Big sky blue news tomorrow (13 Viewers)

[Kneeza]

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Heard it here first

Jeez. That brings back memories. I had a Wang terminal just like that at Jag Radford in the eighties.
How things have moved on.

 

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[Kneeza]

The parking thing pisses me off.
I have a house just off Hall Green Road (my mum lives in it) which is affected by the restrictions. I have to have a pass to park outside my own house, which is utterly ridiculous given the distance from the ground. It's a good 25 to 30 minutes walk, so hardly convenient.
It wouldn't hurt them to make the area smaller (nobody I know there gives a shit given that nobody had any parking hassles before it got ugly), but hey, CCC.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

The parking thing pisses me off.
I have a house just off Hall Green Road (my mum lives in it) which is affected by the restrictions. I have to have a pass to park outside my own house, which is utterly ridiculous given the distance from the ground. It's a good 25 to 30 minutes walk, so hardly convenient.
It wouldn't hurt them to make the area smaller (nobody I know there gives a shit given that nobody had any parking hassles before it got ugly), but hey, CCC.

Good shout that

 

[fernandopartridge]

I do wonder whether the parking exclusion zone is valid given the lack of alternative transport provision. There were special buses back to town in the early years but I've not seen one of these for a long time

 

[Mcbean]

of course the restrictions were based on an average gate of 20k

 

[shmmeee]

The parking thing pisses me off.
I have a house just off Hall Green Road (my mum lives in it) which is affected by the restrictions. I have to have a pass to park outside my own house, which is utterly ridiculous given the distance from the ground. It's a good 25 to 30 minutes walk, so hardly convenient.
It wouldn't hurt them to make the area smaller (nobody I know there gives a shit given that nobody had any parking hassles before it got ugly), but hey, CCC.

Have you contacted your councillor?

They’re leaning on constituent voice here, if you aren’t making yours heard you can’t complain.

 

[Nick]

I do wonder whether the parking exclusion zone is valid given the lack of alternative transport provision. There were special buses back to town in the early years but I've not seen one of these for a long time

It's completely pointless and just seems to be a bit of a money maker.

I can understand people getting pissed off with dickheads who might block their car in on a Saturday afternoon but it seemed to work at St Andrews to just park on the road.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Have you contacted your councillor?

They’re leaning on constituent voice here, if you aren’t making yours heard you can’t complain.

That’s absolutely right

 

[Kneeza]

Have you contacted your councillor?

They’re leaning on constituent voice here, if you aren’t making yours heard you can’t complain.

Don't think my councillor would give a shit either.
However, yes, my mum (who is the resident and voter there) raised it at least twice before, with no response whatsoever.
I intend to raise it again (in her voice; she's too old -90 - and frail - extremely - now to do it herself) in the near future.

 

[chiefdave]

I can understand people getting pissed off with dickheads who might block their car in on a Saturday afternoon but it seemed to work at St Andrews to just park on the road.

Used to live about 500 metres from Fratton Park. Zero parking restrictions and never had a problem.

 

[Gregbant]

Used to live about 500 metres from Fratton Park. Zero parking restrictions and never had a problem.

Admit it, you were a student with no car or drive who cycled everywhere even when drunk. Plus this is the mighty Sky Blues we are talking about not a tin pot club with Bell ringing thugs for fans

 

[Magwitch1]

The parking restrictions are biased against the football fan.
When matches are on at the Ricoh there are traffic wardens out and about, I have never seen any when rugby is on.

 

[Alkhen]

I'm getting flash backs of my Dad trawling backstreets for a space around Highfield road, the further away we got the more chance we would walk past a chippy. always a bonus

 

[Magwitch1]

I'm getting flash backs of my Dad trawling backstreets for a space around Highfield road, the further away we got the more chance we would walk past a chippy. always a bonus

Back in the day did the same most weeks we lived Radford, near the Daimler that big game v Wolves we ended up having to park on the corner in Cashes Lane which was nearer our house than HR

 

[Mcbean]

Our walk back to the car over the years generally involved passing a pub and who wouldn’t want to celebrate a win - all disappeared when we went to the Ricoh

 

[jordan210]

 

[Kneeza]

I'm getting flash backs of my Dad trawling backstreets for a space around Highfield road, the further away we got the more chance we would walk past a chippy. always a bonus

We used to park in Stratford St, and often have one in the pub opposite the jack block. Damned if I can remember what it was called.

