LaticMark

The stadium will be a sponsor's name. However, the 4 stands could be: The Oldham Road Stand The Boundary Stand The Broadway Stand The Chadderton Stand

Failsworth is a town in Lancashire and also part of the Oldham borough for the last 35 years. It's not a suburb of Manchester. Say YES to Failsworth.

This is not a serious thread as you're blaming TTA. Anyone else looking to invest £10m in Latics? Didn't think so!

Must be serious if the rarely seen Danny Gazal was there!

It's good to read a positive article about the new stadium in The Chron for a change, and supported with some facts and statistics. This part compensates for the anti-Latics propaganda that has appeared in the news pages over recent weeks.

Thanks LaticsPete - I now know what issues to address in my letter of support to the planning committee. Just waiting for the planning application now!

Will the petition say Nimbys and Luddites sign here? A new stadium, for the borough's only professional football club, is very much needed and fully supported by the club and the majority of its fans. This regeneration project is for the benefit of the whole borough. It is not the exclusive preserve of a minority of Failsworth residents. However, it's time the club put in its planning application, so anyone and everyone can have their say.

Isn't this getting a little off topic?

I've posted the following on the Chron website: "Latics have already had an open forum that certain individuals decided not to attend. Traffic links in Failsworth are better than at Boundary Park, so 23 home matches a year will not be a problem. There is no evidence that house prices will fall, and they may even increase as a result of regeneration. Latics are also a family club with a history of well behaved fans. Do these 80 people represent the whole of Failsworth, and why should they halt a much needed multi-million regeneration project?" Don't let the NIMBYs win.

Now why would anyone oppose this small, yet wonderful, development?

Does anyone know where I can get these as ringtones?

At least I agree with you!

Maybe Latics, or even Oldham Council, should comment on why some other locations in the borough are not suitable?

£350k according to one Blackpool source? No doubt with the usual add-ons!

Give us a 'P' . . .

I don't think we could find a piece of land cheap enough - or flat enough - in Grasscroft or Uppermill.

. . . And his junior sidekick, Cllr Jim McMahon, has attacked the club for a second time in a week. He also thinks Chadderton is too far from Failsworth to hold a forum! Some people will complain about anything.

Failsworth itself has not been a part of the City of Manchester for 115 years, since the Failsworth Urban District, in the county of Lancashire, was created following the 1894 Local Government Act.

One interesting aspect of The Chron's coverage is the on-line feedback on various stories. Following the 'Plot Holders Dig in, etc' story there were quite a number of comments. About 8 were critical of The Chron's coverage with 2 comments supporting the editorial line. In today's paper The Chron printed 2 comments, 1 in favour and 1 critical. Talk about bias reporting! Moreover, in today’s paper there is also an editorial criticising Latics for daring to question The Chron! What is going on at the paper? Is Jim Williams, who I remember as a Latics reporter years ago, still the editor?

As long as we get a stadium that can easily be expanded to a capacity of 15,000+ I'll be happy. Money and need permitting of course!

. . . And your suggested site would be?

TFA

No doubt there will be another Clayton Action Group/Local Residents Group/NIMBY Group set up in opposition to these latest plans. Echoes of Sports Park 2000 and the Boundary Park Re-development plans?

Isn't the blue a little too close to the colour of our home kit? What happens if we play a team in all dark blue?

Beat me to it!!!!!