freezer Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 Don't know if this has been covered or not, or what the official line is, but does anyone know what the situation is with regard to the proposed re-development of the Memorial Ground.If the Memorial Ground is closed where are the Gas going.Where will Bristol Rugby play. I was talking to a Bristol Rugby season ticket holder/relation who follows the egg-chasers, and he thinks it's a 'done deal' that Bristol Rugby Club will be playing at Ashton Gate during the building work. I told him that nothing had been announced by BCFC and that a new playing surface-about a 1/4 Million Pounds worth-would be required to stand the strain. He knew nothing about that. I'm not against this-I'd certainly rather have them here than the basement babbers-but would our pitch stand up to it.Can anyone clarify what the situation is.I'm worried that our playing surface/performance would suffer greatly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jowett Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 You better pray that Bris don't come to the gate for the season.Your groundsman will commit suicide.Take one look at the Mem pitch,its like a ploughed field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristolian76 Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 Apparently a done deal and looking forward to watching Bristol playing on my doorstep instead of having to endure the Minnimal Patch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimmerD Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 The Sags are going to Cheltenham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doc Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 Don't know if this has been covered or not, or what the official line is, but does anyone know what the situation is with regard to the proposed re-development of the Memorial Ground.If the Memorial Ground is closed where are the Gas going.Where will Bristol Rugby play. I was talking to a Bristol Rugby season ticket holder/relation who follows the egg-chasers, and he thinks it's a 'done deal' that Bristol Rugby Club will be playing at Ashton Gate during the building work. I told him that nothing had been announced by BCFC and that a new playing surface-about a 1/4 Million Pounds worth-would be required to stand the strain. He knew nothing about that. I'm not against this-I'd certainly rather have them here than the basement babbers-but would our pitch stand up to it.Can anyone clarify what the situation is.I'm worried that our playing surface/performance would suffer greatly.How long is this refurb at the mem going to take???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freezer Posted March 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 Ok guys, so far can we assume from the small number of replies that..............1/ Bristol Rugby Club will be playing at Ashton Gate.2/ Bristol Rovers will be playing at Cheltenham.3/ We aren't really that concerned.4/ There has been no official statement from Bristol City regarding this.Seems a bit worrying, could maybe the supporters club or supporters trust attempt to find out what the situation is and let us know.Unless vast improvements are made to the playing surface with regards to durability, I can foresee a playing surface for the beautiful game akin to an allotment.Then again, at least we might have shiny new red plastic seats to sit on to watch Championship standard gardening!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mesa boogie Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 Good luck with the peanut hugging pitch wreckers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tompo Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 Good luck with the peanut hugging pitch wreckers.I suppose the Rugby club could argue that the pikeys who cheated them out of THEIR ground ruined THEIR pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerthered Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 Bristol Rugby wont play at the Gate if we get promoted to the Championship.I cant believe we are letting them play at our ground for their last two games this season.Imagine if we need to win our final game of the season and Brooks misses a chance to win it due to the bobble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aller g Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 it's far from a done deal.The Rovers look set to play at Bath.Whilst the Rugby are dead cert to be playing in a different country.Without giving too much away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Colby-Tit Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 Personally I'll be disgusted if the board let the egg-chasers anywhere near our pitch. I dread to think how many points it may end up costing us over the course of a season. However I fear that the current board will be mesmerised by the short term ££££££££££ & not share my concerns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrs Court Red Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 This is all assuming the ground development goes ahead, I have my doubts to its viability and no one has ever managed to explain how the initial costs will be met. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aller g Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 Personally I'll be disgusted if the board let the egg-chasers anywhere near our pitch. I dread to think how many points it may end up costing us over the course of a season. However I fear that the current board will be mesmerised by the short term ££££££££££ & not share my concerns.The only person opposing it is GJ. FACT.The only thing stopping the rugby, is the price city want for use of the ground.This is all assuming the ground development goes ahead, I have my doubts to its viability and no one has ever managed to explain how the initial costs will be met.Another big factor. as things stand, it could be another season like this one.Except possibly 6 games at the gate for the rugby.However if redevelopment of the Mem does go ahead then, i'm sure its over the severn for the rugby, unless city lower the rent price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrs Court Red Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 unless city lower the rent price.I would of thought it would be a huge og if City force bristol to travel to Newport? by asking over the odds in rent.The beer sales alone would dwarf the catering sales of a football event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aller g Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 I would of thought it would be a huge og if City force bristol to travel to Newport? by asking over the odds in rent.The beer sales alone would dwarf the catering sales of a football event.Who mentioned newport Its definately a weird