BedsCobb
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Where is he/her/them? ? They are currently outside but struggling to get past the immovable objects laying in their way.
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Zen Master
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The South Stand shown on here is a similar “better” layout of what the East could be if ever finished.
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I think someone should just take this city of Peterborough and just... just flush it down the f***in' toilet
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Vintage Cobbler
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The new main stand to which I was referring cost, if I recall correctly, about £6m. You can see a photo of it on the home page of Worcester's website. It is very impressive inside, much more so than the photos show. Lifts and a sense of size. Worcester RFC was owned for years and until recently by successful local businessman. You have to ask yourself why Northampton with a population more than double the size of Worcester cannot do the same when it comes to NTFC.
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Completely agree. I took a look at all of it via the link, very impressive. Boxes in several stands, all appear high standard.
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I think someone should just take this city of Peterborough and just... just flush it down the f***in' toilet
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Vintage Cobbler
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And it's possible but not with our present owners. Worcester was a rugby backwater until recent years.
The Trust appears to be ready to be bold but it is going to take the wider fan base to make it clear that what we have today simply isn't acceptable and that we wants changes BIG CHANGES at our club.
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And it's possible but not with our present owners. Worcester was a rugby backwater until recent years.
The Trust appears to be ready to be bold but it is going to take the wider fan base to make it clear that what we have today simply isn't acceptable and that we wants changes BIG CHANGES at our club.
The problem I have with redevelopment and building of conference facilities, boxes and suchlike is that they take years to pay back the outlay. As i've said before say you get £12k in revenue for a season for a box, multiply that by 16 and you have just shy of £200k. What proportion of that is profit? The boxes and conference centre cost money to run. Therefore its years until you actually start to make money on such stuff (assuming a £4m outlay), and our owners have always said they are not in it for the long term, so they won't get "their" money back......so just talking about paying the money back....before you can think about investing in the team! Spend £4m on facilities, bring in an extra 500k a year, of that 250k is profit........(pie in the sky figures but do you see my point?) Was speaking to someone connected to the club over the weekend about the boxes...most of them were reserved by companies who already invest in the club, already sponsor, and already use the executive facilities we have at present. So how much "new money" can a League 2 team pull in? Not all the boxes were reserved anyway, and some would be available on a match by match basis.
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Genuine question, I note on here with interest the criteria defining what constitutes a desirable ground. Who would also consider a disproportionately large and over developed ground relative to the support base to be a poor ground? Bare in mind that a ground of this nature can be a commercial millstone around the neck of the board, stifling progress on the pitch and has the potential to drive the club into oblivion? I didn’t see any on the list?
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GPC of course i see your point. But if you take the example I have given of Worcester RFC and what it has achieved over the past 10 years this could be duplicated at NTFC. As I said the original local money man put his money in and at risk, developed the ground with the new stand and sold on to new owners wanting to take that club to the next level. If it can happen there, why on earth not at Northampton with its population of 230,000 and rising and with a huge catchment area?
It takes money for sure but it also takes leadership, drive, energy, ambition and vision and for people to buy into a progressive plan on and off the pitch. These things have been sorely lacking and there has been a complete absence of these commodities in a series of owners including the current incumbents.
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GPC of course i see your point. But if you take the example I have given of Worcester RFC and what it has achieved over the past 10 years this could be duplicated at NTFC. As I said the original local money man put his money in and at risk, developed the ground with the new stand and sold on to new owners wanting to take that club to the next level. If it can happen there, why on earth not at Northampton with its population of 230,000 and rising and with a huge catchment area?
It takes money for sure but it also takes leadership, drive, energy, ambition and vision and for people to buy into a progressive plan on and off the pitch. These things have been sorely lacking and there has been a complete absence of these commodities in a series of owners including the current incumbents.
