Falcor Roar Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Why can't they stay at Pittodrie? Looks like this new ground is in the arsehole end of nowhere. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AberDon Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Why can't they stay at Pittodrie? Looks like this new ground is in the arsehole end of nowhere. Maintenance costs are already high and increasing all the time, and the area is too tight to do any big redevelopment. Or so we're told. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheep77 Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Looks great but where's the funding coming from and how much is it costing ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmouth Strikes Again Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Stop looking at my tits you pervert. Let me get my hands on your mammary glands. Thank you. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcor Roar Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Maintenance costs are already high and increasing all the time, and the area is too tight to do any big redevelopment. Or so we're told. We were told the same bollocks by Chris Robinson. On google maps there looks like plenty of room to build reasonable enclosures. A slight decrease in capacity wouldn't matter too much. More corporate facilities is where the additional money can come in. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 A bigger Paisley 2021 arena, basically. Sounds super, guys. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloPerth Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Maintenance costs are already high and increasing all the time, and the area is too tight to do any big redevelopment. Or so we're told. It does seem the decision is based mainly on money. If they were doing it to double the capacity for example then it would be the obvious decision to move, but Pittodrie could be redeveloped to include far better facilities whilst retaining close to the current capacity; Liverpool recently and Hearts years back have shown what's possible in a crowded city centre location. Pittodrie is really poor for away supporters and traffic can be a pain, but it seems all too easy to just sell up and build on the outskirts of town. It's a shame to keep losing traditional grounds in the name of progress. I'm guessing the value of the land at Pittodrie means financially it's the best option to sell up? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AberDon Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 It does seem the decision is based mainly on money. If they were doing it to double the capacity for example then it would be the obvious decision to move, but Pittodrie could be redeveloped to include far better facilities whilst retaining close to the current capacity; Liverpool recently and Hearts years back have shown what's possible in a crowded city centre location. Pittodrie is really poor for away supporters and traffic can be a pain, but it seems all too easy to just sell up and build on the outskirts of town. It's a shame to keep losing traditional grounds in the name of progress. I'm guessing the value of the land at Pittodrie means financially it's the best option to sell up? It's a lot less valuable than it was 13 years ago when a move to Kingswells was first put forward, unfortunately. It's the result of a series of missed opportunities spanning decades, I feel. All of the available land around Pittodrie has been bought up and developed (no thanks to Mr. Milne) leaving a very tight space. Although I don't see why the Main Stand couldn't be rebuilt, with the road being moved further in the direction of the car park. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milners Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 It's a lot less valuable than it was 13 years ago when a move to Kingswells was first put forward, unfortunately. It's the result of a series of missed opportunities spanning decades, I feel. All of the available land around Pittodrie has been bought up and developed (no thanks to Mr. Milne) leaving a very tight space. Although I don't see why the Main Stand couldn't be rebuilt, with the road being moved further in the direction of the car park. I would expect Pittodrie to be more valuable than 13 years ago but I think Aberdeen maybe mucked about with that figures! it would have went slighty down with the recession we are now but hopefully by the time we sell the oil prices will recover. Is the council putting some cash into this as notice Councillor Willie young comment in the paper today about something about City deal funds. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AberDon Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 (edited) I would expect Pittodrie to be more valuable than 13 years ago but I think Aberdeen maybe mucked about with that figures! it would have went slighty down with the recession we are now but hopefully by the time we sell the oil prices will recover. Is the council putting some cash into this as notice Councillor Willie young comment in the paper today about something about City deal funds. You're probably right in regard to the price of the Pittodrie land, I didn't think of the increased value prior to the recession. As far as council funding goes, it does seem as though there will be a contribution. Milne was talking about the Council doing very well to get the City Deal, and a councillor was in the paper saying that it could generate £20-30m for the area with increased traffic out in that direction. EDIT: Another potential downside of this move is that it could be the death knell for a few of the pubs left on King Street, going the same way as the East Neuk. Edited May 13, 2016 by AberDon 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cults_sheep Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 David Wylie's last game as physio tomorrow, after 33 years, and the club don't announce it? Poor show. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 Read somewhere that it's his last league game but he'll be around for the Europa league games, hence the lack of announcement? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernLights Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 David Wylie's last game as physio tomorrow, after 33 years, and the club don't announce it? Poor show. ImageUploadedByPie & Bovril1463224680.565109.jpg Bit on the website and there will be an interview in tomorrows programme - http://www.afc.co.uk/news/7886.php#.VzdvJ2xf2Uk 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milnzo Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 Church and Brown have bid farewell and Robson announced his retirement on RedTV. Who else will be included on the see ya later article to be released on the official website tomorrow? Apparently some under contract players have been told they're free to find new clubs. Could be any of the following: Flood, Reynolds, Taylor, Smith, Rose, and Pawlett. The first three would be relatively high earners imho. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex_14 Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 The failure to invest in January bearing its fruits once again. We need a bigger squad. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AberDon Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 Church and Brown have bid farewell and Robson announced his retirement on RedTV. Who else will be included on the see ya later article to be released on the official website tomorrow? Apparently some under contract players have been told they're free to find new clubs. Could be any of the following: Flood, Reynolds, Taylor, Smith, Rose, and Pawlett. The first three would be relatively high earners imho. There is 0 chance that Taylor will be leaving imo. McInnes specifically said that he needs more physicality in the team, so releasing our most physically dominant players would not make much sense. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 The failure to invest in January bearing its fruits once again. We need a bigger squad. McGovern, Gordon and Hanlon will help 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex_14 Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 McGovern, Gordon and Hanlon will help I don't want to see Ziggy Gordon's name pop up in this thread ever again, it's quite disturbing actually. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d31 Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 Very much doubt any under contract players will be going anywhere before mid to end august at earliest Players out tomorrow Church - loan return Collin - loan return Robson - retired Brown - mutual consent - wife didnt like Scotland Goodwillie - released Rose - released Lennox - may return as trialist for pre season 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milners Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Church and Brown have bid farewell and Robson announced his retirement on RedTV. Who else will be included on the see ya later article to be released on the official website tomorrow? Apparently some under contract players have been told they're free to find new clubs. Could be any of the following: Flood, Reynolds, Taylor, Smith, Rose, and Pawlett. The first three would be relatively high earners imho. We need a bigger squad not a smaller squad to cope with the demands next season so can't see many of them going. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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