| I do worry about the future of Portman Road 15:08 - Feb 27 with 12227 views | GavTWTD |
If this takeover happens, I think there's a real possibility of them wanting to own their own ground. I have little to base this on, apart from it costs a lot of money to keep the ground maintained. If they are looking at adding value then a new ground is one way of doing it. Happy to be corrected as Portman Road is important to me as a fan. |  |
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| I do worry about the future of Portman Road on 15:10 - Feb 27 with 5764 views | jeera |
Don't know what to say to this other than it's something that always potentially hangs over the club's head I suppose.
Agree that anything other than PR would feel wrong. |  |
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| I do worry about the future of Portman Road on 15:14 - Feb 27 with 5707 views | nodge_blue |
I would have thought the opposite. Why would they want to spend multi millions on a new ground when they need to get the team promoted? |  |
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| I do worry about the future of Portman Road on 15:14 - Feb 27 with 5655 views | chrismakin |
You thinking about a 15000 seater in copdock |  |
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| I do worry about the future of Portman Road on 15:16 - Feb 27 with 5646 views | Scuzzer |
Ground share with Col U |  |
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| I do worry about the future of Portman Road on 15:17 - Feb 27 with 5643 views | stringy |
I would have shared your concern more in a pre-Covid world; the model for these edge-of-town sports complexes was surely based on bundling with shopping malls and hotels. Arguably malls/in person shopping of all kinds has been dealt such a blow by online commerce, massively accelerated during the pandemic, that I think this kind of ground development would be pretty risky for now. |  | | |
| I do worry about the future of Portman Road on 15:19 - Feb 27 with 5609 views | Trequartista |
Snoasis Stadium - good access from the Northern Bypass. |  |
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| I do worry about the future of Portman Road on 15:19 - Feb 27 with 5610 views | homer_123 |
| I do worry about the future of Portman Road on 15:14 - Feb 27 by nodge_blue |
I would have thought the opposite. Why would they want to spend multi millions on a new ground when they need to get the team promoted? |
Adds significant value to the club. |  |
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| I do worry about the future of Portman Road on 15:20 - Feb 27 with 5590 views | Guthrum |
Getting rid of the PR site wouldn't give them much. It's not like they can sell the land for development.
Would have thought the cost of buying land and building a new stadium would more than offset any savings on maintenance in anything but the longest term. |  |
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| I do worry about the future of Portman Road on 15:21 - Feb 27 with 5524 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
A new stadium would cost an absolute fortune, not sure how it would be viable at all.
Also, we have a long leasehold at a reasonable ground rent, it's not a problem. |  |
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| I do worry about the future of Portman Road on 15:21 - Feb 27 with 5565 views | Guthrum |
| I do worry about the future of Portman Road on 15:19 - Feb 27 by homer_123 |
Adds significant value to the club. |
But costs a lot of money to set up. | |
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| I do worry about the future of Portman Road on 15:21 - Feb 27 with 5488 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
| I do worry about the future of Portman Road on 15:19 - Feb 27 by homer_123 |
Adds significant value to the club. |
I'm not sure it does in terms of profit or return on investment. | |
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| I do worry about the future of Portman Road on 15:23 - Feb 27 with 5489 views | Matt_Netherlands |
Basing it on Brentford’s new stadium you’re talking £80-100m for a new place. Depends on their level of investment I guess but that feels like an awful lot, especially when we don’t own the Portman Road land to sell on and offset the cost. |  | | |
| I do worry about the future of Portman Road on 15:26 - Feb 27 with 5427 views | townblue |
If we moved from walking distance of the train station, I'd probably stop going. |  | | |
| I do worry about the future of Portman Road on 15:29 - Feb 27 with 5365 views | The_Major |
Move into Foxhall and dodge the bikes. |  | | |
| I do worry about the future of Portman Road on 15:42 - Feb 27 with 5221 views | GodBlue |
I'm sure they'll consider it, especially if they can't come to an agreement to buy the land under PR.
That said, my first thought went to them redeveloping areas around the ground, if they can get their hands on that too. Listening to BJ talk about Rhode Island and the new development for Phoenix in AZ, he's a fan of his clubs being a 365 day a year thing, not just a match day thing. There's an argument that the best place for that to happen is in the middle of town, so who knows. |  |
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| I do worry about the future of Portman Road on 15:51 - Feb 27 with 5047 views | jayessess |
Can't see that how the finances would work for building a new stadium somewhere else. Where's the profit on it? |  |
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| I do worry about the future of Portman Road on 15:52 - Feb 27 with 5007 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| I do worry about the future of Portman Road on 15:29 - Feb 27 by The_Major |
Move into Foxhall and dodge the bikes. |
Pitch would be about as good as now. |  |
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| I do worry about the future of Portman Road on 15:52 - Feb 27 with 5005 views | Kesgrave_Exile |
I think irrespective of the takeover the stadium need is something that needs serious redevelopment as it's been neglected for too long. I suspect any stadium development may will be part of a wider regeneration around the stadium including residential, leisure and retail surrounding it. Don't get me wrong it's a stadium of charatcter, memories and history unfortunately redevelopment will be needed to increase the club's revenue streams. |  | | |
| I do worry about the future of Portman Road on 15:53 - Feb 27 with 4993 views | budgiebasher |
I think that a new stadium development must be one of their possible plans. Johnson owns a real estate investment company. Phoenix Rising which he owns has recently detailed plans to develop a new stadium and he is involved in launching a new Championship team in Rhode Island at cost of $300 million is being invested including stadium. |  |
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| I do worry about the future of Portman Road on 15:54 - Feb 27 with 4938 views | chrismakin |
| I do worry about the future of Portman Road on 15:53 - Feb 27 by budgiebasher |
I think that a new stadium development must be one of their possible plans. Johnson owns a real estate investment company. Phoenix Rising which he owns has recently detailed plans to develop a new stadium and he is involved in launching a new Championship team in Rhode Island at cost of $300 million is being invested including stadium. |
He likes 365 day usage sports stadiums. | |
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| I do worry about the future of Portman Road on 15:54 - Feb 27 with 4950 views | footers |
Dare to dream, Gav. It's the year 2030, we're in Europe again playing the top sides at the new Ipswich City Soccerball Arena. |  |
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| I do worry about the future of Portman Road on 15:55 - Feb 27 with 4894 views | chrismakin |
Gavs mrs allows him to have between 3pm and 4.55pm. | |
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| I do worry about the future of Portman Road on 15:57 - Feb 27 with 4881 views | GavTWTD |
Why's that? | |
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| I do worry about the future of Portman Road on 15:57 - Feb 27 with 4867 views | jayessess |
| I do worry about the future of Portman Road on 15:53 - Feb 27 by budgiebasher |
I think that a new stadium development must be one of their possible plans. Johnson owns a real estate investment company. Phoenix Rising which he owns has recently detailed plans to develop a new stadium and he is involved in launching a new Championship team in Rhode Island at cost of $300 million is being invested including stadium. |
But I don't see where the money is in developing a new stadium for a sports team that doesn't fill their existing one? | |
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| I do worry about the future of Portman Road on 15:57 - Feb 27 with 1811 views | Swansea_Blue |
| I do worry about the future of Portman Road on 15:21 - Feb 27 by Marshalls_Mullet |
I'm not sure it does in terms of profit or return on investment. |
Add a new ground and get us in the Prem and we'd be worth £120m+ probably in this day and age. Swansea were valued at £100m 4 years ago or so and their ground is only 20,000 capacity with barely any retail. Mind you, it'd cost £30-50m to build a half decent one.
I think Gav's right to be worried. |  |
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