BP1960 Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 (edited) It's all gone quiet regarding the stadium redevelopment, has anyone any idea what's happening ? It crossed my mind now that Clegg Street railway warehouse has gone near Park Road a new stadium there might be a possibility, especially if Matalan relocated. Edited January 10, 2012 by BP1960 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukers1 Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 It's all gone quiet regarding the stadium redevelopment, has anyone any idea what's happening ? It crossed my mind now that Clegg Street railway warehouse has gone on Park Road a new stadium there might be a possibility, especially if Matalan relocated. It has gone quiet BP1960, is there a chance of an update from the club... Barry ( Cough). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singe Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 To be fair, I think a number of factors have meant things have not progressed Stadium Developmetn takes an age anyway Alan Hardy retiring will have stalled things a tad (obviuosly I am not saying it was him on his own doing it) Barry doing two Director roles will not help It has been Christmas so things shut down in plannig and building trades It's been a busy Christmas period playing wise The Liverpool game will have taken a lot to orgnaise The aftermath of the Liverpool game would have deflected things somewhat But apart from that.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego_Sideburns Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 (edited) ...But apart from that.... We were told nothing would be reported until investment is secured. Edited January 10, 2012 by Diego_Sideburns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobOAFC Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 It's all gone quiet regarding the stadium redevelopment, has anyone any idea what's happening ? It crossed my mind now that Clegg Street railway warehouse has gone near Park Road a new stadium there might be a possibility, especially if Matalan relocated. Won't happen. Either BP is to be re-developed, or we can pull the plug on selling the failsworth land to council and build there now the charity commission said it can be built on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futchers briefs Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 In 2004 was there some '10 year agreement to have football played on BP?' 2014 should see further housing ground development maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laticsrblue Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 It crossed my mind now that Clegg Street railway warehouse has gone near Park Road a new stadium there might be a possibility, especially if Matalan relocated. It's crossed my mind too. This site has all of the boxes ticked now that the warehouse has been demolished. Good central location for metro, bus and road links: Easy walking distance from planned metro stops in Union St Could even have it's own dedicated metro line if the existing track to Mumps station isn't removed when the Union Street one opens. Very close to the bypass and roads in all other directions. Central location would give a new stadium a true yr round income option by incorporating: All those leisure facilities that are planned for the town but never happen. More Office space. Maybe the 6th Form college/Campus Oldham could use it as a location for sports or leisure type courses. Conference facilities etc etc A new stadium visible from the bypass would give the council one of those status Gateways to Oldham that they're always going on about. Bigger than the BP site (nowhere near as big as Failsworth so no footy pitches - who needs them when you have a town centre location): Room for parking on site. There is also the option of extra parking in the barely used (especially at match times) Clegg St multistory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_balls Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Been suggesting this for years, and a friend of mine that used to work for OMBC said the site has been looked at before, personally I don't think the close proximity to Glodvick helps much tbh, don't think the 5 0 would want hundreds of pissed up home/away fans ending up down there, although that shouldn't be an issue, it would be a fantastic site. It goes back to having no brass tho dunt it, altho the sale of BP would pay for it? Sell the naming rights to Toyota, job done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laticsrblue Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 (edited) There are asian areas near BP as well. I live near Watford and away supporters (train travellers and many car parkers) walk through the town centre to get to the ground which is in the middle of a predominantly asain area. No probs as far as I know (except for me when I've been to watch Latics and after the game have been routed by police round the back streets to the station when I wanted to go in the opposite direction ) Edited January 11, 2012 by laticsrblue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davegtt Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Luton is an example of a ground in a heavily asian populated area. Im not sure the tensions of past are the same down there as what they face in Oldham? It shouldnt be a problem but we all know it probably would be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc-latics Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 haven't we finally decided to stay at BP though? unless they come out and say now that land is avaliable and we've got plans and funding for it, i'd rather stay at BP and redevleop the ground affordably Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markoasis Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Luton is an example of a ground in a heavily asian populated area. Im not sure the tensions of past are the same down there as what they face in Oldham? It shouldnt be a problem but we all know it probably would be. Far worse in Luton. EDL started there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lookers_Carl Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Won't happen. Either BP is to be re-developed, or we can pull the plug on selling the failsworth land to council and build there now the charity commission said it can be built on. It was decided a while back that Failsworth was no longer the preferred option, even after we found out we could build on it afterall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Ritchie Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Far worse in Luton. EDL started there Errrr the EDL aren't racist, they just don't want muslamic's taking over the world with their ray guns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_bro Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Alan Hardy once said that the retail park was owned by a private company who would want a great deal of money for it. If it was a site that had been looked at by the club, surely they would have found out exactly how much it would cost to buy. I'm sure whoever owns it would be glad to get rid of it, as only one of the building is in use by Matalan. The other buildings have stood empty for years. I have heard that the council has received a very good offer for the land on which the warehouse stood, hence the sudden need to demolish it. If that is true, then any remote chance of building a new ground their will have gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego_Sideburns Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 haven't we finally decided to stay at BP though? unless they come out and say now that land is avaliable and we've got plans and funding for it, i'd rather stay at BP and redevleop the ground affordably Not exactly any progress to report, but the fact that Corney is optimistic is something to cling on to. Chron: Grounds for optimism Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveoafc Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Not exactly any progress to report, but the fact that Corney is optimistic is something to cling on to. Chron: Grounds for optimism I think cling on to is the right phrase, i didn't detect anything concrete in that report. Obviously funding is still the major stumbling block. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticMark Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 I think cling on to is the right phrase, i didn't detect anything concrete in that report. Obviously funding is still the major stumbling block. I seem to recall Simon Corney saying it would cost around £7m to build a new main stand on the Broadway side of the ground. We've got £700k from the council but, even if they scale the plans back, it still leaves a lot of funding to raise! "Hope is the elevating feeling we experience when se see--in the mind's eye--a path to a better future." JEROME GROOPMAN, The Anatomy of Hope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futchers briefs Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 The interview told us nowt really, apart from this time there's a councillor, who takes his phone to bed with him and will talk to SC, unlike some of the previous chaps. There's still no commitment from anyone, no figures, no dates and looks like no plans to start building a new stand - (I wonder if Ryder and Dutton and Holroy Developments are any further forward in their future plans??!!?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lags Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 One more 'U' turn would hardly be surprising now would it?. 2014 is now only 2 years away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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