tom_widdows

http://committees.aberdeencity.gov.uk/documents/s39105/CG14087%20Safety%20Certificate%20Pittodrie%201.7.14.pdf Seems that while the capacity on paper is 21,847 the club only has a safety certificate for 20,897 people Skip down to page 36 to see the problems the club have

Not seen BD for a whiile Manc but is your scheme for a sports stadium? The concourse at the back of the RDS is there for a reason. Evacuation of up to 6500 people close to a busy public road which must remain open at all times.

Pittodrie street isnt the only problem. The residents of Pittodrie Place and The Golf club will also have a big say in any attempts to build a modern main stand with the same capacity as the current one plus all the relevant admin facilities. Daylighting & 'Overlooking issues', emergency & service vehicle access not just to the stadium but to the neighbouring buildings, and of course needing to find a place for the car-parking spaces lost in the works all spring to mind. The club didnt just miss a trick not buying the gas works, they also missed a trick not buying the land behind the merkland where the flats now are (and used to be a timber yard I think). However hindsight is a wonderful thing and back in the early 90s had the club announced they were spending the playing budget on extra land around the stadium just incase they had the desire to build another RDS or 2 I dont think it would have gone down very well with the fans. Especially given they were now in debt for the RDS and the Main stand was in such a state. Mind you it might have stopped Aitken spending £850k on Brian O Neil, or Miller spending £300k on Nigel pepper and £750k+ Billy Dodds on Robbie Winters......we probably would have missed out on Billy Dodds, Paul Bernard, John Inglis & Peter Hetherston too given they combined cost £2,350,000. With regards to the 5 years on the Main stand comment I personally take that as meaning 'we have 5 years before it starts costing us serious money to keep open'

Looks like its Bill Cosby's turn

I'm a 'Lets actually think about the whole thing properly, weigh up the initial and long term costs of both options, produce a detailed report and then put our a poll to the fans rather than turning this into another thing to split the fans

What land behind the SS Manc?

'FUCK ITS COMING STRAIGHT AT ME!!!'

Valiantly fought out a 1-1 draw with the Barcelona of Clackmannan

Faroe Islands just beat the Greeks in their own backyard! And GIRFUY Keane

anyone care to enlighten those of us not in the know?

Unfortunately its all up to the player and frankly the history or professional footballers when it comes to signing for clubs who are in serious financial shite but still offer them a high salary doesn't bode well.

I agree which is why I would like to see the sketch proposals for the new stadium on the site of the Broadhill bar and Driving Range resurrected but even that has serious issues with regards to modern regulations. However Aberdeen's quest to have the most flats and shopping malls per person in Europe has left little to no land in or around the city centre which is large enough to accommodate a Football Stadium. The neglected Broadford works site is the only one I can think of but even that is too small for a modern 20000 seat stadium and the road infrastruture would never get it past the planning stage. An ideal spot could have been the railway yard on which now site Union square. Redeveloping Pittodrie inline with the current planning & building regulations will drastically lower the capacity so its either that or moving out of town. The AECC site is a non starter without the Bypass and Loriston I just cant see working unless they cough up another 3million and pay to re-build the railway station at Cove (might be an option if the debt is gone) I dont know what the best option would be (redevelopment or new) but just staying at Pittodrie in its current state is a license to burn money.Personally I'd like to see a redeveloped reduced capacity pittodrie however that will require another loan from the bank and there will be no room for extension should it ever be required.

Please fuck can we not start this again. We apparently get debt free and yet the plan is to continue to spend hundreds of thousands continually repairing buildings which will eventually have parts deemed unsafe by the Fire service & HSE thereby reducing the capacity and one of the main streams of revenue?

yep

Wonder if this give more weight to the legal battle with those pricks in the city council who 'revoked' the granted planning permission for the sports village at Cove which was to include both the new training facilities and Cove Rangers new stadium? Unless of course that decision has since been overturned?

Warren Clarke Also Carol Ann Susi who does the Voice of Howard's Mum in 'The Big Bang Theory'

Do we dare start down the path of the difference between 'knowing' and 'believing'? This could all be put to bed if the judicial panel just came out and said what evidence they based the conviction on. 2 weeks to lodge an appeal suggests to me that Celtic's PR team are merely going through the motions. To not appeal it whilst also not sending the guy back to Brum would be seen as condoning the act. Given the racial diversity the Birmingham area I'd say his Aston Villa career could be over if the appeal fails.

Well after my time. But at least there is at least 2 'silly' gimic wrestlers left among the now standard steroided bi polar models and foxy boxing

That's Gold-dust AKA Dustin Rhodes, Son of the American Dream Dusty Rhodes. The youngsters (and probably many others) have no idea who he is either

Losing the obsession with creating more shops, offices and car-parking would be where i'd start. Also sacking Willie Young from being their spokesman might be a good idea. Having all the parks in the world doesn't make up for the city centre's demise and their failure to accept the change in retail culture.

Wow this is like the early days of AFC Chat (or any internet message board for that matter). Wonder how long before we see classics such as 'my <insert relative here> has software that can track yer IP Address so when he next comes round yer dead'

Fucking hell only 150 miles from a full tank? I managed to drive a large Renault van from Glasgow to Birmingham and back for £60 worth of Diesel (just under 600miles) Take it yer driving one of these then?

Serbian FA apparently blaming the Albanians That would be the team that is joint top of the group and taken 4 points from 6 against the joint favourites? Hindsight might say games between countries that essentially on the brink of war should be played behind closed doors.

£80? How far and what are you driving? Even my old car (12 year old Honda) which I traded in last August could manage 400miles on a full tank (£55)