singy13 Posted November 10, 2018 Report Share Posted November 10, 2018 15 minutes ago, Lord Lucan said: I'm looking at the local scene here for sport not the occasional big game involving somebody else, how often will Town fill it with 8000 or Reds that's what I'm saying and, why not address the point I made about the temporary seating, it can be done so a triple sport stadium could be built and if one or more fall by the wayside it's still usable in some form? Derwent Park has only been filled once since opening in 1956.......1965 for a Wigan cup tie ...17,741. So filling on a regular basis not gonna happen........yes I agree temp seats might just work for a triple sports solution....but who are we to say? I see Town are right now asking for volunteers to help clean up/paint/etc at Derwent Park.......maybe, hopefully, the new stadium will be further away on the horizon than first mooted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Lucan Posted November 10, 2018 Report Share Posted November 10, 2018 15 minutes ago, singy13 said: Derwent Park has only been filled once since opening in 1956.......1965 for a Wigan cup tie ...17,741. So filling on a regular basis not gonna happen........yes I agree temp seats might just work for a triple sports solution....but who are we to say? I see Town are right now asking for volunteers to help clean up/paint/etc at Derwent Park.......maybe, hopefully, the new stadium will be further away on the horizon than first mooted? One thing's for sure Singy, 50yrs time won't see either of us around to point the finger and say "I told you so" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singy13 Posted November 10, 2018 Report Share Posted November 10, 2018 2 minutes ago, Lord Lucan said: One thing's for sure Singy, 50yrs time won't see either of us around to point the finger and say "I told you so" Ha, ha,....that's for sure...............but hey many great memories of good old DP.......back in 1970 I would never have dreamt of watching my speedway team do a treble....and as I've said before I was one of those 17,741.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Lucan Posted November 10, 2018 Report Share Posted November 10, 2018 9 minutes ago, singy13 said: Ha, ha,....that's for sure...............but hey many great memories of good old DP.......back in 1970 I would never have dreamt of watching my speedway team do a treble....and as I've said before I was one of those 17,741.. Deffo, not much success but a lot of good times!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gismo Posted November 10, 2018 Report Share Posted November 10, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, singy13 said: Derwent Park has only been filled once since opening in 1956.......1965 for a Wigan cup tie ...17,741. So filling on a regular basis not gonna happen........yes I agree temp seats might just work for a triple sports solution....but who are we to say? I see Town are right now asking for volunteers to help clean up/paint/etc at Derwent Park.......maybe, hopefully, the new stadium will be further away on the horizon than first mooted? I don't know about Town asking for any volunteers, however, it would not surprise me if the new stadium plans are just that. With the news that Toshiba are pulling out of the proposed Moorside build, it would not surprise me if the new stadium plans get shelved to. Edited November 10, 2018 by Gismo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenga Posted November 10, 2018 Report Share Posted November 10, 2018 3 hours ago, Lord Lucan said: Beg's the question then, why sign yourself up to 50 year's of payments for stadium usage you may never see out? Also, should both club's expire before their collective time, who's picking up the bill for the shortfall? council tax payers ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Lucan Posted November 10, 2018 Report Share Posted November 10, 2018 1 minute ago, jenga said: council tax payers ! Do you think they'll still have that in 50yrs J? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenga Posted November 10, 2018 Report Share Posted November 10, 2018 1 hour ago, singy13 said: Derwent Park has only been filled once since opening in 1956.......1965 for a Wigan cup tie ...17,741. So filling on a regular basis not gonna happen........yes I agree temp seats might just work for a triple sports solution....but who are we to say? I see Town are right now asking for volunteers to help clean up/paint/etc at Derwent Park.......maybe, hopefully, the new stadium will be further away on the horizon than first mooted? i have a good few hundred litres of paint they can use . its sorta redish . well pink really . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenga Posted November 10, 2018 Report Share Posted November 10, 2018 1 hour ago, singy13 said: Ha, ha,....that's for sure...............but hey many great memories of good old DP.......back in 1970 I would never have dreamt of watching my speedway team do a treble....and as I've said before I was one of those 17,741.. as robbie williams said. youre the 1 .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenga Posted November 10, 2018 Report Share Posted November 10, 2018 6 minutes ago, Lord Lucan said: Do you think they'll still have that in 50yrs J? i will put a bet on it . you can pay me in 50yrs time . lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff100 Posted November 11, 2018 Report Share Posted November 11, 2018 The thing with both town and the reds their run by "boards" indeed town just have a new chairman will these people be held to account to a 50 yr lease the boards could change with people saying i didnt sign anything nowt to do with me guv. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cometbaz Posted November 11, 2018 Report Share Posted November 11, 2018 Surely if the lease is signed by a limited company then that company goes bust, the council would have no comeback? So all any club has to do to commit to a 50 year lease is become a limited company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byker Biker Posted November 11, 2018 Report Share Posted November 11, 2018 9 minutes ago, cometbaz said: Surely if the lease is signed by a limited company then that company goes bust, the council would have no comeback? So all any club has to do to commit to a 50 year lease is become a limited company. Except the lease may require cross guarantees to a holding company or personal guarantees from Directors, we're talking Laura here and whilst she has had cash flow problems she always gets settled up. She would have her whole future to lose if it went wrong but it is unlikely her trustees will allow that sort of commitment and she doesn't shirk her responsibilities. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singy13 Posted November 11, 2018 Report Share Posted November 11, 2018 10 hours ago, Gismo said: I don't know about Town asking for any volunteers, however, it would not surprise me if the new stadium plans are just that. With the news that Toshiba are pulling out of the proposed Moorside build, it would not surprise me if the new stadium plans get shelved to. Never thought of that....but you make a very interesting point....time will tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topaz325 Posted November 14, 2018 Report Share Posted November 14, 2018 Workington listed in the teams for 2019....... ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff100 Posted November 14, 2018 Report Share Posted November 14, 2018 Yippy looks like good news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff100 Posted November 14, 2018 Report Share Posted November 14, 2018 38 point team average going to be some weak teams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comet49 Posted November 14, 2018 Report Share Posted November 14, 2018 Yeh good news, 38 points a big drop from what it was. Thought it would have been 6 man teams, glad it’s not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff100 Posted November 14, 2018 Report Share Posted November 14, 2018 The likes of cook and wells are now almost unemployable in our league where as someone like kyle is worth his weight in gold, all to fit in 1 extra team ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenga Posted November 14, 2018 Report Share Posted November 14, 2018 30 minutes ago, geoff100 said: 38 point team average going to be some weak teams get danny phillips signed up before scunny do ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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