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Kimbo
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Coincidentally, Cov appear to have got the plan for the west side of the ground under way (according to local reports).
Originally I believe the aim was for apartments with a covered terrace attached. Now it appears that some kind of deal is on the cards with Extra Care for 'later living' apartments together with health/well-being type provision, bistro etc. Hopefully the covered terrace is still part of the picture. If so, I would imagine this would take the licensed capacity potential to 6-7000, with the Butts Road end still available for development (and the railway end too if they decide that's necessary).
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Monday Evening was on break in my car when this was on local radio. About 20 minutes in. Interview with Bedford Tigers Rugby League. They are hoping to apply to join Rugby League, League One. (Third tier, professional game). Initially for capacity Bedford Blues Goldington Road is being pursued. So if as is rumoured. Blues Men. 13 League games and (cup games?) Tigers Men 11 League games, plus cup So including friendlies circa 30 matches.one a week. Is that enough to inspire a push for better facilities? Include Blues (and Tigers) Women using Bedford Athletics all weather pitch, but occasional Blues Women at Goldington Road. Rob Ashton acknowledges Bedford is a rugby town. Blues are in a relatively unique situation, the best followed sports club in the town. Walking distance to the town centre and drinking stops. The Elephant in the room. Bedford football scene is in an interesting phase. As I mentioned lots of press about Real Bedford a non league club. The Men were promoted to the 8th tier of English Football, the Women to tier 4 (it is interesting next year three names stood out, Cambridge United a derby of sorts, Norwich and QPR women’s clubs associated with well known football names.) However Real recognise they need a better venue especially if they even play Men’s tier 5. Listening to the a radio interview, with Tigers (RL) and Real (football) both having partnerships with local Netball clubs. Listening between the lines, if Tigers bring professional Rugby League to Bedford and Goldington Road, not sure what would stop them in say 5 years joining Real Bedford in a shiny new home. So for Blues, maybe it is not so much looking for promotion. But knowing the next level is 7,500 (10,000 after 4 years, if survived that long), should be a target, hopefully achieve able at Goldington Road. To,at least stay at the top of the local sports scene, and maintain Bedford as a ‘rugby’ town. Sorry if I digressed. But if you are outside Bedford a lot of the above would pass you by. Now if only Universal theme park confirms it is happening in July, will Blues want to play at Universal Studios Stadium Bedford? |
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The older I get, the more the RFU leave me confused.
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Kimbo
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From experience, I'm not sure RL is ever going to be a big enough draw south of Yorkshire to make a difference.
I have been to Bedford vs Cov Bears RL matches in the past where the away support outnumbered home, and Bears couldn't draw enough at home to make either Coundon Road or BPA viable (despite winning Nat One 20 years ago, plus several Conference championships). They now play at Old Coventrians again. (Yes, the very 'franchisey' Midlands Hurricanes have now moved into the Birmingam Alex Stadium, but even here draw paltry crowds in a city of over a million souls). The BPA persists with hosting Cov United and CU Ladies, plus a gridiron side, but I really can't see any of these making much of a contribution, cash-wise to CRFC coffers. Better, I think, to look slightly further than sport for help.
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Mark W-J
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While this is true, the stadium needs a capacity that makes it a viable option for concert promoters. Most outdoor shows are in football grounds with a capacity of at least 40k - the equivalent of two nights at the O2 or Co-op Live. A few years ago there were a handful of shows at the Stoop, Kingsholm, Franklin's Gardens, but generally if you're looking at a 10k capacity venue (which the Champ clubs must aspire to) then most bands would look at arenas rather than outdoor shows because the English summers are so unreliable. And there is an arena within an hour's drive of the majority of Championship clubs - even the Eden Project has hosted The Who, Pet Shop Boys, Kasabian, Noel Gallagher, My Chemical Romance, Nine Inch Nails, Stereophonics and Diana Ross in the last couple of years. |
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Kimbo
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True.
The BPA has hosted quite a few lesser/fading (and I don't mean that in a derogatory sense) over the years: e.g. UB40, Steps, Blue, Raging Fyah, Pretenders, Simple Minds, Level 42, KT Tunstall, but the close proximity of the Cov Building Society Arena and the NEC etc mean that there's no chance of the current bigger guns appearing.
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I really don't see what that has to do with anything. You asked when Truro FC would return to Cornwall and were given an answer.
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Charles Dickens would have made a good treasurer! "Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen and six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds ought and six, result misery" Edited by FHLH - 20 Jun 2024 at 14:23 |
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WEVans - I only meant when has the fact that a stadium was built for Soccer stopped a Premiership side moving in.
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Sweeney Delenda Est
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WEvans
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I give up.
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FHLH
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New Zealand rugby governance under the microscope
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"My father told me big men fall just as quick as little ones, if you put a sword through their hearts."
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DGS Old Boy
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Kimbo and Blues, DMP have no intention of trying to get into the championship through the back door to fill a hole created by the RFU, their ambitions include getting into the championship but on merit by winning promotion from Nat 1, not by some dubious back door deal.
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Kimbo
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I'm not sure I said they'd try to step up by 'dubious' non-merit means? Correct me if my memory has failed me.
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DGS Old Boy
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Kimbo sorry, when I referred to dubious means I was referring to the RFU's stance in getting teams into the Premier two division (reference Wasps, Worcester etc) not anything you had said. (or not said!!) |
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Fairy nuff.
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rugbychris
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Sounds like they are discussing bringing the Welsh regions over from URC.
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Sounds like silly season speculation to me...
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Camquin
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It is all rumour. Move Wales from URC to an Anglo-welsh league to make space for more European sides in URC. |
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Paul10
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A journalist asked the WRU chairman if an Anglo-Welsh league would be better for the welsh clubs/regions than the URC.
He said yes. Silly season for me but the M4 Welsh teams and the SW English clubs would love it.
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