deecie Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 I don't think you even read the title...... It's good news. Nonsense. It's much better than good news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deecie Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Please tell me it has indoor full size pitch. It has indoor full size pitch. I've changed my mind, i'd be surprised if it did. The University of Aberdeen (Aberdeen's Premier University) already has one about 100-yards from Pittodrie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giblet Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Where do Aberdeen train the now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandydunn Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Where do Aberdeen train the now? Sports village Bridge of don barracks Any free grass really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShedTA Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Sports village Bridge of don barracks Any free grass really Thought it was the sand dunes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deecie Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Thought it was the sand dunes? Donald (Mary Macleod's son), saved the great doons of scotchland. They're now a golf course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoltanBuchan Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 (edited) Man City, Sunderland, Southampton and Brighton off the top of my head are all attracting far higher average crowds than they were in their old grounds. Man City and Sunderland are doing significantly better in the league since they've moved grounds. Southampton's old ground was simply too small, and Brighton's out-of-town ground is actually more convenient for the majority of local supporters - their support is mostly drawn from small towns and rural areas around Sussex, as opposed to the town itself, which is mostly populated by fleeing Londoners, and incomers from all over Britain to the gay scene. Edited November 26, 2014 by ZoltanBuchan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pool Q Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 (edited) Any examples in Scotland of stadiums being built out of town in B&Q car parks making things better? Struggle to think of one; maybe Falkirk? In general league football in Scotland, certainly more so than in England, is a product that is difficult enough to sell. Making it more difficult for fans to get to and from the grounds is a bad idea. Most (by no means all) fans would choose to have a stadium in the heart of their community, readily accessible to most, and within easy walking distance from boozers, cafes and stations. I'm really enjoying going to Hearts away games this season in places where the grounds are in or around the town centre. We haven't bothered with those where the grounds are out of town (e.g. Falkirk). If Hearts relocate to some soulless retail park out by the bypass would I go and watch games there? Not sure, but I doubt it. Edited November 27, 2014 by Pool Q Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jock strap Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 McDiarmind is out of town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deecie Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Caley is out of town too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pool Q Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Are they better? Appreciate that people look for different things. Never went to Telford Street Park so can't comment on Caley, other than to say that it fits in pretty well with the soulless, B&Q car park theme. As does McDairmid, which is 'nice' in a bland sort of a way but rarely has any atmosphere at all; it does have plenty of parking for the tractors though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 The more indoor pitches the better. Would it be realistic to hope a stadium could have a roof? The winter in Scotland is brutal for playing good football with rain and wind. Football stadiums are not designed to protect us against the elements. Rain gets in at the front rows and the wind gets in via corners not filled in. People used to stand now you have to sit getting increasingly cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TartanJon Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 The more indoor pitches the better. Would it be realistic to hope a stadium could have a roof? The winter in Scotland is brutal for playing good football with rain and wind. Football stadiums are not designed to protect us against the elements. Rain gets in at the front rows and the wind gets in via corners not filled in. People used to stand now you have to sit getting increasingly cold. Costs a lot of money to fill the corners in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AberdeenAngus Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Costs a lot of money to fill the corners in Stadium plans show all corners filled in. No roof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamntg Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Bit boxy - why does nobody build their stadium like Huddersfield's? It looks awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossy Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Bit boxy It could look like a combination of the Maracana and Kim Kardashian's arse.....won't matter, it'll never be built... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMcoolJ Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Where do Aberdeen train the now? University pitches at Balgownie and the Sports Village. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larky Masher Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Stadium plans show all corners filled in. No roof. Half empty car-parks, that's a very accurate model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deecie Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Aberdeen FC shareholders this evening at the 111th AGM, have unanimously voted in favour of financial restructuring which will wipe out the club’s debt. Husband and wife Willie and Elaine Donald – who live in Netherley, near Stonehaven, and own civil engineering firm WM Donald – have put up the bulk of the money to reduce the club’s net debt by £14.49m. The Donalds will become major shareholders of the club but have no interest in a presence on the board. The move means Mr and Mrs Donald will each have a shareholding of around 10%. As part of the deal to clear the club’s debt, Stewart Milne Group and related parties will have increased their shareholding to around 43% but their voting rights will be restricted to 29.9%. The Aberdeen FC Community Trust will receive a shareholding of around 9% by way of gift and the shareholdings of existing ordinary shareholders will be diluted by around 55%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Good to hear. Another report says not to expect any mad spending any time soon as we want to keep ourselves in this position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redz Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Another report says not to expect any mad spending any time soon as we want to keep ourselves in this position. That won't catch on (In Govan) you know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandydunn Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Good to hear. Another report says not to expect any mad spending any time soon as we want to keep ourselves in this position. I wouldn't believe that,I'm on nightshift beside the airport and I just seen Ronaldo and messi getting onto the number 27 bus. I've been told they bought an all day ticket and are heading to get off at the drive,the number 5 to danestone,then the 1 or 2 to king street,whichever one comes first. You heard it here first folks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deecie Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 I wouldn't believe that,I'm on nightshift beside the airport and I just seen Ronaldo and messi getting onto the number 27 bus. I've been told they bought an all day ticket and are heading to get off at the drive,the number 5 to danestone,then the 1 or 2 to king street,whichever one comes first. You heard it here first folks. mugs. The 727 goes round Mounthooly. I heard they would have got a taxi if it wasn't for the £1 drop-off fee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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