| Portman Road Land is available............ 21:48 - Feb 25 with 3949 views | chrismakin |
When we approached the council to ask about buying the land, we offered £1Mill which they declined, now the important bit is, " their valuation was alot higher than ours"
So in effect, if you did have someone with the finances to do so, they COULD, own Portman Road, the training pitch, the carpark outside which could be turned into something very worthwhile investment wise, whilst keeping the football club as a football club as you couldn't just build on the PR plot it has to be a football ground. |  |
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| Portman Road Land is available............ on 21:51 - Feb 25 with 3847 views | catch74 |
Imagine how nice you could make the pitch. |  |
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| Portman Road Land is available............ on 21:54 - Feb 25 with 3804 views | J2BLUE |
Also very close to the waterfront. Could have a nice ITFC themed bar along there etc. |  |
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| Portman Road Land is available............ on 21:56 - Feb 25 with 3782 views | chrismakin |
| Portman Road Land is available............ on 21:54 - Feb 25 by J2BLUE |
Also very close to the waterfront. Could have a nice ITFC themed bar along there etc. |
Cardinal Park, waterfront, close to station etc, close enough to London by far enough away to be unique
IF you have the the finances in the first instance, you could build something very very attractive. | |
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| Portman Road Land is available............ on 22:10 - Feb 25 with 3666 views | J2BLUE |
| Portman Road Land is available............ on 21:56 - Feb 25 by chrismakin |
Cardinal Park, waterfront, close to station etc, close enough to London by far enough away to be unique
IF you have the the finances in the first instance, you could build something very very attractive. |
Especially if you're getting the club on the cheap. Not suggesting they are, but maybe the pandemic and the recent change in attitude towards Evans has made him think again and he wants to cut his losses?
I think we might be setting ourselves up for a mighty fall 
Remember this is the banter era. We'll probably agree a deal, then somehow fluke promotion and Evans will increase his demands and we'll be fooked. | |
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| Portman Road Land is available............ on 22:13 - Feb 25 with 3647 views | chrismakin |
| Portman Road Land is available............ on 22:10 - Feb 25 by J2BLUE |
Especially if you're getting the club on the cheap. Not suggesting they are, but maybe the pandemic and the recent change in attitude towards Evans has made him think again and he wants to cut his losses?
I think we might be setting ourselves up for a mighty fall
Remember this is the banter era. We'll probably agree a deal, then somehow fluke promotion and Evans will increase his demands and we'll be fooked. |
You seen the development that guy is behind in america,
365 day useage sports stadium, houses, restaurants, river bridges etc
Could very easily be us that
Interesting no accounts info have been available to shareholders recently | |
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| Portman Road Land is available............ on 22:16 - Feb 25 with 3615 views | TieDyedIn95 |
Why would we want to own the ground/land? The Borough Council offers us a safety net against a bad owner, so should we get Wimbledoned or Bury-ied a new Ipswich team can be reformed there in the interest of the people and not big business which is something the Borough should rightly be fighting to retain.
Then again I'd be pro the Borough buying a share in the club and having a Cllr on the board to represent the local interest and the Town overall. |  |
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| Portman Road Land is available............ on 22:18 - Feb 25 with 3587 views | chrismakin |
| Portman Road Land is available............ on 22:16 - Feb 25 by TieDyedIn95 |
Why would we want to own the ground/land? The Borough Council offers us a safety net against a bad owner, so should we get Wimbledoned or Bury-ied a new Ipswich team can be reformed there in the interest of the people and not big business which is something the Borough should rightly be fighting to retain.
Then again I'd be pro the Borough buying a share in the club and having a Cllr on the board to represent the local interest and the Town overall. |
The football club would have to remain there, that's in the land requirements. so we'd never lose the football club itself. | |
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| Portman Road Land is available............ on 22:21 - Feb 25 with 3547 views | tetchris |
Stadium eventually could move to outskirts of town as part of a big leisure/retail/housing development which seems the norm these days. Probably cost less to build a new stadium than develop Portman road. Council owns land around it building new offices on former drum n monkey and the Italian car repair place. Town centre location restricts what is possible without having to buy up expensive land around the stadium. Col Utd is a good local example. |  | | |
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| Portman Road Land is available............ on 22:23 - Feb 25 with 3531 views | Cotty |
Some overpriced land in the red light district in Ipswich? MMMMMMmmmm sign me up |  | | |
| Portman Road Land is available............ on 22:52 - Feb 25 with 3397 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
I think owning the freehold is a bit of a red herring.
