cityrebel Posted August 25, 2017 Report Share Posted August 25, 2017 So how long left at the present stadium, before it's surrounded by houses and the bulldozers move in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattK Posted August 25, 2017 Report Share Posted August 25, 2017 So how long left at the present stadium, before it's surrounded by houses and the bulldozers move in. The stadium is already surrounded by houses. They demolished the away pits and built a house in its place. Having the stadium there doesn't seem to have deterred people from buying the houses, which will obviously be the main concern of the developers. There are still several phases of development unstarted, so I think they will run the stadium until those phases are complete. I'd say probably three years before the stadium is closed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A ORLOV Posted August 25, 2017 Report Share Posted August 25, 2017 That wouldn't be hard to work out.. . Before the plans were seen, when originally they were going to shorten the present track to build across the corner of bend 1. Anyway just be careful of what you post as Poole could be next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted August 25, 2017 Report Share Posted August 25, 2017 Anyone got a drone they can send up to take some shots of the development/ stadium ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner85 Posted August 25, 2017 Report Share Posted August 25, 2017 Getting close to the end of the season and no news announced. The only positive is the Council still insist that the old stadium cannot be demolished until the new one is built. Even so it would be good to have an update from above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattK Posted August 25, 2017 Report Share Posted August 25, 2017 Getting close to the end of the season and no news announced. The only positive is the Council still insist that the old stadium cannot be demolished until the new one is built. Even so it would be good to have an update from above. Do you have a link to where that is stated in the planning documents? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A ORLOV Posted August 25, 2017 Report Share Posted August 25, 2017 (edited) Getting close to the end of the season and no news announced. The only positive is the Council still insist that the old stadium cannot be demolished until the new one is built. Even so it would be good to have an update from above. They can say what they want, and as usual they are talking out of their backside. Stadia can just stop the dog racing and tell speedway sorry you cannot rent the stadium anymore. Then just let it go to rack and ruin and later offer to build houses on it. The Council should have greatly reduced the number of houses Stadia could build until the new stadium was finished and up and running, where as Stadia have exceeded the house number they were allowed to build and have kept coming up with excuses for not starting the new one. Edited August 25, 2017 by A ORLOV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoke Potter Posted August 25, 2017 Report Share Posted August 25, 2017 (edited) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-41044810 Obviously not directly related but not good news for the likes of Swindon. A planning application from a cricket club that has been in place since 1866, has people in a new housing estate complaining about the noise of leather on willow and grunting players! What is the world coming to?!! Edited August 25, 2017 by Stoke Potter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted August 25, 2017 Report Share Posted August 25, 2017 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-41044810 Obviously not directly related but not good news for the likes of Swindon. A planning application from a cricket club that has been in place since 1866, has people in a new housing estate complaining about the noise of leather on willow and grunting players! What is the world coming to?!! Typical bloody NIMBYs. :mad: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OveFundinFan Posted August 26, 2017 Report Share Posted August 26, 2017 I'd say probably three years before the stadium is closed. They cant do that - they had their final meeting last year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sotonian Posted August 26, 2017 Report Share Posted August 26, 2017 They cant do that - they had their final meeting last year! Thought it was the year before that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OveFundinFan Posted August 26, 2017 Report Share Posted August 26, 2017 Why not have one every year, looks like one year it will be true, sadly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A ORLOV Posted August 26, 2017 Report Share Posted August 26, 2017 They cant do that - they had their final meeting last year! Thought it was the year before that. It was 2015 Why not have one every year, looks like one year it will be true, sadly Could do as no one knows when we might have a new stadium to move to. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 29, 2017 Report Share Posted September 29, 2017 Any views on this? https://coventryobserver.co.uk/news/save-our-bees-security-failure-prompts-council-to-issue-coventry-stadium-owners-formal-notice/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted September 29, 2017 Report Share Posted September 29, 2017 Any views on this? https://coventryobserver.co.uk/news/save-our-bees-security-failure-prompts-council-to-issue-coventry-stadium-owners-formal-notice/ My view is that it would be far better on a Coventry thread 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted September 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2017 My view is that it would be far better on a Coventry thread ...I would agree however it does highlight the fact that stadiums such as Coventry and Oxford have been left vacant, which is nothing short of a disgrace in my opinion, instead of being put to good use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foamfence Posted September 29, 2017 Report Share Posted September 29, 2017 My view is that it would be far better on a Coventry thread Exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waytogo28 Posted September 29, 2017 Report Share Posted September 29, 2017 Another one bites the dust sadly. And before much longer. Will there even be a Robins side at the Abbey in 2018? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted September 29, 2017 Report Share Posted September 29, 2017 ...I would agree however it does highlight the fact that stadiums such as Coventry and Oxford have been left vacant, which is nothing short of a disgrace in my opinion, instead of being put to good use.no worse than the situation at smallmead, where a functional stadium was pulled down and the site left untouched for years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted September 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2017 (edited) no worse than the situation at smallmead, where a functional stadium was pulled down and the site left untouched for years. Having read Reg Fearman's book wasn't there an issue that the promoters (Pat Bliss & Bill Dore) had altered the lease expiry date of the site thus it's ultimate premature closure? Edited September 29, 2017 by steve roberts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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