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Post by tommym9 on Nov 18, 2019 9:41:46 GMT
Do you mean the funds to convert it from an althetics stadium into a football stadium after the 2002 commonweath games? Yes. The City Council put in £50M to get it built in the first place, and then circa £20-£25M to convert it into a Football Stadium. So, Manchester City Council chucked in the region of £75M to get it built to how it looks now, while Man City only put in about £20M. So City Councils do fund the majority or part of the amounts needed to build stadiums. Certainly in forward thinking ones anyway. Just for the complete maths Sport England put in £77m for the initial build. Interestingly the stadium was part of a wider regeneration of Eastlands which has parallels with the councils regeneration of St Phillips. Hopefully a good omen!
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Post by tommym9 on Nov 17, 2019 9:58:45 GMT
Do you mean the funds to convert it from an althetics stadium into a football stadium after the 2002 commonweath games? It always seemed odd to me that Manchester City Council forked out another £20m (on top of original construction costs) to help pay for conversion to a football stadium. You would have thought Man City could just about afford that. It's hardly big money when they pay far more than that for their top players. This was 2002 remember. When they were the noisy neighbours
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Post by tommym9 on Nov 17, 2019 9:26:43 GMT
People slate BCC for us not having a new ground but they have approved everything we have given them. Do we expect BCC to pay for all or part of a stadium in a 2 team City?
Lack of fund's is the reason nothings gets built. As the teds (rightly) say, we expect a new ground but want someone else to pay for it.
Not surprising really considering the training ground fiasco. Manchester City Council funded the majority of the City Of Manchester Stadium(Etihad). A 2 team City. It has been done. Do you mean the funds to convert it from an althetics stadium into a football stadium after the 2002 commonweath games?
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Post by tommym9 on Nov 14, 2019 19:54:48 GMT
Perhaps Bristol council can give us a interest free loan also Marvin up front till the end of the season? Doubt there'd be any interest in that. Difficult to choose between him and Nichols to be fair
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Post by tommym9 on Nov 14, 2019 18:59:29 GMT
Marvin is a Gashead ..... seemed he def leans our way more than the scum down the rd. From Easton. Should be Gas 💪
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Post by tommym9 on Nov 14, 2019 11:02:40 GMT
Am I the only one who is feeling more positive after Marvins interview? Its not normally how I feel after hearing him speak if I'm honest...
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Post by tommym9 on Nov 12, 2019 21:29:58 GMT
This week on GasCast, Max and Mets are joined by Rovers Scout Jamie Hedges. They chat about the disappointing home draw to Bromley in the FA Cup and express apprehension about playing on a 3G surface. Mets discusses the Leasing-dot-com Trophy, and his plans to abolish it, whereas Jamie sees the extra games as a good opportunity for certain players to impress. Jamie talks about his time as a scout, the setup at Rovers, and the challenges he faces on the road. This week's Player Spotlight is on Luke Leahy, who has impressed in spite of the negative reviews from Walsall fans back in July. listen.gascastpodcast.co.uk/276671/2054499-bromley-blues
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Post by tommym9 on Nov 11, 2019 17:23:52 GMT
I know they show sky matches , but do the clubhouse bars show BT sports coverage? Club are sorting it out. Should be on 👍
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Post by tommym9 on Nov 11, 2019 12:07:04 GMT
Thanks for the write up Steve. An absolute stinker yesterday.
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Post by tommym9 on Nov 10, 2019 10:41:39 GMT
Hopefully GC has better luck in the cups than DC.
Would love to see the 3rd round this year for a change!
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Post by tommym9 on Nov 9, 2019 10:26:14 GMT
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Post by tommym9 on Nov 8, 2019 8:21:21 GMT
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Post by tommym9 on Nov 2, 2019 22:57:44 GMT
Amazing how we can all watch the same game and see things differently.
Thought Clarke was poor today. Got bypassed by thier midfielders way too much and am struggling to remember him making anything going forward.
It would be boring if we all agreed
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Post by tommym9 on Oct 31, 2019 8:12:19 GMT
The nickname, used by many about Kingswood is red neck. The schools are still primarily white. The high street in just awful. Where ince was a thriving and very independent shopping area, is now plagued with charity shops and high interest loan businesses. It’s very sad to see I work just off the high street and live 10 min walk away from kings chase. The high street is a shithole agreed,but so is many other streets in Bristol.Like East street etc.. Kingswood (away from two mile hill) is still what I would call old England and that I still feel apart of tho.Unlike Glos Rd of today. Not having East Street is a sh** hole! It is a bit run down but it is proper Bristol. People are friendly and the shops that are there aren't gentrified. George's is a proper greasy spoon and my fave in Bristol. I can also get a pint for £2 in a pub that isn't spoons! For reference I grew up in Speedwell and used to go up Kingswood high street all the time. Once managed to get myself locked in the mountstevens toilets when I was a kid. To my mind there is a time and a place for the Glous Road/North Street type places where you can get something a bit fancy and a time and a place for the Kingswood High Street/East Streets of the world. I like both
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Post by tommym9 on Oct 31, 2019 7:43:30 GMT
little question for you Mets. Since the departure of Locks and the introduction of Davies and Kilgour, to the backline, do you think we "lump " it more ? A good question. I think we lump it more under GC, but it tends to stick a bit more with JCH up top. I'd also say Davies distribution is a bit better than Locks which helps. Not amazing but a step up
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Post by tommym9 on Oct 30, 2019 22:46:32 GMT
In this scout report Mets hears what GasHeads can expect at Spotland on Saturday. He is joined by Dale fan Dean who as well as giving the low down on how Dale will play, more importantly lets Mets know where the best pubs are near the ground. He also goes on a pretty special rant near the end about what it means to be a fan of a lower league team so make sure you listen to the end. listen.gascastpodcast.co.uk/276671/1964023-scout-report-rochdale-a
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Post by tommym9 on Oct 30, 2019 16:46:56 GMT
Top quality. Duke was a great guest this week Agreed. So much better than that "Mets" character IMO Yeah what a lady garden that guy is...
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Post by tommym9 on Oct 30, 2019 15:58:13 GMT
Top quality. Duke was a great guest this week
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Post by tommym9 on Oct 30, 2019 8:25:47 GMT
Pirate i am afraid all of those links only go to prove how less and less "Bristol" my home town has become. Full of people with no Bristolian heritage making decisions and ridiculous house prices in areas like Southville where you couldn't give houses away 20yrs ago. The mayor is from Easton
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Post by tommym9 on Oct 27, 2019 8:30:12 GMT
Thanks for the write up Steve
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