The only way is up

I always admired Dario Gradi, thought he did a brilliant job at Crewe with limited resources, unfortunately he'll be remembered now for very different reasons.  

Yes you are right.
Hence resignation of Chairman and formation of new board with controls to prevent a single director gaining control.

Quoted from trickeymickey

I said in my earlier post that The Alex did their best with the existing ground.  There was talk about a new ground with rail connection farther out on Gresty Road.  Its persisted - probably because of HS2.  Crewe haven't owned a ground long.  They sold John Mahoney to Stoke for £15000 to buy it when British Rail said buy it or clear off.  The idea is unpopular.  Small clubs getting new grounds seems to mean trouble (Chester?)
Is Blundell Park really beyond redemption?  Could the money not be better spent on modernisation and the leftover £ on other things? Staff? Players?  Academy?

We’ve been told not. Fenty always talks about other revenue streams we can’t tap into because we don’t have the facilities (e.g. conferencing, hospitality, education) but no figures have ever been quoted. Toilets and changing facilities are rank. There’s not much room under the stands for bars, food severies for match days. Ground capacity is under 10k, which hasn’t been a problem for years, but we would miss out on the odd big Cup game if we ever got beyond the first two rounds.

There are spaces in 3 corners where concrete terraces used to be, so without knocking down a stand and rebuilding that’s the only available room. The question is, will the expense be worth it due to the limited benefit available?

Quoted from trickeymickey

Mid 90's I think.  Shared with 3 others.  I got sent all over the place so its hard for me to remember exactly!  And I did almost 10 years after official retirement.  I still do stuff locally for the family bespoke Carpentry business but from home.

A really good time to go to BP, if you ever did much.

Thank you for taking the time to post on here. I have fond memories of the old Gresty Road in the early 70's. The stand behind the goal, couple of wooden steps, then a gravel bank with a couple of wooden steps at the top. You could go to the toilet, have a pee and still watch the game!

As for Blundell Park, there isn't the space for a modern stadium, since it is surrounded by houses. We would never get planning permission to rebuild. Our only hope is the takeover, which we hope will move us forward into the modern world, instead of being obsessed by balancing the books every year at the expense of the football team.

Good luck to you and the Alex, it is always good to hear from proper football fans. Keep the faith!

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