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Post by dirtclod on Feb 3, 2022 2:03:25 GMT
Re: the Pitch.
I suspect that our home form on the surface affects it down to the roots.
It's depressed.
Which makes no sense because it's been pure fertilizer...
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Post by benjaminbiscuit on Feb 3, 2022 2:41:37 GMT
Well done to Richard Smith on getting things moving , better to be at the top of the wrong mountain than never have climbed one
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Feb 3, 2022 7:22:30 GMT
Apparently so The Man U oven mitten, the Leicester player bobble heads, the Ipswich Town dart board. We're a laughing stock apparently. The talk of the club merchandise world. One day they will return....   The pink panther is now known as the rainbow panther! |
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Post by Billy the kid on Feb 3, 2022 8:32:51 GMT
One day they will return.... The pink panther is now known as the rainbow panther! Are you sure it identifies as a panther? |
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Feb 3, 2022 8:37:44 GMT
The pink panther is now known as the rainbow panther! Are you sure it identifies as a panther? The rainbow feline? |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2022 9:35:46 GMT
Are you sure it identifies as a panther? The rainbow feline? The multi dimensional non-binary ultimate pronoun cat species. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2022 10:48:46 GMT
One day they will return.... The pink panther is now known as the rainbow panther! There was a big toy shop on Newcastle and if I remember rightly was a surplus of these at the time the craze was catching on for inflatables so the club shop snapped them up the had the idea of sticking the unsold mini car kits on them. I think Scunthorpe did similar with turtles. |
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Post by waddosnavy on Feb 3, 2022 13:54:21 GMT
We all welcome any improvements for the fans, to what we all know was a badly designed stadium with very poor transport links. However, what rankles me is driving past on non match days and see an empty, desolate place. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the local Council put taxpayers funding into what was deemed 'The Community Stadium' where little or no community events have taken place. OK if you have some serious money its possible to hold a corporate type of function there, but what about the local community? It wouldn't have taken a lot of thought to hold numerous activities at the Stadium. A few ideas come to mind, I'm sure there are many more: a. Had one of the concourses been wider and without support pillows - sprint lanes for indoor training (as at Easter Road) + somewhere a gym for local use. b. With better transport links, requiring few car parking spaces, space for various outdoor sports pitches (netball, basketball, soccer etc). c. Lunch clubs for local pensioners d. Youth Clubs e. There must be many social type clubs around Stoke who could hold evening talks and meetings. i.e Allotment Association - maybe they could forge a close link with the club and design/maintain a memorial garden adjacent to the Stan Matthews statue for departed Stokies. f. Indoor bowls g. Cinema Club h. A cafe/bar - for not only weekday visitors to the Store & ticket office, but what about a sign on the canal to attract the holiday barge fraternity, or those on long canal walks/bike rides. It is of course only a vision, and Stoke City has been blind for far too long. Not wanting to piss in your chips, but here goes, A few ideas come to mind, I'm sure there are many more: a. Had one of the concourses been wider and without support pillows - sprint lanes for indoor training (as at Easter Road) + somewhere a gym for local use. -Never going to be financially viable, we used to have computer fairs back in the day, but as you say its not built for that. b. With better transport links, requiring few car parking spaces, space for various outdoor sports pitches (netball, basketball, soccer etc). -Again its miles away from anywehere, and the power league have that already built in and a lot cheaper than SCFC could do it, to make it financially viable. c. Lunch clubs for local pensioners -At this point, you do realise we are talking about a stadium that is miles away from anywhere, and really expensive to run, this isnt a fucking church hall that are happy for a donation of a fiver and away you go, bingo is at 1. d. Youth Clubs -erm just no this is getting silly now, completly not viable financially, there is a load of venues throughout the city that are in walking distance that serve that very same purpose. e. There must be many social type clubs around Stoke who could hold evening talks and meetings. i.e Allotment Association - maybe they could forge a close link with the club and design/maintain a memorial garden adjacent to the Stan Matthews statue for departed Stokies. -erm compost Jim and his three mates, wouls nedd Geoff and his 3 mates from the pigion racing society to join in, and they would need about 300 more just to break even financially, or they could go the local pub. f. Indoor bowls - REALLY? g. Cinema Club - why dont we considder the west midlands railway spotters club too? or the wrexham snail racing club? h. A cafe/bar - for not only weekday visitors to the Store & ticket office, but what about a sign on the canal to attract the holiday barge fraternity, or those on long canal walks/bike rides. -Literally the only thing you have suggested that would or could make any significant head way. My local club Mansfield have a venue open 7 days called sandys bar, granted it closer to the town centre, but could be quite a querky trucker stop just off the A50 on week days. lets face it no onw really walks the canals (too poor a foot fall) to make it viable. Dear Billy The Kid,
What a wise owl you are - You should have been on the Stoke Council when the vote was taken for an expensive 'Community Stadium' built in an isolated environment with little public transport, that is used for a little over 20 League games, a few Cup ties, a couple of U23 matches and occasional meeting/functions. |
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Post by Billy the kid on Feb 3, 2022 14:38:09 GMT
