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Post by Peter Parker on May 31, 2018 12:14:23 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2018 12:32:24 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2018 12:35:11 GMT
The more things change the more they stay the same To be fair, the Thatchers end is the one part of the ground I'd actually keep. |
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2018 12:42:40 GMT
The more things change the more they stay the same To be fair, the Thatchers end is the one part of the ground I'd actually keep. My point was, any bits that are having money spent on them that isn't either necessary or will give an almost instant return on investment is just another indicator that nothing's happening with stadium development in the foreseeable. Can we forget about a new stadium now do you reckon? |
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2018 12:54:39 GMT
To be fair, the Thatchers end is the one part of the ground I'd actually keep. My point was, any bits that are having money spent on them that isn't either necessary or will give an almost instant return on investment is just another indicator that nothing's happening with stadium development in the foreseeable. Can we forget about a new stadium now do you reckon? I've spent 27 years trying to forget about it. |
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Post by matealotblue on May 31, 2018 13:40:52 GMT
To be fair, the Thatchers end is the one part of the ground I'd actually keep. My point was, any bits that are having money spent on them that isn't either necessary or will give an almost instant return on investment is just another indicator that nothing's happening with stadium development in the foreseeable. Can we forget about a new stadium now do you reckon?But, I thought them what's ITK or CoP have been suggesting recently that UWE is back on? Do you mean to say that it's not? How am I going to sleep at night if that's the case? |
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2018 15:42:37 GMT
With Macclesfield back in we are now up a place in the ground rankings with Accrington below us as well. Accrington are currently redeveloping one stand, Macclesfield built a stand as recently as 2001.
I think to say they're both worse than the Mem could even be stretching it.
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Post by fatherjackhackett on May 31, 2018 16:05:12 GMT
Oh FFS.
The club try to make the matchday experience a better one for some, and maybe even encourage a few more to have a drink at the ground, and all people can do is moan.
Is it a new ground or even a new stand? No
Will it be better than the 70s throwback that used to pass for a bar? Probably yes.
Is it more than the previous owners have done to the ground facilities? 100 per cent yes.
Rome wasn’t built in a day.
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Post by eppinggas on May 31, 2018 16:49:05 GMT
Oh FFS. The club try to make the matchday experience a better one for some, and maybe even encourage a few more to have a drink at the ground, and all people can do is moan. Is it a new ground or even a new stand? No Will it be better than the 70s throwback that used to pass for a bar? Probably yes. Is it more than the previous owners have done to the ground facilities? 100 per cent yes. Rome wasn’t built in a day. The traditional founding date of Rome is 753 BC. The date at which it collapses (and therefore ancient Rome stops being 'built') appears to be 476 AD. So that's 1,229 years rather than a day. Banter aside - good news if we are getting an upgrade to the bar facilities. UTG. |
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2018 16:57:31 GMT
'Rome wasn't built in a day', so what ?
Rovers don't need a city built they need a stadium built,the Colosseum took 8 years to build ! (AD72-AD80) and held 50,000 to 80,000 people.
10 or 11 months into "regeneration" and probably not a line drawn on a piece of paper the owners better get a move on if they want to use the Romans as an example.
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2018 17:12:20 GMT
Oh FFS. The club try to make the matchday experience a better one for some, and maybe even encourage a few more to have a drink at the ground, and all people can do is moan. Is it a new ground or even a new stand? No Will it be better than the 70s throwback that used to pass for a bar? Probably yes. Is it more than the previous owners have done to the ground facilities? 100 per cent yes. Rome wasn’t built in a day. Has anybody complained about facilities being improved? All that's happened is that we are trying to understand if this means that a full stadium rebuild is less likely. Some people eh, always trying to see the negative side |
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Post by harrybuckle on May 31, 2018 18:49:07 GMT
what have the Romans or Jordanians ever done for us ?
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Post by DudeLebowski on May 31, 2018 18:52:06 GMT
Wouldn’t turn my nose up at a decent bar in the meantime....clearly some would.
Weird.
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Post by matealotblue on May 31, 2018 19:11:05 GMT
what have the Romans or Jordanians ever done for us ? They're all splitters I tell you. Splitters......or was that some one else? Was talking to my mate down at The Colosseum (or was it The Arena?) about this the other day...he wasn't sure either.  |
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Post by matealotblue on May 31, 2018 19:14:22 GMT
Oh FFS. The club try to make the matchday experience a better one for some, and maybe even encourage a few more to have a drink at the ground, and all people can do is moan. Is it a new ground or even a new stand? No Will it be better than the 70s throwback that used to pass for a bar? Probably yes. Is it more than the previous owners have done to the ground facilities? 100 per cent yes. Rome wasn’t built in a day. The traditional founding date of Rome is 753 BC. The date at which it collapses (and therefore ancient Rome stops being 'built') appears to be 476 AD. So that's 1,229 years rather than a day.Banter aside - good news if we are getting an upgrade to the bar facilities. UTG. So with a start date of 1883 that should take us 3112.....or beyond!  |
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Post by alloutofgas on May 31, 2018 19:22:21 GMT
Anyone with even a smidgen of business acumen would really try to hang on to a captive audience of 8-9000 customers. The bars behind the Blackthorn have always been a disgrace. This should have been done 20 years ago. We should want to turn up before the game and spend money in the clubhouse, also after the game with the match highlights. The pubs around Trashton are moaning that all the Sheet heads now drink at the stadium. Jesus it’s not difficult is it?
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Post by a more piratey game on May 31, 2018 19:30:39 GMT
has anyone heard if Jordanian citizens' visas are subject to additional scrutinies and delays - it could explain a lot?
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Post by matealotblue on May 31, 2018 19:37:32 GMT
has anyone heard if Jordanian citizens' visas are subject to additional scrutinies and delays - it could explain a lot? Nope...but if so the chances of taking up Israeli citizenship to get around the problem would be pretty remote I would have thought! |
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Post by swissgas on May 31, 2018 19:56:06 GMT
I blame everything on Peter Parker for confusing us with the word Regeneration. Regeneration was the term used to describe the 2005 scheme for completely rebuilding the Mem to increase capacity to 18 000 and incorporating student accommodation to help fund it. The welcome improvements we are seeing now are merely updating some facilities to a standard which any reasonable person would expect to find at a sports stadium in 2018. |
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2018 20:08:07 GMT
I blame everything on Peter Parker for confusing us with the word Regeneration. Regeneration was the term used to describe the 2005 scheme for completely rebuilding the Mem to increase capacity to 18 000 and incorporating student accommodation to help fund it. The welcome improvements we are seeing now are merely updating some facilities to a standard which any reasonable person would expect to find at a sports stadium in 2018. And nobody has complained or criticised, but people are moaning about non-existent criticism. Life's confusing sometimes. |
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