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  Hrolf The Ganger  14 Apr 24 11.45am |
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Originally posted by Badger11
Very poor when you see some of the clubs above us. I think we are hoping to move up to around 14. Being 15 on the list will be quite impressive upgrade. As a London club, albeit suburban, we could hope to have a stadium to rival the bigger clubs, but that would take huge investment and a lot of council arm twisting.
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| Spiderman Horsham 18 Apr 24 5.34pm |
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Originally posted by autman
Crystal Palace have taken a major step forward in the redevelopment of their Selhurst Park stadium after signing an agreement to fund community improvements. The deal, referred to in planning regulations as a Section 106, was the most significant remaining obstacle to beginning construction of a new 13,500-capacity Main Stand. Although it had been agreed for some time, Palace had not signed it — something that was necessary for any work on the stadium to commence. Friday marks six years since the Premier League club were first granted planning permission in principle to rebuild that stand and make other improvements to their home ground. But there have been stumbling blocks along the way, with a revised planning application being approved in October last year by Croydon Council. Now they are free to begin work, with the expectation being that it will happen over this summer. Palace say they remain on track with that timeframe, which has been previously stated by their chairman, Steve Parish. [Matt Woosnam - The Athletic] What are the Community improvements? Are the bankrupt council taking the p? Maybe the club should have gone all out to find an alternative site and tell Croydon Council to do one
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| Norbury Old Git London 19 Apr 24 8.44am |
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Originally posted by Badger11
Very poor when you see some of the clubs above us. I think we are hoping to move up to around 14. Fulham overtake us next season when the Riverside Stand fully opens raising the capacity to 30,000.
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| dreamwaverider London 19 Apr 24 8.51am |
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Originally posted by Spiderman
What are the Community improvements? Are the bankrupt council taking the p? Maybe the club should have gone all out to find an alternative site and tell Croydon Council to do one Bit late now!
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| Dubai Eagle 19 Apr 24 9.06am |
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Community improvements: Weren't there some considerations as regards local transport links that Croydon council wanted us to pay for ?
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| Hrolf The Ganger 19 Apr 24 10.46am |
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Originally posted by dreamwaverider
We will have a novel stadium to satisfy all tastes. The new glitzy main stand will be a corporate delight for tight fitting suits a la Parish who can congregate there thinking they are somebody. Some refreshing positivity for a change. My ambition is to see the Whitehorse restored to some sort of respectable state. The initial downsizing sucks and I still need closure from the first sight of the 'redesigned' version in 1981.
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ASCPFC  Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 19 Apr 24 10.48am |
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Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger
Some refreshing positivity for a change. My ambition is to see the Whitehorse restored to some sort of respectable state. The initial downsizing sucks and I still need closure from the first sight of the 'redesigned' version in 1981. Crap isn't it.
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| Paaalaaace Croydon 19 Apr 24 12.38pm |
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The Whitehorse was such a bad deal for Palace, could have been so much better, however Ray Bloye did well out of it! Originally posted by ASCPFC
Crap isn't it.
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| autman 19 Apr 24 7.18pm |
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End of season awards coming up including "An in-depth interview with Steve Parish" Maybe some more news on stadium, possibly an announcement?
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| orpingtoneagle Orpington 19 Apr 24 11.27pm |
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Originally posted by nead1
I suspect you may well be right; staying in the PL, a new - and modern style - coach, and the new stand about to be started. A very good news story to end the season. Who could ever have even dreamt of this back in 2010. All credit to Parish and the other owners along the way. Quite some achievement in my book. Smoke and mirrors and most of that smoke seems to be from some intent of blowing it up the Chairman's backside. This will do nothing to progress the club if it ever happens. I am sure Jordan had similar plans when he got one over on Uncle Ron and purchased the ground.
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| Dubai Eagle 20 Apr 24 6.55am |
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If someone had asked 10 years ago - what does success look like under CPFC2010 ? I think the vast majority of supporters would have taken that version of it if it had been offered without hesitation. Originally posted by nead1
I suspect you may well be right; staying in the PL, a new - and modern style - coach, and the new stand about to be started. A very good news story to end the season. Who could ever have even dreamt of this back in 2010. All credit to Parish and the other owners along the way. Quite some achievement in my book.
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| Badger11 Beckenham 20 Apr 24 12.30pm |
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Originally posted by nead1
OE suggests Jordan bought the ground from Noades and got one over on him; the exact opposite happened in fact; it was CPFC 2010 who put the ground back together with the club when the transaction went through. Remember the demonstrations at Lloyds? I thought that Jordan bought the ground from Noades and then sold it to some company who went bust and owed Lloyds bank, they became unwilling owners, or something messy like that.
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| Hrolf The Ganger 20 Apr 24 12.43pm |
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Originally posted by orpingtoneagle
Smoke and mirrors and most of that smoke seems to be from some intent of blowing it up the Chairman's backside. This will do nothing to progress the club if it ever happens.
Yeah, much better to stick with a stand built when George V was on the throne. Genius.
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| ASCPFC Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 20 Apr 24 1.06pm |
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Originally posted by PalazioVecchio
Liverpool upgraded a Stand at Anfield. It seemed to happen in 5 minutes, without all the drama. how come we are like the problem child ? the one that never wins the prize ? The difference is the council. I've often thought we should go where we're actually welcomed as an amenity, rather than derided as a problem.
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| ASCPFC Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 20 Apr 24 1.07pm |
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Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger
Yeah, much better to stick with a stand built when George V was on the throne. Genius. If we leave it too long, it'll become a protected historic monument. However, that didn't seem to matter at Wembley.
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