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Post by Rovergrant on Jan 26, 2020 14:08:46 GMT
As I understood it, Ronnie, I thought that you were the first Trust representative on the BOD ? Certainly the Club owes an immense debt to Lew and Frank when they stepped into the breech (on the BOD) in November 2005, indeed the latter`s experience, of finance in general and Albion Rovers finances in particular should still be made use of. Sadly - again head ruling heart - I cannot see where funding would come from to refurbish the stadium....unless...listed building status ?...maybe funding available that way. Still even that could take years to evolve and even then the funding authorities may not want to support a sporting/commercial operation.
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Post by mildrover on Jan 28, 2020 19:45:34 GMT
I understand your points Grant re refurbishing the stadium but I can't think of a suitable site in Coatbridge where we could play league football. If there is let me know. Also if we moved we would either have to upgrade an existing site or build a new small stadium facility. And I doubt a sale of Cliftonhill would raise enough to do either. I have looked into various grant bodies etc but it seems it is easier to get funds to do up a Perthshire mansion than an historic sporting venue! Will keep trying to see if there is a suitable funding stream and of course the club with its band of volunteers will endeavour to do its best to keep Cliftonhill certificate and licence compliant for as long as possible.
Ronnie
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Post by tommysermanni on Jan 29, 2020 7:51:05 GMT
There was various sites looked at over the years but I am not sure how seriously they were looked at if at all.
Every option should be looked at because as much as I love Cliftonhill it's beginning to crumble around our ears.
Coatbridge Outdoor Sports Centre was certainly mentioned at one time as was the site of RB Tennants Meadow Steel Works near Whifflet(now a housing development).
Kirkwood Sports Barn was also muted as a possibility at one time.
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Post by bucky on Jan 29, 2020 8:17:41 GMT
Kirkwood Sports Barn was the closest we have come to feasible move. It was to be a community stadium which would have meant council funding part of it and Cliftonhill being developed into Social housing. The 2008 Financial crisis put paid to that unfortunately.
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Post by jaydee on Jan 29, 2020 12:21:38 GMT
I’ve mentioned this before (haven’t checked if it would be even possible or if it’s been looked at before) but is it possible to turn the dead ground behind both goals (I know the Airdrie end is a car park, but still) into 5 asides on one side and a 7 asides on the other? It would generate income and could also pave the way for the community club status meaning we would be eligible for grants and help from the local authorities etc.
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Post by Roy of the Rovers on Jan 29, 2020 13:44:15 GMT
I note that St Mirren fans are about to agree a takeover of the club in conjunction with a charity. They had planned to do it gradually over 10 years but will now have control by the end of 2021.
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Post by thelaird70 on Feb 1, 2020 11:34:32 GMT
I agree with Grant that Cliftonhill Stadium has a limited life span as renovations will reach an untenable financial burden. I know it was an unpopular idea several years ago but I really feel we missed the boat when the opportunity arose to sell the Stadium and purchase the Excelsior which would have left us a profit to be ring fenced to sustain us for a good number of years. It would also have meant a rental income from Airdrie F.C., in addition to income from the five a side pitches and function room. It is abundantly clear that football club stadiums cannot lie empty every other week without generating some type of income. As for community or fan based ownership of the Club, this is a dead duck and a pipe dream unless you have a fan such as Mark Millar willing to put his hand in his pocket which is unlikely to happen.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2020 12:23:34 GMT
What would have been the consequences of buying Airdrie's concrete dump? No fans as we are a Coatbridge side? An inevitable merger? Appreciate the problems with Cliftonhill but moving to Airdrie? No thanks. Glad that option is gone. As for fan ownership, don't see how it can work without fans with deep pockets. Millionaires with a soft spot for the rovers are about as much use as Coatbridge people with a soft spot for the rovers. Never seen at Cliftonhill!
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Post by thelaird70 on Feb 1, 2020 13:32:06 GMT
If we are a "coatbridge side" where the hell is everybody.Don't close your eyes to Club mergers as that could well be in the future as long as attendances keep dropping.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2020 13:45:05 GMT
Watching the big boys or in the pub watching the big boys. As for mergers the result is the same. We don't exist. We move out of coatbridge, we don't exist. We merge, we don't exist.
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Post by stewmelrover on Feb 2, 2020 8:39:32 GMT
Sigh...not the old 'Rovers tried to buy the Airdrie ground' stuff. No they did not. The then chairman, A. Dick, got us a 'great deal' (quote) of £2000 per match to rent that horrendous dump. Thankfully he was stopped.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2020 9:15:56 GMT
Nuff said. What's the point of digging up this stuff? Ancient history and even worse if it's factually incorrect.
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Post by mildrover on Feb 2, 2020 17:15:27 GMT
The Rovers are a Coatbridge club playing in Coatbridge or nothing. If we had moved in with Airdrie years ago we would have been a mere footnote of history by now.
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