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Post by mauricethered on Feb 22, 2022 22:06:40 GMT
When the time comes we make the best of the hand we are dealt regarding a ground. For now lets travel to Hull full of optimism that this team can deliver a season for us all to be proud of - focus on the positives, our early promise and the home gate at the weekend.
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Post by hovered on Feb 23, 2022 9:51:55 GMT
Pretty sure that someone said that Moor Lane would be a 20+ year lease so unless we win the EuroMillions we ain't moving from there anytime soon. The obvious solution would be for the council to move the stadium at Moor Lane down to where Moorside Rangers play on Agecroft Road. If Moorside are leasing that land then they could almost switch grounds. I'm pretty sure the Peninsula Stadium could be unscrewed and loaded on the back of a couple of lorries and transported down the road in a couple of days.😂 You'd then have the additional land to build the added infrastructure required and the trading estate where Nimans is would be ideal for match day parking. The Agecroft stadium could then be the Salford/Swinton community stadium that's been talked about for years. Interesting comment Slim, where d'you get this idea from.... I gather there's some new info on the stadium move coming out in the next couple of weeks .... people in the know that I know are keeping shtum so maybe its this Agecroft option .... |
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Post by dixon13 on Feb 23, 2022 10:24:14 GMT
We all agree with you,but how this started again was because someone said they heard we might have to play in Manchester for one season,I think that ground holds 7 500 so we were commenting on something new it did not get out of hand so know arm done. [ But will be ironic if we get our home base to 6 000 this season then tell people we can't accommodate them at Moor Lane,dont you think. But we all look forward to Hull,and the rest of the season.
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Post by loyalreds on Feb 23, 2022 16:47:28 GMT
Moor Lane will have the option to be extended from what I gather (application permitting).
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Post by SalfordSlim on Feb 23, 2022 16:49:58 GMT
Pretty sure that someone said that Moor Lane would be a 20+ year lease so unless we win the EuroMillions we ain't moving from there anytime soon. The obvious solution would be for the council to move the stadium at Moor Lane down to where Moorside Rangers play on Agecroft Road. If Moorside are leasing that land then they could almost switch grounds. I'm pretty sure the Peninsula Stadium could be unscrewed and loaded on the back of a couple of lorries and transported down the road in a couple of days.😂 You'd then have the additional land to build the added infrastructure required and the trading estate where Nimans is would be ideal for match day parking. The Agecroft stadium could then be the Salford/Swinton community stadium that's been talked about for years. Interesting comment Slim, where d'you get this idea from.... I gather there's some new info on the stadium move coming out in the next couple of weeks .... people in the know that I know are keeping shtum so maybe its this Agecroft option .... Didn't get it from anywhere tbh. It's just that I'm local to the area (I used to do my paper round around Moor Lane) and think it would be a viable option while incurring minimal costs. The Peninsula Stadium has its limitations due to ground size and potential to expand and cater for parking etc. I'm pretty sure that the plot of land that Moorside Rangers use is a fair bit bigger and can be expanded further by getting rid of some of the surrounding woodland. Now I'm assuming that Moorside Rangers lease that land and as they're a Manchester League team (only recently) I doubt they'd ever make it much further up the football pyramid and they can't exactly have much money to be paying a huge rental. They literally need a pitch, changing facilities and maybe a small clubhouse. Moor Lane could easily accommodate that as it did with Salford City back in their NWCFL days. Residents would get their quiet little neighbourhood back and 20/30 cars on match day wouldn't exactly be a problem. Now I may be talking absolute b0ll0cks (wouldn't be the first time😁) but I'm sure moving the "Meccano" ground at Moor Lane down to Agecroft Road wouldn't cost a fortune and you could easily add 2k/3k to the current set up by expanding outwards/upwards. |
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Post by bonitared on Feb 23, 2022 17:10:35 GMT
I hope I’m wrong but your final paragraph could be bang on,well at least the first 7 words 🤣🤣🤣
No offence intended but I just can’t see it happening but,there again,what do I know ?
