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#Post#: 327--------------------------------------------------
New ground needed?
By: Medway Rebel Date: January 17, 2017, 4:03 am
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There is a story doing the rounds that Kennington FC have signed
a contract to play at Homelands next season. Is this in place
of Ashford United? Anyone heard similar story?
#Post#: 328--------------------------------------------------
Re: New ground needed?
By: Unicorn Date: January 17, 2017, 7:37 am
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I think its probably Canterbury who are going.
Heard talk that they are going to Faversham.
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Re: New ground needed?
By: fluff Date: January 17, 2017, 12:49 pm
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Have heard the same rumour about Kennington. Wonder how they can
afford it.
Also heard that the pitch is being inspected this week to see if
it passes the 3G criteria. What with this and the court case it
will be a busy old week.
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Re: New ground needed?
By: confusedofashford Date: February 28, 2017, 4:12 am
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I see that as expected Canterbury have announced their departure
from Homelands from next season. What doesn't seem to have been
expected is the destination, going to Deal, not Faversham!!!
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Re: New ground needed?
By: confusedofashford Date: March 5, 2017, 4:50 am
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Another big win for Ashford Utd yesterday, I see, but if what I
heard last week is true, and I have no reason to doubt it, the
fans owe a big debt of thanks to the man that many of them love
to hate, as it seems that once again he managed to convince the
FA to allow both Ashford and Canterbury to complete their
seasons on the pitch that has been condemned as unfit. My info
was that all football had to cease immediately, but that Glyn
Jones was in discussions with the FA, and seems to have won
another stay of execution.
Whether he will be willing to cough up the reported £250000 to
rip up and relay the pitch PROPERLY, by the end of May, has to
be another question, especially with Canterbury moving on, and
his alleged reluctance to allow AUFC to carry on playing there
under their current ownership. it does seem unlikely that there
will be enough income generated from Kennington to keep the
stadium viable. And that is without the other necessary work
required to bring the ground back up to standard, given the
neglect over many years.
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Re: New ground needed?
By: Medway Rebel Date: March 5, 2017, 5:17 am
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Interesting times indeed. Who will pay to repair/replace the
pitch and will it be done in time for the start of next season?
What odds on Ashford having to seek a ground share arrangement
for all or part of next season?
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Re: New ground needed?
By: confusedofashford Date: March 5, 2017, 7:07 am
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With a total bill probably getting somewhere near to £500000 who
could blame VBar for cutting their losses and just leaving the
whole rotten place to quietly rot away!! Eventually, after a few
more years of neglect, it will fall down and be replaced by
houses.
Of course, then the Crosbie fan club will be out in force,
telling all and sundry that they had said that was what would
happen, ignoring the facts....that it was their hero who failed
to pay to have the pitch laid properly, who let the tea bar
deteriorate to such an extent that it got condemned, and failed
to keep the perimeter wall in good repair. Not to mention not
dealing with the flooding in the toilets, or bothering to keep
alcohol licenses or insurances up to date!!
Given past experiences, who would risk a groundshare with AUFC?
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Re: New ground needed?
By: elmofudd Date: March 5, 2017, 7:58 am
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Lost track of all the court cases......are VBar in a position to
sell the land / property in order to recoup their original
secured loan + % + costs now? Circa £300k at a guess.
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Re: New ground needed?
By: confusedofashford Date: March 5, 2017, 11:08 am
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A very good question, which I am afraid that I do not have a
good answer to. As far as I can gather AUFC are still trying to
regain ownership of the ground, claiming that the transfer
should never have happened. Not sure on what grounds anymore,
cos seems to me if you borrow money against a stadium, then
default on the payments, then you lose the stadium..........or
is that too simplistic.
In any case, should they win back ownership of the ground
(unlikely!!), how on earth will they be able to afford the
required work to the pitch and the stadium? Or will the next
lawsuit be to get VBar to pay for it, on the spurious grounds
that they should have carried out all the necessary work in the
year and a bit that it has been in their hands!!
Or, heaven forbid, is the whole idea now to get back a defunct
stadium which they can sell on for development and make some
money, which Tony Betteridge apparently admitted when he took it
on after ATFC had failed, had been the intention of him AND
Crosbie, right from the start!!
Interesting times ahead indeed.
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Re: New ground needed?
By: hadderz Date: March 6, 2017, 3:32 pm
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But still there is the matter of the covenant where, I believe,
a percentage of the price of the ground has to be given to a
committee to buy a ground within the town bounndaries. No doubt
the committee are D, D and D fans and will willingly hand the
next one over to him as well.
Or if they win the ground back perhaps the main sponsor will
sponsor (pay) for the repairs.
Wonder how the ground inspection went last week
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