Agree entirely, but where have any of our owners been in it for the long run? What Worcester have done is only the same as Barwell did down the road at Franklins Gardens. Just a question for you financial brains out there.......if we built new stands at Sixfields would they be an asset of the club, or are they a council asset seeing as we don't own the ground? Is it not "dead money"? Yes whatever we build could facilitate extra revenue for the club....but we'd never own it, therefore would it be a saleable asset?
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BedsCobb
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Genuine question, I note on here with interest the criteria defining what constitutes a desirable ground. Who would also consider a disproportionately large and over developed ground relative to the support base to be a poor ground? Bare in mind that a ground of this nature can be a commercial millstone around the neck of the board, stifling progress on the pitch and has the potential to drive the club into oblivion? I didn’t see any on the list?
No one has ever put forward for a millstone of a ground as its not what we want or need. Possibly the only thing I ever agreed with Thomas on was when he suggested we don't want to be like MK with a massive ground, but when he didn't mention the 12000 capacity one, which we desperately need, I realised immediately that he was using diversionary tactics and wasting all our time. That was 3 years ago.
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Trying to give a balanced evaluation it appears the catalyst for development was considered to be getting close to or selling out the ground on a regular basis? https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/sport/14468117.worcester-warriors-lining-up-new-north-stand-as-they-look-to-increase-sixways-capacity-to-20000/Each case has to be considered on its merits with a balanced evaluation of the particular circumstances. I understand this is a frustration for many, but may go some way to answering why this has been a struggle at Sixfields to date. GPC points out some very real challenges with the development issue that a head full of dreams and a heart full of hope alone won’t solve. Worcester by their own admission are not currently self sustaining and it is claimed by the former owners that it is being sold to take the club to the next level. Perhaps it was the case that the former owners felt it to be a challenge too far to achieve financial independence. Success on the pitch leads to bigger gates which sell out the ground and massively increase the argument for investment. This is not narrow minded thinking but a very viable and sensible option that shouldn’t be suppressed. To develop the infrastructure to attract bigger gates also has merit and is undeniably a possibility. However the single biggest challenge to this is raising the capital with a proven ability to meet the payment terms of any construction company and associated service providers. Without that you will not get a spade in the ground. How, who and on what terms did Worcester manage to achieve this? The only narrow minded thinking on here comes from individuals who have made their decision about what they would like to see and then fail to give due consideration to every option and risk, attempting to suppress the opinion of anyone who does. Whilst I am a firm advocate for a fan ownership with capped minority share ownership this undoubtedly highlights one of the risks and concerns associated with this proposed structure.
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No one has ever put forward for a millstone of a ground as its not what we want or need. Possibly the only thing I ever agreed with Thomas on was when he suggested we don't want to be like MK with a massive ground, but when he didn't mention the 12000 capacity one, which we desperately need, I realised immediately that he was using diversionary tactics and wasting all our time. That was 3 years ago.
That wasn’t the question. The question was which clubs currently have one?
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Ha Ha - I asked you a question. Were you blindfolded when you went to Stanley,Oldham, Luton and Pompey. Obviously you were. These a poor grounds and there are more no better than sixfields ; FGR for example.
Oh, Evers. Still flapping around on the bank, I see. <chortle> For the second time of asking, would you care to re-read the post that you took your bite on, consider the information provided in it (it is only 18 words long, after all - 6 of which are padding), then think very carefully what it is saying..... imagine in your minds eye where it takes you as you read it..... Then, once you've proven that you can read and comprehend, I may deign to reply to post. Lots of love!
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Andy Holt is making great strides at Accrington including ground improvements. Their "matchday experience" now outstrips ours. Obviously Wimbledon have a new stadium on the way so that list is getting smaller.
Presumably you are taking the Mick, you can only consider the grounds the Club is currently playing in - not future potential grounds. Of all the Grounds Stanley was the poorest I have been to. If they have done ground improvements it is hardly upto Sixfields standard. Add Mansfield and Burton to the list. The trouble with your argument is that you ensure that it suits your agenda. We all know Sixfields needs updating and no doubt you will be part of the new consortium with money to spare.
