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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2017 21:35:49 GMT
Badly missing a concourse so fans get together before the game, get a bar and a bookies in it, that will help. We currently have fans coming in 2.55 and leaving 10 mins to go to avoid track as there is no entertainment in the ground or anything to draw anyone in. Love the set up at Grimsby for away fans, like something Baddiel and Skinner would dream up. |
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Post by whopper1 on Feb 9, 2017 23:27:33 GMT
Badly missing a concourse so fans get together before the game, get a bar and a bookies in it, that will help. We currently have fans coming in 2.55 and leaving 10 mins to go to avoid track as there is no entertainment in the ground or anything to draw anyone in. Love the set up at Grimsby for away fans, like something Baddiel and Skinner would dream up. yeah the bar is hidden away in a tiny old storeroom or something, nice quirky little bar |
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Post by Mark Wright on Feb 10, 2017 14:44:54 GMT
Getting these heaters installed would really boost the winter attendances.  |
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Post by Rio Doherty on Feb 10, 2017 23:51:08 GMT
Getting these heaters installed would really boost the winter attendances. My word! 😂 Every little helps. |
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Post by Eaton rifle on Feb 11, 2017 0:02:03 GMT
Went to watch North Wales crusaders v Leeds rhinos a few years ago at Wrexham and as much as it pains me to say under their main stand they had bars, food Sky TV , all on one concourse. Just what we need but we haven't got the room unfortunately
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Post by blueseal76 on Feb 11, 2017 1:16:34 GMT
I've always thought a big billboard at the top of bumpers lane would be quite nice or one outside the ground? i doubt the council would ever allow it but seeming as i'm bored on a friday night heres a quick photoshop mock up as to what it could look like if ever to happen.  |
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Post by blueseal76 on Feb 11, 2017 1:19:21 GMT
Yeah otherwise if just our main stand was upgraded we'd be like Crewe with their towering main stand. However, do we have sufficient space behind the west stand? I don't go back there as I go Harry Mac/East stand for games but not sure there's an awful lot of space behind the stand. Tbh I think the away end (south stand) should take priority after the mainstand, so we can acommodate bigger followings. Why was it converted to seating? I'm too young to know. The away end ( South stand) was changed to seating by Vaughan as he wanted to hold boxing events at the ground i think? Stupid idea would never of worked! |
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Post by Anders on Feb 11, 2017 1:50:56 GMT
Yeah otherwise if just our main stand was upgraded we'd be like Crewe with their towering main stand. However, do we have sufficient space behind the west stand? I don't go back there as I go Harry Mac/East stand for games but not sure there's an awful lot of space behind the stand. Tbh I think the away end (south stand) should take priority after the mainstand, so we can acommodate bigger followings. Why was it converted to seating? I'm too young to know. The away end ( South stand) was changed to seating by Vaughan as he wanted to hold boxing events at the ground i think? Stupid idea would never of worked! I thought he just put the seats in as an excuse to charge away fans a few quid more? we were still in League 2 at the time so the away support was larger. Stupid move really as I’m sure he actually only ended up charging a flat rate around the ground? Horrendous decision anyway, I yearn for it be restored to its former self. It's just caused us logistical problems down the line and took 500 odd off the capacity. Cheers Vaughan, & Bob  ![]()  |
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Post by blueseal76 on Feb 11, 2017 1:53:22 GMT
The away end ( South stand) was changed to seating by Vaughan as he wanted to hold boxing events at the ground i think? Stupid idea would never of worked! I thought he just put the seats in as an excuse to charge away fans a few quid more? we were still in League 2 at the time so the away support was larger. Stupid move really as I’m sure he actually only ended up charging a flat rate around the ground? Horrendous decision anyway, I yearn for it be restored to its former self. It's just caused us logistical problems down the line and took 500 odd off the capacity. Cheers Vaughan, & Bob ![]() Sadly this day and age you see less and less terraces really sad tbh, would love to see it restored back to its former self though |
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Post by Rio Doherty on Feb 11, 2017 1:53:24 GMT
I've always thought a big billboard at the top of bumpers lane would be quite nice or one outside the ground? i doubt the council would ever allow it but seeming as i'm bored on a friday night heres a quick photoshop mock up as to what it could look like if ever to happen. That would stand out, nice touch. 👍 |
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Post by garoldblue on Feb 11, 2017 7:28:41 GMT
I've always thought a big billboard at the top of bumpers lane would be quite nice or one outside the ground? i doubt the council would ever allow it but seeming as i'm bored on a friday night heres a quick photoshop mock up as to what it could look like if ever to happen. What is the point of that little cut through they have put in the middle of the central reservation behind that sign? It's bugged me ever since they did it a few years back and I've still never seen anyone use it |
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Post by Rio Doherty on Feb 11, 2017 8:09:01 GMT
I've always thought a big billboard at the top of bumpers lane would be quite nice or one outside the ground? i doubt the council would ever allow it but seeming as i'm bored on a friday night heres a quick photoshop mock up as to what it could look like if ever to happen. What is the point of that little cut through they have put in the middle of the central reservation behind that sign? It's bugged me ever since they did it a few years back and I've still never seen anyone use it I don't know either. It's dangerous. |
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Post by Charfield Blue on Feb 11, 2017 10:25:00 GMT
What is the point of that little cut through they have put in the middle of the central reservation behind that sign? It's bugged me ever since they did it a few years back and I've still never seen anyone use it I don't know either. It's dangerous. Absolutely. You could walk straight into our new sign. Crazy. |
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Post by blueseal76 on Feb 11, 2017 22:18:30 GMT
I don't know either. It's dangerous. Absolutely. You could walk straight into our new sign. Crazy. Insurance job  |
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Post by Bobthe Shell on Feb 12, 2017 14:38:57 GMT
as I pay to park at the ground I'd like to see the numerous pot holes filled. I understood the car park fee was to be used for that very purpose.
