shmmeee
Well-Known Member
Just got out of frankly a rather dull meeting.
Just a few thoughts:
Garlick seems to hate the Ricoh.
CBRE lady seemed to be reading prewritten script and looked shit scared.
Architect guy seemed confident.
Crowd was quite old, fairly sparse. Capacity was mostly discussed, with a few saying too small but guy saying he hates how big the Ricoh is getting biggest round of applause.
Point was raised about devisiveness of a ST only meeting, Ms Garlick disagrees (she'd get on very well with Fisher, is a graduate of the same charm school IMO).
Architect says plan is modular, 12>15>20-25k but site allows further expansion to say 30k by enlarging the envelope. Highways planning for final capacity would need granting at first stage so no hitches. Capacity upgrade would take roughly 6-9 months with that stadium "still playable".
Very early stages, CBRE woman won't give time until planning app, but a year is a reasonable time. None of this is slow she says, all standard business practice.
We will get input on interior decoration, what we want in the "fans zone" (And here was me thinking the whole stadium was a fans zone) in terms of which pie and pint stands we want. Kept going on about how we were never consulted about the Ricoh.
Was a very weird atmosphere. Location was claimed to be unknown by all 3. Questions were either unanswerable or drivel about wanting the tunnel to come out near the fans.
Garlick claims it's her forum and the club will be invited in later , though a CCFC employee seemed to be checking names on the door, she wet to great lengths to say he has no current commercial relationship with the club. There as a fan.
Oh and a couple of pissed off old chaps in City tops were sat outside moaning about not being allowed in, Valiant?
Was all a bit weird.
Just a few thoughts:
Garlick seems to hate the Ricoh.
CBRE lady seemed to be reading prewritten script and looked shit scared.
Architect guy seemed confident.
Crowd was quite old, fairly sparse. Capacity was mostly discussed, with a few saying too small but guy saying he hates how big the Ricoh is getting biggest round of applause.
Point was raised about devisiveness of a ST only meeting, Ms Garlick disagrees (she'd get on very well with Fisher, is a graduate of the same charm school IMO).
Architect says plan is modular, 12>15>20-25k but site allows further expansion to say 30k by enlarging the envelope. Highways planning for final capacity would need granting at first stage so no hitches. Capacity upgrade would take roughly 6-9 months with that stadium "still playable".
Very early stages, CBRE woman won't give time until planning app, but a year is a reasonable time. None of this is slow she says, all standard business practice.
We will get input on interior decoration, what we want in the "fans zone" (And here was me thinking the whole stadium was a fans zone) in terms of which pie and pint stands we want. Kept going on about how we were never consulted about the Ricoh.
Was a very weird atmosphere. Location was claimed to be unknown by all 3. Questions were either unanswerable or drivel about wanting the tunnel to come out near the fans.
Garlick claims it's her forum and the club will be invited in later , though a CCFC employee seemed to be checking names on the door, she wet to great lengths to say he has no current commercial relationship with the club. There as a fan.
Oh and a couple of pissed off old chaps in City tops were sat outside moaning about not being allowed in, Valiant?
Was all a bit weird.
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