No new stadium

Quoted from louth_in_the_south

If a new ground means waiting like this for a train every home game I’d rather stay at BP thanks

But also it would mean more facilities for fans stay on at the stadium for an hour so and capture a bit more spend I’m still in the Amex - still a few Towns here at  nearly 5.30.

A new stadium for a club like us needs a competent council to help make a Community Stadium happen and not just land. It needs serious grant funding. At the moment a lot of councils can’t even deliver basic services.

We need to get BP to about 10 - 11k capacity for now.

I would welcome a statement saying we Will develop the ground to 10-11,000 capacity including upgrades.

At the present we have a statement from the council saying no new ground and a statement from the club saying nothing.

Maybe a case of burying bad/no news whils a quarter final is being played?

Quoted from louth_in_the_south

If a new ground means waiting like this for a train every home game I’d rather stay at BP thanks

Welcome to big crowds. 30k  people leaving at the same time. How many stadiums have a train station right outside there ground? An hour is reasonable for that size crowd

Yes, we do need a new ground. But in the short/medium term id rather we put everything into becoming a League 1 side competing for the playoffs. I am happy for us to stay at BP until that happens.  

Quoted from Mappers

You could argue though the majority of those 'lesser clubs ' have adequate but souless ,non armospheric stadiums for example :
Colchester (as above )
Burton
Shrewsbury
Oxford
Barnet
Boston
Been to all those and havent been that impressed ,obviously all done on a tight budget and just about functional but not much else .

The thing is Rotherham , Hull , Bradford , Brentford ect we’re lesser clubs than us 25 years ago when it become obvious that we needed a new ground

I personally think we missed the boat when it comes to benefitting from a new ground. The period from the late 90s until around 2010 was the ideal time to do it when enabling retail developments were still profitable and the increase in revenue made it worthwhile.

But if you look at the situation now, with soaring construction costs and a fragile economy, it's very difficult to see how it would benefit us at all to build from scratch. We would almost certainly be paying rent or interest on debt that would eat into our budget for everything else. Would the potential increase in revenue make up for that? I think the owners' stance on the issue suggests that they don't think so.

But it is clear that something needs to happen as BP in its current state won't be suitable for the sustainable League One club that we are aspiring to become.

Quoted from HertsGTFC

Long term and not the priority, as long as you haven’t been living under a rock for the last 12 months the board have been clear on this.

I think everyone is aware a new stadium is "not a priority" for the owners.

I would just like them to answer these questions:

Do they seriously think the club can have a long-term future at BP?
Do they not understand the ground is not full for every game because most people dislike the Main Stand?
Will the council grant permission for new stands on the site?
Do they not think a Freemo arena would have been absolutely wonderful?

Quoted from White_shorts

I think everyone is aware a new stadium is "not a priority" for the owners.

I would just like them to answer these questions:

Do they seriously think the club can have a long-term future at BP?
Do they not understand the ground is not full for every game because most people dislike the Main Stand?
Will the council grant permission for new stands on the site?
Do they not think a Freemo arena would have been absolutely wonderful?

I have 2 questions for you.

What research has been conducted to prove that most people dislike the Main Stand?

Are you one of the enrolled Freemen?

Quoted from White_shorts

I think everyone is aware a new stadium is "not a priority" for the owners.

I would just like them to answer these questions:

Do they seriously think the club can have a long-term future at BP?
No

Do they not understand the ground is not full for every game because most people dislike the Main Stand?
More likely it's the sh1t home form

Will the council grant permission for new stands on the site?
Ask the council

Do they not think a Freemo arena would have been absolutely wonderful?
A free Freemo arena would be well wonderful

What if they replied thus?

I have never had a proper explanation of what a community stadium is. Can someone enlighten me please?