The Moonster Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 We're coming up to an important hurdle in our plans to move to our new stadium. An adverse decision regarding the rezoning of the Youngs land would kill the stadium plan stone dead. Any news on potential local opposition? Or are we expecting an easy time of it with the Scottish Executive? My mother was involved in the Save Posties Park campaign and the woman who basically ran that campaign is campaigning against the new stadium going at Young's Farm (safety issues for people travelling to/from the game and access/egress routes not being suitable being the main issues I believe). Whether she has enough backing to cause an obstacle I don't know. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Vojáček Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 What will we name the other stands? The Falkirk Stand kind of names itself. I'd like to suggest the 'Shug Murray upper' for the third tier of the Prunty road end. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BallochSonsFan Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 I'd agree with those concerns Moonster. Renton Road will see a significant increase in traffic. Getting to the ground is one thing - traffic will likely be staggered between 1:30 and 2:50 for fans getting to the game. Leaving the site? It looks like a potential nightmare. The pavements and street lighting (or lack thereof) also present serious concerns for anybody using either Renton or Dalreoch stations. Not impossible to overcome but certainly a major stumbling block. Turning onto the A82 sliproad at the Tontine is going to be particularly bad and traffic could well back up from the Dalreoch lights to the stadium itself. It's a poor site to access. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Vojáček Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Floodlight issues at the Rock...No not the brightness stuff, more issues. "Structural damage" apparently. https://twitter.com/acciesfc/status/554787758083149824 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Floodlight issues at the Rock...No not the brightness stuff, more issues. "Structural damage" apparently. https://twitter.com/acciesfc/status/554787758083149824 It seems extremely strange to me that our U20's play at Murray Park but Rangers U20's play at our ground. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Pete Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 It seems extremely strange to me that our U20's play at Murray Park but Rangers U20's play at our ground. I just posed that same question on Twitter funnily enough. An odd set up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Parr Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Floodlight issues at the Rock...No not the brightness stuff, more issues. "Structural damage" apparently. https://twitter.com/acciesfc/status/554787758083149824 Unsurprising. They were rocking about fairly violently during the Hertz match. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Vojáček Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 It seems extremely strange to me that our U20's play at Murray Park but Rangers U20's play at our ground. I just posed that same question on Twitter funnily enough. An odd set up. I believe it's incase a player doesn't turn up. They know that there is an extremely talented guy who'd be delighted to pull on the strip that lives just across the road from Murray Park 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
optimistic Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Yet they want to take the floodlights to our new ground, 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BallochSonsFan Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 There were banks of lights off on a couple of the floodlight pylons on Saturday. Not surprised to read about ongoing problems. If they persist then the only option will be to follow the Juniors and have an earlier kick-off to ensure that games start and finish in daylight. Not sure how fans would feel about 1:00 kick-offs? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Pete Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Get the players to wear headlamps, it'll be well funny. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bring Back Paddy Flannery Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 http://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=1671 Interesting piece on the website about how we use video analysis. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordo1872 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 It's a shame we don't still have that mound of earth opposite the main stand - could've been our very own Murray Mound. The Tobby King Arena has a nice ring to it. Why we've never named the toilets after Hugh Ward escapes me. On the issue of the floodlights, I'd be interested to know what the issues are with the structure itself, as I suspect that's nonsense. Plenty of lights out on the far side that really need replacing. When is the Scottish Government announcement due re stadium move? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Vojáček Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 http://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=1671 Interesting piece on the website about how we use video analysis. Did anyone else see the picture of him looking at the computer when the screen was completely black? Just as I went on to the site to stick the photo on here they removed it 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bring Back Paddy Flannery Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Did anyone else see the picture of him looking at the computer when the screen was completely black? Just as I went on to the site to stick the photo on here they removed it Aye I clocked that, fake typing at it's finest. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Vojáček Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Aye I clocked that, fake typing at it's finest. It's an art form in itself and it would've made a smashing meme. Sack the board. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonsanorak Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 (edited) Did anyone else see the article in yesterdays record? lee mair confessing that there was an attempt to have the ref abandon the match at 3-0. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/id-find-really-hard-walk-4963292 Cant remember if it was just him, but may explain his poor defending Edited January 13, 2015 by sonsanorak 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sting86 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 He wasn't one of the player to have a word with the ref... More CT, Linton and Aggie after Linton skied a ball and it went over the stand. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Vojáček Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Did anyone else see the article in yesterdays record? lee mair confessing that there was an attempt to have the ref abandon the match at 3-0. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/id-find-really-hard-walk-4963292 Cant remember if it was just him, but may explain his poor defending Lee Mair did abandon the match when we went 3-0 down... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 He wasn't one of the player to have a word with the ref... More CT, Linton and Aggie after Linton skied a ball and it went over the stand. Aye, CT went straight to the ref and asked the question. Poor attitude. I hope they're fired up at Raith. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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