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......re CG redevelopment, daresay Holt could do with a bit of support from anyone seriously bothered about the club progressing.

 The local freebie paper has started its own anti campaign, which of course has not been countered.....even going so far as to conflate a proposed build on the site of the Swindon Bowling Club, as somehow to do with STFC.

hmmm whatever we do we will be objected! people have lost interest now. despite the trusts efforts to make this happen i dont think it will because no matter where we go the old biddies and the single mums will always complain

if only Sussex Red was around to distract all the single mums  :o

I don't think I could get there in time  :)

I don't think I could get there in time  :)

why post the same thing 4 minutes later? are those single mums distracting you instead now?

hahaha

I did that the other night too.

I've worked out why it happened though. I'm thick.

Reggie isnt this meeting for residents only?

From what Ive read about this Central Outlook rag it seems that its one person trying to stir the shit up a bit.Its all to do with losing some of the "open" spaces near the ground and what constitutes open space.The Bowls club,Cricket Ground and Athletics track obviously aren't open space because they have gates around them and are only used by the clubs.I cant see it being problem as all will (I assume) be offered alternative sights with improved amenities.The plans for the area are supposed to take into account  the residents need for a bit of green space and after the problems with Shaw(went up there this morning and Ive still never seen anyone there) the developers would be stupid to try and fob them off.

just what is at shaw tip? i mean the residents moaned all day long but to save what? the only thing i would have moaned about was traffic because the whole of west swindon would have been bought to a halt

a field, a couple of trees, yeovil red and his dog

Theres a very young forest on a hill,its quite nice up there to be honest .There would have been more than enough room up there for 10 football grounds and still have a massive nature reserve but thats old ground so to speak.

I mentioned this on the Trust site and promptly the only ever person I have ever known to go up there regularly, a Mr Johnathan Doyle promptly appeared and declared that it was the Mecca for nature lovers miles around.  

Personally I herd it was quite a hot spot for dogging, but I wouldn’t want to cast aspersions!

Has this rag got an online linkage?

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  So you just turn up and say you live in Shrivenham Road who's to know?

  Although the Cricket club and athletics are members things, they are still open spaces of a sort, ie empty of people and traffic etc.

 The best way to get this going will be to promise the Council a purpose built mosque somewhere on the site.....Muslims are allowed to watch live matches, but not on the TV, so that's shouldn't be a problem......the club can then acuse the council of racism if they don't come on board.

Sounds like last nite went ok, but the residents want to see plans. On Wiltshire Sound this am, Bob Holt explained that 'green' areas were going to be kept by the south stand and the stratton bank.

Also according to BH, STFC and St Mowden have had a 'Dis-agreement'. St Mowden had plans which were too ambitious. BH was more concerned about the residents nearby.

The falling out with St M doesn't sound so good, as they may very well now pull the plug, although it could be a ploy, because if the football goes another development may be a lot worse for the locals.

 I don't think Holt is bullshitting when he says if this fails then there is another site in Wiltshire or they will look outside the county....my money would be on Newbury.

he better be lying when he says that!

Wroughton, Bassett, Highworth?
All put of Wiltshire County Council? Its ridiculous SBC should be behind us...

yeah they are all dicks! they cant get anything right! just look at the university and the macanics institute! they fucked them up as well!

Surely land in Newbury is more expensive than Swindon?

I don't think the fan base in Newbury would be that great either.  Reading QPR serve that area already.  And surely there are more mockneys in Newbury than there are here.

Depends what kind of land it is........land in Reading is more expensive, but didn't stop Madejski.

yeah but he is a millionaire

True enough,theres plenty of room up near Cheiveley :cry:

Id change to Supermarine i suppose..

i dont know who id change to. i think ill not bother and just go on hating oxford!

  Depends what size of club you'd be looking to set up, take as you template something like Rushden......middle of nowhere, but with excellent community style facilites......was easily getting 4 or so thousand last season.

 OK Griggs has backed out, so they're down the pan, but a place the size of Newbury may well be interested in gaining bespoke sporting facilities.

Reg,dont take this the wrong way but you seem to enjoy scaremongering. :shock:

the thought of being the next Franchise really does scare me actually :o

Oi! he's fought in 2 world wars for the right to scaremonger :wink:

Yeah Reg does seem like the Uncle who tells you there's no heaven and when you die you just get eaten by worrms and suchlike.

I just look at the evidence and try and arrive at logical conclusions.

    The fact that the company is run from a Newbury address, leads me to suspect that there are Newbury connections in the background at STFC.

     So when Holt talks of a move out of the county, this seems the obvious link.

yep but who really wants to go to newbury?

Nobody....that I know of.     This would be a last resort.

totally! i would never travel to newbury! maybe STFC should do a free bus for fans to newbury that way a lot more people would still go

Ok fair enough Reg.I just remember you telling us a few weeks back that you were convinced we were about to play our last game and we should all get along and buy programmes as a momento.

hmmmmm......... :?

Well when you've been issued with a winding up order in the High Court, I don't think its exactly scaremongering, to point out that things are close to the edge......remember this debt has only been covered by a loan......underwritten by guarantees against Wills' property.....

   Generally speaking I'd like some of our fanbase to be a bit more appreciative of the fragile nature of our clubs existence and if its something they value being a bit more proactive in trying to keep it going.

Yup,I think the same way but mainly about myself.There are so many EASY things we could all do to help but its easier not to bother. :(

I prefer to ignore it and hope it all goes away :(

That would be mint, i live in Chieveley (spell it right boyo!), i could walk to matches, might even open a bar for you lot....well they will never move out of wiltshire, berkshire is very reading around here, i am out numbered by reading fans wherever i go in this county  :?

You being 1 person? Is that really a suprise?

Ah but what you don't realise is that Whits is actually over 2000 people and yet he's still outnumbered. :o

i'm a big lad, i count for at least 5...  :shock:  :D

Ok reg.I'm just a bit miffed that I took your advice and bought up 250 programmes to sell on to fans once we went bust. :D

Ha ha, very good Bazza!
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