Inspector Lestrade Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 21 minutes ago, whatdial said: The last finances, didn’t see any big funds sitting on the balance sheet to afford a £50-100m stadium Why would you see it? The money would come from his private wealth and other sources. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S36 OWL Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 We do not need to spend millions on a new stadium when this will do just fine . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The only way is S6 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 I liked how, on the computerised mock-up about page 6, cheese corner was still uncovered The Wycombe stand. We just need to redevelop 3 sides, excluding the south, one at a time. Join the corners up. Sorted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hirstys_12th_Pint Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Stay where we are and improve the facilities. Try and get part of Hillsborough Park as a fan park. Oh yes, and replace the West Stand roof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Grez Bez Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 22 minutes ago, S36 OWL said: We do not need to spend millions on a new stadium when this will do just fine . That would be polishing a turd IMO. Hillsborough can be upgraded but if we did it whilst leaving a tree at the back of the Kop we would be half arsing it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rs99 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 5 hours ago, Loxley Owl said: Relocation would ruin many of the local businesses- the pubs, Beres, the other cafes and chip shops etc. All these places have business models completely reliant on making money during the season and surviving in the summer. Beres doesn’t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronio Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Personally I am against relocating. Redevelopment all the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selbyowls Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 If we are ever to compete at the top level of English football and attract 60,000 every week unfortunately we would need to move. If we are happy to be a average championship side stay where we are.Wrongly most people remember our current ground for the wrong reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owls101 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 For those against this (as yet hypothetical) move on inconvenience grounds, if it was best for the club as a whole would you change your mind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Grez Bez Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 I think we need a new poll @OWLSTALK Move or Stay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S36 OWL Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 1 hour ago, LSOwls said: That would be polishing a turd IMO. Hillsborough can be upgraded but if we did it whilst leaving a tree at the back of the Kop we would be half arsing it! Dont worry ,im sure sheffield council will get round to chopping it down before long. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkfieldowl14 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 52 minutes ago, S36 OWL said: Dont worry ,im sure sheffield council will get round to chopping it down before long. Not if the tree huggers get their way as i'm sure they will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loxley Owl Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 1 hour ago, rs99 said: Beres doesn’t They’ve got 6 shops within a few minutes’ walk of the stadium that are all very busy on match day- top and bottom of Herries Road, Leppings Lane tram stop, Middlewood Road in Hillsborough, Bradfield Road, Halifax Road. They would all take a massive hit if the stadium moved away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveger Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 (edited) The ONLY stand that is fit for purpose is the South which does look magnificent from the inside of the stadium, looks good from the park across the road or coming up the road on the tram, but inside the concourse areas out off date and too small with no room to expand it. The Norths dated and aged with signs of deterioration (still my favourite stand to sit in though), the Kop looks a mess, inside and outside, the whole leppings lane end of the ground should have been gone a long time ago, the facilities are aged and "tired". Scores 10/10 for tradition and history and all that we see with out blue tinted goggles but we have to face facts to compete financially we have to bring money into the club 7 days a week form non footballing related things, now let's be honest who the hell is gunna want to traipse out to a northern Sheffield suburb for business conferences, weddings etc...... no-one apart from die-hard Wednesday fans , commercially our location is crippling or at least limiting the club, holding it back. It's not about whether it's a so called flat packed "souless" bowl (souless? Hillsborough aint exactly a cauldron of noise these days) as not all the new grounds are like that, even Chesterfields don't look bad layout wise, they don't all have to be like The Reebok,McAlpine (or whatever they are named now) or Keepmoat, it's a lot to do with the location as well as the ground itself and potential income streams. Edited March 18, 2018 by steveger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveger Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 (edited) One of the other reasons i never feel like going these days the facilities are all shyte, don't enjoy it no more, dirty old brick walls, flaking paint, weeds and muck, crappy views, overpriced everything, garbage food, filthy prehistoric toilet facilities, jumped up stewards, public transport nightmare. I do miss the chip shop though Edited March 18, 2018 by steveger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkfieldowl14 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 10 minutes ago, steveger said: The ONLY stand that is fit for purpose is the South which does look magnificent from the inside of the stadium, looks good from the park across the road or coming up the road on the tram, but inside the concourse areas out off date and too small with no room to expand it. The Norths dated and aged with signs of deterioration (still my favourite stand to sit in though), the Kop looks a mess, inside and outside, the whole leppings lane end of the ground should have been gone a long time ago, the facilities are aged and "tired". Scores 10/10 for tradition and history and all that we see with out blue tinted goggles but we have to face facts to compete financially we have to bring money into the club 7 days a week form non footballing related things, now let's be honest who the hell is gunna want to traipse out to a northern Sheffield suburb for business conferences, weddings etc...... no-one apart from die-hard Wednesday fans , commercially our location is crippling or at least limiting the club, holding it back. It's not about whether it's a so called flat packed "souless" bowl (souless? Hillsborough aint exactly a cauldron of noise these days) as not all the new grounds are like that, even Chesterfields don't look bad layout wise, they don't all have to be like The Reebok,McAlpine (or whatever they are named now) or Keepmoat, it's a lot to do with the location as well as the ground itself and potential income streams. Great Post there.It's like what i've been saying so many times,Hillsborough has reached the end of it's working life as a football stadium and the time is now fast approaching where we may have to make one of two decisions,Either Upgrade or Relocate.Personally, for me it's time to build a new stadium. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiejohn Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 This debate will go on until the club make an announcement one way or the other. Whatever the decision is it will not please everyone but one thing is for sure the stadium as it is doesn't meet the criteria for a modern stadium facility or capacity wise The decision when it comes will be the biggest one made in a long long time maybe the biggest ever it will determine our future outline our ambitions and will impact the club for generations it needs to be the right one. My only condition either way would be we end up with a modern World Cup ready stadium with the facility's required for the modern era and although I hate to say it that will probably be away from hillsborough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Horse Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 I very much doubt that Beres and the chip shops rely solely on 23 hrs (ish) of trade per year from our home matches. The fans are a bonus not the core trade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the monk Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 1 hour ago, Loxley Owl said: They’ve got 6 shops within a few minutes’ walk of the stadium that are all very busy on match day- top and bottom of Herries Road, Leppings Lane tram stop, Middlewood Road in Hillsborough, Bradfield Road, Halifax Road. They would all take a massive hit if the stadium moved away. Rubbish, they are busy 6 days a week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WadsleyOwl Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 7 minutes ago, the monk said: Rubbish, they are busy 6 days a week And I’ve no doubt they’d have an outlet in any new development, be it inside or outside the stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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