Club signs deal for stadium

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RM said today that SUFC had signed a 20 year cointract at Fossets Farm.

There are still hurdles to overcome however. The B&Q development is expected to get the final go-ahead from the development committee tomorrow. But planning permission will be needed and although the scheme has the backing of the council it may not be a foregone conclusion.

Finally, plans by the football club could be the subject of a public enquiry because of their scale, and this could take months or even years to complete.

Still, it's moving forward.

[MrB]

Nice to hear things are still happening.

[Hockley_Blues]

Good news

[bas blue]

are b&q paying for the stadium ? if not where is the money coming from. ive not really been following the story

[Kent Shrimper]

From the Echo online

Blues Stadium Moves a Step Closer (http://www.thisisessex.co.uk/essex/news/NEWS4.html)

[overseas shrimper]

Still no mention of the most important factor: will bacon sarnies make a return if and when SUFC move to FF?

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[Mad Cyril]

My only concern is the quality of the catering facilities.

[Hong Kong Blue]

20 years or 20 acres?

Can someone clarify what has been signed (apart from Terry Alderton) and by whom.

Cheers

[Smiffy]

From what I gather Ron basically has secured 20 acres of land on the Fossets site.

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20 years- 20 acres. Like a cube I guess. The space-time dimensions of Southend United have always baffled me.

[Barry the dog]

Quote[/b] (Mad Cyril @ Nov. 09 2004,13:48)]My only concern is the quality of the catering facilities.
Give me a ropey old burger any time washed down with 8 pints of stella while watching the game in a cow shed with a leaking roof and prison toilets.

I hate all these new grounds and will be gutted to leave the mecca of Football which is Roots Hall. http://www.shrimperzone.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif

[overseas shrimper]

Quote[/b] (Barry the dog @ Nov. 09 2004,14:40)]Quote[/b] (Mad Cyril @ Nov. 09 2004,13:48)]My only concern is the quality of the catering facilities.
Give me a ropey old burger any time washed down with 8 pints of stella while watching the game in a cow shed with a leaking roof and prison toilets.

I hate all these new grounds and will be gutted to leave the mecca of Football which is Roots Hall. http://www.shrimperzone.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif
The Millennium Stadium must of been a dreadful experience for you then! http://www.shrimperzone.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif Have you recovered yet?

[one flew over the cockles nest]

Quote[/b] (overseas shrimper @ Nov. 09 2004,14:45)]Quote[/b] (Barry the dog @ Nov. 09 2004,14:40)]Quote[/b] (Mad Cyril @ Nov. 09 2004,13:48)]My only concern is the quality of the catering facilities.
Give me a ropey old burger any time washed down with 8 pints of stella while watching the game in a cow shed with a leaking roof and prison toilets.

I hate all these new grounds and will be gutted to leave the mecca of Football which is Roots Hall. http://www.shrimperzone.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif
The Millennium Stadium must of been a dreadful experience for you then! *http://www.shrimperzone.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif *Have you recovered yet?
Come on OS you've got to admit, a new characterless, no atmoshere, identical out of town stadium with no sole, is not really my idear of fun. Obviously we need a new stadium from the added income it will bring, but if money wasnt an issue, I would rather have Roots Hall any day of the year. I think thats what Barry was trying to say.

Surely you must have been to either Northampton, Sc**thorpe or Walsall, and turned to your mate and said "f**k this for a ground, makes you realise how much you love Roots Hall"

[overseas shrimper]

Quote[/b] (one flew over the cockles nest @ Nov. 09 2004,15:05)]Surely you must have been to either Northampton, Sc**thorpe or Walsall, and turned to your mate and...
You were doing well up until that point. I have no mates to turn to!

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Anyway... I do indeed know what BtD was saying. I was just being facetious.

I've never been to Huddersfield, but their ground looks good and I've heard some good reports on it.

But yes... I too like our current home very, very much and I agree with you 101% that if we didn't need to move to secure the survival of the club in the short to medium term (and hoefully beyond) then I would rather stick to where we are.

