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Post by Colyton Gas. on May 27, 2018 10:46:11 GMT
Quiet on here.Currently in the wilds of Northumberland.As 'The Colony' seems to be dormant, will we be training at the same place this season as before only I thought it had been sold?Having looked at various training grounds up here on my North Eastern sojourn,I am a bit concerned as hoping to attract players without a decent training complex won't be easy.
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2018 10:53:01 GMT
We'll give them bacon and eggs for breakfast, take them to Weston-Super-Mare and make them train in black and white.
We could beat Man Utd when we did that.
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Post by a more piratey game on Jun 26, 2018 0:16:43 GMT
I'm a bit surprised that nothing has been said about, or seen to be happening at, the Colony. How long should tweaking a few plans take?
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Post by Igitur on Jun 26, 2018 7:12:24 GMT
I'm a bit surprised that nothing has been said about, or seen to be happening at, the Colony. How long should tweaking a few plans take? There are 56 architects who have designed 309 training grounds being used - it must take time to reach common agreement.
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Post by a more piratey game on Jun 26, 2018 17:46:03 GMT
I'm a bit surprised that nothing has been said about, or seen to be happening at, the Colony. How long should tweaking a few plans take? There are 56 architects who have designed 309 training grounds being used - it must take time to reach common agreement. It does seem like that. I understand the AQs using experts, especially as it's not a biz that they know, but we haven't seen much output from them (maybe Will Dubey is effective behind the scenes?) i thought they might be holding something back for the new CEO to announce, but he could only announce that a planning submission has gone in, which is visible to the public anyway? it's about 18 months of an empty field now isn't it?
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Post by LPGas on Jun 26, 2018 18:19:26 GMT
The PP was due to go in a month ago
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Post by a more piratey game on Jun 27, 2018 13:29:32 GMT
I'd like to invite speculation as to what the delay is 18 months for a glorified changing room (it was down-graded from Cat 4 or whatever it was about a year ago?) with a bit of a kitchen and a massage table in the middle of some pitches? - is it tied up with UWE - maybe they don't want to spend money on anything apart from window-dressing (ie appointing consultants which makes it look like they are serious when they aren't)?
- is it tied up with an 'alternative UWE' - they don't want to spend money until the 'overall package future' is more clear?
- are they waiting for the new CEO, to allow him to make an announcement?
- is it to do with the rumoured departure of the FD (maybe because he joined to oversee a transformation that included UWE/Cat 4 training facility/modern marketing and overall approach), which is now much farther in the future than he might have hoped?
- will someone leak it this time?
- will DC start this season with the same overall sense of disgruntlement as last season if there isn't something substantial to report?
over to the panel.....
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2018 14:12:44 GMT
I'd like to invite speculation as to what the delay is 18 months for a glorified changing room (it was down-graded from Cat 4 or whatever it was about a year ago?) with a bit of a kitchen and a massage table in the middle of some pitches? - is it tied up with UWE - maybe they don't want to spend money on anything apart from window-dressing (ie appointing consultants which makes it look like they are serious when they aren't)?
- is it tied up with an 'alternative UWE' - they don't want to spend money until the 'overall package future' is more clear?
- are they waiting for the new CEO, to allow him to make an announcement?
- is it to do with the rumoured departure of the FD (maybe because he joined to oversee a transformation that included UWE/Cat 4 training facility/modern marketing and overall approach), which is now much farther in the future than he might have hoped?
- will someone leak it this time?
- will DC start this season with the same overall sense of disgruntlement as last season if there isn't something substantial to report?
over to the panel..... Surely if anything more than just grass cutting and marking out a few pitches is happening any time soon then the planning application will be public knowledge? Clarke won't hang around too much longer on the promise of jam tomorrow.
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Post by kingswood Polak on Jun 28, 2018 17:00:07 GMT
I'm a bit surprised that nothing has been said about, or seen to be happening at, the Colony. How long should tweaking a few plans take? Oh my Lord, you’ll be stained ti death for being anti owners so shhh
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Post by kingswood Polak on Jun 28, 2018 17:03:29 GMT
I'd like to invite speculation as to what the delay is 18 months for a glorified changing room (it was down-graded from Cat 4 or whatever it was about a year ago?) with a bit of a kitchen and a massage table in the middle of some pitches? - is it tied up with UWE - maybe they don't want to spend money on anything apart from window-dressing (ie appointing consultants which makes it look like they are serious when they aren't)?
- is it tied up with an 'alternative UWE' - they don't want to spend money until the 'overall package future' is more clear?
- are they waiting for the new CEO, to allow him to make an announcement?
- is it to do with the rumoured departure of the FD (maybe because he joined to oversee a transformation that included UWE/Cat 4 training facility/modern marketing and overall approach), which is now much farther in the future than he might have hoped?
- will someone leak it this time?
- will DC start this season with the same overall sense of disgruntlement as last season if there isn't something substantial to report?
over to the panel..... None of the above but I won’t say anything as it’s not well taken and I’m sick of being told I’m anti family, I’m not, I’m just pro Rovers
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Post by Colyton Gas. on Jun 28, 2018 17:12:32 GMT
Can't be easy for DC to attract players in view of our lack of training facilities,having a stadium which only Accrington,maybe and Luton and Wimbledon can equal for Dickensian facilities.Despite the cosmetic tweaking we desperately need some sort of statement of intent.When clubs like Charlton and ourselves compete to sign a player at some point the player has to see where he will train. Every new season the Mem still looks awful.Near me Shrewsbury are extending their training complex and Crewe,Vale etc put us to shame. Realise it won't improve dramatically in my lifetime but staying locally ,Stoke demolished the Victoria Ground in 1997 and that was far superior to anything we've ever had.