It's not really prime land, it's Ipswich not Mayfair.
Buying a football club will not hinge on the development potential around PR. |  |
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| Portman Road Land is available............ on 23:05 - Feb 25 with 3335 views | Farmerpiles |
I remember when the old nacton airport land was available for development once it had closed. There was talk of the club possibly moving to a new stadium on that land and it caused a bit of debate at the time. It's now the Ravenswood development. I lived five mins away on the then new development at sainsbury's warren heath and could've walked to it easily. Where could Town be now if that had gone ahead? Plenty of similar clubs have gone to new stadium. Some it's worked for, others not. For me, I knew PR was home. The history, the players, the managers of our successful eras, the matches engraved in our memories. Too much for me to give up. |  | | |
| Portman Road Land is available............ on 23:24 - Feb 25 with 3246 views | Pinewoodblue |
| Portman Road Land is available............ on 22:16 - Feb 25 by TieDyedIn95 |
Why would we want to own the ground/land? The Borough Council offers us a safety net against a bad owner, so should we get Wimbledoned or Bury-ied a new Ipswich team can be reformed there in the interest of the people and not big business which is something the Borough should rightly be fighting to retain.
Then again I'd be pro the Borough buying a share in the club and having a Cllr on the board to represent the local interest and the Town overall. |
The land has to be used for sporting purposes it doesn't have to be football. How about Rugby Union, or American football: would you be happy with that? |  |
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| Portman Road Land is available............ on 00:06 - Feb 26 with 3134 views | TieDyedIn95 |
| Portman Road Land is available............ on 23:24 - Feb 25 by Pinewoodblue |
The land has to be used for sporting purposes it doesn't have to be football. How about Rugby Union, or American football: would you be happy with that? |
Rugby fine, NFL can do one! | |
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| Portman Road Land is available............ on 00:10 - Feb 26 with 3119 views | J2BLUE |
| Portman Road Land is available............ on 23:24 - Feb 25 by Pinewoodblue |
The land has to be used for sporting purposes it doesn't have to be football. How about Rugby Union, or American football: would you be happy with that? |
Quite unlikely they are going to stop using the stadium for football and try and form a team for one of those sports. Ipswich had (has?) the Ipswich Cardinals for American football. It's growing in popularity but it's no threat to football's dominance of the town. | |
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| Portman Road Land is available............ on 01:11 - Feb 26 with 3060 views | The_Major |
Can't help wonder where a new stadium would go if it ever came to that - I've always thought perhaps Claydon/Gt Blakenham end of Paper Mill Lane might be a good shout. Just off the A14 obviously, and slap bang next to the main railway line so a new little station could be built. |  | | |
| Portman Road Land is available............ on 01:47 - Feb 26 with 3038 views | itfc78 |
There is a covenant that states that Portman Road must be used as a sporting facility! The club owns the stands and everything else that encompasses it. Yet the land belongs to Ipswich Borough council ! |  | | |
| Portman Road Land is available............ on 07:58 - Feb 26 with 2646 views | Wallingford_Boy |
| Portman Road Land is available............ on 22:23 - Feb 25 by Cotty |
Some overpriced land in the red light district in Ipswich? MMMMMMmmmm sign me up |
Ipswich has a red light district?! |  |
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| Portman Road Land is available............ on 08:28 - Feb 26 with 2566 views | Guthrum |
If the Council's valuation is accurate, then it would likely wipe out much of the potential profits on the deal.
Also, if you wanted development land round there, why not build on some of the car park off West End Road? Probably cheaper and less controversial to buy. |  |
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| Portman Road Land is available............ on 08:31 - Feb 26 with 2547 views | Guthrum |
| Portman Road Land is available............ on 07:58 - Feb 26 by Wallingford_Boy |
Ipswich has a red light district?! |
Have to be quick, tho. Keeps changing therough amber to green and back again. | |
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| Portman Road Land is available............ on 08:39 - Feb 26 with 2491 views | Wallingford_Boy |
| Portman Road Land is available............ on 08:31 - Feb 26 by Guthrum |
Have to be quick, tho. Keeps changing therough amber to green and back again. |
Considering around Portman Road are car parks, offices, childrens playground and a bus station, I was struggling to see how that would work!
Such a tease. | |
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