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Originally Posted by sparkie
A lot of this started with the council signing a 3 year sponsorship deal for the front of stanleys shirts in the 03/04 season, a deal they then renaged on after only 1 season, when discontent was shown at the council putting their money into the football club and not into the town.
I'll hold my hands up and say I know very little about the current wranglings but sufficed to say, most councils do all they can for their local football clubs as it brings in new revenue streams for the town, when their football club is successful. Our council however seem too interested in arguing and not at all interested in doing to help the forward movement of the town as well as the football club.
As far as the residents association near the ground is concerned, I understand what most of the residents are complaining about, traffic congestion, parking ect. But what I don't understand is their persistant complaints about noise coming from the football ground on match days.
The ground has been there since 1968, granted the crowds have never been as big as they are now, and recently musical instruments have been used to help improve the atmosphere at the ground. I can understand the noise from the drum being a problem on evening matches, parents with kids ect, but on saturdays at three o'clock in the afternoon I don't see how this is a problem. At the end of the day unless you moved into your home prior to 1968, you moved into your house knowing that you were moving in next to a football ground. What were you expecting?!!! Or were you just part of the apathy that this town shows towards one of its biggest heritage attractions?
Most of these problems (apart from the apathy) would be eased by the relocation of the football club to more suitable premises with better access.
These are just my thoughts on what little I know about the current situation, and you're right the ego's on display here are larger than the borough itself!!!
Oh and just one more question, will peter britcliffe ever pay to come onto the ground for a football match or will he continue to filch free tickets for as long as he is able? Just a thought.
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The Council has two season tickets. These are normally taken up my Conservative Party members attending matches. I pay to go on though one or two Labour colleagues have used the tickets. I thought you couldnt transfer season tickets, may be it is a Council one?
The Council sponsored a game early season. I did go on that. I think there were about 7 councillors there. Myself and Bernard Dawson from our side of the politial fence. It's a difficult situation, using public money for councillors enjoyments and by and large I am against it. Stanley are important so it's which way do you go with these things.
I did say back in March we should be making some attempt to look at feasabilities of a new ground as these things can take several years before a brick is laid. Eric nor anyone was interested. Why now, what's different? A location has been mentioned. The reporter told me that the new location doing the rumours was 'Whitebirk'. This apparently came from a 'very reliable source'.
When you see the town being run by big ego's and nothing really improving (4 years talking about a bus station - 3 years talking about trafic in front of the town hall) it is sad.