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Post by a more piratey game on Jun 28, 2018 17:36:20 GMT
I'd like to invite speculation as to what the delay is 18 months for a glorified changing room (it was down-graded from Cat 4 or whatever it was about a year ago?) with a bit of a kitchen and a massage table in the middle of some pitches? - is it tied up with UWE - maybe they don't want to spend money on anything apart from window-dressing (ie appointing consultants which makes it look like they are serious when they aren't)?
- is it tied up with an 'alternative UWE' - they don't want to spend money until the 'overall package future' is more clear?
- are they waiting for the new CEO, to allow him to make an announcement?
- is it to do with the rumoured departure of the FD (maybe because he joined to oversee a transformation that included UWE/Cat 4 training facility/modern marketing and overall approach), which is now much farther in the future than he might have hoped?
- will someone leak it this time?
- will DC start this season with the same overall sense of disgruntlement as last season if there isn't something substantial to report?
over to the panel..... None of the above interesting
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Post by a more piratey game on Jul 9, 2018 19:42:50 GMT
knowall has been living up to his name at the other place by posting the following....
isn't it strange that with so many educated people who grace this forum - nobody seems to have worked out why there is silence re the Colony? It is as plain as could be - it is in your face - all the hints have been on this forum - but nobody appears to have twigged? - but WHEN it becomes public it will be as obvious as could possibly be. BUT folks, you will have to wait around six months before you might know.....................................so have a beer or two - there is plenty of time!
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Post by a more piratey game on Jul 9, 2018 19:44:08 GMT
someone else replied.....'So we are building the stadium on the Colony site?'
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Post by The Concept on Jul 9, 2018 21:39:33 GMT
knowall has been living up to his name at the other place by posting the following.... isn't it strange that with so many educated people who grace this forum - nobody seems to have worked out why there is silence re the Colony? It is as plain as could be - it is in your face - all the hints have been on this forum - but nobody appears to have twigged? - but WHEN it becomes public it will be as obvious as could possibly be. BUT folks, you will have to wait around six months before you might know.....................................so have a beer or two - there is plenty of time! Yes, I saw that - he/she is purely guessing. He/she isn't a 'knowall', otherwise (if it's true) they would have done the decent thing and kept their gob shut. It's something that has crossed my mind, with the thought being whether The Mem could become the training ground. It could be possible, you could fit a stadium into The Colony site, but the infrastructure around the site would need huge work. At the moment it's just a lane in and out. Hortham Lane would need upgrading to the A38 Gloucester Road, and maybe in the other direction too. The Colony is right next to the motorway, and you'd think would need a new M5 junction - that's possible, but you would probably need to purchase extra land to do so for a M5 north slip-road. The problem the other side, creating a M5 south slip-road, is you're then on The Woodlands Golf Course. And The Mem being a training ground probably wouldn't work, as you could only squidge 2 pitches there.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2018 23:04:11 GMT
Pathetic isn't it.
I know the score of every game being played next season and I'll confirm that I was correct the moment the final whistle blows on each match.
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Post by badbloodash on Jul 10, 2018 4:45:42 GMT
knowall has been living up to his name at the other place by posting the following.... isn't it strange that with so many educated people who grace this forum - nobody seems to have worked out why there is silence re the Colony? It is as plain as could be - it is in your face - all the hints have been on this forum - but nobody appears to have twigged? - but WHEN it becomes public it will be as obvious as could possibly be. BUT folks, you will have to wait around six months before you might know.....................................so have a beer or two - there is plenty of time! Yes, I saw that - he/she is purely guessing. He/she isn't a 'knowall', otherwise (if it's true) they would have done the decent thing and kept their gob shut. It's something that has crossed my mind, with the thought being whether The Mem could become the training ground. It could be possible, you could fit a stadium into The Colony site, but the infrastructure around the site would need huge work. At the moment it's just a lane in and out. Hortham Lane would need upgrading to the A38 Gloucester Road, and maybe in the other direction too. The Colony is right next to the motorway, and you'd think would need a new M5 junction - that's possible, but you would probably need to purchase extra land to do so for a M5 north slip-road. The problem the other side, creating a M5 south slip-road, is you're then on The Woodlands Golf Course. And The Mem being a training ground probably wouldn't work, as you could only squidge 2 pitches there. Seems to be a lot of pitches being constructed at Frenchay for a few students by uwe ?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2018 11:04:50 GMT
UWE are building a small football and rugby ground on the old Filton Road.
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Post by lostinspace on Jul 10, 2018 12:46:10 GMT
UWE are building a small football and rugby ground on the old Filton Road.
Pantsdown is "downsizing" before brexit[if it happens]
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2018 17:26:50 GMT
No chance of that I think. The Mem, Horfield, within the City and County of Bristol, is far too expensive real estate to spend on a training facility; it would be sold for housing a hundred times first. I've always thought we need a new stadium proximal to Eastville in the City of Bristol, and a new training ground quickly commutable with there, in the district of South Gloucestershire. Certainly no way it would (or should) be the other way around.
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