Michael Jolley

If and its looking more likely as the years go by that we will never get a new stadium under this board and our council,

We have to seriously look at upgrading what we have,

The main stand is falling to pieces and will not last much longer so thats a start,

Have a new stand that covers the whole of the pitch with nice modern changing rooms,

Extend the Findus/Youngs both ways and we will have a ground that holds 12-14000,

I have no idea if grants are available for this or where the money is coming from,

BUT

One thing I am sure about is we can not continue staying put doing nothing while the promised new stadium hangs just out of our reach.

It's extremely short sighted of the council to ignore the benefits of a new ground on a new site. Should we do well get into the playoffs get promoted and climb League one, unlikely I know but not impossible we would put a few thousand more onto our gates. Grimsby,Cleethorpes Road and the surrounding area would be a nightmare on match days, their thinking is so yesterday.

Quoted from Garth

It's extremely short sighted of the council to ignore the benefits of a new ground on a new site. Should we do well get into the playoffs get promoted and climb League one, unlikely I know but not impossible we would put a few thousand more onto our gates. Grimsby,Cleethorpes Road and the surrounding area would be a nightmare on match days, their thinking is so yesterday.

This. Extreme have other priorities and I suspect they were only chosen in the first place because no one else would touch it. Time to be honest about what's happening.

Quoted from grimsby pete

Extend the Findus/Youngs both ways and we will have a ground that holds 12-14000.

The problem is we aren't allowed to build outside of what is already there, none of the stands can be extended up or out.

GTFC will have a new home at some point here in lies the problem it`s been promised for the best part of 30 year`s and we are still not really any closer. They have included it on the local plan which to my way of thinking means they accept it`s required and want it to be built BUT they cannot agree on where or when? JF has put heart and soul into the project for many year`s and got nowhere and before him at least two other`s went down the new ground path so far and got nowhere.The Council are the problem in my opinion? A Community Stadium rather than a football ground should be their flagship build and their legacy and having seen what`s been delivered in NE Lincs over the past 10 years I`m sort of glad this ground hasn`t happened.We would be in a gound that makes Glanford Park look like the San Siro.

Definitely time for the board to come out and tell the fans what the latest news with the new stadium is..

Quoted from grimsby pete

Have a new stand that covers the whole of the pitch ,

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Wouldn't that rather sodomist up the football Pete? Surely the fans would get in the way

Might stop us getting stuffed 4-1 at home tho'

Quoted from 6[b

]It's extremely short sighted of the council [/b]to ignore the benefits of a new ground on a new site. Should we do well get into the playoffs get promoted and climb League one, unlikely I know but not impossible we would put a few thousand more onto our gates. Grimsby,Cleethorpes Road and the surrounding area would be a nightmare on match days, their thinking is so yesterday.

But it's not just the present Council, Garth. As long as I can remember ( and I'm 70 ) we have had backward thinking councils of all political persuasions. It's almost as if the majority of people interested in local politics are stuck in the past.

Quoted from rancido

But it's not just the present Council, Garth. As long as I can remember ( and I'm 70 ) we have had backward thinking councils of all political persuasions. It's almost as if the majority of people interested in local politics are stuck in the past.

I was referring to all past councils going back before the CONOCO adventure, oh and I`m getting on for 80 lol.
if there`s any back slapping and Town Hall celebrity victory meals etc, the council are all over it, other than this there not interested.
You never appreciate what you`ve got till its gone

Quoted from scrumble

The problem is we aren't allowed to build outside of what is already there, none of the stands can be extended up or out.

But you could build a modern stand to the height of the existing main + Osmond stands,but without the restricted views and you must be able to build into the corners,because there used to be  terracing there, you could still have a ground that could house 10000, which would be enough IMO