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Post by munsterchampion on May 31, 2011 20:07:09 GMT
The tram stops at ot you get it fron piccadilly, you get off at the stadium and walk through an old turnstile type thing leading to the outside of the old single tiered stand. So its not a railway station then! A bit like saying West ham is served by a railway station,you get a tube from paddington and it stops on green street by the ground. It takes an hour,but what the hell. Found this about old trafford "Probably the best way to get to the stadium is by Metrolink or train from Manchester Piccadilly mainline station, as Old Trafford has both its own railway station next to the ground and a Metrolink station which is located next to Lancashire County Cricket Club on Warwick Road, which leads up to Sir Matt Busby Way. Was at Old Trafford at the weekend to cover the play-offs - the tram stop is almost a mile from the stadium. It's just next to the cricket ground
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Post by valhallayellow on May 31, 2011 22:25:53 GMT
At the last forum IL outlined his future plans for the structure of the club, including a branch called "Oxford United Property". There have also been massive steps taken by the club to strengthen ties with the local authorities since the Wembley win, including both city and county councils. Yes I remember that little IL cameo well. We were told that Oxford United will own the stadium one day. Clever use of the clubs name I thought. Yet in fact, it would be a different company owning it, wouldn't it? So back to my questions..... Is this beneficial for the club or beneficial for our current owner?
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Post by scoob on Jun 1, 2011 9:27:10 GMT
Valhalla have you thought that it could be beneficial for both?
It is almost impossible to buy that Stadium at Kassam's asking price of £13M so unless some additional development is allowed post purchase then I can't see the club (or its owner) owning the stadium for a long time. That means we will continue to have the greedy bastard as landlord.
The development will add value and allow the owner to buy the stadium. That should add value to the owner's investment but the club/owner will be able to improve the facilities and provide additional capital/revenue to support the club.
Of course it could also enhance the value of the package if the owner decides to sell it but at least the club and stadium will be under common ownership.
It also has to be recognised that the owner has not, as yet, benefited financially in any way regarding the ownership of OUFC and has invested time and money in keeping the club going and seeking ways of buying the stadium. It is a shame they did not invest time in agreeing a sensible purchase price for the stadium and club at the outset and they could have put the club in a stronger position from the start but we are where we are.
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Post by scoob on Jun 1, 2011 9:37:18 GMT
Found this about old trafford "Probably the best way to get to the stadium is by Metrolink or train from Manchester Piccadilly mainline station, as Old Trafford has both its own railway station next to the ground and a Metrolink station which is located next to Lancashire County Cricket Club on Warwick Road, which leads up to Sir Matt Busby Way. Was at Old Trafford at the weekend to cover the play-offs - the tram stop is almost a mile from the stadium. It's just next to the cricket ground Exactly half a mile from the bus stops on Sir Matt Busby Way outside the ground according to Google Maps.
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Post by scoob on Jun 1, 2011 9:43:01 GMT
What we need is our own train line and stop which goes along about 5 miles an hour and every carriage is a bar, no seats, like a pub on wheels and gets from the City centre to the ground in about 1hr, with smoking permitted Turn it into a heritage line with a steam loco borrowed from Didcot. Most heritage lines have carriages that sell decent ales and the carriages are not pristine so would fit well with the Kassam stadium and his way of doing things. Trouble is it will be a long drop from the carriage to the track on a belly full of beer and no platform.
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Post by junior1 on Jun 1, 2011 9:43:34 GMT
Found this about old trafford "Probably the best way to get to the stadium is by Metrolink or train from Manchester Piccadilly mainline station, as Old Trafford has both its own railway station next to the ground and a Metrolink station which is located next to Lancashire County Cricket Club on Warwick Road, which leads up to Sir Matt Busby Way. Was at Old Trafford at the weekend to cover the play-offs - the tram stop is almost a mile from the stadium. It's just next to the cricket ground Get off at the ground, it's easier
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2011 20:37:24 GMT
Was at Old Trafford at the weekend to cover the play-offs - the tram stop is almost a mile from the stadium. It's just next to the cricket ground Get off at the ground, it's easier Stop press - a plastic Manc, who's actually been to OT?
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Post by concretebob on Jun 4, 2011 23:07:15 GMT
Get off at the ground, it's easier Stop press - a plastic Manc, who's actually been to OT? But he doesn't support Manchester United!
