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Post subject: New stand ... start saving  Posted: 17 Jul 2017, 14:25 |
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Post subject: Re: New stand ... start saving Posted: 17 Jul 2017, 15:38 |
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I see they have a Football Foundation grant.
As I remember from past club statements, those grants are only available for cantilever design stands/terraces. And we can't build one at that end of the ground due to the stream/culvert.
Better to focus on raising money for a new main stand.
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Post subject: Re: New stand ... start saving Posted: 17 Jul 2017, 16:16 |
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RegencyCheltenhamSpa wrote: I see they have a Football Foundation grant.
As I remember from past club statements, those grants are only available for cantilever design stands/terraces. And we can't build one at that end of the ground due to the stream/culvert.
Better to focus on raising money for a new main stand. I don't understand the argument about the culvert /stream. If man can build a bridge over the Severn estuary then surely he is quite capable of building a stand across a little culvert/stream in Whaddon.
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Post subject: Re: New stand ... start saving Posted: 17 Jul 2017, 16:19 |
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Given that our new stand is likely to cost in the region of £5million I'm not sure fan donations will make that much of a dent but no reason why we cannot participate once we have a plan.
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Post subject: Re: New stand ... start saving Posted: 17 Jul 2017, 16:35 |
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Better to see such a grant going towards some new forwards  !
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Post subject: Re: New stand ... start saving Posted: 17 Jul 2017, 17:23 |
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Red Duke wrote: RegencyCheltenhamSpa wrote: I see they have a Football Foundation grant.
As I remember from past club statements, those grants are only available for cantilever design stands/terraces. And we can't build one at that end of the ground due to the stream/culvert.
Better to focus on raising money for a new main stand. I don't understand the argument about the culvert /stream. If man can build a bridge over the Severn estuary then surely he is quite capable of building a stand across a little culvert/stream in Whaddon. I don't know. I am not an engineer - just repeating what the club have stated in the past. I assume because of the way cantilevers are built. A non-cantilever stand is possible to build over the stream, but these are not eligible for Football Foundation grants.
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Post subject: Re: New stand ... start saving Posted: 17 Jul 2017, 17:42 |
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RegencyCheltenhamSpa wrote: Red Duke wrote: RegencyCheltenhamSpa wrote: I see they have a Football Foundation grant.
As I remember from past club statements, those grants are only available for cantilever design stands/terraces. And we can't build one at that end of the ground due to the stream/culvert.
Better to focus on raising money for a new main stand. I don't understand the argument about the culvert /stream. If man can build a bridge over the Severn estuary then surely he is quite capable of building a stand across a little culvert/stream in Whaddon. I don't know. I am not an engineer - just repeating what the club have stated in the past. I assume because of the way cantilevers are built. A non-cantilever stand is possible to build over the stream, but these are not eligible for Football Foundation grants. It sounds to me an excuse to avoid doing something dressed up as 3B's.
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Post subject: Re: New stand ... start saving Posted: 17 Jul 2017, 17:45 |
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Red Duke wrote: RegencyCheltenhamSpa wrote: I see they have a Football Foundation grant.
As I remember from past club statements, those grants are only available for cantilever design stands/terraces. And we can't build one at that end of the ground due to the stream/culvert.
Better to focus on raising money for a new main stand. I don't understand the argument about the culvert /stream. If man can build a bridge over the Severn estuary then surely he is quite capable of building a stand across a little culvert/stream in Whaddon. It`s not an engineering problem,more a financial one !
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Post subject: Re: New stand ... start saving Posted: 18 Jul 2017, 11:06 |
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I don't believe Football Foundation grants are available for terraces at all? Morecambe had to fund their stadium entirely without grants because it has terracing, IIRC.
Does the new stand remove the last bit of terracing at Stevenage? If so, I absolutely don't understand why their fans would support this. I firmly believe supporters should have the option of standing at football matches.
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Post subject: Re: New stand ... start saving Posted: 18 Jul 2017, 12:34 |
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Jerry St Clair wrote: I don't believe Football Foundation grants are available for terraces at all? Morecambe had to fund their stadium entirely without grants because it has terracing, IIRC.
Does the new stand remove the last bit of terracing at Stevenage? If so, I absolutely don't understand why their fans would support this. I firmly believe supporters should have the option of standing at football matches. I completely agree. I hope that WR never becomes all-seater.
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Post subject: Re: New stand ... start saving Posted: 18 Jul 2017, 13:55 |
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I'd prefer to keep a terrace behind the goal but believe we need more seats so the new main stand (hopefully 3000+) must be all seater.
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Post subject: Re: New stand ... start saving Posted: 18 Jul 2017, 13:59 |
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Who will sit in those seats?
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Post subject: Re: New stand ... start saving Posted: 18 Jul 2017, 14:45 |
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horlickfanclub wrote: Who will sit in those seats? Ours fans Horlick  We have sold out home seating on a reasonably regular basis to clearly justify we need more availability for bigger games.
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Post subject: Re: New stand ... start saving Posted: 18 Jul 2017, 15:12 |
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horlickfanclub wrote: Who will sit in those seats? 3,000 people when we have a big Cup game etc. 3,000 when there is a big away following. 2,000 when we have a big league game. 1,500 when we have a normal league game. Your point?
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Post subject: Re: New stand ... start saving Posted: 18 Jul 2017, 18:46 |
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I hope our stadium becomes all-seater when we're in the Premier League, before safe standing is rolled out 
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