Letter from club - West Stand closed until further notice

It seems a big coincidence that despite things operating largely unaffected year after year that as soon as our owners decide they don't want to pay the agreed price for the ground that suddenly beever court can't be used, the west stand can't be used, the fan zone can't be used, pay on the day carparking can't be used.

It's the kind of thing I'd be doing if I was trying to force a massive reduction in price.

 

Well the Guardian put it exactly how I wrote it:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/football/2003/sep/05/newsstory.sport7

And more to the point, regardless of structural ownership (though I’ve explained how that works), Doyle owned the lot. Cryne was the first to have different owners of the football club and the stadium/assets. It’s simply a fact.

 

No better time than a pandemic to cram more people in to a smaller unclosed space for safety. The speed of catering is slow enough without West Stand supporters adding to queues. I hope they plan on getting more behind the counters.

 

November 5th, a "stray firework".

 

It's a shame for those having to move. Watching the game is only part of the day. You get to know over many years really well complete randomers you've spoken to for years so you'll miss those chats.

 

This is it. The lads we sit behind are our pals now, I’ve not got their numbers though to see where they’re sitting for the rest of the season and the experience won’t be the same without them.

Jez/Jamie - if you’re reading this drop us a message

 

Absolutely pal. There’s 7 of us - and we sit next to a bunch whom we don’t even know what they’re called, but we always have a laugh, chat and share mince pies with at Xmas. Been sat with them for years.

Even the old boy steward on Block D steps - lovely chap and we always speak.

It’s much more than just the football and the stand - it’s the community around you.

That’s gone for now.

 

Lost for words. Feel like the song Come Dancing by The Kinks fits it. Like all the memories are getting tore down, I'm lost with grief at moment so will have a drink and think of the good times