk in and plenty of talk of a new stadium and the new owners in place would it be better to redevelop the mem?
Is the Uwe still the best option/location for our new ground?
Or is there another option/location that might be better suited now we have new owners?
I'm just not feeling the uwe(souless out of town ground) thing!
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Post by gaelgas on Feb 20, 2016 5:59:34 GMT
Unbelievable last 24 hrs,now it's all sunk in and plenty of talk of a new stadium and the new owners in place would it be better to redevelop the mem? Is the Uwe still the best option/location for our new ground? Or is there another option/location that might be better suited now we have new owners? I'm just not feeling the uwe(souless out of town ground) thing! I agree with you to a certain extent re the UWE but I just can't see us getting planning permission to develop the mem the way we could develop the UWE. It took all our efforts to get BCC to agree to 18,500 capacity at the mem no way we would be able to develop it further if we needed to. |
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Post by kruger on Feb 20, 2016 6:06:56 GMT
I think UWE is in a brilliant location for busses and trains. Look at all the new houses being built in the area, look what things are going to start happening around the Mall and being where it is is in a good place to attract new outside supporters too. I cannot think of anywhere better than this.
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Post by northseagas on Feb 20, 2016 6:36:46 GMT
If money is now no object personally I'd like to See the new ground built and the men revamped Into a coaching / academy centre plenty of land for A few training pitches if the east side of the ground was Demolished and the car park used It has been a whirlwind 24 hrs but I think we need to see What the plans are after a few months concerning The new ground . But it's not all about the new ground It's also about getting it right on the pitch as well hopefully Starting today
One question I have is how much did the club actually
Get sold for ? The amount of money that Higgs and co
Have put into the club over the years it was never going To be pennies
UTG
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Post by blackthorngas on Feb 20, 2016 6:49:34 GMT
The new stadium has to be the only way forward. Yes these new places can seem a bit souless but we as fans can play a part by putting our hearts and souls into making it a home to be proud of. This is what dreams are made of.
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Post by Henbury Gas on Feb 20, 2016 7:08:35 GMT
The sooner we get out of Trash/Daniella Radice/etc grip the better and sod the lot of them.
They are going to be the big losers and i include the traders on the A38 who where against Shameberries
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2016 7:08:57 GMT
Unbelievable last 24 hrs,now it's all sunk in and plenty of talk of a new stadium and the new owners in place would it be better to redevelop the mem? Is the Uwe still the best option/location for our new ground? Or is there another option/location that might be better suited now we have new owners? I'm just not feeling the uwe(souless out of town ground) thing! Sorry, I haven't read other replies. Quick question. Are you from Bristol? If so, have you driveen around and identified an alternative? The uwe is in a great location and we have the go ahead. |
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Post by Severncider on Feb 20, 2016 7:13:42 GMT
Unbelievable last 24 hrs,now it's all sunk in and plenty of talk of a new stadium and the new owners in place would it be better to redevelop the mem? Is the Uwe still the best option/location for our new ground? Or is there another option/location that might be better suited now we have new owners? I'm just not feeling the uwe(souless out of town ground) thing! Crazybones - No,no,no.
I'd like to sit in a nice new stadium fit for the 21st century and do it in MY LIFETIME.
I could not bear another 20/30 years dreaming about it, I may not last that long.
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Post by Antonio Fargas on Feb 20, 2016 7:34:08 GMT
If Lansdown couldn't get his ideal stadium built in however long that took, then there's not much chance of it happening for us any time soon.
I suppose he got the AG revamp nodded through pretty quickly, but I'd be wary of going up against the Horfield NIMBYs again. And anything we could build at the Mem would be a bitch to expand again, if required.
Also, having spent so long trying to get a new stadium, now it's extremely doable, it seems a bit strange to suddenly start thinking about going for a different one.
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Post by jareth on Feb 20, 2016 8:12:56 GMT
Fellas, I am gatecrashing your good news, because as a life long Villa fan, we haven't a single positive thing to talk about currently. I also own a house opposite the mem and was on the west country news about 4 years ago doorstepped in my dressing gown by a local reporter saying that I liked the mem and it should stay. Anyhoos, I still retain a lot of affection for the Gloucester Road and for the mem - and I know it isn't your original ground, but it would be a shame if BS7 lost your club. I know why the UWE is inevitable, BUT, I can't help feeling that the mem site has a ton of character and the Gloucester Road is great before and after the game, whereas at UWE you will be a captive audience forced to buy their over priced weak lager. And you also have the train station coming back to Ashley Down in the not too distant future.
