[Football] Where are Brighton Ladies playing next season?

[London Irish]

I know there is talk of them giving Crawley the boot but where else could they realistically go? Anyone know?

 

[stewart12]

I thought that, other than the Amex, Crawley was the only ground in Sussex that has the appropriate facilities

 

[Thunder Bolt]

I know the club got planning permission to build a small stadium at Lancing, but I doubt that will be built for next season?

 

[Insel affe]

Championship !

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

I know there is talk of them giving Crawley the boot but where else could they realistically go? Anyone know?

Somewhere near Brighton?

 

[dazzer6666]

Championship !

 

[Chicken Run]

I know the club got planning permission to build a small stadium at Lancing, but I doubt that will be built for next season?

Oh Is this an extension to the pitch with the stand down one touch line at the training centre?

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Oh Is this an extension to the pitch with the stand down one touch line at the training centre?

I think that's still for the U23s. I can't remember exactly the plans but I think the women's area is going to be the other side of the car park.

 

[John Byrnes Mullet]

Withdean Stadium would be good. The stand next to the pub must hold 3600 which is enough based on current gates.

 

[BNthree]

I think that's still for the U23s. I can't remember exactly the plans but I think the women's area is going to be the other side of the car park.

Nope, that's not going to be a stadium at all. The club got planning permission to build a separate set of changing rooms for the women's and girl's teams which will be on the other side of the car park. They also are going to build some seating on the "community pitch" (which Albion in the Community uses mainly) next to the newly built changing rooms for parents of the kids playing. They aren't building a new stadium at the Lancing training ground.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Nope, that's not going to be a stadium at all. The club got planning permission to build a separate set of changing rooms for the women's and girl's teams which will be on the other side of the car park. They also are going to build some seating on the "community pitch" (which Albion in the Community uses mainly) next to the newly built changing rooms for parents of the kids playing. They aren't building a new stadium at the Lancing training ground.

Thanks.

 

[Superphil]

Withdean Stadium would be good. The stand next to the pub must hold 3600 which is enough based on current gates.

I think that Withdean North Stand stand holds somewhat less than that, perhaps just around 1000-1500.

IIRC the top flight womens league requires the home ground to have a capacity 5000 or 6000, hence having to move from Lancing FC to Crawley when they got to the top flight.

 

[papajaff]

Withdean Stadium would be good. The stand next to the pub must hold 3600 which is enough based on current gates.

Oi, that's our stadium now. The mighty browns of Brighton Electricity.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Well Bloom has built a stadium for the Gentlemen, so until he builds one for the women’s team, they are Stuck in Crawley, and some games at the Gentlemen’s ground.

 

[Chicken Run]

Well Bloom has built a stadium for the Gentlemen, so until he builds one for the women’s team, they are Stuck in Crawley, and some games at the Gentlemen’s ground.

Sounds a lot more dignified

 

[BNthree]

Still reckon Whitehawk FC should have a word with the Albion and get some sort of deal to get a new ground built in East Brighton with a guarantee of letting the U23 and women playing there.

 

[BensGrandad]

The most logical venue is the training ground at Lancing with a small stadium of about 5000 to be used by the U23s and the Ladies team and any otherage groups like U18s etc.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

I know there is talk of them giving Crawley the boot but where else could they realistically go? Anyone know?

The rules are that wherever they go, it has to be capable of being expanded to a 6000 capacity ( ie planning permission would realistically be granted).


For example, Wiithdean was allowed before on a temporary basis - maybe the council isn't keen on a permanent expansion ? or perhaps the ongoing costs rule it out.

 

[BNthree]

The most logical venue is the training ground at Lancing with a small stadium of about 5000 to be used by the U23s and the Ladies team and any otherage groups like U18s etc.

Trouble with Lancing is transport links aren't great (as in station is 15 minute walk away, not many buses) and the car park is tiny. Any planning application would have take transport into consideration and Lancing would fail on the transport side of it.

 

[stewart12]

Still reckon Whitehawk FC should have a word with the Albion and get some sort of deal to get a new ground built in East Brighton with a guarantee of letting the U23 and women playing there.

agreed

get a 4G pitch on there as well so it can be used all year round by the community