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Quote from: Mick on February 08, 2024, 01:12:26 PM

Quote from: Amsterdam Alty on February 08, 2024, 11:19:48 AM

Big disadvantage we have is we do not own the land. Some clubs did and it financed their new home.

I may be wrong on this but my understanding is that, although we don't own the freehold, we do own the lease on the land. Is this not similar to owning a leasehold house or flat? i.e. You pay an annual ground rent to the freeholder (TMBC) but you can still freely sell the leasehold property for only slightly less than it would fetch as a freehold.

There is a sporting covenant on it, so I think it renders the land nearly useless for resale.

The number might be a little large, but if you notice my suggestion is for a ground share as being part of why Trafford might get on board. While Sale is currently only getting 7k averages they will want to be able to hold more for big games and tbh if you moved them out of a Rugby League town we'd possibly see an increase in in their crowds.

Also, the move from National League to League 1 is short when the team is set up right. Wrexham and/or Notts will go up at the first attempt. Chesterfield will do the same next year, what's to say we won't as well if we go up? If the stars aligned we could be knocking on the championship before we even get past the plans stage.

End of the day though it's time to decide how serious the board is about actually being a league club. Moss Lane is a dinosaur of a ground with nowhere good to sit and watch the game, and very few decent places to stand either. We might be griping about the pitch but half the mainstand miss play in a quarter of the pitch (more if they sit close to the "windows", the standing home fans don't know from week to week where will be available to stand to them. Not to mention away fans and how much money we throw away because we can't host them for ale sales. We could test the water with planning permission for the away end, see it rejected then move on to more hospitable locations... or we can still be here in 10 years wondering why the pop side is only open to halfway because Trafford has found more decrepit bits, and we'll still be wondering why the f**k water comes from beneath us on a moss land.

We need a bigger solution than just fixing the pitch.

Trafford Council should have been bending over backwards to bring Sale home, now is the time more than ever with a future football league club in the borough.

The new hybrid turfs that are at old Trafford, Wembley etc. can easily handle the rigours of rugby and football.

Time to get serious about a new home. It's already not going to happen overnight.

Thank you, everyone, for the information.  It happened when my wife was seriously ill and subsequently passed. My mind was not on Altrincham at the time.

One other thing. How do I get the grey background when I insert someone else's text?

Thanks again.

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I'm not sure even Parkinson is mental enough to jeopardise PO to keep a cushty relationship with united... Surely...

I understand taking him, if he comes with a Maxi or a more proven player.

As for finding out our club captain is out for the season as a one-liner in a loan article. That's pretty poor.

100% on the James Jones point. Really poor form to slide it in like that.

We had the lad last year, so at least Parky knows him already, and I guess it is a cover thing now we ultimately know this news. We didn't play him much last year and Utd were happy enough. Hopefully it is still the case.

Another month would be a bit odd because I don’t think you can extend more than twice so he’d then have to go back in Feb. Unless new management are happy to leave him here while they asses what they’ve got then get him back in Feb with a view to forming a view on potential new contract for him in the summer over the next few months?

I wouldn’t fancy that if I was him though. Potentially looking a for a new club after not playing much at the back end of the season isnt easy

I also thought it was odd, I'd expect it was a perm move with an early release a la eddy jones. We could also extend the loan to allow for further negotiations since we can buy outside of January.

Either way we've heard all sorts and I know we just all hope it's sorted before Thursday.

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Quote from: Sarf London Alty on January 22, 2024, 10:31:46 AM

Yeah, the pitch & the forecast no doubt a big concern. Plus side is it’s over 2 weeks since we last had a home match & I believe we’ve borrowed some heat lamps off Stoke for the especially dodgy patch in front of the main stand. The forecast tomorrow well known & we’ve had time to prepare plus it should stop at least 3-3.5 hrs before KO so gives us some time to work on it.

As part of the pitch crew, Stoke haven’t lent us any lamps.
Who told you they have ?

Well, someone certainly has. See the post on the Facebook group earlier today.

We've bought it second hand and it's just arrived.

I was sent a picture of it on the hallowed turf/mud over a week ago.

Hallowed mud, excellent, sad.

If that's the case it's probably even more testament to larger issue at play.