Bristol Rob Posted May 20, 2020 Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://amp.theguardian.com/sport/2020/may/19/bristol-put-forward-ashton-gate-venue-for-premiership-rugby-union-restart&ved=2ahUKEwjtr_fzrcLpAhXdTRUIHb6kBqQQyM8BMAF6BAgJEAQ&usg=AOvVaw2XZsGQgzE7Vr3Ci6Q73dKg&cf=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted May 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 Sorry, should have been a bit clearer. And made the link shorter. Just wondering what the use of AG as a rugby venue would mean for our remaining game, assuming we get back to normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merrick's Marvels Posted May 20, 2020 Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 Other grounds also under consideration - Worcester, for one, have excellent infrastructure albeit a smaller capacity. Twickenham and the Ricoh out of the running, apparently. So may not be at The Gate, although I'd have a small wager it will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted May 20, 2020 Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 how much space does the NHS Testing station take up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted May 20, 2020 Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 4 minutes ago, Davefevs said: how much space does the NHS Testing station take up? Just a trailer in the car park, so easily moved. Fairshare food packages for distribution take up some of the concourse, West Stand, so they could easily be moved too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Watts Posted May 20, 2020 Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 34 minutes ago, RedM said: Just a trailer in the car park, so easily moved. Fairshare food packages for distribution take up some of the concourse, West Stand, so they could easily be moved too. Would they need to move anything from the concourse? It will be without fans, so unless part of the proposal is to set up temporary changing rooms in the concourse, which is of course a possibility, they should be ok to remain I'd imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted May 20, 2020 Admin Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 We were looked at when the neutral grounds were being muted for the football but our pitch was deemed not big enough I always thought we had one of the bigger pitches (This came from Adrian Durham on Talksport) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatalist Posted May 20, 2020 Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 2 hours ago, Bristol Rob said: Sorry, should have been a bit clearer. And made the link shorter. Just wondering what the use of AG as a rugby venue would mean for our remaining game, assuming we get back to normal. Or what would be left of the pitch after several games a day? Apparently they have to fit in 57 matches in as few grounds as possible. Bemusing to read that Mark Tainton thinks AG is suitable due to easy access. Hardly an issue with no crowd, but I think few people would say ease of access is one of the best things about the Gate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natchfever Posted May 20, 2020 Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 7 minutes ago, Fatalist said: Or what would be left of the pitch after several games a day? Apparently they have to fit in 57 matches in as few grounds as possible. Bemusing to read that Mark Tainton thinks AG is suitable due to easy access. Hardly an issue with no crowd, but I think few people would say ease of access is one of the best things about the Gate. He might mean ease of access in terms of teams getting in and out without tripping over each other perhaps ? If he means it any other way then he took a few too many high tackles during his career ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted May 20, 2020 Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 1 hour ago, phantom said: We were looked at when the neutral grounds were being muted for the football but our pitch was deemed not big enough I always thought we had one of the bigger pitches (This came from Adrian Durham on Talksport) Big enough to meet requirements but not big enough to meet the size premier league wanted? At most it could be 5 yards shorter/narrower then the average premier league ground, with the likes of Old Trafford then being the biggest about 7 yards larger each way than minimum EFL requirements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bard Posted May 20, 2020 Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 44 minutes ago, Natchfever said: He might mean ease of access in terms of teams getting in and out without tripping over each other perhaps ? If he means it any other way then he took a few too many high tackles during his career ! Key thing is 2 sets of changing rooms. Will enable games to follow one after the other. Imagine they'll have 2 games each Friday to Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pillred Posted May 20, 2020 Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 1 hour ago, hodge said: Big enough to meet requirements but not big enough to meet the size premier league wanted? At most it could be 5 yards shorter/narrower then the average premier league ground, with the likes of Old Trafford then being the biggest about 7 yards larger each way than minimum EFL requirements. Our pitch is 105 metres by 68 metres or 115 yards by 75 in old money which makes it the same size or bigger than all but one team in the premier league (Brighton)so I don't know where this our pitch wasn't big enough started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Dickie Rooks Posted May 20, 2020 Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 17 minutes ago, pillred said: Our pitch is 105 metres by 68 metres or 115 yards by 75 in old money which makes it the same size or bigger than all but one team in the premier league (Brighton)so I don't know where this our pitch wasn't big enough started. When you say our pitch you mean the playing surface at Ashton Gate,its not owned by the financial supporters,its pityful pretending that BCFC belongs to the fans,its a ******* business man get real Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted May 20, 2020 Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 4 minutes ago, One Dickie Rooks said: When you say our pitch you mean the playing surface at Ashton Gate,its not owned by the financial supporters,its pityful pretending that BCFC belongs to the fans,its a ******* business man get real Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pillred Posted May 20, 2020 Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 15 minutes ago, One Dickie Rooks said: When you say our pitch you mean the playing surface at Ashton Gate,its not owned by the financial supporters,its pityful pretending that BCFC belongs to the fans,its a ******* business man get real Oh! dear lockdown getting to you is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted May 20, 2020 Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 3 hours ago, The Bard said: Key thing is 2 sets of changing rooms. Will enable games to follow one after the other. Imagine they'll have 2 games each Friday to Sunday. Don’t think of the changing rooms as being just one room per team. There is a whole network of rooms available, eg the main dressing rooms, warm up rooms, Ref’s rooms, medical rooms, and of course loads of toilets and showers/baths, a very impressive set up. Plenty of space to move around in, an envy of many clubs I would think. Land then there are the media facilities, again no expense spared. If we don’t get the matches it will down to geographical reasons I would think. Maybe someone more central will get the nod. And maybe someone who doesn’t have a football team to consider Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 20, 2020 Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 2 hours ago, pillred said: Our pitch is 105 metres by 68 metres or 115 yards by 75 in old money which makes it the same size or bigger than all but one team in the premier league (Brighton)so I don't know where this our pitch wasn't big enough started. A gobshite on Talksport probably Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyderInACan Posted May 20, 2020 Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 Yeah I mentioned this in the “Bears . . .” Thread yesterday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted May 21, 2020 Admin Report Share Posted May 21, 2020 18 hours ago, TomF said: A gobshite on Talksport probably I was chatting about this to someone this morning, they said it was mentioned in one of the Bristol Post stories - I think that says all we need to know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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