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It looks like the club have acquired a large piece of wasteland on Glebe Road
I always thought it was a good option, closer to the town centre.
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Training pitches? I would have thought buying GP would make more sense than building a new ground here. Surely it’s cheaper, especially as this site will almost certainly need remediation.
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Training pitches? I would have thought buying GP would make more sense than building a new ground here. Surely it’s cheaper, especially as this site will almost certainly need remediation.
Ground.
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What’s happening with Ilkeston’s new stadium again?
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Simon Elliot on Facebook suggesting SUFC have acquired two plots: a 19 acre plot and 14 acre plot as shown below. Boards up at both plots.
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Simon Elliot on Facebook suggesting SUFC have acquired two plots: a 19 acre plot and 14 acre plot as shown below. Boards up at both plots.
Sites acquired no less.
Hilton’s been busy! He appeared on the Iron Army podcast at the beginning of April and he stated that a deal would be done with Peter Swann (that’s after the initial press release from the club confirming a deal had been done). Now, in less than 6 weeks, he’s managed to identify and complete (that’s what acquired means) on two pieces of land. Quite the achievement even if I do say so myself.
I will check the title deeds later.
A planning application to build 302 houses on the Glebe Road site was rejected last year and a brief perusal of the planning docs makes for interesting reading. Application PA/2021/672.
“There appear to be significant constraints associated with the technical suitability of
the landfill materials and therefore significant re-engineering is required to form a
stable development platform which will not be subject to differential settlement.
The technical and legal feasibility of undertaking these works is unclear at this stage
and further information is required on this aspect along with the potential
environmental impacts of the re-engineering.”So sounds unlikely a significant facility like a stadium could be built there – the Warren Road site to the north has had permission for industrial buildings (2005), so perhaps more positive there?
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That’s where I get my brambles and raspberries from let alone the apples hands off scunny, Should have built there in the first place would have been more of a town football club at least there’d be some proper home pubs.
I seem to remember that Scunthorpe borough council were not very accommodating or helpful at that time, hence an out of town site. But I agree, would have been a better place.
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Training pitches? I would have thought buying GP would make more sense than building a new ground here. Surely it’s cheaper, especially as this site will almost certainly need remediation.
In principle this is very welcome news if GP is not being purchased. Be interesting to hear how much it will cost and when he expects the club to move in and use. 12 months? 24 months?
If this comes off it could be a good solution, but we’ve been in this position before with promised new stadiums. Whether it hits the ground as suggested would be another matter, and the costs will be much higher than what Swann surely wants for GP. If Hilton is doing this because he can’t afford GP, then it seems mad. Even an over-inflated price by Swann plus needed upgrades to GP would surely be cheaper than a new stadium on a site which would need environmental remediation?
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So what will happen to all the 1899 shares now? Will fans get their money back???
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Is there a live podcast?I’d prefer a pubcast?
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Interesting that none of the posters that apparently have “good sources” and “insider information” gave any prior warning of the purchase. Make of that what you will
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