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maccawozzagod · 11-05-2012, 08:20

I too would like to see the Crown redeveloped but how much could it be done by?

We know full well that Accrington people will never fully support a football club to the extent that the modern game requires so we HAVE to find ways of increasing incoming money significantly and the stadium has to provide that. There isn't the room on the present site to put big enough buildings all around it that could house some of the things that other clubs have. Probably the biggest nail in The Crown's coffin would be the lack of adequate parking facilities for a bigger crowd. Residents and the police have previously voiced concerns about this when we were averaging 2-2500, if we were to be looking upwards and hoping for crowds of 4-5000 there is no chance of current parking being enough.

I've said it time and again that the best all round solution is the Accy Amateurs site to the rear of the Accrington End. This is leased by AA for at least another 15 years and the Council couldn't renege on the deal. But I'm positive that an amicable solution all around could be found whereby we build training pitches and AA would have the use of one of the use without any kind of grounds maintainance costs being incurred.

The site is massive although mis-shapen. But if you span our ground around 90 degrees and moved it over to the furthest corner from where it is you would have ample room around the perimeter for car parking for hundreds, an off-site bar area, landscaping to pretty it up for the moaning gits in houses, and the current pitch could easily accomodate two full size pitches for use by the community, Accy Amateurs, Stanley Ultras, a reformed Stanley Ladies, the Academy, and training for the 1st team. There would be room to leave some of the terracing behind to provide a backdrop for these teams and their followers.

That site could also accomodate an extra relief road being build straight onto Whinny Hill which could half the amount of traffic leaving by the current routes.

Would it still be The Crown?

11-05-2012, 08:20	#10
maccawozzagod God Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Red and White Fortnight Posts: 9,110 Liked: 1555 times Rep Power: 12677	Re: Focus moves to new stadium ... I too would like to see the Crown redeveloped but how much could it be done by? We know full well that Accrington people will never fully support a football club to the extent that the modern game requires so we HAVE to find ways of increasing incoming money significantly and the stadium has to provide that. There isn't the room on the present site to put big enough buildings all around it that could house some of the things that other clubs have. Probably the biggest nail in The Crown's coffin would be the lack of adequate parking facilities for a bigger crowd. Residents and the police have previously voiced concerns about this when we were averaging 2-2500, if we were to be looking upwards and hoping for crowds of 4-5000 there is no chance of current parking being enough. I've said it time and again that the best all round solution is the Accy Amateurs site to the rear of the Accrington End. This is leased by AA for at least another 15 years and the Council couldn't renege on the deal. But I'm positive that an amicable solution all around could be found whereby we build training pitches and AA would have the use of one of the use without any kind of grounds maintainance costs being incurred. The site is massive although mis-shapen. But if you span our ground around 90 degrees and moved it over to the furthest corner from where it is you would have ample room around the perimeter for car parking for hundreds, an off-site bar area, landscaping to pretty it up for the moaning gits in houses, and the current pitch could easily accomodate two full size pitches for use by the community, Accy Amateurs, Stanley Ultras, a reformed Stanley Ladies, the Academy, and training for the 1st team. There would be room to leave some of the terracing behind to provide a backdrop for these teams and their followers. That site could also accomodate an extra relief road being build straight onto Whinny Hill which could half the amount of traffic leaving by the current routes. Would it still be The Crown?