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Ebbsfleet stadium redevelopment

buckshee
buckshee Posts: 7,866
in Other Football and Sports
Nice stadium for a non league side . Seems the safety people have told them the current ground has no more than a two year shelf life.

http://t.co/BVsC5tds9A
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  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,213
    Too small for us to ground share.
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,348
    Looks good that.
  • I-SAW-POUSO-PLAY
    I-SAW-POUSO-PLAY Posts: 4,608
    Ebbsfleet are very lucky that their owner is actually a decent guy. Already a hero to fleet fans.
  • Valley27000
    Valley27000 Posts: 3,417
    Peter Varney good man also.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,982
    Looks a bit wanky to me. A bit like Old Trafford cricket ground. Large & red & weird.
  • buckshee
    buckshee Posts: 7,866
    I'm quite surprised they are redeveloping there actually. Thought they'd be more likely to move out nearer Ebbsfleet station.
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,348
    edited January 2015
    Covered End said:

    Looks a bit wanky to me. A bit like Old Trafford cricket ground. Large & red & weird.

    Have you been to Ebsfleet CE? I red portaloo and burnt out dumpster combo would be an improvement...

  • cookierules
    cookierules Posts: 244
    Not too different to Dartford's Princess Park stadium. Nice little grounds for that level that will improve the local area. Good luck to them.
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,216
    It's got a Charlton feel about it
  • tangoflash
    tangoflash Posts: 10,782
    I'm actually surprised they're bothering re-developing Stonebridge road. The place has limited space for expansion (even more since they sold off land at either end of the ground). There's plenty of redundant land near the International station, which would be ideal to build a decent stadium with good parking.

    Do they even own the ground now? I know it used to be owned by Blue Circle and then by the local council..........
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  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,348
    tangoflash said:

    I'm actually surprised they're bothering re-developing Stonebridge road. The place has limited space for expansion (even more since they sold off land at either end of the ground). There's plenty of redundant land near the International station, which would be ideal to build a decent stadium with good parking.

    Do they even own the ground now? I know it used to be owned by Blue Circle and then by the local council..........

    Most of that land was/is earmarked for either the Bluewater Valley development or the Paramount development.

    http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/thousands-of-new-homes-in-kent-t-a61146/

    http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1553041&page=2
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,591
    Welling are also looking into developing their ground, putting a new stand at the road end.
  • tangoflash
    tangoflash Posts: 10,782
    soapy_jones said:

    tangoflash said:

    I'm actually surprised they're bothering re-developing Stonebridge road. The place has limited space for expansion (even more since they sold off land at either end of the ground). There's plenty of redundant land near the International station, which would be ideal to build a decent stadium with good parking.

    Do they even own the ground now? I know it used to be owned by Blue Circle and then by the local council..........

    Most of that land was/is earmarked for either the Bluewater Valley development or the Paramount development.

    Well, I suppose their Kuwait chairman could always buy back the land they sold and maybe the Keyline depot & bus garage behind........
  • CharltonDave85
    CharltonDave85 Posts: 502
    I'm sure they will change there name again soon. We hate gravesend.......sorry Ebbsfleet
  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,801
    as Buckshee said, surprised their not moving to one of the car parks at the Station. Sorting out the view onto Stonebridge Road will be a big help for the perception of the club, only 6,000 though which is surprising.
  • Badger
    Badger Posts: 4,842
    CharltonDave85 said:

    I'm sure they will change there name again soon. We hate gravesend.......sorry Ebbsfleet

    Nothing wrong with Gravesend & Ebbsfleet united.
  • Saga Lout
    Saga Lout Posts: 6,845
    buckshee said:

    Nice stadium for a non league side . Seems the safety people have told them the current ground has no more than a two year shelf life.

    http://t.co/BVsC5tds9A

    Should have bought better shelves.
  • tangoflash
    tangoflash Posts: 10,782
    Looking at this ariel map, the areas marked in green are what used to belong to the ground and have since been sold off (probably by the local council) in the last 10 years or so. The area marked orange is the Keyline builders yard and the bus garage. If they were to become successful and were serious about buying this land, that would be an impressive footprint to build a very decent stadium.

    I know it's all pie in the sky at the moment, but just gives an idea of how much potential there could be if willing to spend the money..........
  • Clem_Snide
    Clem_Snide Posts: 11,736
    Rothko said:

    as Buckshee said, surprised their not moving to one of the car parks at the Station. Sorting out the view onto Stonebridge Road will be a big help for the perception of the club, only 6,000 though which is surprising.

    That'll be an initial 6000. You can see from the plans where they'll be able to expand. Behind the goal for a start.

  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,801
    Ah, didn't spot the initial.

    Have they brought the ground off Gravesham Council then?
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  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,839
    It's a bit depressing when a non league club has a better kit design than your own, with a far better looking sponsor's logo!
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,213
    New stadium plans

    https://www.northfleetharbourside.co.uk/
  • Todds_right_hook
    Todds_right_hook Posts: 10,877
    Henry Irving said:
    New stadium plans

    https://www.northfleetharbourside.co.uk/
    There's a guy in one of the cgi's wearing a cardigan 
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,213
    Todds_right_hook said:
    Henry Irving said:
    New stadium plans

    https://www.northfleetharbourside.co.uk/
    There's a guy in one of the cgi's wearing a cardigan 
    New CEO
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,288
    Why do they need a new Stadium? - They've barely finished doing up Stonebridge Road!!
  • randy andy
    randy andy Posts: 5,454
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Why do they need a new Stadium? - They've barely finished doing up Stonebridge Road!!
    They never did finish Stonebridge Rd, the design of the new main stand clearly planned to wrap around both ends of the ground, as it stands it just terminated awkwardly at each corner.

    Presumably this whole Northfleet Harbourside (is there a harbour in Northfleet to be beside?) means that the theme park is well and truly dead then.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,839
    Hard to take this proposal entirely seriously when there is no plan of the area, or an artist's impression of the plans 
  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,808
    why build a new stadium??, pointless waste of money unless (I assume) it'll have a 4G pitch and be used to make money
  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    Elthamaddick said:
    why build a new stadium??, pointless waste of money unless (I assume) it'll have a 4G pitch and be used to make money
    The article says "multi purpose stadium" so I would take that as other uses as well as football. 
  • Chippycafc
    Chippycafc Posts: 14,140
    Good luck to Ebbsfleet and their future plans.

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