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I'm not sure that having a real estate background is the expertise required to deliver it any more than building a fish factory is. The problem is and always has been money. Until somebody is willing to put forward the cash then we're always going to be chasing whatever moving carrot is dangled in front of us.
Yeah, it's not like countless other football & rugby clubs have successfully overcome that hurdle in the past 30 years is it?
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And have we missed the Gov money train with the two and a half years of the consortium destabilising relocation. Hope not but being none committal is not a great signal to the council if there is any money left.
You can't blame 2.5 years of 1878 being interested for not delivering a stadium when the bloke messed up every attempt of relocation for the 15.5 years before that. We were told Peaks Parkway was the only viable stadium opportunity. The very plot of land which is owned by his in-laws. Hmm.
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jamesgtfc |
December 30, 2021, 1:13pm |
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It is frustrating that we have gone from an owner who understood the need for a new stadium but couldn't get even close to delivering it to owners who have all the expertise required to deliver it, but (publicly at least) refuse to admit that it's needed in the long term.
Their priorities are seemingly with things people spend most of their working week and I tend to agree that the training facilities need improving before we talk about stadiums. Lets not forget that the current council is one that Fenty was involved with so they might be less inclined to cooperating straight away as it would make Fenty look a bit daft(er). I also think one of the options they will consider is the redevelopment of Blundell Park. Is it possible to extend the Findus, do away with the PA box to extend the Main Stand and replace the Main Stand roof so views are improved? I don't know if any of that is viable but I would love to see us play in a much improved BP.
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KingstonMariner |
December 30, 2021, 1:13pm |
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I'm not sure that having a real estate background is the expertise required to deliver it any more than building a fish factory is. The problem is and always has been money. Until somebody is willing to put forward the cash then we're always going to be chasing whatever moving carrot is dangled in front of us.
I agree. But maybe Pettit having a real estate background is what is informing the cautious approach of the new board. He is more likely to realise that the fabled enabling development of your pal doesn’t provide enough money.
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December 30, 2021, 1:32pm |
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Yeah, it's not like countless other football & rugby clubs have successfully overcome that hurdle in the past 30 years is it?
Of course they have. But saying that the expertise is currently here is not at all proven. And the fact that they were putting it in the paper that they would deliver a stadium on the docks and immediately retracted that once they bought the club is a little deceptive.
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GollyGTFC |
December 30, 2021, 1:37pm |
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Of course they have. But saying that the expertise is currently here is not at all proven. And the fact that they were putting it in the paper that they would deliver a stadium on the docks and immediately retracted that once they bought the club is a little deceptive.
That was Shutes' baby as part of his Ice House project. Shutes left the project.
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December 30, 2021, 5:02pm |
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But they had to burn their own ground down/blow it up (allegedly) to get a new one!
Where are the matches ?
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December 30, 2021, 5:08pm |
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You can't blame 2.5 years of 1878 being interested for not delivering a stadium when the bloke messed up every attempt of relocation for the 15.5 years before that.
We were told Peaks Parkway was the only viable stadium opportunity. The very plot of land which is owned by his in-laws. Hmm.
A gold star to you Sir.- also another site with a bragging view of a fish factory.
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December 30, 2021, 5:33pm |
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How do Doncaster have less potential than us? Their city is twice the size of NE Lincs. They were rubbish and had a horrible ground, so fans didn't attend. They built a new ground, then fans and success followed, but that potential was always there. Same for countless clubs that have overtaken us, they've unlocked their potential where as we were overachieving.
That just simply isn't true. That would make Doncaster bigger than Nottingham, Newcastle and Hull. Which it definitely isn't.
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December 30, 2021, 6:36pm |
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That just simply isn't true. That would make Doncaster bigger than Nottingham, Newcastle and Hull. Which it definitely isn't.
[url]https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/southyorkshire/E08000017__doncaster/[/url] If we're counting all of NE Lincs as our catchment area, then it's a fair estimate of theirs
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