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Post by Hugo the Elder on Feb 20, 2016 8:17:22 GMT
Fellas, I am gatecrashing your good news, because as a life long Villa fan, we haven't a single positive thing to talk about currently. I also own a house opposite the mem and was on the west country news about 4 years ago doorstepped in my dressing gown by a local reporter saying that I liked the mem and it should stay. Anyhoos, I still retain a lot of affection for the Gloucester Road and for the mem - and I know it isn't your original ground, but it would be a shame if BS7 lost your club. I know why the UWE is inevitable, BUT, I can't help feeling that the mem site has a ton of character and the Gloucester Road is great before and after the game, whereas at UWE you will be a captive audience forced to buy their over priced weak lager. And you also have the train station coming back to Ashley Down in the not too distant future. Thanks Daniella, don't call us, we'll call you. The locals in the area have made it pretty clear we are not welcome and yet they also want to do everything they can to stop us leaving. That's a special kind of hatred for us! |
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Post by Severncider on Feb 20, 2016 8:20:41 GMT
Fellas, I am gatecrashing your good news, because as a life long Villa fan, we haven't a single positive thing to talk about currently. I also own a house opposite the mem and was on the west country news about 4 years ago doorstepped in my dressing gown by a local reporter saying that I liked the mem and it should stay. Anyhoos, I still retain a lot of affection for the Gloucester Road and for the mem - and I know it isn't your original ground, but it would be a shame if BS7 lost your club. I know why the UWE is inevitable, BUT, I can't help feeling that the mem site has a ton of character and the Gloucester Road is great before and after the game, whereas at UWE you will be a captive audience forced to buy their over priced weak lager. And you also have the train station coming back to Ashley Down in the not too distant future. Those days went when the rugby club upsticks.
As far as I am aware the majority of Gasheads are happy with the beers on offer, although there is always a "discussion" about the prices.
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Post by Mark Ash on Feb 20, 2016 8:25:42 GMT
Any development at the Mem, with a view to future success and therefore bigger crowds, would have to solve the parking problem - and I don't see how.
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Post by phillistine on Feb 20, 2016 8:26:02 GMT
its not just about footie though is it. Bristol badly lacks a good conference / event venue - it is a ridiculous that a city this size doesnt have a venue that can comfortably cater for 500 people . The new ground has to offer so much more than just footie every other weekend . The Me will never offer that and has no road infrastructure to cope with the increased traffic that 20,000 people would bring if we were successful.
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Post by Severncider on Feb 20, 2016 8:26:59 GMT
Fellas, I am gatecrashing your good news, because as a life long Villa fan, we haven't a single positive thing to talk about currently. I also own a house opposite the mem and was on the west country news about 4 years ago doorstepped in my dressing gown by a local reporter saying that I liked the mem and it should stay. Anyhoos, I still retain a lot of affection for the Gloucester Road and for the mem - and I know it isn't your original ground, but it would be a shame if BS7 lost your club. I know why the UWE is inevitable, BUT, I can't help feeling that the mem site has a ton of character and the Gloucester Road is great before and after the game, whereas at UWE you will be a captive audience forced to buy their over priced weak lager. And you also have the train station coming back to Ashley Down in the not too distant future. Thanks Daniella, don't call us, we'll call you. The locals in the area have made it pretty clear we are not welcome and yet they also want to do everything they can to stop us leaving. That's a special kind of hatred for us! I believe that the site should be used to build very cheap homes for the refugees that Bristol want to house.
She can arrange for a substantial subsidy to be paid to the new owners to buy the land and as a non Bristol rate payer, I will have no objection.
I am sure that Daniella would welcome that idea, wouldn't she?
