Crawley council can't afford Broadfield Stadium

[The Birdman]

If Crawley Council had allowed the Albion to ground share instead of Gillingham they would have had a ground which may have been developed into a 8,000 to 10,000 capacity paid for by Brighton. All that money that went to Gillingham , your fault Crawley Council. I hope this is not the slippery slope for Crawley FC What do you think!

 

[Telscombe Seagull]

I guess if Crawley fc now need to start actually paying to maintain the stadium it will make their finances even worse, espcially considering the crowds they get. I assume its rented from the council still, if so do the council have a duty to maintain it or can they force the tenants to do so?

 

[Postman Pat]

I think the title here is very misleading, I haven't seen it reported anywhere that the council can't afford to pay to maintain their own stadium.

The residents pay £1 per year from their council tax to the upkeep of the Broadfield, and with Crawley in League 1 the team must generate more than that spent in pubs, shops and hotels. I think it is a decent investment personally.

 

[Stat Brother]

Would we have been so desperate to get to Withdean, had we been playing 'only' 30 miles up the one road?

 

[Richard Tiltmans Shin Pad]

Unsustainable. Shame. Not.

 

[Vegas Seagull]

Karma Tiltman

 

[TheMajor]

Crawley tits up

Should Crawley come asking for a groundshare I do hope the appropriate single middle digit will be raised to them.

 

[looney]

Who?

 

[Superphil]

Should Crawley come asking for a groundshare I do hope the appropriate single middle digit will be raised to them.

Are you expecting Brighton and Hove City Council to tell them to do one? Like Crawley Council did to us 17 years ago.

 

[dougdeep]

If I remember rightly, when the Broadfield was built, Crawley Town FC had to be persuaded to move in, as they thought it would be too big for them.

 

[Bra]

Where is this reported, not seen anything

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

They could play at Withdean.

 

[Monkey Man]

They could play at Withdean.

Or Gillingham.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Are you expecting Brighton and Hove City Council to tell them to do one? Like Crawley Council did to us 17 years ago.

I would be astounded if Brighton and Hove City Council approved a groundshare. Would surely involve a planning application

 

[Telscombe Seagull]

Not sure where the original poster heard it but it was mentioned on BBC Sussex this morning, didn't get to hear all of it though.

 

[Screaming J]

They could always share with Whitehawk...err I mean Brighton City.

 

[dandy]

Oh good now that Palace have gone we can tke the ride out of Crawley

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

I'm sure I saw something recently where the new owners of Crawley wanted to move out of the Broadfield into their own stadium. That would make sense as, much like our time at Withdean, the football club do not own the stadium so only have limited opportunity to make money from non-footballing activities.

If that were the case, the Broadfield would have no tenant and, as such, the council would not want to be left with an empty football stadium so would probably bulldoze it and sell the land for development.

 

[Superphil]

I would be astounded if Brighton and Hove City Council approved a groundshare. Would surely involve a planning application

The point I was making is that Crawley FC didn't refuse to let us play at their ground in 1997, it was Crawley council who vetoed it. Nothing to do with the football club, so why do people on here blame it on Crawley?

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

The point I was making is that Crawley FC didn't refuse to let us play at their ground in 1997, it was Crawley council who vetoed it. Nothing to do with the football club, so why do people on here blame it on Crawley?

Oh, I see. Quite right, Crawley Town FC shouldn't be blamed for the refusal.