Popular Post TheCityIsOurs Posted February 22, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 22, 2022 Seen a discussion on Twitter about wether Hillsborough will be our home in the future and if people would be happy to relocate or not. A lot of people saying we should move because we’re too prone to flooding next to the don, which is just ridiculous imo, another point is obviously the history that has been over our heads for the last 30+ Years that still haunts us. Personally I think that the west stand should’ve been knocked down years ago aswell with that corner that is a wasteland now and we should’ve rebuilt a new stand connecting up to the north. That current west stand is the only thing that’s wrong with Hillsborough, it’s a mess and it’s unsafe for the most part, for the rest of the ground there’s absolutely nothing wrong with it and it’s one of the best grounds in the country, just needs a small touch up. opinions? 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rumble Fish Posted February 22, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 22, 2022 (edited) Idea of flooding is ridiculous? Edited February 22, 2022 by Rumble Fish 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TheCityIsOurs Posted February 22, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 22, 2022 1 minute ago, Rumble Fish said: Idea of flooding is ridiculous? People acting like it’s flood every other week, it’s flood twice in the last 15 years or whatever it is, to move away from such a historic ground because of that is ridiculous yes. 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post FattyOwl72 Posted February 22, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 22, 2022 *sigh* ’there’s absolutely nothing wrong with it’. If we continue to remain a division 3 irrelevance then Hillsborough in its current state is probably just fine. If we actually want to be top tier, hold big important games - international women, U23 internationals and the like - then we are a million miles off and S6 probably isn’t able to be brought up to standard. I know it’s an unpopular view. I know the vast majority are superglued to our ‘history’. But the reality is, on so many levels (pretty much every tangible level in fact), Hillsborough holds us back. We moved before, time to move again. 31 1 3 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
areNOTwhatTHEYseem Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 If we're going to stay at Hillsborough long-term, it needs much more than 'a small touch up'; it needs major renovation and modernisation to bring it in line with other stadia. It's been left to wither on the vine for the best part of a quarter of a century. I'd love to see it properly updated, but the prospects don't look hopeful right now... 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The coach Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 5 replies in and no mention of ‘soulless’ or ‘flat pack’..must be a record 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DoesJackHunt Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 100% let go. Shiny new stadium with 30k capacity with an option to increase that, in the unlikely event that we are ever a successful club again. Hillsborough stadium is an absolute dump, it's been neglected for years with no real improvement or even basic up keep and it has the horrendous cloud over it with what happened on the west stand which unfathomably is still there for everyone to see. Time to go ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FoxOwl12 Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 4 minutes ago, areNOTwhatTHEYseem said: If we're going to stay at Hillsborough long-term, it needs much more than 'a small touch up'; it needs major renovation and modernisation to bring it in line with other stadia. It's been left to wither on the vine for the best part of a quarter of a century. I'd love to see it properly updated, but the prospects don't look hopeful right now... Plans were drawn up a few years back actually. Pretty good they looked too . https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailymail.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Farticle-1207508%2FHillsborough-A-new-beginning--Sheffield-Wednesday-unveil-stadium-redevelopment-plans.html&psig=AOvVaw1ibEawKmglxt1olJVpW-Z2&ust=1645612629469000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=2ahUKEwiZjYHzjpP2AhVIEsAKHeB1CZ4Qr4kDegQIARAe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The coach Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 4 minutes ago, DoesJackHunt said: 100% let go. Shiny new stadium with 30k capacity with an option to increase that, in the unlikely event that we are ever a successful club again. Hillsborough stadium is an absolute dump, it's been neglected for years with no real improvement or even basic up keep and it has the horrendous cloud over it with what happened on the west stand which unfathomably is still there for everyone to see. Time to go ! Agree..everything’s too big as well...impossible to get an atmosphere..roofs are too high..love to move..as long as we stay in s6..5 or 35 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TheEnchanter Posted February 22, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 22, 2022 If Qatar hadn't have bribed FIFA for the World Cup England would have got it. Our ground would have had the development that it had planned to have with us being a host stadium and the knock on effect of us having a modernised 46K stadium could have been increased investment in the club and facilities, a more attractive ownership proposition. One of the biggest stadiums in the country and possibly consistent Premierleague football. Aaah well. Thanks Qatar. 17 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mosborough-owl Posted February 22, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 22, 2022 We don’t need to move. We are in a decent location. Just needs some TLC. Maybe modernise it a little. I would hate to Move and have a soulless same old same old ground with no character. 17 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
