Jim Little's dream

[tans]

agreed.

[Luci]

I dont care where the stadium is as long as it is within the borough and theres parking nearby.

Buses run everywhere in Swindon so no excuse for people who moan about a change of location.

[The_Plagiarist]

oxfordshire could do with a football league team.

or a dose of napalm  :rolf harris:

[Ardiles]

When they were looking at the Front Garden site years ago, I always thought that building a new railway station on the Swindon - Temple Meads line might be viable.  That way, you have a Park & Ride facility for traffic coming in off the Great Western Way, and the station could also provide shuttle services to Swindon Station on match days.

As it happens, this is pretty much exactly what is now happening in Reading, where a new station is being built at Green Park on the Reading - Basingstoke line.  It will serve the business park there, and the Madejski on match days.

[suttonred]

Must be a new line as the reading/basingstoke line goes out through reading west and is nowhere near the stadium

[kevjoycreed]

The bottom of Blunsdon Hill next to the new Blunsdon Bypass would do lovely, perfect access for the short trip from Ciren  

[Barry Scott]

He's said, on more than one occasion, that they are committed to keeping the Club within the borough.

But lets all dredge Chippenham up again anyway..................

Indeed. It's just one of those mongisms that has to be pulled out of the hat when a stadium is mentioned.

It seems de rigeur to have a bunch of stupid throwaway comments attached to every thread, ad infinitum, wherever slightly applicable.

I'm sure it's some people's way of ensuring they say something, supposedly constructive (because no ones heard that before), rather than staring blankly at the screen and eating their earwax.

[TalkTalk]

Must be a new line as the reading/basingstoke line goes out through reading west and is nowhere near the stadium

It tunnels under the M4 right by Green Park and within walking distance of the Madejski.

http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=469960&y=169880&z=3&sv=469960,169880&st=4&ar=Y&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf&ax=469960&ay=169880

[Ardiles]

Must be a new line as the reading/basingstoke line goes out through reading west and is nowhere near the stadium

It tunnels under the M4 right by Green Park and within walking distance of the Madejski.

http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=469960&y=169880&z=3&sv=469960,169880&st=4&ar=Y&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf&ax=469960&ay=169880

Here is a recent article in the Reading Evening Post about the new station.

http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/2013/2013812/the_train_now_arriving_at

I'm sure something like this could work in Swindon.  (And that way, we wouldn't have to give up on the Glue Pot on match days.)

[Bushey Boy]

Must be a new line as the reading/basingstoke line goes out through reading west and is nowhere near the stadium

It tunnels under the M4 right by Green Park and within walking distance of the Madejski.

http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=469960&y=169880&z=3&sv=469960,169880&st=4&ar=Y&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf&ax=469960&ay=169880

Think of teh poor soil alan? I demand a protest

[Lumps]

I think people need to realise that there's a difference between the borough and the Town.

We've already been told that the development would be in the borough, we've now been that most of the potential sites are near the Town. What does that mean? Well North Star is near the Town. The County ground is probably only "near" the Town for Christ sake!

The time when the vast majority of Swindon fans lived in Central, Walcot and Parks and walked to the game has been gone for 30 years at least. Our fans that live in Swindon are spread from Grange Park to Covingham, the Northern Development to Old Town, no matter where you put the bugger someone's going to have to take a bloody bus or drive.

As long as the development is in Swindon, has the facilities that are needed to stabilise the clubs finances and takes due account of the needs and wants of the fan base, which Little makes the required nod to, it sounds positive to me.

[Arriba]

He's said, on more than one occasion, that they are committed to keeping the Club within the borough.

But lets all dredge Chippenham up again anyway..................

Indeed. It's just one of those mongisms that has to be pulled out of the hat when a stadium is mentioned.

It seems de rigeur to have a bunch of stupid throwaway comments attached to every thread, ad infinitum, wherever slightly applicable.

I'm sure it's some people's way of ensuring they say something, supposedly constructive (because no ones heard that before), rather than staring blankly at the screen and eating their earwax.

as i raised it i'll explain why. it was the first thing that came to my mind when readign this thread so i typed it.nothing more,nothing less.
if an alternative location is being mentioned in the press ect then j17 going to come up in forum debate isn't it?

[TalkTalk]

This is the bit that bothers me:

We have the finances in place to develop a new stadium, it depends on the level of bureaucracy we encounter.

"Ultimately it is a BEST Holdings development in concert with Swindon Town Football Club and we won't be letting any third parties get in the way."

Presumably that doesn't include the council, planning policy or planning permission then...

[herthab]

I would've thought that it is a reference to St Mowden?

[The_Plagiarist]

now's the time to get the diggers down to shaw tip clear out all the dog shit and rip the trees up... hey presto we have a viable site again. :smiling evil face: :smiling evil face: