Ron Martin

[Napster]

Rob Newman was in there too.

Not half as good without David Baddiel

 

[Sherif H]

I'm sorry but this makes no sense. Is Ron Martin supposed to invest 10 years of his time working full time and more for most of it, taking stick off of fans based on a series of hunches and guesswork, having police raid his premises without any reasonable charge and have to rely on a novice of a manager to try and save a sinking ship of a club already in debt in the interests of charity???

If Ron Martin were not to make a tidy profit, he'd never have taken over the club. Had he not taken over the club, we would have never benefitted from any financial stability, any plans to move on to a new stadium, any of his professional ability and we would certainly not be where we are now.

If you want to criticise how he goes about his business then fine but for ****'s sake, don't pretend that he should be saving our club out of the goodness of his heart.

Anyone would think that we are where we are now completely by chance and Tilson and Martin have been lucky passengers by the amount of personal credit they get in some quarters.

Very good post that man ;)

 

[sufccolchester]

There's a building site going up here! Our chance to bring football to the north Essex area! Currently used by the local side who are moving out of town to a ground with insufficient parking and no public transport links.

Any takers?

I'd rather have Uncle Ron than Auntie Delia.

 

[Firestorm]

Indeed the club has to stay in Southend, Id be gutted if it moved to Rayleigh/Basildon.

It would have been nice to have it around Strawberry Fields for better access but fossetts Farm is a decent location.

IIRC that area was considered but the problems regarding the Airport (Floodlights affecting planes and flying over large groups of people , I think were two mentioned) eliminated this area some years ago...and that was before the recent expansion plans for the airport.

I think that it was mentioned a couple of years back that there were only a few sites in the borough capable of supporting a stadium and the nessecary ancilliary developments required. Gunners park and the "tesco's" area being two of them. FF was by far the best option.

If we were to go outside of the borough , I am with mcnasty, a hotel, leisure complex with restaurants etc would fit alongside the stadium North of the 127/ est of the 130 at Rayleigh. with the potential for a small railway station there as well as very good road links it would be an good site. the downside is it is in a different borough, a good few miles from Southend and a more difficult journey for the majority of the population of Southend.

FF is the only location to give us a new stadium, the ancilliary potential and the proximity to the town and both raillinks

 

[Sherif H]

I'd go with Foulness Island....would be especially exciting with live ammunition being tested in the background, but on the plus side, plenty of space, sea views, and the opportunity to be the only English League club to play on an exclusive football island!

 

[Reg Martin]

Indeed the club has to stay in Southend, Id be gutted if it moved to Rayleigh/Basildon.

It would have been nice to have it around Strawberry Fields for better access but fossetts Farm is a decent location.

But only if Penny Lane was widened.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

IIRC that area was considered but the problems regarding the Airport (Floodlights affecting planes and flying over large groups of people , I think were two mentioned) eliminated this area some years ago...and that was before the recent expansion plans for the airport.

I think that it was mentioned a couple of years back that there were only a few sites in the borough capable of supporting a stadium and the nessecary ancilliary developments required. Gunners park and the "tesco's" area being two of them. FF was by far the best option.

If we were to go outside of the borough , I am with mcnasty, a hotel, leisure complex with restaurants etc would fit alongside the stadium North of the 127/ est of the 130 at Rayleigh. with the potential for a small railway station there as well as very good road links it would be an good site. the downside is it is in a different borough, a good few miles from Southend and a more difficult journey for the majority of the population of Southend.

FF is the only location to give us a new stadium, the ancilliary potential and the proximity to the town and both raillinks

I've long advocated a new stadium as part of the regeneration of the town. The part of the town most in need of regeneration for a number of the years has been the pier. The end of the pier has the transport links (the pier train), the space (all that sea) and is only a Garry Richards clearance away from the old Kursaal ground so doesn't sell out the club's history.

A stadium on stilts in the sea combats the risk of global warming and would draw in more fans because of the novelty factor.

Go on Ron, you know it makes sense.

 

[sufcintheprem]

I've long advocated a new stadium as part of the regeneration of the town. The part of the town most in need of regeneration for a number of the years has been the pier. The end of the pier has the transport links (the pier train), the space (all that sea) and is only a Garry Richards clearance away from the old Kursaal ground so doesn't sell out the club's history.

A stadium on stilts in the sea combats the risk of global warming and would draw in more fans because of the novelty factor.

Go on Ron, you know it makes sense.

Spot on. It would also help our growing Kent supporter base to get to matches as well not to mention London supporters travelling down by yacht.

 

[SARF]

Two Tree island .. Though the access road may be a struggle on match days ;-)