basel
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Post by basel on Jan 9, 2021 14:30:43 GMT
Download AttachmentThis mornings Telegraph features a preview of our game v Sheff Utd and our owner comes across very well but it says ,'He has suspended plans to explore the redevelopment of a fruit market in Central Bristol as a site for the club's next stadium'.I wasn't aware of that although in all fairness the Club never announced plans officially anyway as far as I am aware. Connected to the pandemic. Maybe once the vaccination programme kicks in the Fruit Market stadium might be back on the table |
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Post by TheThinWhiteDuke on Jan 9, 2021 14:36:34 GMT
Download AttachmentThis mornings Telegraph features a preview of our game v Sheff Utd and our owner comes across very well but it says ,'He has suspended plans to explore the redevelopment of a fruit market in Central Bristol as a site for the club's next stadium'.I wasn't aware of that although in all fairness the Club never announced plans officially anyway as far as I am aware. Connected to the pandemic. Maybe once the vaccination programme kicks in the Fruit Market stadium might be back on the table If we were ever serious about that then surely now, with contractors facing an uncertain short-term future, would be the perfect time to negotiate the very best terms to get the thing built rather than shelve the plans. |
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harrybuckle
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Post by harrybuckle on Jan 9, 2021 21:28:05 GMT
The start date is now virtually sorted
..2021 will be looked back on our history as besides the pandemic bit the year our stadium was fine started..
Exciting times indeed
Got my season ticket renewal in to ensure i get seats 525 and 526 in the Geoff Bradford South stand.
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Post by TheThinWhiteDuke on Jan 9, 2021 23:27:30 GMT
The start date is now virtually sorted ..2021 will be looked back on our history as besides the pandemic bit the year our stadium was fine started.. Exciting times indeed Got my season ticket renewal in to ensure i get seats 525 and 526 in the Geoff Bradford South stand. Are B&Q having a clearance sale on tents? |
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Post by laughinggas on Jan 10, 2021 10:08:20 GMT
Connected to the pandemic. Maybe once the vaccination programme kicks in the Fruit Market stadium might be back on the table If we were ever serious about that then surely now, with contractors facing an uncertain short-term future, would be the perfect time to negotiate the very best terms to get the thing built rather than shelve the plans. Is it as simple as that? With the advent of wfh what is going to happen to land prices, less office space required? Less housing developments required in towns? What is the future for venues of all descriptions? The talk is that this virus is not going away in a long long time. There is talk that there will be social distancing next winter. Am sure there are other considerations in planning any developments beside these. Imagine if we had a brand new ground available next season and spectators were not allowed. Who would be questioning the build then? |
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Post by TheThinWhiteDuke on Jan 10, 2021 11:11:02 GMT
If we were ever serious about that then surely now, with contractors facing an uncertain short-term future, would be the perfect time to negotiate the very best terms to get the thing built rather than shelve the plans. Is it as simple as that? With the advent of wfh what is going to happen to land prices, less office space required? Less housing developments required in towns? What is the future for venues of all descriptions? The talk is that this virus is not going away in a long long time. There is talk that there will be social distancing next winter. Am sure there are other considerations in planning any developments beside these. Imagine if we had a brand new ground available next season and spectators were not allowed. Who would be questioning the build then? I'm questioning abandoning the project, if it ever actually existed, right now, rather than conducting a feasibility study on it. Reduced office demand in that area, in my opinion, makes the thing more viable, not less, as it lowers the value of the footprint and it was preposterous to even contemplate workers leaving the area whilst visitors to the venue were arriving for mid-week events. |
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Post by laughinggas on Jan 10, 2021 18:17:32 GMT
Is it as simple as that? With the advent of wfh what is going to happen to land prices, less office space required? Less housing developments required in towns? What is the future for venues of all descriptions? The talk is that this virus is not going away in a long long time. There is talk that there will be social distancing next winter. Am sure there are other considerations in planning any developments beside these. Imagine if we had a brand new ground available next season and spectators were not allowed. Who would be questioning the build then? I'm questioning abandoning the project, if it ever actually existed, right now, rather than conducting a feasibility study on it. Reduced office demand in that area, in my opinion, makes the thing more viable, not less, as it lowers the value of the footprint and it was preposterous to even contemplate workers leaving the area whilst visitors to the venue were arriving for mid-week events. And what will the revenue streams be in the new world from a stadium? |
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Post by TheThinWhiteDuke on Jan 10, 2021 19:04:54 GMT
I'm questioning abandoning the project, if it ever actually existed, right now, rather than conducting a feasibility study on it. Reduced office demand in that area, in my opinion, makes the thing more viable, not less, as it lowers the value of the footprint and it was preposterous to even contemplate workers leaving the area whilst visitors to the venue were arriving for mid-week events. And what will the revenue streams be in the new world from a stadium? I have no idea, hence the reference above to feasibility studies. It's a question worth asking though, surely, as the cost of debt calculated over the length of the loan can be significant, so what may look like a modest reduction up-front can result in a large saving. |
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