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Don't think it's the stadium itself that is soulless. It's the fans that go that determin the atmosphere. So long as it is not too big with big empty spaces I'm sure Town fans will create a decent atmosphere.
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What we need are friends on the council for a change
It doesn't help that the council's head of regeneration still says that Peaks Parkway is the best place for a new stadium. Mr Fenty has shown no enthusiasm for the East Marsh, despite the Freemen's excellent vision. |
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It doesn't help that the council's head of regeneration still says that Peaks Parkway is the best place for a new stadium. Mr Fenty has shown no enthusiasm for the East Marsh, despite the Freemen's excellent vision.
And he has never explained how it can be afforded at his preferred site either. Why he doesn’t just give it up I don’t know. The council approved the site and just needed a planning application - the fact one was never made suggests it wasn’t financially viable. |
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I think a new,modern stadium would be a boost to morale among fans and the club. It'd be more attractive to young people who don't have the same attachments and nostalgia for GTFC and Blundell Park. I think it'd be a start in boosting numbers and sustainability of support. A nice looking ground with modern facilities with a retail park and facilities for young people to get involved in football would do a lot for the town and club.
As for all this talk of "soulless" grounds outside of the town centre I think expansion is important and it needs the space to add extra facilities and make it the centre of everything about the club. A lot of people seem to have an opinion on what they want and it's based on nostalgia over practicality. It's probably one of the reasons why we can't move forward because we have all these pipe dreams of Freeman Street and the docks where there just isn't the space for what we need. The reasons people support it have nothing to do with it being good for the club, it's just good for their own nostalgia where they can see the docks renovated and look forth at the dock tower as the game is on and remember the good old days. There is plenty of land around the area but for some it seems like town centre or nothing.
Sorry but that is utter rubbish I have supported GTFC over fiffty years and WANT us to move to a new ground. B.P. is a sad shadow of it's former self. No Nostalgia just sorry to say the young fans will NEVER see a home crowd of 10k plus and the sort of atmosphere/noise that goes with it. No nostalgia trip from me we need a new stadium that is up to date and not a fecking eye sore. I challenge anyone to enter the ground from Harrington Street and feel happy with what they see dog excrement and all. |
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When our only cinema was down Freemo, people would travel to Scunny or Hull to watch a film rather than go down Freemo to the old decrepit run down flea pit.
Once a new up to date cinema was built up Cleethorpes they stopped travelling and used this new cinema.
If you want to attract families and new fans of today, you have to offer them a better matchday experience, which Blundell Park, for all its nostalgia, cannot give them.
It will also make more money and help us attract better players to the area.
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So their new stadium costs 11.5m how comes they can finance that?
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| mimma |
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That's a very good question Swansea Mariner.It is now a majority of clubs in the football league, as well as some non league clubs have financed major redevelopment of their facilities.
What is it that is stopping us?
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| October 10, 2019, 11:37am |
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Perhaps we could make a transfer offer for their Board  |
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So their new stadium costs 11.5m how comes they can finance that?
It is all part of a wider development titled The Quadrant. Part of the deal for the other building works is a community stadium. A large part of the delay in starting the stadium build was ensuring all funding was secured. The Malkinson family who own the ground are kicking Boston out at the end of the season which has probably pushed it along somewhat too. |
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Sorry but that is utter rubbish I have supported GTFC over fiffty years and WANT us to move to a new ground.
B.P. is a sad shadow of it's former self. No Nostalgia just sorry to say the young fans will NEVER see a home crowd of 10k plus and the sort of atmosphere/noise that goes with it.
No nostalgia trip from me we need a new stadium that is up to date and not a fecking eye sore.
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I challenge anyone to enter the ground from Harrington Street and feel happy with what they see dog excrement and all.
could not agree more I shudder with embarrassment every time I go past on the train and so wish john Fenty would get up his ladders with a can of creosote in his hand Yes if I am still around when we move yes I will shed a tear for the memories of the my past friends and family and smile for the great times in one go but it is time we moved to a facility that the younger generation want to come to |
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