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jimgtfc
August 7, 2018, 12:00pm
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I think the way Mansfield have handled this is so unprofessional. To publicly disclose that not only have they accepted a bid from a named club but then to go on to announce that the player has turned down the offer is shameful in my opinion and I have no doubt that the people involved at Blundell Park will be less than impressed.


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August 7, 2018, 12:11pm

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The problem at GTFC, and to a certain degree NE Lincs as a whole, is that it is stuck in a loop.
The area hasn't re-invented itself after the demise of the fishing industry with very few emerging industries capable of employing the vast numbers that were redundant after fishing collapsed. Even the chemical plants on the Humber Bank have been depleted with the likes of Norsk-Hydro, ICI ammonia plant, Doverstrand, Courtaulds and Titans just becoming a distant memory. As a consequence the whole area has a vast majority of people on probably less than average national wage and ,apart from the wind turbine industry, very few new developments in the realistic pipeline.

Then we have GTFC. Blundell Park is a relic of a bygone age and really isn't fit for purpose as regards what is required of a modern football ground. The club doesn't have the money to re-locate and the local council seem reluctant to add any real assistance to expedite this. As well as affecting those that go to BP as supporters I'm fairly sure that the facilities don't impress all prospective players as well. The whole area can seem quite depressing to outsiders although we locals know that there are some beautiful areas within a 30 minute drive from the ground/training facilities. We don't have a wealthy benefactor to " prop " the club up and have to depend purely on gates, commercial income and transfer fees. There are very few non-football based income streams , which is very much down to the limitations of BP. But we can't move from BP to alleviate it's problems because we haven't the money or benefactor. A lot of fans seem to have either forgotten or weren't aware that when the idea of a new ground was first mentioned it came about because the Board at that time wanted to develop BP. They approached the council of they day and they explicitly said that they would rather the club moved ground and that they , as an authority, would do all they could to assist the club in moving.
Now , as we all know, very little assistance has come from successive councils and in the meantime we are stuck in a ground that is slowly deteriorating and holding us back in so many ways. If we try to improve BP then you are talking about major investment which surely would be better spent on a new ground with 21st century facilities. I wonder how much longer it is before the Main Stand is deemed " unsafe " because of its all wooden structure ( apart from the fact that it is a fire risk and I would imagine the insurance is not cheap. I understand that the floodlights are under threat of being condemned so there would be another huge cost although I'm sure we could get some kind of grant from the FL.We are stuck in a loop and there seems no way out.


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Remember, he has played (I think) against us at BP.  So he will have seen the pitiful state of our changing rooms.
I have no idea how they compare to Mansfield or Salford, but I think you would struggle to see any worse than ours at a League ground.

To be fair, I last saw them about 3 years ago, but they hadn't change since the 10 years before that when I last had a tour.  So if they have been updated since then I apologise.

I've said it before.  If I was trying to sign a player, I'd do everything I could to seal the deal before they looked around BP.  

If it's very fine margins as to whether they sign or not, I genuinely believe it could go against us.


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August 7, 2018, 12:31pm

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Use some of the cash to bring Podge back.
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they are paying him 2.5k a week... we won't of gone near that offer.

Some fans need to realise we are not this huge club, and can't attract any player we want


Where is your evidence for this, you're spouting absolute rubbish.
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I think the way Mansfield have handled this is so unprofessional. To publicly disclose that not only have they accepted a bid from a named club but then to go on to announce that the player has turned down the offer is shameful in my opinion and I have no doubt that the people involved at Blundell Park will be less than impressed.


They probably want to sell him and know he doesn’t want to come here. Great idea to let other clubs know he’s available and folk are after him.
It’s part and parcel of buying and selling players.
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August 7, 2018, 12:38pm
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Maybe its because the town is a excrement hole?
Im town through and through but any player comes to this town for a look round would surely panic.

I have lived in various places around England and seen some pretty rough areas but good old GY is still up there with the worst, the town still hasnt let its fishing past go and is in the doldrums.
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August 7, 2018, 12:44pm
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Quoted from rancido
The problem at GTFC, and to a certain degree NE Lincs as a whole, is that it is stuck in a loop.
The area hasn't re-invented itself after the demise of the fishing industry with very few emerging industries capable of employing the vast numbers that were redundant after fishing collapsed. Even the chemical plants on the Humber Bank have been depleted with the likes of Norsk-Hydro, ICI ammonia plant, Doverstrand, Courtaulds and Titans just becoming a distant memory. As a consequence the whole area has a vast majority of people on probably less than average national wage and ,apart from the wind turbine industry, very few new developments in the realistic pipeline.

Then we have GTFC. Blundell Park is a relic of a bygone age and really isn't fit for purpose as regards what is required of a modern football ground. The club doesn't have the money to re-locate and the local council seem reluctant to add any real assistance to expedite this. As well as affecting those that go to BP as supporters I'm fairly sure that the facilities don't impress all prospective players as well. The whole area can seem quite depressing to outsiders although we locals know that there are some beautiful areas within a 30 minute drive from the ground/training facilities. We don't have a wealthy benefactor to " prop " the club up and have to depend purely on gates, commercial income and transfer fees. There are very few non-football based income streams , which is very much down to the limitations of BP. But we can't move from BP to alleviate it's problems because we haven't the money or benefactor. A lot of fans seem to have either forgotten or weren't aware that when the idea of a new ground was first mentioned it came about because the Board at that time wanted to develop BP. They approached the council of they day and they explicitly said that they would rather the club moved ground and that they , as an authority, would do all they could to assist the club in moving.
Now , as we all know, very little assistance has come from successive councils and in the meantime we are stuck in a ground that is slowly deteriorating and holding us back in so many ways. If we try to improve BP then you are talking about major investment which surely would be better spent on a new ground with 21st century facilities. I wonder how much longer it is before the Main Stand is deemed " unsafe " because of its all wooden structure ( apart from the fact that it is a fire risk and I would imagine the insurance is not cheap. I understand that the floodlights are under threat of being condemned so there would be another huge cost although I'm sure we could get some kind of grant from the FL.We are stuck in a loop and there seems no way out.


I have come to the conclusion the stadium is the least of our problems. It won't happen anyway and if it ever did whilst Fenty was at the helm it would be a disaster, like everything else. It would end up being the worst of all worlds - a soulless box in the wrong place (no doubt) with honest John trying to put the new main stand up all by himself.

All our energies need to be on getting some on field success first, and then maybe things might follow.

As you say, surely there are grants to build a new main stand or install new floodlights? Then again if the club has to pay part of the cost then it is a no go as Fenty cannot seem to get any investment into the club at all.
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I work around the country, Grimsby and Cleethorpes has its bad parts, but it also has its fair share of nice areas.  It is no different to other places..

I regularly come across people from the Grimsby area who leave/work away, they are all proud of the Town they come from..

Grimsby and Cleethorpes has it's problems, but also has a lot of positives...

Great countryside, nice seaside and lower than average property prices, which can make houses more affordable... 8-)
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Quoted from monkeyboy
Maybe its because the town is a excrement hole?
Im town through and through but any player comes to this town for a look round would surely panic.

I have lived in various places around England and seen some pretty rough areas but good old GY is still up there with the worst, the town still hasnt let its fishing past go and is in the doldrums.


God which part do you live in ?! Do you think we conduct the deal in Freeman Street? A pro footballer can afford to buy or rent a fantastic house in any of the brilliant areas of the town or just outside.
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