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« Reply #1515 on: Monday, October 9, 2023, 14:10:32 » |
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I know it hasn’t been built yet but fucking hell it’s depressing how far we’ve fallen behind them, Reading and Bristol City in regards to infrastructure. |
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« Reply #1516 on: Monday, October 9, 2023, 14:17:19 » |
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It looks decent.
Making a computer generators 1 minute video and actually building it are two very different things (obviously) I mean if they get that built before we’ve done anything to our ground we might as well just give up now.
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« Reply #1517 on: Monday, October 9, 2023, 14:19:06 » |
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Well City and Reading had multi millionaire backers. So yeah its annoying we didn't get one of them.
Always thought Oxford's owners were a bit shady, could have that wrong, but we'll see. its not built yet but fair play if it is - they'll have built 2 stadiums in the time we have done nothing.
I'll contemplate that while looking at the 1960s (anti pigeon) shot holes in the town end roof overhang.
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« Reply #1518 on: Monday, October 9, 2023, 14:41:54 » |
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What's the proposed capacity, looks very inverse tardis (looks big outside but small inside).
Still needs to get planning permission though......
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« Reply #1519 on: Monday, October 9, 2023, 14:43:29 » |
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I think it’s 18,000 capacity.
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« Reply #1520 on: Monday, October 9, 2023, 14:56:14 » |
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Well City and Reading had multi millionaire backers. So yeah its annoying we didn't get one of them.
It's also worth bearing in mind that both Oxford and Reading had absolute shit tips of grounds that had to be upgraded just to meet modern(ish) standards, the CG might be a bit of a dump, but its the fucking Emirates v. those two grounds, although admittedly its not like we have spent cash elsewhere whilst neglecting the ground. its not built yet but fair play if it is - they'll have built 2 stadiums in the time we have done nothing.
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« Reply #1521 on: Monday, October 9, 2023, 15:35:46 » |
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Come on, 1.75 stadia at best ]  |
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« Reply #1522 on: Monday, October 9, 2023, 16:49:18 » |
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I will be dead before the first spade gets stuck in the Ground at Swindon.😂
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« Reply #1523 on: Monday, October 9, 2023, 17:21:49 » |
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It's also worth bearing in mind that both Oxford and Reading had absolute shit tips of grounds that had to be upgraded just to meet modern(ish) standards, the CG might be a bit of a dump, but its the fucking Emirates v. those two grounds, although admittedly its not like we have spent cash elsewhere whilst neglecting the ground. Come on, 1.75 stadia at best The Manor was quite something, was non-league standard. Elm Park was like a time warp back to the 1930's, so a good point. |
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« Reply #1524 on: Monday, October 9, 2023, 18:29:54 » |
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The Manor was not much of a ground but remember they came from non league in the sixties. Give it it's due it had a great atmosphere.
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« Reply #1525 on: Monday, October 9, 2023, 19:56:54 » |
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The main thing wrong with that stadium video, there's too many people in the ground.
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« Reply #1526 on: Monday, October 9, 2023, 19:58:24 » |
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The Manor was not much of a ground but remember they came from non league in the sixties. Give it it's due it had a great atmosphere.
Great atmosphere at The Manor for sure, not sure about Elm Park. |
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« Reply #1527 on: Tuesday, October 10, 2023, 07:30:39 » |
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Great atmosphere at The Manor for sure, not sure about Elm Park.
I went to Elm Park 4 times, my first away game there in the late 70's was never good atmosphere there from what I remember, they seemed to care more about Aldershot than us. |
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« Reply #1528 on: Tuesday, October 10, 2023, 07:42:16 » |
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A few of the clubs that were lifted out of obscurity by being purchased by a benevolent owner always seem to disintegrate when that owner eventually sells up or loses interest.
Wigan, Reading, Blackburn (to a lesser extent), FGR seemed bolloxed
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« Reply #1529 on: Tuesday, October 10, 2023, 10:14:13 » |
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You could add us to that list - we’ve largely struggled since Black ran out of patience with PDC.
There have been bright spots - the play off campaign of 14-15, and the L2 championship in 2019-20 but regularly undermined by financial struggles.
The thing with Reading and Wigan is after relegation from the PL they overspent trying to get back and haven’t stabilised properly since.
In some ways the overachieving in the Garner season (based on where we were late July 2021) raised expectations before we really had the underlying stability to progress.
The trouble is we all would like success now - hence our grumbling about not funding the squad at the level we really need to sustain a challenge for autos.
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