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I wonder what the contractual issues could be? I note both the Memorial Stadium and Ashton Gate were worth much more as supermarkets than housing. However, that was a couple of years back and since then both Tesco and Morrison's have publicly announced they are stopping with the 'space race' for large supermarkets and with Sainsburys and Asda also suffering with sales in large supermarkets they are believed to be the same. The upshot is the value of land with planning permission for supermarkets has fallen drastically and in fact in some cases it is now worth more as housing than supermarkets. I wonder if the "contractual delays" mentioned above surround the amount Sainsburys are willing to pay for the Memorial Ground (if in fact they still want to purchase it at all). Sources: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/feb/25/tesco-supermarket-price-cuts-profit-forecast; http://www.cityam.com/article/1379036174/morrisons-cut-new-space-it-focuses-online; http://m.hemeltoday.co.uk/news/community/morrisons-pulls-out-of-hemel-hempstead-store-plans-which-would-have-provided-350-new-jobs-1-5920932 Edit: Search "Sainsburys pull out" and similar terms to see where they have cancelled plans to build stores etc at the last minute.

I am guessing you mean best team in Gloucestershire. If so I am sorry to be pedantic but Cheltenham overtook the Gas years ago to become the best Gloucestershire team!

Technically Bristol City Holdings Limited and Bristol City Football Club Limited are two separate entities. However, I believe at present Ashton Gate Limited, Bristol City Football Club Limited and BCFC Limited are all wholly owned subsidiary companies of Bristol City Holdings Limited.

Agreed, although with us it is slightly different with Ashton Gate Limited, BCFC Limited and Bristol City Football Club Limited all being under the same parent company (Bristol City Holdings Limited) and I believe it is this which controls each subsidiary company. Edit: For comparison purposes Bristol Rovers (1983) Limited is their ultimate parent company with Bristol Rovers Football Club Limited the subsidiary company responsible for the football team and The Memorial Stadium Company Limited (which is currently non - trading).

I stand corrected on the UWE ground. Dare I say it but it looks like rovers have done well in that case. And I am aware we are tenants technically however, it is not to the same degree as other clubs are!

Agreed - I think whilst only 21,700 at present the "South Glos bowl" can easily be extended to 26,000 and then up to 35,000 if needed. We will get to about 27,000 after much inconvenience and then won't be able to expand further without major works/buying adjacent land. However, at least we won't be renting our ground from a uni and will share upkeep of ours with the rugby club.

There's only one team in Bristol!

As by the time it's built there support will have dwindled even less I can't imagine it creating that much extra traffic. In fact it may improve things around the area as people will avoid it lest they get tarred as a rovers fan!

But the positive is that means Shrewsbury (who have a game in hand) are losing 2-0!

1-2, Burns.

Lost 4-1!

U18s got a goal back against Accrington, now 2-1.

The picture on the official twitter seems to show a lot of water on the pitch, if anyone is there is it getting worse and what are the chances of it getting called off?

Darren Locke has.

Finally some common sense.