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Heisenberg
July 1, 2016, 11:31am
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How come it's at the old Linden club?  Surely that's just a field?!!  How can they justify charging people to watch a game in a field?  Surely we can just hop over the fence next to the path of King George Stadium?!

Seems weird that it's not going to be at Bradley, which is an ideal ground.
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How come it's at the old Linden club?  Surely that's just a field?!!  How can they justify charging people to watch a game in a field?  Surely we can just hop over the fence next to the path of King George Stadium?!

Seems weird that it's not going to be at Bradley, which is an ideal ground.


Cleethorpes Town are a local football team, this game will benefit them in a huge way, so why would you climb a fence instead of paying which goes towards a good cause?
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I believe that the Stamford Club (Linden Club) is the new home of Cleethorpes Town.
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That is their home ground now.


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Clee town are starting to develop their ground. Think the long term plan is to have something similar to bradley at the linen club site.

I believe planning permission is already in place.

Anyway in answer to your question I would imagine it's a financial decision. Clee will receive all gate receipts at the linden club whereas because bradley is council owned they will get a cut if not all.
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Might just seem like a field at the moment but being part of Cleethorpes Town we've spent days and days of voluntary work to help out and trying to make this the start of something for a local club. Is a few quid going to hurt anyone? Just chip in and enjoy the game.
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Linden club has always been their home, however the ground does not meet requirements to play on the league they're in at the minute so they ground share with grimsby borough
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It has always been their main base. Only the first eleven play their home games at Bradley.

They are in the process of building the ground up at the Linden club. There are a couple of small covered accommodation units, dugouts and pitch perimeter fencing.

With the addition of floodlights, they should then reach the required ground grading for their respective league (NCEL).


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I just don't get why anyone would want to get involved with them when we have GTFC here already.  When the game was at Bradley last year they were walking round with a bucket asking for donations towards their new ground, which is fair enough, I like pro-activity, but I just think it's a bit galling really when, admittedly at a much higher level, we're stuck in our rusty dump with no real chance of moving, if we're all honest about it.

If Cleethorpes Town want to better themselves and go through the leagues, then clearly they want to compete with the likes of us one day, which I'm sorry, I just could not be a part of.  It's like Fleetwood Town pleading poverty say just 10-20 years ago (I'm being theoretical here, I have no idea if it was like this or not), and Blackpool fans chipping in to help the cause of their little neighbour as a goodwill gesture - they'd feel pretty down about doing that now, wouldn't they?!

I know I'm gazing into a crystal ball here and it seems quite fanciful that Cleethorpes could rise so high one day, but clearly they'd love to achieve something like that, therefore I can't wish them luck, I just don't get it.  I know most on here will think I'm daft, but that's my stance!

I'd imagine that most people who are involved with Cleethorpes Town probably have zero affection for the Mariners whatsoever.  As far as I'm concerned, what clubs like them get up to is purely a hobby for big kids, so money shouldn't come into it.

I know I'm setting myself up for some abuse here, but please go easy on me!
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It's local football. We should do everything to encourage that. Don't see them as rivals. Work together and help each other.
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