Not wanting to piss in your chips, but here goes, A few ideas come to mind, I'm sure there are many more: a. Had one of the concourses been wider and without support pillows - sprint lanes for indoor training (as at Easter Road) + somewhere a gym for local use. -Never going to be financially viable, we used to have computer fairs back in the day, but as you say its not built for that. b. With better transport links, requiring few car parking spaces, space for various outdoor sports pitches (netball, basketball, soccer etc). -Again its miles away from anywehere, and the power league have that already built in and a lot cheaper than SCFC could do it, to make it financially viable. c. Lunch clubs for local pensioners -At this point, you do realise we are talking about a stadium that is miles away from anywhere, and really expensive to run, this isnt a fucking church hall that are happy for a donation of a fiver and away you go, bingo is at 1. d. Youth Clubs -erm just no this is getting silly now, completly not viable financially, there is a load of venues throughout the city that are in walking distance that serve that very same purpose. e. There must be many social type clubs around Stoke who could hold evening talks and meetings. i.e Allotment Association - maybe they could forge a close link with the club and design/maintain a memorial garden adjacent to the Stan Matthews statue for departed Stokies. -erm compost Jim and his three mates, wouls nedd Geoff and his 3 mates from the pigion racing society to join in, and they would need about 300 more just to break even financially, or they could go the local pub. f. Indoor bowls - REALLY? g. Cinema Club - why dont we considder the west midlands railway spotters club too? or the wrexham snail racing club? h. A cafe/bar - for not only weekday visitors to the Store & ticket office, but what about a sign on the canal to attract the holiday barge fraternity, or those on long canal walks/bike rides. -Literally the only thing you have suggested that would or could make any significant head way. My local club Mansfield have a venue open 7 days called sandys bar, granted it closer to the town centre, but could be quite a querky trucker stop just off the A50 on week days. lets face it no onw really walks the canals (too poor a foot fall) to make it viable. Dear Billy The Kid,
What a wise owl you are - You should have been on the Stoke Council when the vote was taken for an expensive 'Community Stadium' built in an isolated environment with little public transport, that is used for a little over 20 League games, a few Cup ties, a couple of U23 matches and occasional meeting/functions.I completely agree that it was a major fuck up with the public purse, but it was never going to be a hub of the community, you look at Broomfield Road they have a nursery, several small businesses and even for a time offices rented by the local NHS, the location of our stadium, especially at the time of construction was never going to be commercially viable for community groups etc. And now it is under the sole ownership of a private company even less so. |
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Post by banksy1art on May 23, 2022 13:11:56 GMT
Works well underway
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Post by bayernoatcake on May 23, 2022 13:34:52 GMT
I wonder if they’ll ever get around to building the indoor pitch building at Clayton Wood.
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Post by werrington on May 23, 2022 13:38:54 GMT
Peasants section first I see I’ll await the plusher ones upstairs |
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Post by J-Roar on May 23, 2022 14:37:37 GMT
No bastard windbreaks. If the manager wants to play football you'd think he'd be shouting the place down.
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Post by bunnyscfc on May 23, 2022 14:42:29 GMT
I wonder if they’ll ever get around to building the indoor pitch building at Clayton Wood. lol. We've had the same crap astro for 14 years! |
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2022 14:43:30 GMT
I wonder what they have planned for the next four years of refurbishment.
Hopefully something to do with doing up the outside of the ground and commemorate the history of the club.
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Post by huuuuuth on May 23, 2022 14:46:37 GMT
Peasants section first I see I’ll await the plusher ones upstairs You’ll be back amongst us plebs soon enough mate, there’s no way you’ll be able to keep up the act of applauding politely for too long 😁 |
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Post by bayernoatcake on May 23, 2022 14:56:20 GMT
I wonder if they’ll ever get around to building the indoor pitch building at Clayton Wood. lol. We've had the same crap astro for 14 years! It's hilarious how it just disappeared. Useless. |
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2022 14:57:49 GMT
lol. We've had the same crap astro for 14 years! It's hilarious how it just disappeared. Useless. They have not long renovated the roof on the existing dome due to storm damage, so maybe the costs involved with that has led to a change in plan? |
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Post by bayernoatcake on May 23, 2022 15:07:04 GMT
It's hilarious how it just disappeared. Useless. They have not long renovated the roof on the existing dome due to storm damage, so maybe the costs involved with that has led to a change in plan? It was part of the original plans of Clayton Wood when it was first built. This is a long term thing of mine that I occasionally bring out cos I'm a cunt but I also think it's shit  |
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2022 15:24:49 GMT
They have not long renovated the roof on the existing dome due to storm damage, so maybe the costs involved with that has led to a change in plan? It was part of the original plans of Clayton Wood when it was first built. This is a long term thing of mine that I occasionally bring out cos I'm a cunt but I also think it's shit Honesty is always the best policy. 😉 |
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Post by ashleyscfc on May 23, 2022 22:35:28 GMT
I wonder if they’ll ever get around to building the indoor pitch building at Clayton Wood. It became a non requirement for our academy status i think. Another one we've managed to get away with not building. When you consider most similar sized clubs have this facility now, a full size indoor pitch. Why we've dragged on our feet on it despite all the plans knocked up is beyond me. Especially given the state of the one by power league |
