miser Posted December 7, 2017 Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 4 minutes ago, Bristol Rob said: Has anyone been on the Source this evening, just got on thread and decided to piss on their curtains yet? Furnishings from IPEA ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ska Junkie Posted December 7, 2017 Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 5 minutes ago, JasonM88 said: I don’t think so. The article states there would be a 3,000 seater arena. And alongside that there would be a three court hall It said 'based on it' and the Manchester one IS a 3 court hall, they just put temporary seating on the outer 2 to get 2,000 seats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinMan's left peg Posted December 7, 2017 Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 2 hours ago, View from the Dolman said: I think it came from the Council's "A Sport and Active Recreation Facility Strategy for Bristol 2017-2022" document https://bristol.citizenspace.com/neighbourhoods/sport-active-recreation-facility-strategy/user_uploads/a-sport-facility-strategy-for-bristol-3-1.0-2017.pdf Well spotted, seems it’s completely lifted from that. I wonder when BS will announce it themselves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyderInACan Posted December 7, 2017 Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 2 hours ago, Bristol Rob said: Absolutely no idea. I thought talk of the Atyeo redeveopment was more fan speculation that a club initiative. Will this spell the end to the fans pub in the Atyeo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonM88 Posted December 7, 2017 Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 13 minutes ago, Ska Junkie said: It said 'based on it' and the Manchester one IS a 3 court hall, they just put temporary seating on the outer 2 to get 2,000 seats. No read the article. It said there will be a single court arena, and then a three court hall alongside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted December 7, 2017 Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 20 minutes ago, CyderInACan said: Will this spell the end to the fans pub in the Atyeo? NEVER! That pub is exactly what someone somewhere wants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blockbrowt1 Posted December 7, 2017 Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 Puts the council to shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippycar Posted December 7, 2017 Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 11 hours ago, Abraham Romanovich said: Steve Lansdown is named as a person who has significant control - not sure of the legal niceties but it is very much under his direction. http://www.bizstats.co.uk/ltd/esteban-investments-limited-08721972/ You don't have to own or even be a shareholder to be a director or a company. Esteban Investments 100% shareholder (owner) is Pula Sport Ltd. who are a Guernsey based company and no doubt 100% owned by Mr Lansdown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cider_boy Posted December 7, 2017 Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 15 minutes ago, zippycar said: You don't have to own or even be a shareholder to be a director or a company. Esteban Investments 100% shareholder (owner) is Pula Sport Ltd. who are a Guernsey based company and no doubt 100% owned by Mr Lansdown Yep, if he's been named as the only person of significant control, he's the only person with more than a 25% shareholding (looking through any companies between him and Esteban). I expect you're right that he has all 100%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonM88 Posted December 7, 2017 Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 So according to the Points West report on the 10 o’clock news, Big Steve has shelled out over £11 million pounds and has bought up all of the land behind the Lansdown Stand. That’s a lot of land. More than enough to build an arena, hotel, shop and perhaps even a transport hub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted December 7, 2017 Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 13 hours ago, Maesknoll Red said: Metrobus - white elephant, laughing stock, criminal waste of taxpayers money, will contribute to to City’s chronic traffic issues, will benefit a minority, ill thought out and conceived. I’m hoping I’ll be proved wrong, but I doubt it, the shambolic shower of shit that run the traffic management in Bristol leave with with a feeling of despondency with every announcement and project...... how many times do you see signs saying “Apologies for any disruption, whilst we carry out improvements” I am struggling to think of one “improvement” that has improved traffic flow. A ring road that has roundabouts and traffic lights instead of slip roads, dual carriageway narrowing to one lane, removing the flyover at Temple Gate, just a couple of examples of the councils desire to clog the City with traffic, for many no viable public transport is in place and for those of us who aren’t in the first flush of youth, Bristol is a hilly City to cycle round, as well as it not being a pleasant experience. Jeeez.........thankfully I have zero interest in politics and as an apolitical person I reckon there's a lot to be said for a dictatorship. Ferguson was mayor and considered weak and useless by everyone. In comes Marv to take over the reigns and guess what? he's just as shit as Ferguson was........... It seems that sooo many people with great ideals think they know better than those actually elected to be in charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Maesknoll Red Posted December 7, 2017 Admin Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 7 minutes ago, Robbored said: Jeeez.........thankfully I have zero interest in politics and as an apolitical person I reckon there's a lot to be said for a dictatorship. Ferguson was mayor and considered weak and useless by everyone. In comes Marv to take over the reigns and guess what? he's just as shit as Ferguson was........... It seems that sooo many people with great ideals think they know better than those actually elected to be in charge. Lost me. If you think making a ring road and rather than have slip roads on and off, you decide roundabouts and traffic lights are better, if you think removing a flyover that kept traffic moving and reducing dual carriageways to a single lane, bus lanes and cycle lanes that come to an abrupt end and the cause a bottleneck are good ideas by those elected to be in charge, you have a strange thought process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fRed Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 What about the new underground? