fbm
Blue tinted optimist⭐
The only disappointment was that it took until page 3 of the thread for this...
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Breaking News Club to spend £2million (Yes that's 2 million) on Boots and Laces
- Thread starter LennySUFC
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The only disappointment was that it took until page 3 of the thread for this...
fbm
Blue tinted optimist⭐
RH is falling down, we won't do a Darlington because the demographics of the area are completely different. Staying at the Hall - sadly - will mean this club will, one day, die or at best drop into non-league. A new stadium will be the only way of hoping to compete in the modern football world. But yes, I will miss it.
EastStandBlue
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Not quite. At least one pitch has to be for the sole and exclusive use of the club if we're to qualify for EPPP Category 2. Nothing stopping us constructing two pitches and leasing one of them out though.
You dont build a stadium for where you are but where you want to be.
Its not that long ago we were selling out 10,000 tickets, and we have sold around that for league two games with deals.
You build a stadium to realise your potential, 22,000 has always been very ambitious though.
As for Darlington, didnt work out for them, but what about Reading/Wigan/Swansea/Brighton. Plenty of success stories.
History and nostalgia you cant replace sadly, but neither can they sustain a football club.
onceknownasrab
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Bobby dazzler
Manager
All I know is that I had hair back in those days.
I was early to mid twenty's I think and I am now 48.
Someone showed me an old photo of a group of us standing under a goalpost somewhere with a couple of bedsheets sewn together with ' NO TO BASILDON' in big black letters on it.
Was anyone else on here in that picture ?
Just read the Echo.
In short BOTH domes have been purchased for around £500k. It will cost in total around £2m to construct and is due to be transported to Southend in next 48hrs. Ron wouldn't say where its going, but the Echo believes it will be constructed at B&L.
It will be used by the Academy and also open to hire for local kids/adults.
Ron will apply for Cat 2 status at the end of the season.
In short BOTH domes have been purchased for around £500k. It will cost in total around £2m to construct and is due to be transported to Southend in next 48hrs. Ron wouldn't say where its going, but the Echo believes it will be constructed at B&L.
It will be used by the Academy and also open to hire for local kids/adults.
Ron will apply for Cat 2 status at the end of the season.
Bobby dazzler
Manager
Cannot be our ground as it has FOUR sides :blush:
Thats the only negative for me, if its being put there suggests there is no plan for any construction any time soon. We wouldnt be spending that amount putting it up if we were going to have to move it in a year or two surely.
Technically a dome has one side :smile:
Bobby dazzler
Manager
Smart Arse (Technically actually not Tehcnically big raspberry to you with love :tease:)
Bobby dazzler
Manager
In all seriousness, good news keeps flowing. This cannot be the club I have supported since a baby can it ?
Bobby dazzler
Manager
The LIdl purchase of prospects college along with Sainsbury's review of their joint ventures into building superstores leads you to conclude there is news we are not privy to and Ron found his war chest delivered by an unknown source. All will become clear soon I am sure but enjoy the moment.
Bobby dazzler
Manager
Are you sure you can say that these days?
chapperzUK
Guest
A fair amount could have been received by grants and other funding.
Liam AAS
Apprentice kit man⭐
If we're trying to improve our youth team then surely that bodes well for the long term future of the club?
Where has the money come from?
Where has the money come from?
One would think that Ron has purchased these structures with one eye firmly on capturing part (or most) of the recreational 5-a-side market in the area (which as others have mentioned won't go down well with the Southend L&T Centre and Play Football), but everybody seems to be forgetting the fact that we would have required planning permission for structures of this size - has anybody recently undertaken a portal search for this scheme?
Where is the public consultation (how will the residents along Eastern Avenue feel about having to look at roof pitches which top out higher than Waitrose next door..)? Where is the travel plan for the immediate quadrupling of traffic in and out of Boots & Laces due to the proposed leisure use (if this is part of the business case)?
Another thing to think about - those structures together will take up most, if not all of the outdoor pitches at B&L - where will the youth teams be playing their matches, unless there is going to be provision elsewhere on the FF site?
Incidentally, those talking about funding are barking up the wrong tree - a couple of pots would be available, but most of this would have had to be privately funded (unless, of course, Ron has done some sort of deal for services rendered to the developer who is taking on the London Soccerdome site...).
Great news story but plenty of questions there for the sceptics and cynics amongst us...
Where is the public consultation (how will the residents along Eastern Avenue feel about having to look at roof pitches which top out higher than Waitrose next door..)? Where is the travel plan for the immediate quadrupling of traffic in and out of Boots & Laces due to the proposed leisure use (if this is part of the business case)?
Another thing to think about - those structures together will take up most, if not all of the outdoor pitches at B&L - where will the youth teams be playing their matches, unless there is going to be provision elsewhere on the FF site?
Incidentally, those talking about funding are barking up the wrong tree - a couple of pots would be available, but most of this would have had to be privately funded (unless, of course, Ron has done some sort of deal for services rendered to the developer who is taking on the London Soccerdome site...).
Great news story but plenty of questions there for the sceptics and cynics amongst us...
SUFCFANS
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Actually, I think these may be classed as temproy structures, and not subject to the usual planning. I could be wrong - but if did fall under the banner of tempory - then could explain it!
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