When the day comes that we play our last game at the mecca, I will be there... and it will be a very sad day indeed.

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[General Easterly]

Here's a cracking idea.

Why not move the temple of football brick by brick, cow shed by cow shed to FF and then build the extra facilties next to it.

Best of both worlds then! http://www.shrimperzone.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

[footymad13]

Good news although a bit worrying about the Public Enquiry, i really hope it goes through without it.

[Smiffy]

Most stadium developments do have to go through the public enquiry process these days, just look at brighton they have been battling probably longer than we have to get a new ground and have got nowhere!.

So yes it is worrying....


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[Hockley_Blues]

To be honest if the NIMBY's have anything to do with it, i'm sure they'll drag the process out for all its worth http://www.shrimperzone.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif .

[Napster]

It's a complete non-story.

As for public enquiry process - we need loads of SUFC fans there to show the support for the stadium plan, the Council has showen their support for the Stadium - if the Council show no support & are agasint it, I would worry about it.

There is nothing KARER's can do to stop Southend Utd from moving forward.

[footymad13]

Quote[/b] (Napster @ Nov. 10 2004,08:35)]It's a complete non-story.
? ....

[Woody]

Quote[/b] (Guest @ Nov. 10 2004,13:55)]As for public enquiry process - we need loads of SUFC fans there to show the support for the stadium plan, the Council has showen their support for the Stadium - if the Council show no support & are agasint it, I would worry about it.

There is nothing KARER's can do to stop Southend Utd from moving forward.
I think your right about the KARERS. The fact the council have given the go ahead to the B&Q development (I think), will have negated their arguments of increased traffic congestion, extra noise and lack of road access. This will just leave the hoards of urinating fans walking all over their front gardens and if a public enquiry turns down prospects of extra jobs and an out of town stadium just because of that, then there's something very wrong.

[TrueBlue]

KARERS have always been a sad bunch of ANTI-Southend people!

[Napster]

Quote[/b] (footymad13 @ Nov. 10 2004,21:19)]Quote[/b] (Napster @ Nov. 10 2004,08:35)]It's a complete non-story.
? ....
Nothing's happened. We haven't put any plans forward, we've just done what we said we would some time ago.

[footymad13]

Quote[/b] (Napster @ Nov. 11 2004,09:09)]Quote[/b] (footymad13 @ Nov. 10 2004,21:19)]Quote[/b] (Napster @ Nov. 10 2004,08:35)]It's a complete non-story.
? ....
Nothing's happened. We haven't put any plans forward, we've just done what we said we would some time ago.
I wouldn't say that Naps, its done something, its put more worry into the fans ...

[Napster]

Quote[/b] (footymad13 @ Nov. 11 2004,16:25)]Quote[/b] (Napster @ Nov. 11 2004,09:09)]Quote[/b] (footymad13 @ Nov. 10 2004,21:19)]Quote[/b] (Napster @ Nov. 10 2004,08:35)]It's a complete non-story.
? ....
Nothing's happened. We haven't put any plans forward, we've just done what we said we would some time ago.
I wouldn't say that Naps, its done something, its put more worry into the fans ...
well you can blame the Echo for that if that's your intepretation.

[footymad13]

Quote[/b] (Napster @ Nov. 11 2004,16:30)]Quote[/b] (footymad13 @ Nov. 11 2004,16:25)]Quote[/b] (Napster @ Nov. 11 2004,09:09)]Quote[/b] (footymad13 @ Nov. 10 2004,21:19)]Quote[/b] (Napster @ Nov. 10 2004,08:35)]It's a complete non-story.
? ....
Nothing's happened. We haven't put any plans forward, we've just done what we said we would some time ago.
I wouldn't say that Naps, its done something, its put more worry into the fans ...
well you can blame the Echo for that if that's your intepretation.
To be honest, Im more concerned about RM, he could have told us this in the summer, and its worrying he doesn't have a clear timescale.

[SUFC_Al]

this discussion could be going on for days, weeks, months, years

oh just like the 'new' stadium!