23-03-2022, 10:48 PM
(23-03-2022, 08:00 PM)DeepBlue Wrote:(23-03-2022, 07:52 PM)mikey393 Wrote: I can't help keep thinking that we should have moved to a new purpose built stadium fit for the 21st Century. All we appear to be doing is trying to rebuild a decaying old stadium. The land is worth a lot for residential property redevelopment. Maybe we could have got a grant from the football league & also a sponsor for the new stadium. What does everyone else think?
I think the majority of fans made their feelings quite clear that they wanted to stay at Fratton if it was at all possible and that is what we should do. There is absolutely no reason that a rebuilt stadium in the same footprint cannot be equally fit for purpose in the 21st century, and it's cheaper to achieve.
The best example in the country for doing this is probably the Hawthorns, and there are numerous soulless flatpack stadiums that come nowhere near the trditional grounds they replced.
And since when have the FL handed out grants for new grounds ???
a new stadium would most likely be out of town. At least where it is, a lot of fans can walk/bus/cycle/train. Looking forward we should be moving away from commuting completely. And we missed the boat on football ground improvement cash, there was a lot of it about when all seater were forced upon clubs. Ttaaly agree about souless flat packs. Loved the first two or three we visited in the prem, then realised they were all just the same but with different colour seats. Man U, MK stand out as a bit different. One designed from the early 60s and gradually built to a grand plan, the other built with effectively govt money for a minority interest sport.