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I always thought it was the residents of Shriv Rd that put the mockers on that
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« Reply #61 on: Tuesday, November 18, 2014, 21:52:56 » |
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I always thought it was the residents of Shriv Rd that put the mockers on that
Nope, as long as the roof is below a certain level. |
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« Reply #62 on: Tuesday, November 18, 2014, 22:30:14 » |
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The bank is quite a lot bigger than the town end. It would be great to see a roof on it.... But under no circumstances must the (worlds largest) Rolex go.
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« Reply #63 on: Tuesday, November 18, 2014, 22:36:39 » |
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The bank is quite a lot bigger than the town end. It would be great to see a roof on it.... But under no circumstances must the (worlds largest) Rolex go.
Jed missed that during his tenure |
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« Reply #64 on: Tuesday, November 18, 2014, 22:54:28 » |
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Stratton Bank with a roof would be a start in the right direction. Guess they could permanently move away fans from The Arkells Stand then. Away fans would make a bit of noise meaning home fans might wake up! Atmosphere in Town End was quality at times on Saturday.
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« Reply #65 on: Wednesday, November 19, 2014, 03:59:32 » |
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Nope, as long as the roof is below a certain level.
Still the trouble of trying to get a roof on the bank is that it will take away the natural light going into the first 2 or 3 houses next to it, the club has for all the years ive been going have tried without success to put one there, but, there has always been objections from the residents in those houses. In fact the town used to own the first house next to the bank, used to house the loanees and apprentices, and even then they still could not get permission. The only way that the bank could be redeveloped is the club buying the said houses and knocking them down, but then they would have to have some sort of housing as part of the build.  |
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« Reply #66 on: Wednesday, November 19, 2014, 05:38:11 » |
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The local council paid for Posh's new stand
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« Reply #67 on: Wednesday, November 19, 2014, 06:25:34 » |
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Oh I know they won't help. But saying "They won't benefit at all from helping" is a bit of a stretch.
what good is a redeveloped stadium to SBC? the council would happily be rid of the football club. |
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« Reply #68 on: Wednesday, November 19, 2014, 06:37:00 » |
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Still the trouble of trying to get a roof on the bank is that it will take away the natural light going into the first 2 or 3 houses next to it, the club has for all the years ive been going have tried without success to put one there, but, there has always been objections from the residents in those houses. In fact the town used to own the first house next to the bank, used to house the loanees and apprentices, and even then they still could not get permission. The only way that the bank could be redeveloped is the club buying the said houses and knocking them down, but then they would have to have some sort of housing as part of the build. That is not totally correct .When the club put forward the plans for the don rogers stand in the 90s they also included a stand of exactly the same height on the stratton bank with a capacity of 3500.This was rejected by the council because of the issue with blocking light to the houses behind.However the planning inspecter at the time did advise the club that a structure no higher than the clock (what ever height that is) would be acceptable,so in theory a roof on stratton bank could be ok under these guidelines.The club obviously did not persue the bank redevelopment at the time. |
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« Reply #69 on: Wednesday, November 19, 2014, 07:49:49 » |
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Putting a roof on Stratton Bank is like putting a bow on a turd.
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« Reply #70 on: Wednesday, November 19, 2014, 09:22:11 » |
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what good is a redeveloped stadium to SBC?
the council would happily be rid of the football club.
Read my previous reply below: "And in regards to the Council not getting any benefit in helping with developments to the ground this isn't quite true. Example: if we got into the Championship and the Stratton Bank/replacement end was in use every week that would be an extra 1,000 fans at the ground every weekend from all over the country. They'd bring their pennies and spend them in the surrounding pubs, car parks, parking fines, food venues, renting of hotels etc. all contributing to the economy of Swindon thus helping the SBC." That's all a complete assumption though. |
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« Reply #71 on: Wednesday, November 19, 2014, 09:36:59 » |
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Don't think it's that black and white mate. If there was benefit to them they would've already helped us.
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« Reply #72 on: Wednesday, November 19, 2014, 10:02:26 » |
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Don't think it's that black and white mate. If there was benefit to them they would've already helped us.
Maybe the benefits it would bring are outweighed by the trouble football brings and the complaints from local residents. |
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« Reply #73 on: Wednesday, November 19, 2014, 10:52:09 » |
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The local council paid for Posh's new stand
I'd be interested in a bit more info on this Audrey, as my understanding is it's more or less impossible due to Government rules. |
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« Reply #74 on: Wednesday, November 19, 2014, 11:09:00 » |
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Putting a roof on Stratton Bank is like putting a bow on a turd.
Remember when we were last at that level....Baggies fans whinging because several of them ended up in PMH, (shows how long ago it was), with hypothermia caused by exposure in open seating. Their gripe was....it's the 20th Century FFS....we're now 15 years into the 21st (projected by promotion). Think away fans could tolerate basic facilities if they're at least not getting wet and cold. |
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