Grendel
Well-Known Member
It's all football but it can be amended.
http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/council-official-says-attempt-b-11353953
I thought the restriction was currently that only Rugby could be played, but there was a loophole with something like "other recreational" which is why they wanted to be specific about pro football being blocked?
Could be wrong though!
It's all football but it can be amended.
http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/council-official-says-attempt-b-11353953
I can't recall who looked at the footprint of that stadium in Berlin...if whoever it was reads this, can you look at what Derbys iPro stadium and how that would fit on the Butts site. From what I recall, that's on a small (ish) site with some retail developments the other side of some car parking spaces and it didn't have thousands of parking spaces. Keen to see if a stadium like that would fit on the Butts sight.
Just out of interest...
I really think Mr Sharp should realise that he and CRFC will only be used in Fishers attempts to keep the rent increase down and it could jeopardise the Wasps dual registered players arrangement, which is currently doing well at the Butts for Cov !
If I was him I wouldn't let the hedge fund anywhere near Chapelfields and if they do and CCFC bed in, that will consign them to being nothing better than a league 1 club forever. SISU don't care though, as long as they can teeter along breaking even and plundering the clubs revenue for whatever they can glean !
Derby's stadium is of the bowl type and has a bigger footprint than the Union Berlin stadium. Derby's stadium wouldn't fit on the Butts Park site.
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Even something like West Ham's old ground is a fraction too big for the Butts Park site. I believe that what would be needed at Butts Park is a bespoke design that draws upon the type of stadium that they have in Germany (close in to the pitch with steep banked stands).
Think it would be possible with a decent architect.Not really...
That would be the best way forward. In fact if you also bought up the land next to Butts Park, which I think currently has a few houses on it, you'd have much more room to work with.It's just too big a structure for the site (unless the council sold them Butts Park).
I love how we stick stadiums into this small space and pay no heed at all to just how close to all the local residential housing it is.
Talk about on your doorstep!!
Think it would be possible with a decent architect.
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That would be the best way forward. In fact if you also bought up the land next to Butts Park, which I think currently has a few houses on it, you'd have much more room to work with.
Did you ever go to filbert street? You had to go through a 'house' on a terrace to get in the away end. It literally was their back gardenI love how we stick stadiums into this small space and pay no heed at all to just how close to all the local residential housing it is.
Talk about on your doorstep!!
Let alone something of that nature comes in at £40-50 MBut even if it did fit, (and I think that's a pre retirement village image), why would CRFC get involved in a project to put a bigger stadium than they need on site when with a smaller stadium, say 10,000, they could also find room for some of the other facilities they spoke about to generate alternative income streams, (student accommodation etc)?
Think it would be possible with a decent architect.
Those grounds were in place nigh on a century ago
Yes nothing like the IproThe New Den opened in 1993...
Wasps and the council clearly couldn't give a fuck about CRFC could they?
I agree Gren but if you think Sisu care about them then you surely need to go seek advice on your mental health.
Every party in this cares about one thing and one thing only,,,MONEY, and they are using you and everyone who supports the boys to fund a business. All these parties need to be separate and need to look after themselves as that is what they will do in the long run any way, if Sisu have the money to build then build, the council should allow them permisiion for land withing the 7 mile radius of the CC, Waps should run the model they have already in place and Cov Rugby with Cov Utd shall carry on being a semi pro club.
Sisu should behave themselves and stop making the water more muddy than it already is and Buy land, Build, and then sell or run a good solid football club. Most are tripping over themselves to blame instead of pushing for all parties to state clear intentions and stop hiding behind one or the other. Wasps i dont like but they go about the business and get whet they want with a plan and a goal, all should do the same quiet and effectively to gain a strong business platform.
And how long had HR been there?
Exactly! It's a non argument.Those grounds were in place nigh on a century ago
Lots of stadiums are close to housing around the country, but people are not building them right here and now right on the doorstep of streets and housing are they?
Isn't that how football teams generally work though?
I don't disagree with the bit about all parties stating clear intentions and stop playing chess type games either!
And how long had HR been there?
We are talking about the here and now. How many stadiums are now built so close to housing?
Yep, the Butts has been there, but look at the artistic impressions and just how monstrously big the stands are and how close to the housing they would be.
Lots of stadiums are close to housing around the country, but people are not building them right here and now right on the doorstep of streets and housing are they?
Now that's a football ground!Steep stands like this would make for a great atmosphere, but nothing will ver get built
Steep stands like this would make for a great atmosphere, but nothing will ver get built
Don't think it would be wise to drink in your seat at the CRFC gamesThat looks borderline dangerous! Would be like you are sat at the top of a rollercoaster or something.
I'd be a gonner, I've nearly gone down the steps of block 16 on more than one occasion!That looks borderline dangerous! Would be like you are sat at the top of a rollercoaster or something.
It surely won't and I tell you right now, IF it was ever built, whatever would be first mooted in terms of capacity etc., after all the opposition a compromise would be reached and it would be half of what it was intended to be.For anyone who truly believe this?
It will never ever happen. For a million reasons. I'm sorry but let's get real here;
Sisu don't have the money
Sisu don't have the interest
BPA doesn't have the space for 15k seater stadia or above.
Local residents will kick off
Road infrastructure is completely wrong.
Not in cov rugbys interest on crowds of 1-2k.
Cost involved must be circa 30mil.
Am I missing anything? It won't happen.
Wasps and the council clearly couldn't give a fuck about CRFC could they?
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