The Football Stadia Improvement Fund does still exist, but you have to apply for it and why would they help fund the increase in capacity of a stadium that never gets filled as it is?loyal1970":11xz41x7 said:do they not do grants anymore from sport England or what ever it is called now or the lottery to top up the 5 million.
The Duke":kduhhtxt said:It's frustrating seeing so many other clubs in top class finished stadiums. Maybe the Bristol City game is perfect timing? The directors will see what can be achieved by a club with a higher ambition.
Biggs":34p2rrk4 said:The Duke":34p2rrk4 said:It's frustrating seeing so many other clubs in top class finished stadiums. Maybe the Bristol City game is perfect timing? The directors will see what can be achieved by a club with a higher ambition.
Do you think it's just a case of ambition? That all the Argyle directors need is to be convinced a higher capacity would be beneficial, and they'll be persuaded to spend more money? They don't have the money.
What we're getting is all we can afford, it's not a case of lack of ambition. I happen to think the plans look great, anyway.
BurnhamMike56":2vtd4wp4 said:I feel that fan fund raising for this has a lot of merit, whether it be a contribution towards or fully funding Stage 2. As I understand it there are currently no timescales so a lot could be raised over 2/3 years.
Does it have to just be Stage 2? Can we not do one corner at a time? It might add to some elements of costs splitting the work, but one in say 3 years is better than non in 5 years! So Stage 2a and Stage 2b.
Perhaps the club could be involved as well. For a long period part of the income had to be kept separate for debt handling. So what if the club joined the fan initiative by committing 'x' pence per ticket sold or 'x' % of unbudggeted income to the Stage 2a and Stage 2b fund?
edengreen":1a1bx3n0 said:However a caviat needs to be added should the club or ground be sold for profit anything that is made as a result of supporters fund raising must be reinvested in the club so that our fund raising doesn't result in profits being taken by individuals following sale of club or ground. If not we are just setting ourselves up for a fall in investing an amount we can raise for investors to keep the profits