SUFC: The Future SUFC up for sale

[Cricko]

Wycombe's, bar in a marquee in the car park before a match was/is very popular

It is, loved going there and as you say they made the best use of the outside facilities.

 

[hlane17]

Wycombe's, bar in a marquee in the car park before a match was/is very popular

They certainly got our money every time we went.

 

[AlfaShrimper]

Just to try and lift some sprits... The lads where training the morning and boots and laces

 

[kentblues]

But Awooga liked a message today saying the funding is in place

Funding for what?? Is rather the critical point. I can have funding available for a Porsche Boxster but it still won't help me leave the showroom with a 911...

 

[kentblues]

Any potential move to a new Fossetts Farm Stadium would result in serious limitations to the clubs sustainability.

The approved new planning permission for Fossetts Farm Stadium limits its use to a maximum of 40 football matches per annum, plus a limit of only 3 per annum major events exceeding 1,000 spectators.

How does that make it sustainable?

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Unlimited number of events for less than 1000 attendees does leave a lot scope!! Generally football clubs are staging very few major non-football events with over 1,000 attendees? Where is an example of a football ground that is relying on those 1000+ non football events?

 

[Joshy boy]

Just to try and lift some sprits... The lads where training the morning and boots and laces

Let’s go!!! I’m hoping that maybe if the medical team HAS been paid, then they’ve been doing like 5 a side behind closed doors matches with the youth team just to keep their fitness levels and stuff up

 

[Cricko]

Funding for what?? Is rather the critical point. I can have funding available for a Porsche Boxster but it still won't help me leave the showroom with a 911...

Just as well they are like trying to get in and out of a Bean can.

 

[Floval Flyer]

I am 100% sure some area of the carpark could be turned into something similar if it could not be done in the ground immediately

Never understood why we have never partnered with local firms to provide ‘pop ups’ in the RH carpark, by way of a match day ‘experience’ - in Southend area alone we have local breweries (Leigh on Sea, and George’s in Wakering), then there’s Rossi Ice cream, and many independent eateries (Pasta Pia, loads of Pizzerias, burger joints etc) and local independent retailers who could benefit from a captured audience of several thousand.

We have long since been commercially inept. I was told along time ago that we don’t ever push for SUFC shirts to be sold in local sport’s retail shops, but you’ll see all the London kits in the high street.

 

[flangejackrabbit]

Does Roots Hall have planning constraints on hosting non-football events at all?

 

[Boreham Blue]

Funding for what?? Is rather the critical point. I can have funding available for a Porsche Boxster but it still won't help me leave the showroom with a 911...

Don't know the details but was in response to CRATE I think suggesting they needed more funders. I took it as an indication that funding isn't the issue for whatever they have put on the table.

 

[Cricko]

Does Roots Hall have planning constraints on hosting non-football events at all?

Not that i am aware of, going back past years all sorts of events were held there. We even had a night club.

 

[Mad Cyril]

Does Roots Hall have planning constraints on hosting non-football events at all?

It hasn't for the last five or so seasons.

 

[Userorange]

Everyone’s been chatting away and it’s all been rather a nice way of passing the time but wait a minute……. wasn’t there supposed to have been a statement this morning?

 

[Cricko]

It hasn't for the last five or so seasons.

Exactly, it has been left to go to ruin without any thoughts of how to maximise the grounds potential.

 

[Leeboy]

Just to try and lift some sprits... The lads where training the morning and boots and laces

were the out-of-contractors there - Bridge, Ralph etc?

 

[Cricko]

Everyone’s been chatting away and it’s all been rather a nice way of passing the time but wait a minute……. wasn’t there supposed to have been a statement this morning?

I think the Snake said today, but i would not hold your breath,

 

[GSW Shrimper]

Everyone’s been chatting away and it’s all been rather a nice way of passing the time but wait a minute……. wasn’t there supposed to have been a statement this morning?

Anna done it for him

 

[Shrimper]

Genuine question amongst all of this stadium/re-development talk.

If there is no housing element and you fully remove FF, who is paying for all of this?

You could include some housing where the shop and derelict building is and move the shop into the stand

 

[Maldon Blues]

Does Roots Hall have planning constraints on hosting non-football events at all?

I'd've thought concerts would be a no-go as housing is just far too close. Don't think it's ever hosted one?

 

[Userorange]

Anna done it for him

But that didn’t tell me f**k all!