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That wasn’t the question. The question was which clubs currently have one?
Not us, well yes us but in reversal as our lack of ground is a crippling millstone so let's not worry others? To build up Sixfields in 3 stages, East stand, south stand extention and finally the north stand, thus giving us a ground thats free from current match day restrictions in which we can comfortably house many more visiting fans who are attracted to a proper ground, so by looking to achieve a 1% increase in our catchment giving gates of 8000 plus in a 12000 capacity ground that allows further growth and bigger attendances for the many more big attractive games we will get involved in, this way removes the stagnating obstacles we as a club never seem avoid. Basically doing things in an easy to achieve well publiced stages will gather momentum and introduce the buzz for following the football club of Northampton, something thats been missing for so long .
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No one has ever put forward for a millstone of a ground as its not what we want or need. Possibly the only thing I ever agreed with Thomas on was when he suggested we don't want to be like MK with a massive ground, but when he didn't mention the 12000 capacity one, which we desperately need, I realised immediately that he was using diversionary tactics and wasting all our time. That was 3 years ago.
The royal "we"again - why dont you be honest and say "me".
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Presumably you are taking the Mick, you can only consider the grounds the Club is currently playing in - not future potential grounds. Of all the Grounds Stanley was the poorest I have been to. If they have done ground improvements it is hardly upto Sixfields standard. Add Mansfield and Burton to the list. The trouble with your argument is that you ensure that it suits your agenda. We all know Sixfields needs updating and no doubt you will be part of the new consortium with money to spare.
My sides are going to split with laughter, soon...... You do bear all the hallmarks of a "Kipper". Caught on a hook, no longer able to return to its natural habitat, stained by over-exposure to carbon-emissions, and un-palatable to many. For the third time of asking, please can you.....? After all, in those 18 words was a statement of fact, a qualifier, and 6 words of padding. Quite simple, really. I'm not sure where this mountain you have made of this mole-hill has appeared from......
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Oh, Evers. Still flapping around on the bank, I see. <chortle>
For the second time of asking, would you care to re-read the post that you took your bite on, consider the information provided in it (it is only 18 words long, after all - 6 of which are padding), then think very carefully what it is saying..... imagine in your minds eye where it takes you as you read it.....
Then, once you've proven that you can read and comprehend, I may deign to reply to post.
Lots of love!
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Not us, well yes us but in reversal as our lack of ground is a crippling millstone so let's not worry others? To build up Sixfields in 3 stages, East stand, south stand extention and finally the north stand, thus giving us a ground thats free from current match day restrictions in which we can comfortably house many more visiting fans who are attracted to a proper ground, so by looking to achieve a 1% increase in our catchment giving gates of 8000 plus in a 12000 capacity ground that allows further growth and bigger attendances for the many more big attractive games we will get involved in, this way removes the stagnating obstacles we as a club never seem avoid. Basically doing things in an easy to achieve well publiced stages will gather momentum and introduce the buzz for following the football club of Northampton, something thats been missing for so long .
This is why you struggle to garner support for your views Beds. You are entirely too evasive when asked a direct question. Since Worcester has been the latest example of a viable business plan on here, can I quote Jim OToole the CEO at the time directly. “There is no point building it (the development at that time) because it is expensive until there is that pent up demand." Since Jim has undeniable direct experience of delivering the very result you want, how do you respond to his comments? Or perhaps Jim’s opinion is flawed and to be ignored?
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No one has ever put forward for a millstone of a ground as its not what we want or need. Possibly the only thing I ever agreed with Thomas on was when he suggested we don't want to be like MK with a massive ground, but when he didn't mention the 12000 capacity one, which we desperately need, I realised immediately that he was using diversionary tactics and wasting all our time. That was 3 years ago.
Meanwhile, Brentford's swanky new 17,000 capacity stadium to be unveiled for next season...right next to a large Chiswick based Fuller's pub...and another owned by Bass!
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