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Post by SalfordSlim on Feb 23, 2022 18:04:29 GMT
I hope I’m wrong but your final paragraph could be bang on,well at least the first 7 words 🤣🤣🤣 No offence intended but I just can’t see it happening but,there again,what do I know ? I don't think it will happen but I'd be interested if someone is in a position to tell me why, in theory it couldn't! |
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Post by salford1963 on Feb 23, 2022 19:20:36 GMT
Interesting comment Slim, where d'you get this idea from.... I gather there's some new info on the stadium move coming out in the next couple of weeks .... people in the know that I know are keeping shtum so maybe its this Agecroft option .... Didn't get it from anywhere tbh. It's just that I'm local to the area (I used to do my paper round around Moor Lane) and think it would be a viable option while incurring minimal costs. The Peninsula Stadium has its limitations due to ground size and potential to expand and cater for parking etc. I'm pretty sure that the plot of land that Moorside Rangers use is a fair bit bigger and can be expanded further by getting rid of some of the surrounding woodland. Now I'm assuming that Moorside Rangers lease that land and as they're a Manchester League team (only recently) I doubt they'd ever make it much further up the football pyramid and they can't exactly have much money to be paying a huge rental. They literally need a pitch, changing facilities and maybe a small clubhouse. Moor Lane could easily accommodate that as it did with Salford City back in their NWCFL days. Residents would get their quiet little neighbourhood back and 20/30 cars on match day wouldn't exactly be a problem. Now I may be talking absolute b0ll0cks (wouldn't be the first time😁) but I'm sure moving the "Meccano" ground at Moor Lane down to Agecroft Road wouldn't cost a fortune and you could easily add 2k/3k to the current set up by expanding outwards/upwards. You can add 2 to 3k to the capacity with investment. |
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Post by JJR on Feb 23, 2022 21:46:44 GMT
Investment where?
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Post by stadge on Feb 23, 2022 23:49:14 GMT
Didn't get it from anywhere tbh. It's just that I'm local to the area (I used to do my paper round around Moor Lane) and think it would be a viable option while incurring minimal costs. The Peninsula Stadium has its limitations due to ground size and potential to expand and cater for parking etc. I'm pretty sure that the plot of land that Moorside Rangers use is a fair bit bigger and can be expanded further by getting rid of some of the surrounding woodland. Now I'm assuming that Moorside Rangers lease that land and as they're a Manchester League team (only recently) I doubt they'd ever make it much further up the football pyramid and they can't exactly have much money to be paying a huge rental. They literally need a pitch, changing facilities and maybe a small clubhouse. Moor Lane could easily accommodate that as it did with Salford City back in their NWCFL days. Residents would get their quiet little neighbourhood back and 20/30 cars on match day wouldn't exactly be a problem. Now I may be talking absolute b0ll0cks (wouldn't be the first time😁) but I'm sure moving the "Meccano" ground at Moor Lane down to Agecroft Road wouldn't cost a fortune and you could easily add 2k/3k to the current set up by expanding outwards/upwards. You can add 2 to 3k to the capacity with investment. Moor Lane is a flat pack stadium. Prestwich Heys new stand is being provided by the same company and they build it on site and bolt it down onto the concrete. |
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Post by bonitared on Feb 24, 2022 11:01:26 GMT
Just listened to Rowley on the 5 live podcast.
He says the talk is about Moor Lane which he’d be delighted with.
Must have struggled with flat pack assembly in the past #ikea
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Post by salford1963 on Feb 24, 2022 14:50:35 GMT
We will need to raise the capital and then we can build additional stand capacity. The Moor Lane side is not overlooked so I can see that having an extra tier on top and you could incorporate some hospitality in there too. As Paul King said we’re going to have to invest in upgrading the floodlights and the perimeter advertising needs to be enlarged to meet with SL requirements. I guess SL would give a season or so to make the necessary changes. |
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Post by bonitared on Feb 24, 2022 17:03:08 GMT
I’m told that the planning authorities won’t go anywhere near expansion at Moor Lane due to a very strong local lobby
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Post by JJR on Feb 24, 2022 20:30:45 GMT
Need a new pitch with proper drainage there as a priority.
Sadly at the moment it would probably be th3 worst pitch in the SL
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Post by stadge on Feb 24, 2022 23:21:34 GMT
I’m told that the planning authorities won’t go anywhere near expansion at Moor Lane due to a very strong local lobby Salford City had an almighty battle to build what they have. The ground is basically landlocked. The Moor is a conservation area and although there are no houses overlooking it there are houses either side of the ground which would limit development. The nearby Vine Street area is also I believe part of the Cliff Conservation area. Whilst Moor Lane does seem the only viable option it is also one that comes with a straight jacket. One of my concerns is sponsorship and corporate hospitality. The club have done really well over recent months. I have never seen the hospitality seats in the West Stand as full as they were on Sunday- that undoubtedly contributed to the attendance figure. Moor Lane would offer nothing like that experience. Imagine entertaining clients at a match at Moor Lane! I understand all the arguments and reasoning but I can’t see a future at Moor Lane either which is a National League/ Division 2 ground. |
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