Diego_Sideburns Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Your sauce might be able to confirm otherwise, but my understanding was that the stand is owned by the owners and not OAFC? With the stand effectively being a separate entity and a business in its own right, any profits aren't automatically put back into the club are they? Last month in the Chron, Corney was reported as saying the extra revenue from the stand will to help to push Athletic’s spending power past that of the club’s near-rivals in the Sky Bet League One table. He also said that the stand was an investment that will ultimately benefit the club for years to come. http://www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/news-features/10/oldham-athletic-news/86412/new-stand-2m-over-budget Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc1955 Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Has been mentioned elsewhere that it existed on the plans originally, oh well cats out of the bag......national chain but nowt to do with Lenny A new hotel and conference centre is to be built on the civic centre car park area.....will that not be in direct competition with our facilities? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_bro Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Your sauce might be able to confirm otherwise, but my understanding was that the stand is owned by the owners and not OAFC? With the stand effectively being a separate entity and a business in its own right, any profits aren't automatically put back into the club are they? Build the bar anyway. When did we become so accepting of us being :censored: and penniless that the match day experience of paying punters was secondary? Whatever you think of Corney, and the current climate of foorball's probably played a part, he's had an easy ride. The land is owned by Blitz and Gazal. I understand the stand is owned by the club, and is intended to add income to enable the club to not lose as much as it currently does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShireBlue Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Been to St Helens' Langtree Park tonight where they have 'the Red V' supporters bar. Pleasant enough and well used, but a little soulless. Hope Latics' effort will have a bit more character. They did have their own bitter on offer as well, 'Saints Gold', brewed by Robinsons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 defeated attitude there 04u if you think everything is :censored: inevitably it will be Not really. Getting back the lapsed is a positive notion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimsleftfoot Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 The land is owned by Blitz and Gazal. I understand the stand is owned by the club, and is intended to add income to enable the club to not lose as much as it currently does. Yes and the club lease the land from the owners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deyres42 Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 The land is owned by Blitz and Gazal. I understand the stand is owned by the club, and is intended to add income to enable the club to not lose as much as it currently does. Does the club lose money these days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 Does the club lose money these days? I'm fairly sure they've operated a small surplus for each of the last three years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simoncorneyisgod Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 A new hotel and conference centre is to be built on the civic centre car park area.....will that not be in direct competition with our facilities? More central location, nearer the motorway o should we just not do it because someone else is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticsPete Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 Wouldn't want to stay in the "Dean Brill Suite". Lack of clean sheets.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c.hill12 Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 I'm fairly sure they've operated a small surplus for each of the last three years. Partly due to the fa cup runs and player sales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 Partly due to the fa cup runs and player sales. There was a small profit for 2011, before the first Liverpool FA Cup game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 defeated attitude there 04u if you think everything is :censored: inevitably it will be No it won't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laticsrblue Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 So where os this Hotel going to be built? At the back of the Chaddy as in the original plans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 I maintain that the bar should convert to a food place in non match day evenings. Hopefully it would have a kitchen to cook up lard butties before the game anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticsChris Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 The 'original plans' for this hotel were for an entirely different scheme; the Oldham Arena scheme. So whilst the hotel might be in a similar position I can't imagine it will be too similar a scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simoncorneyisgod Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 Hotel is not going behind the Chaddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laticsrblue Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 In the initial plans and planned to start once stand is completed Can we see these "initial plans" or do you mean the initial scheme/idea and not a building blueprint type plan. So, if not behind the Chaddy, is more of the car parking space being sacrificed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simoncorneyisgod Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 Can we see these "initial plans" or do you mean the initial scheme/idea and not a building blueprint type plan. So, if not behind the Chaddy, is more of the car parking space being sacrificed? I haven't seen these original plans myself I was referring to leftfoots previous post regarding them being seen somewhere I understand the hotel will be somewhere around the north stand RRE corner of the ground however I wouldn't exactly call it parking space being 'sacrificed' more putting it to a better use! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laticsrblue Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 I haven't seen these original plans myself I was referring to leftfoots previous post regarding them being seen somewhere I understand the hotel will be somewhere around the north stand RRE corner of the ground however I wouldn't exactly call it parking space being 'sacrificed' more putting it to a better use! Do you mean this: I think he means the original plans for Oldham arena had plans for a hotel. Sunshine indoors. In the Oldham Arena plans, circa 2006, the hotel was going to be built behind the Chaddy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_bro Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 Do you mean this: In the Oldham Arena plans, circa 2006, the hotel was going to be built behind the Chaddy. The planning permission granted for the North Stand did not include a hotel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 Heartbreak Hotel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simoncorneyisgod Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 The planning permission granted for the North Stand did not include a hotel. Only repeating what I have been told.....within 6 months of the stand being opened so circa July 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 But there are no guarantees either way. Nothing's been said and no questions seem to have been asked. We're building a stand with approximately the same number of seats we had in the stand before with no evidence we're (as a club) going to be better off.other than we no longer have a deteriorating stand that costs us £250k+ to maintain with poor and limited facility's instead we have a brand new state of the art stand with vastly improved facility's but hey your a Latics fan so nothing must progress must it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underdog Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 I was talking about this last night when i was told there wasn't going to be a full time bar down there. I think people would go down through the week to support the bar and put money into the club. I also believe with the facilities within the ground (confrencing, shops, offices etc), the hospital, elk mill, the motorway junction, the hotel over the road. A full time bar has potential down there. Stick live music on at weekends, big screen sports. Then sports (pool,darts, football, quiz etc) to represent 'oldham athletic' and it could be a little gold mine I'm bloody gob smacked there isn't allegedly, going to be a full time bar, there must be a genuine reason but I would have attended on match days pre and post match to watch a premier/championship game and even during the weeks to watch latics on tv etc. I was hoping a Wetherspoon type franchise, yes I know it's not everyone's cup of tea but with food in place brekkies, two for one meal offers, curry nights etc. surely they would have captured a bit of business from the hospital staff on the lash and the locals too. Got a darts/pool/ footy team goings too...agree with Chris I think it's a missed opportunity but I presume, there is a Reason why it is not going to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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