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It would be madness to squeeze four new stands onto the site of BP when there is a bigger stadium-sized plot of land at Freemo. Do you seriously think 12k is adequate for Grimsby Town Football Club? Do you have no desire to see the Mariners compete in the Championship again? I doubt the council will give permission for more than the 10k we had with those green uncovered seats.
I would think 12k probably is adequate, the last time we were in the second tier from 1998 to 2003 our average home attendance over those five seasons was 6163 and the highest attendance during that time was 9528. I would think that 1878 are fully aware of the potential level of support the club could achieve in each division and from my experience fans prefer to watch a winning team rather than a struggling one in a higher division. |
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To simplify it:
you do work required to put a car through an MOT. You don’t just go out and buy a new one when you can’t necessarily afford it
You don't MOT the same car forever, sooner or later the cost of repairing an old motor means it isn't worth it and you're better off getting a new one. Doubt even Frater would have given BP the all clear in its current state. |
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I would think 12k probably is adequate, the last time we were in the second tier from 1998 to 2003 our average home attendance over those five seasons was 6163 and the highest attendance during that time was 9528. I would think that 1878 are fully aware of the potential level of support the club could achieve in each division and from my experience fans prefer to watch a winning team rather than a struggling one in a higher division.
Without doubt we talk of soulless grounds and this is usually the one that are far too large for the club eg: mk dons Doncaster and of course the Darlington arena |
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FFS yet another ground redevelopment thread.
It would be madness to squeeze four new stands onto the site of BP when there is a bigger stadium-sized plot of land at Freemo. Do you seriously think 12k is adequate for Grimsby Town Football Club? Do you have no desire to see the Mariners compete in the Championship again? I doubt the council will give permission for more than the 10k we had with those green uncovered seats.
It is tough enough to get promoted from League One as it is. Wrexham are increasing their capacity to 15k and will likely go up again. Notts County and Bradford should be third tier in a few years. If we stay at BP, stagnation and apathy will set in and the club will just yo-yo between the fourth division and non-league.
I will give you the benefit of the doubt but NE Lincs Council stated that GTFC are no longer interested in The Freeman Street site. |
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You don't MOT the same car forever, sooner or later the cost of repairing an old motor means it isn't worth it and you're better off getting a new one. Doubt even Frater would have given BP the all clear in its current state.
But given the situation we are in, we can’t afford to have a new one. Or can we? |
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You don't MOT the same car forever, sooner or later the cost of repairing an old motor means it isn't worth it and you're better off getting a new one. Doubt even Frater would have given BP the all clear in its current state.
If we are using the car analogy, i think our current custodians are still trying to find out if the car was ever taxed and insured . |
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FFS yet another ground redevelopment thread.
It would be madness to squeeze four new stands onto the site of BP when there is a bigger stadium-sized plot of land at Freemo. Do you seriously think 12k is adequate for Grimsby Town Football Club? Do you have no desire to see the Mariners compete in the Championship again? I doubt the council will give permission for more than the 10k we had with those green uncovered seats.
It is tough enough to get promoted from League One as it is. Wrexham are increasing their capacity to 15k and will likely go up again. Notts County and Bradford should be third tier in a few years. If we stay at BP, stagnation and apathy will set in and the club will just yo-yo between the fourth division and non-league.
The Freemo land is earmarked for education development now. The football option, which wasn't ever really on the table, has long sailed. |
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What odds Immingham/Stallingborough area our next ‘home’ ?
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Has anyone actually thought what is the 365k going to get us ? Padded seats ? Hot air blower to keep everyone warm. A tannoy system ? So far we have discussed everything from freemo to how big our make believe ground should be but nothing about what is actually happening
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Has anyone actually thought what is the 365k going to get us ? Padded seats ? Hot air blower to keep everyone warm. A tannoy system ? So far we have discussed everything from freemo to how big our make believe ground should be but nothing about what is actually happening
I would imagine it will be structural and to make it comply with safety and fire regulations. No hot air blowers and padded seats unfortunately. |
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