 

[Nick]

I'm getting flash backs of my Dad trawling backstreets for a space around Highfield road

Yeah I still try and use that excuse too.

 

[chiefdave]

I know nobody believes there will be a new ground but surely we're not paying out to rebuild parts of the ground for a 7-10 year stay.

 

[jordan210]

I know nobody believes there will be a new ground but surely we're not paying out to rebuild parts of the ground for a 7-10 year stay.

I would guess the ground is build as a shell. So you can remove parts and move bits about without huge costs.

Wonder if you need planning for the shop as if so should be on the councils website

 

[covcity4life]

Great news about ticket office and club shop. Looks like an entirely new build? Will be smaller I imagine than wasps but it's a step in right direction!

 

[jordan210]

A couple of issues in the new location for shop/ticket office.

Proximity to away fans entrance. As access is limited to start with.

general access due to elevations. As one side is stairs down and big wall to stop people jumping down.

 

[chiefdave]

They block those stairs off on match days I think to stop our fans ending up with the away fans. They're obviously going to have to do something.

If building work is involved and they want to have it ready for next season they'll have to put in for planning ASAP won't they? Should know more then.

 

[It’sabatch87]

We used to park in Stratford St, and often have one in the pub opposite the jack block. Damned if I can remember what it was called.

Always parked round by the Hastings pub for a drink in there then maybe a quickie in the mercer’s if we had time and maybe one in there after the game.All before drink driving was a no no

 

[fernandopartridge]

They block those stairs off on match days I think to stop our fans ending up with the away fans. They're obviously going to have to do something.

If building work is involved and they want to have it ready for next season they'll have to put in for planning ASAP won't they? Should know more then.

Not sure why but planning permission doesn't appear to have been sought for the sports bar, that's from searching by postcode on the planning portal

 

[jordan210]

Not sure why but planning permission doesn't appear to have been sought for the sports bar, that's from searching by postcode on the planning portal

Only one that shows in the sign out the front.

 

[Liquid Gold]

Good to se that when demand is high we're able to use the Wasps ticket office too as they will for us. This is far too sensible.

 

[Magwitch1]

We used to park in Stratford St, and often have one in the pub opposite the jack block. Damned if I can remember what it was called.

Old Red Horse: and do you know why the Jack block called that?

 

[robbiethemole]

Old Red Horse: and do you know why the Jack block called that?

Is it something to do with Welsh (miners ) coming to Cov and living there? a bit like the Jock estate in Nuneaton

 

[Nick]

Is it something to do with Welsh (miners ) coming to Cov and living there? a bit like the Jock estate in Nuneaton

Bedworth

 

[robbiethemole]

Bedworth

Sorry, I'm from Rugby and the lines of distinction are blurred

 

[chiefdave]

Only one that shows in the sign out the front.

You would think if they need planning permission to change a sign we would need permission to start knocking down walls and putting a shop front in.

 

[fernandopartridge]

The jack block is called that because of the method of construction, each block is jacked up and another added

 

[robbiethemole]

we used to park in Stratford St, outside the Mum's of a lad I worked with at Browns Lane, and it was a nice stroll down to Swan Lane. We usually met other lads from the Jag in the Mercers for a couple. During the season if Bees were at home, always went to Brandon on the way home to Rugby.

Happy days indeed with no worries about who owned us and what the finances were like. Technology has a lot to answer for.

 

[Magwitch1]

Is it something to do with Welsh (miners ) coming to Cov and living there? a bit like the Jock estate in Nuneaton

No: it was built floor by floor and as each floor was finished it was jacked up, so the top floor was built first hence known locally as the Jack block