one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrs Court Red Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 Its definately a weird one.I'm not so sure. Seemingly, a large number of City fans don't want it, not to mention the manager himself. I suppose City would want to charge top whack to justify it.Personally I prefere the mem for rugby matches, and if the new build does go ahead, can't see rugby being as enjoyable. But we shall see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeRed Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 .The beer sales alone would dwarf the catering sales of a football event.I think the Rugby pay a "fixed fee" to rent AG and all the catering revenue from things like the Beer Marquee they had outside AG last time they played goes to Bristol Rugby.CodeRed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimmerD Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 Personally I'll be disgusted if the board let the egg-chasers anywhere near our pitch. I dread to think how many points it may end up costing us over the course of a season. However I fear that the current board will be mesmerised by the short term ££££££££££ & not share my concerns.I think this argument about the quality of the playing surface being affected is a bit of red herring - ask Reading (London Irish) and Watford (Saracens) about how it had such a detrimental impact on them getting into the Premiership.The techniques available to groundsmen these days allow both codes to be played using the same pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seesaw Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 I think the Rugby pay a "fixed fee" to rent AG and all the catering revenue from things like the Beer Marquee they had outside AG last time they played goes to Bristol Rugby.CodeRedYeah that would be the case, as last time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCAGFC Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 I think this argument about the quality of the playing surface being affected is a bit of red herring - ask Reading (London Irish) and Watford (Saracens) about how it had such a detrimental impact on them getting into the Premiership.Reading play with wingers on relatively unaffected parts of the pitch (which BCFC don't do ATM) and Watford play long ball so those 2 examples don't really count.Unless BCFC are given megabucks (£1m+) I wouldn't even contemplate hosting the egg chasers.BCAGFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippycar Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 Have you seen the state of the Madejski pitch recently?Totally appalling.That said, their form over the last 7 matches at home is D W W W W L DThe loss being against Man USo you can have a bad pitch and still play football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibor Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 First off none of this happens unless Dunceford finds £30m down the back of his couch.Then, we have to consider that a) the damage to our pitch this season was more as a result of two weeks of torrential rain than rugby and b) we'd have one of those pitches plastic woven in if we hosted the rugby.The final decision should rest with GJ IMO - and he should say yes if and only if the groundstaff guarantee it won't affect the state of the pitch for football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheshire_red Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 As BCFC no longer own AG it isn't necessarily a football club decision. And the profits / rent or whatever, may not actually help BCFC at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibor Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 As BCFC no longer own AG it isn't necessarily a football club decision. And the profits / rent or whatever, may not actually help BCFC at all.The corporate structure shouldn't have any affect on that decision making since it's the same owners of both regardless and if we're to believe what SL says it won't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 I understand that if the rugby club do play at ashton gate, it will be to play six or so of the high profile games of the season, where the rest will be played l haven't a clue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zookeeper Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 I understand that if the rugby club do play at ashton gate, it will be to play six or so of the high profile games of the season, where the rest will be played l haven't a clue.I thought that this was the case at the moment so if the demand is there Ashton Gate will be the venue.I think that the investment required to make the pitch a good standard each week would be substantial. I'm definately not an expect but I know that some clubs weave artifical and natural grass into their picthes to make them more robust but I would expect that a new drainage system would be required as well as some form of heating and covering. Altogther I think it would require more than a halftime spiking with a fork. I wouldn't rule it out on the face of it but the spend on the pitch would need to increase considerably.Also I think a few Bristol fans will be hugely disapointed to leave the terraced mem and come to an all seater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinmabbuttshair Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 No peanut passing at ashton, gate every pitch a football club shares with a rugby club ruins it. Anyway wrong shape ball and too many players strange little game that it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheshire_red Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 It's the Bristol Rugy v Leicester Tigers that has caught the attention.Not many realise that 7 days before what could be a crucial last game of the season GLOUCESTER have hired Ashton Gate for a match:Sat 28th Apr 07 15:00 GP Gloucester Rugby v Bristol Rugby Tickets will be available to supporters with either a GL postcode or ticket history on their account from Monday, March 19 (9.00 am). Tickets will be released on general sale from Monday, April 2nd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCAGFC Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 Let us pray the weather is good leading up to, during and after the 2 egg chasing games otherwise our promotion push/party may suffer, money isn't everything.BCAGFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellyred Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 You better pray that Bris don't come to the gate for the season.Your groundsman will commit suicide.Take one look at the Mem pitch,its like a ploughed field. if the money is right it will happen but like our board they have plans but no finance so will it happen??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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