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Post by citytoon on Sept 21, 2016 17:02:51 GMT
I see that the City Council has published a city plan today which was unveiled as the political parties uniting behind a five year vision for the city. Despite having a "healthy and active city" section and stating that "Worcester will become an inspirational sporting city" there is a notable absence of any specific commitment to bring the football club home: Political parties unite behind five-year vision for city.
The closest it comes is mention of "support for sports and sporting clubs within the city" and "strong sporting and leisure partnerships, embracing...Worcester City Football Club..." [amongst many other Worcester sporting entities named]. This was surely the perfect opportunity for the Council to show its commitment to bringing the club back to Worcester. The fact it doesn't evidences the lack of any genuine intent to help the club in my view. The working party that was set up appears to be nothing more than a front, with no substance or appetite for any real solution. What a complete farce.
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Post by Croc on Sept 23, 2016 15:45:29 GMT
www.worcester.gov.uk/news-alerts/-/blogs/-no-stone-left-unturned-as-search-continues-for-new-home-for-worcester-city-football-club'No stone left unturned', as search continues for new home for Worcester City Football ClubPublished Date 23/09/16 12:51 No stone is being left unturned in the search for a Worcester site for a new ground for Worcester City Football Club. That’s the message from the working party that is aiming to bring the Football Club back to the city, which has just held its fourth meeting. As many sites as possible are being looked at in a bid to find the right new home for the club. Some that had previously been rejected are being reconsidered, while others have now been examined in detail and found to be unsuitable. Worcester City Council’s Managing Director, Sheena Ramsey, is chairing the working party, which includes councillors alongside representatives of the Football Club’s management board and its Supporters’ Trust. The group was established following the arrival of the Labour leadership at Worcester City Council. Council Leader Adrian Gregson said: "We’re making good progress and the working party is focussed on the goal we all want to score – bringing City back home to Worcester. We’ve just identified one potential new site, so I’m looking forward to investigating that one further." Anthony Hampson, Chairman of Worcester City Football Club, said: “We’re leaving no stone unturned in our search for a site that the club can call home. The working party is also starting to discuss the important question of what will be the best business model for the club in operating a new stadium." The latest meeting, the fourth since the working party was formed, was attended by Anthony Hampson, Chairman of Worcester City Football Club; Rob Crean and Mark Newell of the Football Club’s Supporters’ Trust; Cllr Gregson and Cllr Louis Stephen of the Green Party. The group will not discuss the current planning application by the Football Club and the Supporters Trust for a new stadium at Perdiswell but this will still be considered as an option, dependent on the outcome of the planning application. The application will need to be determined on its own merits. Progress is being made on supplying the outstanding information for the application, which is expected to go to the Planning Committee in the coming months. Worcester City Football Club is currently using Bromsgrove Sporting’s ground for home matches, having moved out of its old home at St George’s Lane in 2013.
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Post by citytoon on Sept 23, 2016 17:54:02 GMT
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Post by Woodenose on Sept 23, 2016 18:26:46 GMT
At least they are still talking and sort of keeping us informed,there is still hope
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Post by Dodger on Sept 24, 2016 10:38:00 GMT
Whilst getting WCFC back to Worcester is the priority, it smacks of a definite 'no' to Perdiswell. With a working party looking under every stone for a suitable location, the planning committee that will oversee the Perdiswell application will know that the Council is pushing for an alternative site and therefore can reject the application in the safe knowledge that there will an alternative agreed (even if it is the old council tip at Hallow  ). Forget due processes, the decision will have been made beforehand thus rendering the 'meeting to discuss' a mere technicality. As I've indicated before, in my opinion, Perdiswell is earmarked for housing development. It's also interesting to note Robin Walker's support for the 5 year plan (pushing for a Rainbow style coalition), yet he certainly shied away from any involvement in WCFC on the basis that he couldn't be seen to be supportive of such a venture that had council involvement. Nice to see the WCFC Newcastle branch get some publicity  Dodger. |
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Post by Brooksiders Return!! on Sept 24, 2016 23:05:03 GMT
I'm afraid Dodger is pretty much correct in his summing up here. This reads of a lot of posturing. If you want to do nothing, or delay decisions, whats the best thing to do? Form a committee!! I've got no knowledge of whats going on, and I'm not getting any positive vibes from anything in this Five Year Plan or the platitudes coming out from the Working Group. If anything, this is all a step backwards, at least in the formerly adopted Local Plan, the City Council committed to the re-siting of WCFC at Nunnery Way. Now there's no commitment at all!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2016 18:28:50 GMT
It's over. WCFC is dead.
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Post by thatloudbloke on Sept 25, 2016 18:56:15 GMT
this is becoming a boring statement !!!! |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2016 19:27:49 GMT
Goodbye and good luck.
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Post by Brooksiders Return!! on Sept 25, 2016 20:58:59 GMT
this is becoming a boring statement !!!! Obviously not that boring, it clearly piqued your interest! But well done, I doubt you'll do as much for the future of the football club in your lifetime, as Lord Ealing has done over the years. |
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Post by rob on Sept 25, 2016 21:24:55 GMT
Sir Humphrey Appleby: No, no, Minister. What I mean is that I am fully seized of your aims and of course I will do my utmost to see that they are put into practice.
James Hacker: If you would.
Sir Humphrey Appleby: And to that end, I recommend that we set up an interdepartmental committee with fairly broad terms of reference so that at the end of the day we'll be in the position to think through the various implications and arrive at a decision based on long-term considerations rather than rush prematurely into precipitate and possibly ill-conceived action which might well have unforeseen repercussions.
James Hacker: You mean no.
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Post by Croc on Sept 25, 2016 21:38:58 GMT
Sad to see the good Lord depart these shires.
For shame...
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Post by The Verner on Sept 27, 2016 16:51:12 GMT
How long does it take to look around Worcester and decide there are no better alternative sites within the City boundaries ?
How long has this now been going on ?
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Post by zeke on Sept 27, 2016 17:23:18 GMT
Worcester City FC if still around will be better off in Wychavon or Malvern districts, but could the resurrected club use Archdales new pitch?
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