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Post by jareth on Feb 20, 2016 8:33:32 GMT
Thanks Daniella, don't call us, we'll call you. The locals in the area have made it pretty clear we are not welcome and yet they also want to do everything they can to stop us leaving. That's a special kind of hatred for us! Probably time to leave then. Not bashing new stadiums, certainly in rovers' case it could be what propels you ahead of city, in terms of revenue, so it doesn't matter what it looks like or the south gloucester location - but nonetheless, it is a shame that the area will lose the club - it was what I liked about the place, that you have the cricket ground and rovers and endless pubs in the centre of a residential area - that sort of thing will not be replicated and Bristol loses a bit of character for it. Ah well - I shall have to comfort myself knowing that new housing on the mem site will have to bring a new school and put my house price up. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2016 8:36:03 GMT
As our new Chairman said yesterday, the UWE is in a great location alongside Hewlett Packard etc and its not just about a Saturday afternoon income and a great Commercial 7 day opportunity will be opened up for us.
Remember these new owners make their money not only through their banking interests but by owning hotels, restaurants and tourism.
They clearly are light years ahead of the Bradshaws of this world.
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Post by kruger on Feb 20, 2016 8:39:38 GMT
Thanks Daniella, don't call us, we'll call you. The locals in the area have made it pretty clear we are not welcome and yet they also want to do everything they can to stop us leaving. That's a special kind of hatred for us! Probably time to leave then. Not bashing new stadiums, certainly in rovers' case it could be what propels you ahead of city, in terms of revenue, so it doesn't matter what it looks like or the south gloucester location - but nonetheless, it is a shame that the area will lose the club - it was what I liked about the place, that you have the cricket ground and rovers and endless pubs in the centre of a residential area - that sort of thing will not be replicated and Bristol loses a bit of character for it. Ah well - I shall have to comfort myself knowing that new housing on the mem site will have to bring a new school and put my house price up. don't leave mate, it's good to get views of other teams fans. |
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Post by crazyblues71 on Feb 20, 2016 8:41:03 GMT
Unbelievable last 24 hrs,now it's all sunk in and plenty of talk of a new stadium and the new owners in place would it be better to redevelop the mem? Is the Uwe still the best option/location for our new ground? Or is there another option/location that might be better suited now we have new owners? I'm just not feeling the uwe(souless out of town ground) thing! Sorry, I haven't read other replies. Quick question. Are you from Bristol? If so, have you driveen around and identified an alternative? The uwe is in a great location and we have the go ahead. I am from Bristol and still live in the heart of the city maybe I'm biased because I live less than a mile from the mem,i just don't like the thought of a our ground out in the sticks in a boring/soulless area with very little choice beforehand to get into the feel of match,instead of the great energy/buzz in the bars and cafes on the glos Rd, you got a sainsburys cafe ffs and a uni bar and a crappy couple of pubs on the end of Filton avenue,just won't feel right as match build up,I wonder if that would reflect in the noise the fans do or don't make??? Yes great transport links yes great car park,no soul! |
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Post by Antonio Fargas on Feb 20, 2016 8:41:08 GMT
Fellas, I am gatecrashing your good news, because as a life long Villa fan, we haven't a single positive thing to talk about currently. I also own a house opposite the mem and was on the west country news about 4 years ago doorstepped in my dressing gown by a local reporter saying that I liked the mem and it should stay. Anyhoos, I still retain a lot of affection for the Gloucester Road and for the mem - and I know it isn't your original ground, but it would be a shame if BS7 lost your club. I know why the UWE is inevitable, BUT, I can't help feeling that the mem site has a ton of character and the Gloucester Road is great before and after the game, whereas at UWE you will be a captive audience forced to buy their over priced weak lager. And you also have the train station coming back to Ashley Down in the not too distant future. Yeah, the Mem is an excellent place for a decent stadium (give or take the parking issue) and it's a shame that we couldn't have developed it into a decent stadium. But really many locals seem to believe that they have the unalienable right to protest and scupper anything we might try to do, in a really self-righteous and annoying way. I'm firmly of the opinion that the average Horfield NIMBY genuinely believes that the football fan is an inferior species that doesn't deserve the same sort of community and facility that proper middle class people deserve. And I say that as someone who's lived within a decent goal kick of the Mem for twenty years. There's nothing I like more than leaving for the game ten minutes before kick off, or having a cup of tea in my house five minutes after watching the players leave the pitch, but sadly (and gladly), I think those days are now numbered. Good luck with the Villa. A team that really should always be in the Prem. |
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