Whinney Hill Stand

[Tin Monkey]

Originally Posted by Blackburn Stanley

If true, thats very sad. The Whinney Hill should be closed down now ready for work to begin on the rebuilding. Or do Stanley want to be relegated back to the Conference I live in Preston now and their new stand took just over 12 months to put up (granted its bigger about 4,000 seats I think) - but what are Stanley officials playing at, do they really hate League football that much

Did you miss the bit about having no money to build the stand? It's ok banging on about it, but if there's no cash, then it isn't going to happen. That's nothing to do with 'hating the Football League'. It's a fact.

[lancsdave]

Originally Posted by Blackburn Stanley

I live in Preston now and their new stand took just over 12 months to put up (granted its bigger about 4,000 seats I think) -

It's quicker and easier when it's paid for by taxpayers

[cashman]

Originally Posted by Tin Monkey

Did you miss the bit about having no money to build the stand? It's ok banging on about it, but if there's no cash, then it isn't going to happen. That's nothing to do with 'hating the Football League'. It's a fact.

be careful T.M. you will be getting slapped fer talking sense.

[maccawozzagod]

Originally Posted by Pendle Red

I think the one thing that people should not lose sight of that besides the Fishy Site that this is probably the main place people come to look at for seeing what is happening at the club and as such is "The Window to the World"

Originally Posted by cashman

was my thoughts exactly,the club though seem to excel in poor communication, unfortunately.

according to the Football League Supporters Survey 68% of attendees and 58% of non attendees use the Official Websites as their first port of call when seeking information. This figure is of course a broad average of all clubs surveyed but nevertheless should be used as an important lesson learned.

If the club sites are updated frequently then fans don't need to go looking elsewhere for their information, thus avoiding sites they may find disparaging.

The link for the survey can be found on the fishy site .

Have a look when you have a spare hour as there are many 'interesting' things that can be related back to us if we wish to learn the lessons of a freely conducted survey.

[Tin Monkey]

Originally Posted by cashman

be careful T.M. you will be getting slapped fer talking sense.

Taint gonna 'appen, yo.

[Haggis316]

Back in 1962 the construction of an over ambitious stand resulted in Stanley leaving the League.

It would be a bit ironic, if 47 years later, the non construction of a superfluous stand were to end the Club's hard won League status again.

[fatgaz182]

Originally Posted by Alvin the chipmunk

We're not going to build it untill weve assured survival. Barnet knocked up their new stand with offices etc in less then two weeks and it looks great. What would be the opoint of us building it now and it being a white elephant in the BSP???

Bear in mind its £16 to sit there, £304 for the season.

Plus it looks like it a 'new generation' of temporary stands? It looks just like framework design , ie No concourse facilities as such actually inside the stand, I bet if they do get planning for the new stadium they'll do what Farnborough Town did with the new stand and Unbolt it fold it up and move it with them, Stanley could easily have the same size stand like this on the halfway line with a few steps of terracing each side and an open concourse, like the rest of the ground for now. And it the worst comes to the worst unbolt it, fold it up and sell it on. The cut and shut world of football grounds has been giong on for years? The roof over the away end at Port Vale use to be Chester Citys Main Stand at Sealand Rd, just cut and bolted to a diff shape. When alot of grounds close ie Ayesome Park, Victoria Ground, Leeds Rd, Baseball Ground to name a few not only do souveneir hunters stake a claim to items so do many non-league and few league clubs. Leeds Rd is a classic example a buisness bought some crush barriers for there car park, a fan bought a toilet seat rumoured to have been used by Bill Shankley and I think it was Rushden and Diamonds who took the scoreboard.

[depechemode]

It will be built because it has to be built for us to stay in league . Money is always available from football league to improve grounds otherwise the league would be full of grounds like darwens, so its not if but when .

[fc:stanley]

Depechemode like a thousand times said we get half of the money from the grant. (£500,000) . Where is the other £500,000 going to come from depechemode? Have a think for once! We havent got that amount of money!

[depechemode]

like the club said , it will be building a new stand .

[Forever Red]

Its no good keep saying there's no money. The rules are the rules and that excuse just doesn't wash. Simple - if the stand isn't built we go down. The fact that the club are apparently making no effort towards finding its half of the funding sends out an impression to everyone - including the players - that it doesn't care. That is the best way to demotivate everyone. Who wants to go and watch a club that is heading for relegation regardless of the results.

[cashman]

Originally Posted by Forever Red

Its no good keep saying there's no money. The rules are the rules and that excuse just doesn't wash. Simple - if the stand isn't built we go down. The fact that the club are apparently making no effort towards finding its half of the funding sends out an impression to everyone -

oh you know that fact do ya? must be great to have inside info,like you obviously have. PLANK.

[carpon]

Admittedly, funding for the " New Stand" may be a problem. If all is to be believed, The Football Trust will provide 50% of the funding......

Let's cut the brown stuff.......Regardless of the fact the hierarchy of the club DO NOT(openly) admit any problems funding said developments, surely a more prudent move would be to launch a scheme such as sponsor a brick, sponsor a seat....whatever to help to meet the cost.

I'd personally URGE...To any fan who watched us through the " GLORY DAYS " as in when we won all the promotions to get back to the League......Give the team you followed through the wilderness outside the football league a chance. WE HAVE SURVIVED....AGAINST THE ODDS.... TWO SEASONS in the football league.


The neighbours have FAR MORE resources. This club DIED once as a league club. Twice would be a travesty and a disaster.

[Outback Ozzy]

Originally Posted by carpon

Admittedly, funding for the " New Stand" may be a problem. If all is to be believed, The Football Trust will provide 50% of the funding......

Let's cut the brown stuff.......Regardless of the fact the hierarchy of the club DO NOT(openly) admit any problems funding said developments, surely a more prudent move would be to launch a scheme such as sponsor a brick, sponsor a seat....whatever to help to meet the cost.

I'd personally URGE...To any fan who watched us through the " GLORY DAYS " as in when we won all the promotions to get back to the League......Give the team you followed through the wilderness outside the football league a chance. WE HAVE SURVIVED....AGAINST THE ODDS.... TWO SEASONS in the football league.


The neighbours have FAR MORE resources. This club DIED once as a league club. Twice would be a travesty and a disaster.

Best post on this thread so far, never mind the doom and gloom merchants saying there is no money, (you know who you are), this club needs to survive in the Football League and NOT go into obscurity again. The money MUST be found to build the stand and put the seating in before the end of this season otherwise we will forever be in Morecambes shadow. Once again, they will be the pride of the north and that is NOT ON.

[Tin Monkey]

Originally Posted by Outback Ozzy

Best post on this thread so far, never mind the doom and gloom merchants saying there is no money, (you know who you are), this club needs to survive in the Football League and NOT go into obscurity again. The money MUST be found to build the stand and put the seating in before the end of this season otherwise we will forever be in Morecambes shadow. Once again, they will be the pride of the north and that is NOT ON.

So are you going to pay for it? Comparing Stanley to other clubs is a futile exercise. Stanley is what it is and that's the end of it.

I think this needs to be put into perspective. Yes it would be sad to see Stanley relegated, but a disaster? Hardly, in the grand scheme of things.

It's easy to come on here and post some kind of impassioned post, but the reality is what it is. I trust that the club will do everything it can to raise the cash for the seating, but as of yet, it doesn't exist. That's the truth. Like it or not.