areNOTwhatTHEYseem Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 5 minutes ago, FoxOwl12 said: Plans were drawn up a few years back actually. Pretty good they looked too . https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailymail.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Farticle-1207508%2FHillsborough-A-new-beginning--Sheffield-Wednesday-unveil-stadium-redevelopment-plans.html&psig=AOvVaw1ibEawKmglxt1olJVpW-Z2&ust=1645612629469000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=2ahUKEwiZjYHzjpP2AhVIEsAKHeB1CZ4Qr4kDegQIARAe Yes, but even the plans for an update which didn't happen are 13 years old! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FoxOwl12 Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 5 minutes ago, areNOTwhatTHEYseem said: Yes, but even the plans for an update which didn't happen are 13 years old! Just pointing out what could be done. I agree, different , better plans could be drawn up now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCityIsOurs Posted February 22, 2022 Author Share Posted February 22, 2022 14 minutes ago, FoxOwl12 said: Plans were drawn up a few years back actually. Pretty good they looked too . https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailymail.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Farticle-1207508%2FHillsborough-A-new-beginning--Sheffield-Wednesday-unveil-stadium-redevelopment-plans.html&psig=AOvVaw1ibEawKmglxt1olJVpW-Z2&ust=1645612629469000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=2ahUKEwiZjYHzjpP2AhVIEsAKHeB1CZ4Qr4kDegQIARAe This would be perfect, but just can’t see that kind of investment anytime soon unfortunately. Says in the article it would be cost £25 million and this was in 2009, so how much are we saying that sets us back in today’s world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCityIsOurs Posted February 22, 2022 Author Share Posted February 22, 2022 Also how does the cost of building/renovating a stadium work with ffp, especially say for example with chansiri as he owns the stadium and Sheffield Wednesday don’t, would that mean we could spend as much as we’d like on it with no problems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogbad Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 21 minutes ago, FoxOwl12 said: Plans were drawn up a few years back actually. Pretty good they looked too . https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailymail.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Farticle-1207508%2FHillsborough-A-new-beginning--Sheffield-Wednesday-unveil-stadium-redevelopment-plans.html&psig=AOvVaw1ibEawKmglxt1olJVpW-Z2&ust=1645612629469000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=2ahUKEwiZjYHzjpP2AhVIEsAKHeB1CZ4Qr4kDegQIARAe DC said he'd seen the plans and didn't like them. We're still waiting for his better alternative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MallorcaOwl Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 4 minutes ago, TheCityIsOurs said: Also how does the cost of building/renovating a stadium work with ffp, especially say for example with chansiri as he owns the stadium and Sheffield Wednesday don’t, would that mean we could spend as much as we’d like on it with no problems Any spending on the ground does not count towards FFP, Chansiri could build a new ground if he wanted to but can't see him spending millions of his own money with no chance of recouping it. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 All comes down to cost, how much is the cost of completely renovating the stadium compared to moving into a new one? I'm guessing renovation will work out cheaper, but from a commercial point of view a new stadium would be much better. Hillsborough is now constantly being talked about for the wrong reasons. If the world cup bid in 2018 had come off then we wouldn't be having this conversation. 30,000/32,000 with an option to increase would be ideal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffield_dave Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 I'm 100% sure that DC will privately have plans drawn up for an alternative location, and if we'd gone up and stayed up, I'm pretty sure we'd have seen those plans publicly by now. DC's "investment" in Hillsborough so far extends to a new pitch, that we've stopped maintaining, and the scoreboard. Absolutely nothing else in DC's time here suggests he has any interest in the stadium or sees a future in it. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sensible Soccer Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 (edited) The fact that if you say to anyone not connected with SWFC ‘hillsborough’ the first word they think of is disaster… the lack of investment in the old lady over the last 25 years has pretty much sealed her fate. For me we need to move to a new location that is above the water table with better access. The footballing world has moved on an sadly Hillsborough has been left in the past. I have many fond memories (and bad ones) but I’d definitely welcome a move. Edited February 22, 2022 by Sensible Soccer 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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