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Post by bayernoatcake on May 23, 2022 22:37:14 GMT
I wonder if they’ll ever get around to building the indoor pitch building at Clayton Wood. It became a non requirement for our academy status i think. Another one we've managed to get away with not building. When you consider most similar sized clubs have this facility now, a full size indoor pitch. Why we've dragged on our feet on it despite all the plans knocked up is beyond me. Especially given the state of the one by power league Yup it’s a disgrace really. But no one who matters seems to care. I just like to bring it up every now and again because it symbolises how slap dash the owners are. |
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Post by CraigWally on May 24, 2022 11:00:02 GMT
what rankles me is driving past on non match days and see an empty, desolate place. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the local Council put taxpayers funding into what was deemed 'The Community Stadium' where little or no community events have taken place. OK if you have some serious money its possible to hold a corporate type of function there, but what about the local community? Well, I go every week for a "community event (talking therapy Mental Health support group)", and every time I go the car park is far from desolate that tells me there are plenty of other people attending various events. I know there is a Dementia event attended by ex players every week I know they run fitness events to help the community to live healthier There were schools regional finals played there last week. your "little or no community events have taken place" is plain wrong |
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Post by bayernoatcake on May 24, 2022 11:22:51 GMT
what rankles me is driving past on non match days and see an empty, desolate place. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the local Council put taxpayers funding into what was deemed 'The Community Stadium' where little or no community events have taken place. OK if you have some serious money its possible to hold a corporate type of function there, but what about the local community? Well, I go every week for a "community event (talking therapy Mental Health support group)", and every time I go the car park is far from desolate that tells me there are plenty of other people attending various events. I know there is a Dementia event attended by ex players every week I know they run fitness events to help the community to live healthier There were schools regional finals played there last week. your "little or no community events have taken place" is plain wrong Yeah the car park never seems empty and I've had family members who are teachers in the past take schools there and do events and stuff. It'd be nice if we advertised it a bit more though. The community team do have decent social media though, they just need more followers. |
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Post by ashleyscfc on May 24, 2022 22:06:07 GMT
Well, I go every week for a "community event (talking therapy Mental Health support group)", and every time I go the car park is far from desolate that tells me there are plenty of other people attending various events. I know there is a Dementia event attended by ex players every week I know they run fitness events to help the community to live healthier There were schools regional finals played there last week. your "little or no community events have taken place" is plain wrong Yeah the car park never seems empty and I've had family members who are teachers in the past take schools there and do events and stuff. It'd be nice if we advertised it a bit more though. The community team do have decent social media though, they just need more followers. The community team don’t even have proper offices, facilities or equipment. They’re chucked either in the conference rooms not on proper desks or they’re downstairs. IT/HR are based out of bet365 predominantly, and I’m not sure if the one guy who did the graphics ad hoc is still there. It’s an omnishambles wrapped in a cluster fuck and we let TS rob us blind and accept shit from the owners for far to long |
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Post by bayernoatcake on May 24, 2022 22:14:42 GMT
Yeah the car park never seems empty and I've had family members who are teachers in the past take schools there and do events and stuff. It'd be nice if we advertised it a bit more though. The community team do have decent social media though, they just need more followers. The community team don’t even have proper offices, facilities or equipment. They’re chucked either in the conference rooms not on proper desks or they’re downstairs. IT/HR are based out of bet365 predominantly, and I’m not sure if the one guy who did the graphics ad hoc is still there. It’s an omnishambles wrapped in a cluster fuck and we let TS rob us blind and accept shit from the owners for far to long None of that would shock me. |
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Post by skip on May 24, 2022 22:24:15 GMT
One day they will return.... The pink panther is now known as the rainbow panther! In the 1950s and into the mid 1960s, when the Pink Panther was created, pink was still viewed as a hyper masculine colour (see: Teddy Boy drapes, wedding ties, Sunday best shirts and other accoutrements). It was only with the arrival of the Barbie Doll and Hasbro coopting it into a feminine colour, especially in the West. I'm not on my soapbox, I've just had and long day and this is one of my work things. And that's why the Pink Panther is pink. He's the man, albeit an anthropomorphic silent man, whose actions speak louder than words. And after all, pink is only a shade of red and we play in red (and white)... The Pink Panther is fascinating. (carries on in this vein for hours on end...) |
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Post by withnall on May 24, 2022 23:05:43 GMT
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Post by prestwichpotter on Jun 20, 2022 12:04:48 GMT
New stand looks tidy with the new seats in, new pitch is down as well........  |
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Post by NassauDave on Jun 20, 2022 13:10:48 GMT
One day they will return.... The pink panther is now known as the rainbow panther! Yes they are. |
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