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The comments from the nimbys always raises a chuckle to me!
'Why do they need a new ground for 14000 when they only get 4000'.....I'd love fenty etc to turn round and ask why they need a 4 bedroom house when it's only then and their old Doris!
You have family round....we have big clubs every now and again!
I mentioned this scenario to a friend when he said the club didn't need such a big stadium when they only attract 4 - 5,000 fans max. I asked him why he bought a three bedroomed house when he got married as there was only him and his wife. He replied that they planned to have two children and would need the extra rooms in the future. I replied that the club were ambitious and could need the extra space to accommodate fans if we played in the higher divisions. He said " what if you don't get back in the league " to which I replied " what if you can't have children ". He never mentioned it again ! |
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The land would have to be council owned. What about the Golf Club? I'm sure it probably runs at a loss, [/b]whack a supermarket on there, bobs your uncle[b].
Have not seen the news recently, all the major supermarkets profits are going down. Look at Bristol Rovers and Sainsbury's situation, no supermarket in going to invest in a new development in this area. |
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If the cheapest option available costs £22 million then I would argue that money would be better spent [/b]renovating BP.[b] We could even build one of these AMAZING conference centres which generate millions of pounds a year apparently.
Seriously this idea of moving stadium looks absolutely crackers to me when you see the figures written down.
There is still no explanation as to how any of this money would be raised and unless I have missed it the ownership of the ground has not been clarified either.
I won’t rant on about the out of town site at PP again but suffice to say my initial enthusiasm for moving has all but gone.
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The longer this drags on the more I see similarities between ours and wimbledons local council Merton who kept on saying they wanted Wimbledon to have a new ground but kept on putting blocks in place until they were shafted basically .
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Ideally a new stadium built near Freemo say on the old ice house site opposite would aesthetically look superb with the Doc Tower and old dock offices as back drops (imagine the view on the fly over.) Would not be that difficult to provide a exit road off the Ai80 and a rail link already exists. It would be a great gateway and a jewel in Grimsby's crown. Plus would still keep fans away from the main shopping area and town centre. Just one major stumbling block ABP would probably never give us the land or grant planning. Would not be any nimbys to contend with over there and it would certainly look better than that derelict old ice house which needs pulling down it's a bloody right eye sore.
Ice house/factory site is grade 2 listed. That's never coming down. IF ABP even agreed to lease/sell land to GTFC Fenty is on public record saying that it would cost vastly more than it is worth to fill in the docks and build a sub structure than start from scratch at PP. Docks is a non starter for too many reasons. |
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The longer this drags on the more I see similarities between ours and wimbledons local council Merton who kept on saying they wanted Wimbledon to have a new ground but kept on putting blocks in place until they were shafted basically .
I think they're finally trying to coax them back now after years in the wilderness. God knows where we'd end up if we couldn't find a home in NEL. At least Wimbledon and Barnet had neighbouring urban boroughs to pitch up in. |
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People are in dream land if they think lots of privately owned buildings and houses are going to be knocked down on the Freeman street area to make a football ground . The council are mischief making by suggesting other useless sites
Once those flats come down there's very little there at the top end of Freemo at all. What remains are largely derelict and could be bought cheaply (I would imagine anyway). |
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Once those flats come down there's very little there at the top end of Freemo at all. What remains are largely derelict and could be bought cheaply (I would imagine anyway).[b]
How much do think the land and construction would be? were do town get that sort of money.
You need enough land to develop to attract other investment to help with the cost of building the stadium (housing, food and leisure outlets etc) Freemo is not big enough.
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How much do think the land and construction would be? were do town get that sort of money.
You need enough land to develop to attract other investment to help with the cost of building the stadium (housing, food and leisure outlets etc) Freemo is not big enough.
I know very little about this but surely there are huge grants available for regeneration of depressed areas from national and European funds which would apply to something like Freemo that certainly wouldnt to Peaks Parkway???? This could be totally wrong of course but maybe the same level of 'anchor' tennant wouldnt be required at Freemo?? |
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Even with the towers coming down, the site at Freeman street isn't big enough. Plus, we 're meant to be moving out of a shithole not into one.
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