Work On The New Training Ground Has Started Today 11th July 2022

[Lincoln Shrimp]

Fear not....Ron allegedly has access to some decent wedge in October!!

 

[BirminghamBlue]

https://www.puregym.com/gyms/southend/

£10 per month so even Ron can afford that for the players and its located on Fossetts Way, its a match made in heaven.

 

[Massimo Giovanni]

Temp Container units for training and changing facilities etc are readily available and used by many businesses.
For a short while there ought not to be a real issue.

I am mightily pleased work has started and is continuing at FF and also where possible with the RH site.

 

[Mr Browns Ghost]

https://www.puregym.com/gyms/southend/

£10 per month so even Ron can afford that for the players and its located on Fossetts Way, its a match made in heaven.

Shut down

 

[Mr Browns Ghost]

Temp Container units for training and changing facilities etc are readily available and used by many businesses.
For a short while there ought not to be a real issue.

I am mightily pleased work has started and is continuing at FF and also where possible with the RH site.

Short while ? Once they are in they will be Permanent doesn’t anyone get it ??

 

[Cricko]

The whole project is shrinking by the day.

 

[OldBlueLady]

Fear not....Ron allegedly has access to some decent wedge in October!!

Think it's a few months on than that....

 

[Mr Browns Ghost]

Remember the key to a sustainable club was planning approval then a stadium right out of town with about 3000 more seats than we currently have …. Look in to my eyes look into my eyes this is what you all wanted …

 

[MisterStubbs]

Might be a stupid question but is the current work going on at the roundabout anything to do with the stadium?

 

[Smiffy]

Might be a stupid question but is the current work going on at the roundabout anything to do with the stadium?

No. That’s a separate housing project on the land behind B&Q.

 

[Holy Joe]

Blues boss explains 'disappointing' decision to drop hotel from new stadium plans

He is still confident about Fossetts Farm

www.echo-news.co.uk

Looks like we may well still have the facilities to generate non matchday revenue, e.g., function rooms in the main stand, despite the lack of hotel

 

[Blue43]

Blues boss explains 'disappointing' decision to drop hotel from new stadium plans

He is still confident about Fossetts Farm

www.echo-news.co.uk

Looks like we may well still have the facilities to generate non matchday revenue, e.g., function rooms in the main stand, despite the lack of hotel

Wow that’s going to be a game changing revenue stream for the club, a banqueting suite that will be half empty on match days and completely empty most of the week. We’ll be in the Championship in no time at all with that banqueting suite I’m sure.

Ron’s proper ****ed the club over and is laughing his head off now his personal profits will be even higher as he hasn’t got to build a hotel now, just more houses.

 

[Tampa Blue]

Just think how many more houses could be built if we didn't have to have a pesky stadium and pitch getting in the way

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Will the club own the extra housing?

 

[Cricko]

Will the club own the extra housing?

Oh of course and Santa is real don't you know.

 

[Blue43]

Will the club own the extra housing?

Nope, Ron will, the club won’t see a penny from any of the houses or apartments built, all profits goes to the Martin family, not SUFC and we’ll be charged a nice big fat rent for playing in the middle of that housing estate

 

[Phippsy]

Oh of course and Santa is real don't you know.

I knew it

 

[Fairport]

Although it's not easy to be over the moon about this latest version of the project the banqueting suite could be used for exhibitions, careers fairs etc. Other football clubs facilitate these types of events. Where will the match day hospitality take place in the three sided version though unless this is already incorporated in the plan?

 

[Holy Joe]

Wow that’s going to be a game changing revenue stream for the club, a banqueting suite that will be half empty on match days and completely empty most of the week. We’ll be in the Championship in no time at all with that banqueting suite I’m sure.

Ron’s proper ****ed the club over and is laughing his head off now his personal profits will be even higher as he hasn’t got to build a hotel now, just more houses.

I think Tom mentioned a long time ago about how the ability to host functions was a huge revenue generator for Gillingham.

Not saying it's brilliant - but it's not the disaster that some were saying a week or so ago when the new planning went in removing the hotel

 

[kentblues]

I think Tom mentioned a long time ago about how the ability to host functions was a huge revenue generator for Gillingham.

Not saying it's brilliant - but it's not the disaster that some were saying a week or so ago when the new planning went in removing the hotel

As mentioned in the article the hotel bit was really dead since 2020. Since then the plan was to get planning and then swap hotel (a loss making hotel not being overly attractive as a revenue stream) for housing. So no surprise.
The functions bit from the hotel being retained is good and the revenues generated at say Gillingham (with lesser facilities and also no hotel), and the remarks on this by Tom, should give confidence that the new corporate and hospitality facilities should still make a strong contribution to the required future financial stability.
However, this all said those who want it all to fail will still seek anything to say that it will be so.
Others for who the glass is half full will seek the opposite….