Trust look to buy the CG

[Jimmy HaveHave]

Asking or being offered?

[DMC]

Did we ask or the seats or through construction links were we offered them. This is what i was on about yesterday when i said to Chalky about rumours for the sake of it. 

[Bogus Dave]

Unless I rock up to the first home game and there’s a Liver bird on the Stratton bank who gives a fuck if they were free

I’m sure that when the yellow/green hodge podge we’re replaced in the arkells fifteen years ago they were second hand as well

[DiV]

Did we ask or the seats or through construction links were we offered them. This is what i was on about yesterday when i said to Chalky about rumours for the sake of it. 

Even if we asked for them….
We’ve only asked for them because we knew Liverpool have loads they are getting rid of…

If we’d spent any amount of money on new seats for the Bank people would have been moaning about them being a ‘waste of money’

Getting seats that might be used twice a year for free seems good business sense to me, as long as Liverpool don’t have a sell on clause when we try and flog ‘em.

[DiV]

Plus, they probably become one of, if not THE most successful ‘thing’ to ever be present at the CG.

[ChalkyWhiteIsGod]

Moaning about free seats is the sort of pointless fucking thing that allows happy clappers to dismiss genuine things that need to be moaned about. Its like the divy that moaned in the advisory notes about Jody Morris calling fans punters.

[Berniman]

Isn't recycling the in thing at the moment, better they are used somewhere than end up at landfill.  I bet nobody was moaning when we bought the stand from Aldershot back in the day (i think that is what happened)

[Jimmy HaveHave]

Old Army barracks and served us well.
I think it's only the one poster that it bothers that the seats aren't brand new😀

[Nomoreheroes]

How do we know they are free and from Liverpool?

[The Grim Reaper]

Can someone confirm we have the seats and they are bolted down? Worried that the seats might choose FGR at the last minute.

[Jimmy HaveHave]

I think Cowley is your man for the finer details😀

[Peter Venkman]

Can someone confirm we have the seats and they are bolted down? Worried that the seats might choose FGR at the last minute.

If they have come from Liverpool then they will be quite used to being bolted down hard so not to be nicked.

[horlock07]

Is the SB basically condemned now? I would have thought 90% of teams in league 2 wouldn't need it, but maybe a handful of teams if they are having a great season may look for extra tickets.

I suspect its reaching the stage that a decision needs to be made whether its worth spending a penny on the bank vs what it brings in with its very limited use, unless we get decent cup draws I don't see the point.

[RobertT]

This is where I'd like to see something concrete happening, pardon the pun.

I'd look at ripping down the Bank and levelling the ground - then, pending a larger decision on a new structure (something basic that can take the Town End crowd while that end is developed), pop some temporary Corporate facilities in there.  Minimal investment, nothing long term, but provides short term revenue options.  I imagine the only other work that would be needed is a re-org of some seating in the Arkells to give away fans the option of hitting the 10% mark required for some matches.

Not exactly this (just quickly googled): https://washingtonspirit.com/premium-seating/

A sort of nicer version of what Luton have down one side.  Good for a couple of years while a full development plan is put in place (the contract of sale requires something within 3 years to replace the Bank or equivalent work elsewhere).

[Batch]

I can see a habitable Bank gives scope to accommodate the Town End redevelopment.

Ideally we'd do what Rob said, but isn't the plan to lob a hotel or something into the town end redevelopment. Hence that gets done properly first.

we could probably accommodate the TE in the side stands though there are price problems, and reduced surplus for match day sales