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Post by jasonknowles14 on Jul 10, 2015 0:32:58 GMT
FAO any Forumites near Sudmeadow.
Have you noticed any work on re-developing the old Meadow Park into a new stadium?
I am aware it received planning permission, but there's rarely any updates on the official Gloucester City website and it seems that only certain people are ITK about it.
If work is taking place then great, but if not then when will it start - assuming that Gloucester City are still planning on moving back in 2016?
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Post by Joe K on Jul 10, 2015 11:08:40 GMT
Welcome to the forum, and for posting, to boot. New info is thin on the ground, even on the City Open Forums, from a quick glance. I'll give a shout on Twitter.
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Post by jasonknowles14 on Jul 11, 2015 18:24:15 GMT
Thanks for that Joe, and thanks for the welcome too.
Went to Fairford to watch them today and got talking with a chap over a pint - says that if the stadium is built even within ten years it could fall foul of The Football Conference rules as the maximum capacity it will have is 8000. Rumours are that some fans aren't happy with the progress but they keep on being shouted down as 'detractors' and 'not proper fans' - one of them is even threatening to form a breakaway team for next season (possibly at County or North Gloucestershire level - he's got a bit of cash and been eyeing up the old Civil Service ground allegedly).
That said, Gloucester did not look like a Conference North side today - they won 2-0 but were sluggish for most of the first half and only Symons and Staley showed much effort (Richards was decent enough). Against Hellenic sides they should have won 5 or 6-0.
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Post by Joe K on Jul 12, 2015 17:32:33 GMT
You only need to stray from the party line a fraction to be labelled a 'detractor', that's why I wanted to create a site where there were no such lines (cheesy plug!). Jenni Silver is also a journalist who takes an interest in the team's homeground plight. Although her blog, ' The Girlsilver...', is a little abandoned, she still tweets... twitter.com/thegirlsilver
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