Re: Ground : Fri Sep 09, 2016 4:58 pm  

Shifty Cat wrote:

Makes you think that the Council should have vetted them better with them being a small developer, at least to make sure they could meet their proposed obligations. It would have taken them no time to see if the Company had anything like the funds, partnerships etc to see if this project was even possible in the first place.

It still makes me think, if Yorkcourt wanted to build a Newcold and one or two other warehouses, they could have found elsewhere that would have been less hassle to acquire and far cheaper. Obviously that's from my opinion from the outside looking in.

Not sure if it would have been feasible but I have often thought it would have been better if they werent allowed to lay a brick on the site until they had evidence of enough tenants signed up to trigger and pay for the stadium build. That would have focused YC attention on doing the right thing because they wouldn't make a penny until the stadium build was financed and began

Re: Ground : Fri Sep 09, 2016 5:29 pm  

Tricky2309 wrote:

Not sure if it would have been feasible but I have often thought it would have been better if they werent allowed to lay a brick on the site until they had evidence of enough tenants signed up to trigger and pay for the stadium build. That would have focused YC attention on doing the right thing because they wouldn't make a penny until the stadium build was financed and began

Spot on.

Re: Ground : Fri Sep 09, 2016 5:35 pm  

Excellent news. Congratulations to all concerned in the negotiations. Hope any redevelopment doesn't transfer the ground into all-seater stands though. it's not quite the same sitting down. WELL DONE!!!!!

Re: Ground : Sat Sep 10, 2016 8:08 am  

Redscat wrote:

Excellent news. Congratulations to all concerned in the negotiations. Hope any redevelopment doesn't transfer the ground into all-seater stands though. it's not quite the same sitting down. WELL DONE!!!!!

I think that you are jumping the gun.
There is a long way to go before we see any building work at the ground (unless you count the SB demolition)

Re: Ground : Sat Sep 10, 2016 9:03 am  

Tricky2309 wrote:

Not sure if it would have been feasible but I have often thought it would have been better if they werent allowed to lay a brick on the site until they had evidence of enough tenants signed up to trigger and pay for the stadium build. That would have focused YC attention on doing the right thing because they wouldn't make a penny until the stadium build was financed and began

Stop talking sense!

Re: Ground : Sat Sep 10, 2016 12:55 pm  

Tricky2309 wrote:

Not sure if it would have been feasible but I have often thought it would have been better if they werent allowed to lay a brick on the site until they had evidence of enough tenants signed up to trigger and pay for the stadium build. That would have focused YC attention on doing the right thing because they wouldn't make a penny until the stadium build was financed and began

Makes sense, pity the Council didn't see it the same way.

Re: Ground : Sat Sep 10, 2016 1:29 pm  

If I remember correctly, the original demand from the SofS was that the stadium must be built first. York Court then argued vehemently that they should be allowed to "build out" a large amount of warehousing to raise funds for the stadium build. They were granted the 60,000Sqm allowance and therein lay the mechanism for shafting the whole Community Stadium initiative.

Re: Ground : Sat Sep 10, 2016 1:34 pm  

The Avenger wrote:

If I remember correctly, the original demand from the SofS was that the stadium must be built first. York Court then argued vehemently that they should be allowed to "build out" a large amount of warehousing to raise funds for the stadium build. They were granted the 60,000Sqm allowance and therein lay the mechanism for shafting the whole Community Stadium initiative.

So what's stopping the warehousing project moving forward? Lack of demand?

Re: Ground : Sat Sep 10, 2016 5:10 pm  

I see various organisations are looking at potential options for the old Thornes Park school/college now that the use of the buildings is becoming limited. Well I can think of one particular option which could've regenerated the whole area, sadly that ship sailed 7 years ago.

Re: Ground : Sat Sep 10, 2016 9:36 pm  

New East main stand with corporate.
New North Stand covered terrace, bars underneath.
New all seater south stand, away stand.
New all seater west stand with proper tv gantry.

Up the Trin