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanatopia Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 3 hours ago, zippycar said: You don't have to own or even be a shareholder to be a director or a company. Esteban Investments 100% shareholder (owner) is Pula Sport Ltd. who are a Guernsey based company and no doubt 100% owned by Mr Lansdown Pula is an SL company, correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanatopia Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 5 hours ago, TinMan's left peg said: Well spotted, seems it’s completely lifted from that. I wonder when BS will announce it themselves Is this one of these bureacratic discussion papers to justify an office full of tax payer jobs? Meanwhile in the private sector someone just gets on with it? The council should realise reality and instead of doing nothing for 40 years give it up and redeploy these people to something meaningful that they can deliver like car parking. Or maybe thats too much as well. Remind me which political persuasion has usually run Bristol for the last 50 years. And that is an open question because i genuinely am not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinMan's left peg Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 4 hours ago, havanatopia said: Is this one of these bureacratic discussion papers to justify an office full of tax payer jobs? Meanwhile in the private sector someone just gets on with it? The council should realise reality and instead of doing nothing for 40 years give it up and redeploy these people to something meaningful that they can deliver like car parking. Or maybe thats too much as well. Remind me which political persuasion has usually run Bristol for the last 50 years. And that is an open question because i genuinely am not sure. It’s changed a lot over the years and certainly the council leader used to change all the time. One of the arguments for an elected Mayor was that Bristol would finally get someone with power who would stick around long enough to get stuff done. The problem at the moment is any Mayor is completely hamstrung by the massive cuts to local budgets handed down from central government. It’s hard to spend money on infrastructure whilst at the same time making hundreds of your staff redundant and closing libraries left right and centre. Plus the public transport is in the private sector and is f****g useless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 7 hours ago, Maesknoll Red said: Lost me. If you think making a ring road and rather than have slip roads on and off, you decide roundabouts and traffic lights are better, if you think removing a flyover that kept traffic moving and reducing dual carriageways to a single lane, bus lanes and cycle lanes that come to an abrupt end and the cause a bottleneck are good ideas by those elected to be in charge, you have a strange thought process. Seems you have strong views on what not not to do - maybe you should stand as a candidate for mayor when Marv's time is up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyderInACan Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 1 minute ago, Robbored said: Seems you have strong views on what not not to do - maybe you should stand as a candidate for mayor when Marv's time is up. I think the problem is most sensible people in our fair city knew that Metrobus was going to be a shambles, that the Arena would never get built and that, essentially, nothing would ever change. All this talk now of an Underground/Mass Transit system and the redevelopment of Cumberland Basin is complete and utter bollocks and classic smoke & mirrors from a bloke who is totally out of his depth. Bristolians know the score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 11 hours ago, palmerred said: May have comedy, local gigs, but a 3000 arena will never host bigger music names, this will be for sports mainly and obviously propped up with small events. yes they would as 3000 is sitting only, with standing it would be about 5000, and if you want a massive gig then theres a 27000 seater not too far way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Countryfile Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 Points west map of land purchased by SL, can't see how a 3000 seat arena could fit on just the wickes site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyderInACan Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 The real shame is that Esteban haven't bought up the retail park with KFC etc on it. The land is owned by BAe Pension Fund and there's been no talk about that being bought. Then we'd have a real campus to be proud of! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 2 minutes ago, Countryfile said: Points west map of land purchased by SL, can't see how a 3000 seat arena could fit on just the wickes site thats more then enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norn Iron Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 Any truth in the rumour circulating over here that the new indoor arena will have the basketball court with a speedway track as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattjtsmith Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 23 hours ago, Monkeh said: already got the carpark at Ashton Gate No thanks. Rumour is that Jose Mourinho's looking to park a bus in Bristol soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dollymarie Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 7 minutes ago, CyderInACan said: The real shame is that Esteban haven't bought up the retail park with KFC etc on it. The land is owned by BAe Pension Fund and there's been no talk about that being bought. Then we'd have a real campus to be proud of! You’re telling foster son for me if KFC goes as well then ok! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 3,000 will be for Basketball, indoor sports - think Taekwondo, Badminton etc. SL trying to turn the broader AG site into a sports complex. Much like the Espai Barca complex in Barcelona where you have the football stadium surrounded by smaller stadia, indoor arenas and I think even an ice rink. I have been told that the full concert arena (think 10,000 capacity plus) could be going on the site of the derelict building behind Temple Meads. PS is this really "football chat" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norn Iron Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 15 minutes ago, Dollymarie said: You’re telling foster son for me if KFC goes as well then ok! Aden can tell him, Dolly, assuming he will still be in your cupboard by the time the arena is built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dollymarie Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 9 minutes ago, Norn Iron said: Aden can tell him, Dolly, assuming he will still be in your cupboard by the time the arena is built. Nope, I let him out because I have a boyfriend now Or do I need to lock him back in there for the January period? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Watts Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 13 minutes ago, ExiledAjax said: 3,000 will be for Basketball, indoor sports - think Taekwondo, Badminton etc. SL trying to turn the broader AG site into a sports complex. Much like the Espai Barca complex in Barcelona where you have the football stadium surrounded by smaller stadia, indoor arenas and I think even an ice rink. I have been told that the full concert arena (think 10,000 capacity plus) could be going on the site of the derelict car park behind Temple Meads. PS is this really "football chat" Oh, we've all been told that...it jjust ain't gonna happen though! I guess this stays just within the realms of football given that the jointly announced development was for our training facilities at Ashton Vale, which will set us on our way to having a cat 1 academy, which for a club like ours who are now seeing the positive results of a good academy set up is massive. It's next-level stuff that will leave the fewers as a dot on the horizon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UREDS_91 Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 9 hours ago, zippycar said: You don't have to own or even be a shareholder to be a director or a company. Esteban Investments 100% shareholder (owner) is Pula Sport Ltd. who are a Guernsey based company and no doubt 100% owned by Mr Lansdown Doesn't Pula mean Stephen is Afrikaans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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