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[quote=5570]So the illegitimate Fenty was paid for the 200K he took off the trust
Relax. Karma always has its way..... š
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'I walked in the dressing room. The window was open and I thought that a sea fret had got in. Then I saw smoke billowing from a pipe in the corner of the room...it was my centre-forward. He looked seven stone wet through. He went on to score thirty-odd goals that season.' Lawrie McMenemy on encountering the legend that was Matt Tees.
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I only caught about 15 minutes due to poor signal on my phone, and I liked what they were saying, but did they really say the new stadium was on the back burner? I canāt deny it, Iām disappointed in that.
They said they would consider all options - different sites on the docks, Freeman Street or remaining at Blundell Park. They would take their time to decide, but at least they are not desperate for a new stadium to make money from the "enabling developments" etc. which I think is good news. Not enough consideration has been given to revamping BP in my view and they seemed quite sentimental about the great times they have seen there in the past, as indeed am I. The better news is that Pettit is a property developer so we have the ideal man to explore all options. |
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They would take their time to decide, but at least they are not desperate for a new stadium to make money from the "enabling developments" etc. which I think is good news.
It felt to me that Shutes had a new stadium as a top priority as it always seemed that he wanted a piece of the town regeneration and wanted to jump on the bandwagon |
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Sounded very much as though they wanted to take things one step at a time and do the important things first to help performance on the field. new pitch already underway at Cheapside, BP pitch to be relaid and I would guess facilities for players in both places to be made significantly more attractive to assist Hurst when it comes to bringing in new faces.
As far as other aspects are concerned, it was sensibly left open for today for suggestions during consultations with fans.
The proof of the pudding etc.... but overall I was quite happy with what was said.
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They are, quite rightly, prioritising the things they can affect right now. As much as we all want a shiny new stadium, the prospect of such a thing wonāt help us next season.
When you set priorities you canāt just focus on the commercial benefits - you have to consider the speed and ease at which they can be implemented. A new stadium is probably a top 3 long-term priority, but itās also the single most difficult and expensive thing to deliver.
Improved training pitches might only offer a marginal benefit, but itās a benefit that is achievable in the here and now.
Pragmatism isnāt always exciting, but itās something the club has been grossly deficient in for many years. How many different sets of shiny, 3D renders of various stadium designs have spanned the Fenty era? I make it at least four. How many different proposed locations? Lots. I still donāt see a new stadium, and all the while our facilities have been rusting and crumbling.
They have this right in my opinion.
I think they actually mentioned improved training facilities as offering more benefit than a new ground as the management and players spend so much more time there. I suppose that's right in terms of direct impact on on pitch performance for the cost. Long term and structurally though a new ground would bring in more commercial opportunities, bigger capacity, be more attractive to supporters and players and enhance the clubs and towns status, but at a far greater cost. That's the difficult part. But i have infinitely more faith in them than failurenty, they were very impressive. |
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I think they actually mentioned improved training facilities as offering more benefit than a new ground as the management and players spend so much more time there. I suppose that's right in terms of direct impact on on pitch performance for the cost.
Long term and structurally though a new ground would bring in more commercial opportunities, bigger capacity, be more attractive to supporters and players and enhance the clubs and towns status, but at a far greater cost. That's the difficult part. But i have infinitely more faith in them than failurenty, they were very impressive.
Exactly - very successful people in their own businesses, but crucially who know how to build highly effective teams of people to deliver projects. They will deliver a new stadium - I suspect behind the scenes it is a big medium term priority but we've had so many false starts they are not going to start making promises on the first day. |
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Sounded very much as though they wanted to take things one step at a time and do the important things first to help performance on the field. new pitch already underway at Cheapside, BP pitch to be relaid and I would guess facilities for players in both places to be made significantly more attractive to assist Hurst when it comes to bringing in new faces.
As far as other aspects are concerned, it was sensibly left open for today for suggestions during consultations with fans.
The proof of the pudding etc.... but overall I was quite happy with what was said.
Well performances and getting back in the league would be my priorities too, now even more so, so Iām not complaining too much about the lack of a stadium. Yet. |
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I heard that they wanted Hurst to have better training conditions, a better pitch at home, and Hurst to have a proper back room team behind him going forward.
They also valued Hurst for finding a proper back bone to the team from Jan onwards. Good budget for players who will be loyal and hard working, with personal references to.players like Ford and Waters as examples.
A back bone to me firstly means a good quality back 5, making for a better goals against for next season.
The creative side is not so easy, good midfielders and strikers will always be hard to attract across the cold North East.
Targets will know that the new era has begun, and will probably overrate their sign on fees and contract demands, even in the National League.
Names will flow and Hurst will, as usual, say nothing until contracts are in place.
The hairs on my neck await !!!
UTM for the coming season.
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Iād encourage anyone who hasnāt heard it so far to listen to the whole programme.
They said everything I would have wanted them to say, and in the way that I would have wanted them to say it. Obviously the proof of the pudding will be in the eating, but (to mix metaphors) I want to be on the train for this journey*.
* reference to Forza Ivanoās musical post on another thread.
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I think they said a lot of the right things and have their priorities in areas where the club was failing so happy with that. A new stadium would be nice but it's a matter of timing, not much point spending money on a new stadium to play to mostly empty stands and 3 away fans from Bognor Regis. The staff, the players, the facilities and changing the culture of the club are all important areas to improve our fortunes on the pitch.
More than anything I hope for a rebuilding of GTFC into a club the fans can be proud of and a boardroom culture of forward-thinking and transparency, no more saying one thing but doing another or bullying fans and the media for legitimate criticism.
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