Stadium Redevelopment Gathers Momentum

[Cookie]

The council would probably be interested in a partnership to run a leisure centre. The Oasis is past it's sell by date. If you could get a leisure centre on site with an Olympic size swimming pool and decent facilities that would probably help meet council priorities more so than conference/hotel/casino etc etc.

The County Ground could become a community sporting hub, this would see 7 days a week income and a partnership between club and council. Build it all on the Town End car park and CG extension and hey presto.

[jonny72]

Pretty certain the Oasis has reached the end of its life expectancy (or will do soon) and a replacement is on the cards at some point. Don't see how you could fit it on the CG site unless the cricket pitch and field were included, though I guess this would free up the Oasis site for development.

[pauld]

The council would probably be interested in a partnership to run a leisure centre. The Oasis is past it's sell by date. If you could get a leisure centre on site with an Olympic size swimming pool and decent facilities that would probably help meet council priorities more so than conference/hotel/casino etc etc.

The County Ground could become a community sporting hub, this would see 7 days a week income and a partnership between club and council. Build it all on the Town End car park and CG extension and hey presto.

That's pretty much what we proposed 3 years ago in the Trust proposals, referenced earlier in this thread. jonny's right though, you couldn't put a full Oasis replacement at the CG without using the pretty much the whole site, although you can do a lot without using the cricket pitch but not all of it. IIRC, the swimming pool was the big space issue.

[Samdy Gray]

IIRC, the swimming pool was the big space issue.

What about having a retractable pitch that slides away underneath the side stands to reveal a swimming pool underneath. Now that's an idea!

[DiV]

I think I actually suggested that back then.

I think it was our relegation season so a mid game retraction and drowning cover up was also thought of...

[pauld]

I think I actually suggested that back then.

I think it was our relegation season so a mid game retraction and drowning cover up was also thought of...

That does vaguely ring a bell of cold late nights in an underheated disused toilet Diamandis could have used it as a James Bond villain style piranha pool. He could sit in the Arkells, white cat on lap while unwanted chief execs/disillusioned investors strode across the pitch, only for him to click a hidden button, retract the cover and dump into the ravenous pirahnas belief. He leans back, a satisfied smile on his face as he surveys the boiling thrashing water and mutters "It was a loan....."

Ah, what might have been ...

[nevillew]

This organisation does not tolerate failure, Mr Bond...

[pauld]

This organisation does not tolerate failure, Mr Bond...

Can't see Diamandis saying that, his whole business model seems to be built on failure

[SwindonTartanArmy]

Can't see Diamandis saying that, his whole business model seems to be built on failure

This organisation does not tolerate success Mr Fitton