New training ground plans......

As I see it, it'll be quite a few years until this Revoe plan is actioned. There are quite a few hurdles to jump before it takes off. The first project within the plan is the creation of a "square" in front of Revoe library. The football ground phase is way down the list.
 
Had it confirmed the training ground is completely separate to any development or not around the ground. It’s budgeted for between £10 and £12 million and a location is still yet to be finalised.
 
South Stand '58 said:
As I see it, it'll be quite a few years until this Revoe plan is actioned. There are quite a few hurdles to jump before it takes off. The first project within the plan is the creation of a "square" in front of Revoe library. The football ground phase is way down the list.
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It does say that the football ground phase will be the first...
 
LA1 Seasider said:
Had it confirmed the training ground is completely separate to any development or not around the ground. It’s budgeted for between £10 and £12 million and a location is still yet to be finalised.
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This. ^
They will happen in parallel. Location is the ongoing thing to choose. SS approved the content & TG plans a year ago - but then Covid has happened since.
The East stand is the Revoe plans, that’s a completely separate project. The TG plans aren’t public yet.
Exciting times to be a Pool fan and it feels like we are in rock solid hands with SS and the team designated to carry out the work.
 
Saw some plans for the land next to De Vere's Hotel, or what ever it's called now. Took up all of the allotments down the side of the road and some of the De Vere's land.

This was 12 months ago, so more plans or alterations could have taken place.
 
LA1 Seasider said:
Not good enough. We’re spending almost twice as much as we want twice the facility ! Also want to be in Blackpool or at least close to Blackpool and have a Cat 1 Academy facility which Poolfoot is not.
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I know, but the preferred site could be years away and it will be subject to a public enquiry with absolutely no certainty of getting the nec permissions.

To get round the PE it would have to be a 'poolfoot'.
 
The club are working with the council to identify the site and progress has been made so hopefully it won’t be too far away ! Plus if the council want club money as a lynchpin of their Revoe aspirations then they need to scratch the clubs back somewhat !
 
LA1 Seasider said:
The club are working with the council to identify the site and progress has been made so hopefully it won’t be too far away ! Plus if the council want club money as a lynchpin of their Revoe aspirations then they need to scratch the clubs back somewhat !
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Hope your are right.

The location is nailed on. It needs extra space, hence the council, hence the PE, now whether that goes beyond BBC is possibly a potential hazard. Time will tell.
 
fcblackpool said:
Hope your are right.

The location is nailed on. It needs extra space, hence the council, hence the PE, now whether that goes beyond BBC is possibly a potential hazard. Time will tell.
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Given the developments in and around the Fylde and plans for literally thousands of homes, new roads etc I’m fairly confident a PE will be somewhat of a formality. The council get Squires Gate for more housing, the club creates a community use sports facility and whether green belt land is required or not the nature of the development means there’s no intensive building, plenty of green space kept and no real risk from flooding.
Derby County were expecting their £5 million pound indoor pitch, futsal pitch, cafe and changing facility to go to a PE as that IS on defined green belt land, however it was never called in and that doesn’t include any community use or value added elsewhere.
 
fcblackpool said:
Hope your are right.

The location is nailed on. It needs extra space, hence the council, hence the PE, now whether that goes beyond BBC is possibly a potential hazard. Time will tell.
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It will be in Blackpool. Not some out of town location. Believe there are a few sites, none should be revealed until it’s sorted and in public domain.
BFC have been liaising with the Council on these plans since Autumn 2019.
Hope we get the details soon. The East stand project looks pretty impressive. We’re very lucky to have SS.
 
tangerine_neil said:
It will be in Blackpool. Not some out of town location. Believe there are a few sites, none should be revealed until it’s sorted and in public domain.
BFC have been liaising with the Council on these plans since Autumn 2019.
Hope we get the details soon. The East stand project looks pretty impressive. We’re very lucky to have SS.
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We’re very lucky to have Simon Sadler, the town is lucky to have him....... exciting times ahead 👍🏼😀
 
Would say its ten/twenty years off,those plans. Has there been an update on the central station masterplan,the developers are neck high in debt.
 
LA1 Seasider said:
The club are working with the council to identify the site and progress has been made so hopefully it won’t be too far away ! Plus if the council want club money as a lynchpin of their Revoe aspirations then they need to scratch the clubs back somewhat !
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The Revoe money is coming from a number of grant applications the Council has been successful with. Not their money.
 
Wizaard said:
The Revoe money is coming from a number of grant applications the Council has been successful with. Not their money.
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True. But a huge swathe of that plan between Bloomfield Road and where a new school would be built would rely on the club to develop the land. My understanding is the club currently has no immediate plans to do so and certainly don’t have plans for an indoor conference centre / performance space ! A lot of these plans involving the club are based on conversations had between the council and Oyston a number of years ago.
It would make zero sense to spend money building a conference centre now given the new one constructed at the Winter Gardens.
The football pitches may happen sooner rather than later though as that’s a plan which the community trust have been spearheading for 10 years or so and that was instigated by the late club chaplain. It’s a key part of the community trusts plan going forward.
 
LA1 Seasider said:
True. But a huge swathe of that plan between Bloomfield Road and where a new school would be built would rely on the club to develop the land. My understanding is the club currently has no immediate plans to do so and certainly don’t have plans for an indoor conference centre / performance space ! A lot of these plans involving the club are based on conversations had between the council and Oyston a number of years ago.
It would make zero sense to spend money building a conference centre now given the new one constructed at the Winter Gardens.
The football pitches may happen sooner rather than later though as that’s a plan which the community trust have been spearheading for 10 years or so and that was instigated by the late club chaplain. It’s a key part of the community trusts plan going forward.
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Maybe the council haven't realised the Oystons have left. Don't think it got much coverage 😉
 
Martonmosser said:
We’re very lucky to have Simon Sadler, the town is lucky to have him....... exciting times ahead 👍🏼😀
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Prior to Simon Sadler buying BFC, we were very lucky for Mr. Belokon's involvement. Without him, we would never have had a new South Stand, no Charlie Adam, and no season in the Premier League.
In the meantime SISA, then BST, and their brilliant committee launched a campaign of NAPM, which vastly cut down the cashflow for the Oyston family.
The court ruling that over £31 million pounds had to be paid to Mr. Belokon by the Oystons paved the way for Simon Sadler to be able to buy BFC from them.
After years of not attending home matches for thousands of fans, the homecoming match two years ago v Southend was equally fantastic and emotional, and the own goal in the last minute for Blackpool's equaliser made my day.
Since then, the stadium has improved behond belief and it now looks the best since I started watching is in 1957.
I have no doubt that it won't be too many years before Simon Sadler has 'The Mighty Pool,' in The Premier League. For the foreseeable future, I think Blackpool FC is in very, very good hands.
 
So are we reading in to what the club have said that any plans have been well and truly shelved? Have always said it's results on the pitch that are more important to the majority and if we've improved Squires Gate then I'd say that's job half done for now.
 
incredible_edibles said:
So are we reading in to what the club have said that any plans have been well and truly shelved? Have always said it's results on the pitch that are more important to the majority and if we've improved Squires Gate then I'd say that's job half done for now.
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Not at all. In the minutes the club made it clear there is £10-12 million earmarked for the development and that they’re working to find the location. Also that’s on top of continuing to develop Squires Gate AND the Stanley Park Oval
 
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