New Stadium Survey

I've said take my money already, despite you already stating that old ground will provide most funding

I didn't really but I did say: Larger stadiums means more visitors and more shopping for locals, More income for the city allowing more jobs and expansion. It's an obvious yes!

Dave,

Im really struggling to see your motives here, what sort of response do you expect? As a club we are trying to move to a new ground, you have decided as is your right to sign a petition against the location. Please correct if I am wrong as I often am but did you not help out with the original presentation of the ground in this location? Again if wrong I apologise, but maybe you could explain why you are against the location being used, then we can start a debate.

As for the comment of bringing back the beer bus, everyone has their own way of travelling to matches and enjoying their own free time, the support from the fans has been incredible this season and Danner has played a superb part in that and as anyone at concord will tell you that was pure passion for supporting our team.

"True" fans, what do we all think this is, for me it is a fan who attends as regular as they can, support their team but also crucially will ask questions both positive and negative when required, you do not have to be 100%, everything is great, but you do have to be fair in your judgement. Also on this point noticed so many more younger faces behind the goal recently, starting chants and really getting involved, its fantastic and a good sign for the future.


Basil
"True Fan"
Arranged a few "beer buses"
100% Behind the new ground
Happy to debate in a fair and open manner

I had placed the post there in order to be open about my position and not to be accused of working, or indeed crusading, dishonestly.
This is a forum for all supporters of the club and debate could have followed.

Unfortunately I got exactly what I expected Lee which took me back in time to the days of true fans real fans and having to be there to have a right to comment. With the return of the old fans shouting people down or taking the piss approach that the club appears to have adopted in the face of opposition the beerbus just seemed a logical progression. I’m also sure Danner got exactly the response he was expecting from his post.

Re the ground I am happy to tell you why I am against the proposed new ground. Yes I did promote the plan at the original public consultations as director and general manager of the club. I was never as excited about it as some but I argued the case for a new stadium as did the two councillors for the proposed area and we listened to what people had to say. I was quite pissed off at the time when the councillors then appeared to change sides but bear in mind that even as a director of the club I had had no knowledge of the negotiations with the council or any input into the design or location but after the disappointment of the sports hub we were working on what we had been told, that this was it. The only option. There was no plan B.

Also bear in mind that we are now three years on and I have been back outside the btfc bubble for a while also having had personal experience of working hard for change and progress only to be kicked in the teeth and discover that real investment and genuine community involvement in the club was never what anyone else had in mind. I have had time to think. While at the club I had attended many conference briefings about stadium regeneration, community involvement, application for grants, use of facilities, the need to raise income through means other than football etc etc etc also attending many other grounds to talk to people about how they had made things work. I looked at new grounds, old grounds, training facilities, asked for meetings to discuss, and began the processes myself for both community and commercial. The rest as you know is history.

Aside from the issues of loss of public space (which speaks for itself) and parking for events (a bit of information to confirm or deny the loss of events in the Memorial Park should we lose the parking facility wouldn’t go amiss as I myself certainly wouldn’t want to lose the Transport Festival. In fact a bit of concrete information on anything would be nice!), the important thing about any new ground is that it is accessible and sustainable and all the talk of the club being debt free is all very well if its true, but it is struggling now and if the chairman builds the ground, leaves a bit of money in the bank and walks away as he has said he will, I just can’t see enough income being generated by this facility on that site. I would like the chairman and the council to think again and do better by the club.

Dave
long time supporter of Basingstoke Town Football Club totally against self serving officials
100% behind a fully sustainable stadium that genuinely serves the long term ambitions of the club rather than the short term aims of individuals