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Post by Hannibal on Feb 12, 2017 14:50:01 GMT
Please don't take this the wrong way, but why spend money extending the ground when you cant fill what you have now, it would be like us building a new stand on the kop, we would never fill it unless the Welsh FA give us a international match. Two reasons. 1. if the capacity is 4100 as many have stated, that is not enough. They'll come a point we're selling out every game. (trust me on that!)2. We need to be able to accommodate more away fans as 1100-1200 is not enough space for when a big team comes i.e. FA Cup ties. I'll have some of what you're on, ha ha!! |
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Post by Hannibal on Feb 12, 2017 14:54:19 GMT
Unnecessary expenditure. We have a clock and if you do forget the score, ask the person next to you! Does anybody remember when a guy used to walk round the Sealand Road pitch with a board with half-time scores on it. |
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Post by cfc1885 on Feb 13, 2017 19:17:38 GMT
100% get a chip van in the carpark , we used to have one few years back wasnt too bad tbf
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Post by Rio Doherty on Feb 13, 2017 19:26:57 GMT
My dads mate works on the burger van near the skip.
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Post by bonecrusher on Feb 13, 2017 19:56:46 GMT
100% get a chip van in the carpark , we used to have one few years back wasnt too bad tbf With you on this one. |
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Post by cfc1885 on Feb 16, 2017 3:34:28 GMT
100% get a chip van in the carpark , we used to have one few years back wasnt too bad tbf With you on this one. Can't beat a good chips and gravy on a cold day🔵⚪️ |
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Post by Rio Doherty on Feb 28, 2017 18:19:21 GMT
This may sound daft and will cost money but haven't the club thought about ripping off the white seats for one of the 'C's' and replacing it with blue ones in the summer maybe, so it spells CFC.
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Post by border collie on Mar 1, 2017 10:26:09 GMT
I've always had the vision of our main stand being extended so that the back of the stand is in line with the offices bar etc. If you can picture what I mean. We only get 1500 for a home game ,in a capacity of over 5000 . We cant even afford a decent team , how are we ever going to afford to expand the ground ? |
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Post by loskasleftfoot on Mar 1, 2017 15:04:15 GMT
A Marquee beer tent on the car park for starters - something like Wycombe have at their ground.
I go to watch Harlequins occasionally and they have it spot on - a large concourse behind the main stand with live music on immediately after the game for 2-3 hours, a food court and a real ale bar.
With a little more vision we could have had all of that - they had attendances of 3-4k when the ground was re-built. Now 12,000 every week and half of them are still there an hour or so after the match.
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Post by bluboy79 on Mar 1, 2017 15:10:49 GMT
Could the Blues bar be extended by knocking through Club shop , offices etc creating larger area for food and drink maybe even other things such as conferences , seminars ? This would surely not cost a vast amount of money and could generate better profits. Club shop and office could be in portacabins ?
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Post by Rio Doherty on Mar 1, 2017 15:59:51 GMT
Could the Blues bar be extended by knocking through Club shop , offices etc creating larger area for food and drink maybe even other things such as conferences , seminars ? This would surely not cost a vast amount of money and could generate better profits. Club shop and office could be in portacabins ? That would be embarrassing. The club already host conferences. |
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Post by MPW on Mar 1, 2017 17:55:28 GMT
I do wonder if it would be worth changing our pitch to 3G after hearing how much they are used at the likes of TNS, Maidstone and Sutton. It would solve our training problem and could be used every day of the week which would make us money.
The only problem is that the Football League voted against them, but I can't see us getting back there any time soon.
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Post by dragonslayer on Mar 2, 2017 7:51:53 GMT
Could the Blues bar be extended by knocking through Club shop , offices etc creating larger area for food and drink maybe even other things such as conferences , seminars ? This would surely not cost a vast amount of money and could generate better profits. Club shop and office could be in portacabins ? That would be embarrassing. The club already host conferences. Why would it be embarrassing? This is a sensible idea. |
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Post by Rio Doherty on Mar 2, 2017 8:21:12 GMT
That would be embarrassing. The club already host conferences. Why would it be embarrassing? This is a sensible idea. I wouldn't like our offices to be in portakabins thanks. |
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Post by steveo1 on Mar 2, 2017 8:22:25 GMT
A Marquee beer tent on the car park for starters - something like Wycombe have at their ground. I go to watch Harlequins occasionally and they have it spot on - a large concourse behind the main stand with live music on immediately after the game for 2-3 hours, a food court and a real ale bar. With a little more vision we could have had all of that - they had attendances of 3-4k when the ground was re-built. Now 12,000 every week and half of them are still there an hour or so after the match. I like that idea, tranmere have done it the last 2 years and it's been really popular, seemed to be a similar thing at Southport last week although I didn't know anything about it. This type of thing is popular at race meetings, people staying hours afterwards for drinks and music etc. The blues bar after the game is not as busy as it used to be as people race home early to beat the traffic. |
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