Dev Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 6 hours ago, Cyclizine said: Do people think that the clubs whose grounds are being rented by others do it out of the goodness of their own hearts? Of course not, they're charging rent. Rent that they can put toward their own facilities and squads. The clubs renting can't invest this into their own ground. In any case, how many clubs truely own their own ground? Many just have council leases. It makes no sense to me to have football facilities stand idle every other Saturday. Land is expensive. It's unrealistic to expect every club at this level and below to be able to have its own ground and creates another barrier into clubs entering the league. How are they realistically meant to progress? Do I think some clubs take the piss? Yes, absolutely, playing miles outside your traditional area, like BSC. But Drumchapel and St Cadocs are hardly playing miles outside their locale. Ideally it'd be great if every club could have its own ground, but pragmatically this just isn't feasible. So long as clubs have secure leases, then what is the issue? If the pitches are getting cut up then that's a league disciplinary issue. Any host clubs should be taking this into account and considering the impact on their pitches and maybe using some of the rental money to improve their pitch and facilities. 6 hours ago, Cyclizine said: None of these clubs "own" the ground though. They rent from the council (like many clubs). What's the difference between a club renting from another club that own their ground and renting from the council or trust etc? The WoS is trying to do right by its' clubs but Cyclizine makes some really good points. Maybe this is a case where the WoS is using a sladge-hammer to crack a nut? It will inevitably lead to bad blood at some time in the future so why go down this road in the first place? Better to avoid creating a problem than have to deal with the consquences in future. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drs Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 7 hours ago, Cyclizine said: None of these clubs "own" the ground though. They rent from the council (like many clubs). What's the difference between a club renting from another club that own their ground and renting from the council or trust etc? Petershill/Rossvale do not rent from the council. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmontheloknow Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 On 30/01/2022 at 20:04, parkcircus said: The only rule is there no ground sharing on grass parks Due to the timing of applications and The agm is was decided to form div4 to give new clubs 1 year to meet the ground criteria Are Drumchapel Utd not playing at Maryhill? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glensmad Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Are Drumchapel Utd not playing at Maryhill?Temporarily. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BANKIEBILL Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 5 hours ago, drs said: Petershill/Rossvale do not rent from the council. Neither do Clydebank or Yoker 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclizine Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 5 hours ago, drs said: Petershill/Rossvale do not rent from the council. 1 minute ago, BANKIEBILL said: Neither do Clydebank or Yoker A trust then, the point still stands. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inanimate Carbon Rod Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 28 minutes ago, Cyclizine said: A trust then, the point still stands. Clydebank have spent their own money, effort and time improving the ground. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BANKIEBILL Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 2 hours ago, Inanimate Carbon Rod said: Clydebank have spent their own money, effort and time improving the ground. And lots of it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclizine Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 18 hours ago, Inanimate Carbon Rod said: Clydebank have spent their own money, effort and time improving the ground. Yes, but the ground itself is controlled by the community academy (as far as I was aware), I've nothing but admiration for what Clydebank have achieved, a wonderful example of a community club, but I'm just using them as an example: my point is that many clubs don't own their grounds outright, but have long-term leases from e.g. councils, trusts etc. Obviously, this doesn't stop them investing in their grounds. I'm just not sure why leasing a ground that another club owns is any different to leasing from another body. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmontheloknow Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 On 02/02/2022 at 18:24, glensmad said: On 02/02/2022 at 17:29, cmontheloknow said: Are Drumchapel Utd not playing at Maryhill? Temporarily. Is there a reason why they're at Lochburn temporarily? There there work ongoing at DD? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWeatherFan Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 8 minutes ago, cmontheloknow said: Is there a reason why they're at Lochburn temporarily? There there work ongoing at DD? From what i've seen said, they had issues getting crowds in while DD was/is being used as a vaccination centre. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmontheloknow Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 10 minutes ago, FairWeatherFan said: From what i've seen said, they had issues getting crowds in while DD was/is being used as a vaccination centre. ah cheers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drs Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Pollok, a good senior club who are looking forward - Exciting work underway at Pollok Football Club as fans donate more than £11k | Glasgow Times 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNU_Linux Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenmachine Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 On 15/02/2022 at 20:02, GNU_Linux said: A weeks wages from that squad would build them a new stadium never mind buy floodlights 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aqy Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 Floodlight pylons are up at Pollok, midweek game scheduled home to Clydebank on the 20th April - have to assume that'll be the first floodlit game. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holmparkheroes Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 52 minutes ago, Aqy said: Floodlight pylons are up at Pollok, midweek game scheduled home to Clydebank on the 20th April - have to assume that'll be the first floodlit game. It’s a 6:30 kickoff, probably no need for lights. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 (edited) Maybe so but they still need to use them at least once in a competitive game to tick the boxes on licensing AFAIA anyway. Edited April 12, 2022 by LongTimeLurker 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul-r-cfc Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynchmob11 Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 Good to see the Lok re-cyling their old flag pole, not that they,ve had much use for it in a while! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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