And this bloke thinks he's a fan - From the Argus

[bhaexpress]

Letter: Football at Toad's

Why is it always stated that "Falmer is the only site for a football stadium".

Toad's Hole Valley would have been ideal.

It's unused land, only a stone's throw from the old Goldstone ground and as easy to get to as the Goldstone was and Withdean is now.

Was the fact money would have had to be paid for it the reason it was passed over?

-Puzzed old fan - Mr P Pryer, Sompting

What rock has this old fart been hiding under ?

 

[The Large One]

Sompting's gotten hold of my arse...

 

[sully]

The Argus must get very few letters for them to have to publish dross like this.

 

[Statto]

What is the point in writing a letter like that. The club are hardly going to change their mind after nearly 7 years Sake.

 

[Basil Fawlty]

Another shit letter.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

i can just see it now down the albion boardroom

"right, so this thing about falmer yeah, what we gonna do?"


"well actually DICK, i was reading the argus the other day....now....just listen to me, this MIGHT just work....if we give up on falmer, forget all that money we spent, we MIGHT, just MIGHT get permission at toads hole valley..forget that its privately owned, the owners don't want to sell, it has shit transport links...but it MIGHT just work"


"cock.....get out"

 

[Man of Harveys]

Richard Pryor's brother's a bit BORING in comparision, eh?

 

[bhaexpress]

Richard Pryor's brother's a bit BORING in comparision, eh?

Yes, one Prior brother is actually dead while the other is merely brain dead.

 

[Booley]

Heard a few comments about how falmer is the worst place to build the stadium inrespect of old moaning nimby's, which is true.
Maybe the links were not so good or the owners didn't want to sell at toad hall. But there's no point worrying about it now especially when Prescott has already agreed that falmer is the only place to have a stadium.

 

[The Large One]

The only reason we didn't hear from NIMBYs at the other sites was because the Albion had not applied for planning permission to build at them.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

The facts about Toads Hole Valley ...

1. The owners were prepared to give the Albion almost enough land for a stadium, provided they got planning permission for a HUGE commercial development alongside the stadium, which the City Council would oppose.

2. The Highways Agency would direct refusal of any application for a stadium at THV (especially if it was in association with commercial development), because of the traffic chaos that would spill over on to the A27 trunk road.

3. THV is not realistically served by adequate sustainable transport, so the site could only offer access which would be predominantly car-based - and this is contrary to national, regional and local planning policy.

4. The owners of THV are two-faced hypocrites who use every opportunity to give the impression that the place is a good site for a stadium, when all they are interested in is the commercial opportunities for development (with the Albion paying ALL the costs of the road improvements that would be required and the Football Club getting NONE of the profits from the commercial development).

 

[Gully]

There is a very nice patch of land between Gloucester and Cheltenham, right beside an airport, it is very flat and would be an ideal site for a football ground. Why didn't the club consider building it there, it would be far more convenient for me to get to home games, I don't really care about the inconvenience caused to people who follow the Albion from their own homes in Sussex, haven't the club considered me, me, me.

Well, I guess everyone is entitled to their own opinion, and as someone stated, who can be bothered to write to a newspaper these days, you can reach far more people far quicker through other forms of written communication, NSC for example...

 

[Booley]

Yeah Gloucester would be good only a few miles away from my halls

 

[Gully]

So if you are at UWE you must be living somewhere like Hartpury!

 

[Gully]

In any case, welcome to my adopted home of Gloucestershire, a county almost as good as Sussex and with the added benefit of not having Surrey as a neighbour.

 

[Charles 'Charley' Charles]

In any case, welcome to my adopted home of Gloucestershire, a county almost as good as Sussex and with the added benefit of not having Surrey as a neighbour.

True, but a lot nearer Wales

 

[Gully]

Very true Kaz, but as my olds now live there it is far more convenient whenever I go to visit them, bizarrely I am starting to develop a fondness for the place.

 

[Charles 'Charley' Charles]

Very true Kaz, but as my olds now live there it is far more convenient whenever I go to visit them, bizarrely I am starting to develop a fondness for the place.

Between you and me I've been there on more then one occasion as well, but hush hush, mum's the word

 

[Screaming J]

Letter: Football at Toad's

Why is it always stated that "Falmer is the only site for a football stadium".

Toad's Hole Valley would have been ideal.

It's unused land, only a stone's throw from the old Goldstone ground and as easy to get to as the Goldstone was and Withdean is now.

Was the fact money would have had to be paid for it the reason it was passed over?

-Puzzed old fan - Mr P Pryer, Sompting

"puzzled"? Senile more like!!

 

[dougdeep]

He sounds puzzed to me. The railway is the main difference between the sites.