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Post by valhallayellow on Jun 7, 2011 20:35:25 GMT
Valhalla have you thought that it could be beneficial for both? It is almost impossible to buy that Stadium at Kassam's asking price of £13M so unless some additional development is allowed post purchase then I can't see the club (or its owner) owning the stadium for a long time. That means we will continue to have the greedy bastard as landlord. I personally have grave concerns. Surely, IL requires a line of funding; loans, donations, a mortgage, a developer, whatever. Ultimately Oxford United will have to service it but will it belong to OUFC or will it belong to another company? We know the answer to that, don't we?
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Post by junior1 on Jun 7, 2011 20:46:15 GMT
Get off at the ground, it's easier Stop press - a plastic Manc, who's actually been to OT? I've been several times, never seen a home loss...... With England......
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Post by brightonyellow on Jun 17, 2011 9:40:23 GMT
The situation in Brighton is a bit different to ours though. The goldstone was less than 15 minutes walk from hove station, (hove is 4 minutes on the train from Brighton) so many fans were used to getting the train to home games (unlike with us).
Part of the reason for the new Brighton ground being at falmer was the fact that it does have a train station. It's also next to the university and i would think some agreement has been reached between the uni and the club to have some spaces on sat/tue.
It doesn't really matter whether a club has a station or not - it makes perfect sense to me for there there to be a station within 15 minutes walk of the ground and many clubs have that.
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Post by yelloexile on Jun 17, 2011 22:41:52 GMT
Stop press - a plastic Manc, who's actually been to OT? I've been several times, never seen a home loss...... With England...... Sometimes it would be good to have interesting topics based on OUFC and what affects our club being about OUFC. This is a comment deliberately going off topic I'm afraid, but when I occasionally browse other forums they never seem to have so much Premiership infactuation creeping in.
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Post by scoob on Jun 18, 2011 9:14:52 GMT
Valhalla have you thought that it could be beneficial for both? It is almost impossible to buy that Stadium at Kassam's asking price of £13M so unless some additional development is allowed post purchase then I can't see the club (or its owner) owning the stadium for a long time. That means we will continue to have the greedy bastard as landlord. I personally have grave concerns. Surely, IL requires a line of funding; loans, donations, a mortgage, a developer, whatever. Ultimately Oxford United will have to service it but will it belong to OUFC or will it belong to another company? We know the answer to that, don't we? I'm sure that IL is not only in this for the benefit of OUFC but if it means the club/stadium end up under common ownership and, any scheme generates excess income, I would rather the current owner benefit. At least that way some of the money might benefit the club. Of course he could end up doing a Kassam and bugger off with any profit but at least he had some Oxford links before buying the club so there is more chance of him doing what he has promised (ie stay with the club for the long term). What is the alternative? Maintain the Status Quo and Kassam continues his hold over the club and the club will struggle to move forward. If any development scheme makes financial sense then I am sure that funding from a variety of sources will become available.
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Post by moobs on Jun 18, 2011 18:36:54 GMT
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Post by pugs on Jun 20, 2011 10:24:12 GMT
I personally have grave concerns. Surely, IL requires a line of funding; loans, donations, a mortgage, a developer, whatever. Ultimately Oxford United will have to service it but will it belong to OUFC or will it belong to another company? We know the answer to that, don't we? I'm sure that IL is not only in this for the benefit of OUFC but if it means the club/stadium end up under common ownership and, any scheme generates excess income, I would rather the current owner benefit. At least that way some of the money might benefit the club. Of course he could end up doing a Kassam and bugger off with any profit but at least he had some Oxford links before buying the club so there is more chance of him doing what he has promised (ie stay with the club for the long term). What is the alternative? Maintain the Status Quo and Kassam continues his hold over the club and the club will struggle to move forward. If any development scheme makes financial sense then I am sure that funding from a variety of sources will become available. If the status quo continues are there rent reviews in place? Are they negotiable? Can WPL refuse any rise? If so what would be the implications? Sorry lots of questions Scoob but you seem to be the most knowledgeable on these matters.....
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Post by valhallayellow on Dec 8, 2011 21:25:13 GMT
Surely, IL requires a line of funding; loans, donations, a mortgage, a developer, whatever.
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Post by dabigfella on Jan 8, 2012 17:56:40 GMT
Not heard any more about the proposed development in the area. Died the death maybe?
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