LochendBilly 8,413 Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 13 minutes ago, theiconicman said: If only the Council would buy it off us at an inflated rate, then sell us some expensive land somewhere else at a knock down price. Golden. Now that would be corrupt as fuck! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyscott1963 18,317 Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 Why don't we just get organised and get ourselves in charge of running GCC and we could beg,steal and borrow everything we have from the good people of Glasgow. Am I having a deja vu moment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thewhitesettler 2,711 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 4 hours ago, BUILDMYGALLOWS1986 said: I said build a new facility not have nothing! The price of land in milngavie to somewhere like easterhouse or govan is night and day so the potential for millions to be made is there The potential to fuck it up is also there. We'd probably lose money on the deal somehow, anyway. For some new players, being shown round Auchenhowie is the defining reason for signing up at Rangers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
magic8ball 27,901 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 9 hours ago, Blue Avenger said: If memory serves me correctly, the original land sale caveated that it would never be given planning permission for domestic abodes, green belt as you say. If I remember right it was land owned by wos rugby club and can only be used for sports purposes Daft idea selling anyway it's one of our best assets Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dlydon81 245 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 10 hours ago, BUILDMYGALLOWS1986 said: As you all know Auchenhowie is based in a exspensive part of the city in milngavie where house prices are extremely high with the average 4 bedroom house roughly costing £400-£500k. Would it be plausible to sell the 38 acre plot which we own for house development and build a new training complex in a cheaper part or outskirts of the town? (We are constantly being told how much work is required to be carried out at the training complex and that it will cost loads) I'm not sure if the land is classed as green belt or not but this could possibly be a move which could work well for our finances just an idea probably a logical reason why this has not been done but just throwing it out there id heard achenhowie isn't fit for residential development which makes sense to me given the previous charlatans (Whyte, Green et al) didn't implement what you're suggesting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dlydon81 245 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 9 hours ago, RDFM said: I'd sooner spend the £10 Million needed to build a similar standard of complex on the playing squad. Where are we getting the money for that? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Bob 1,360 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 9 hours ago, LochendBilly said: FWIW, I think our greatest teams were trained in the Albion and various other places but hey, the pampered poofs need state of the art nowadays. Which was red ash. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeparateEntityMyArse 53,720 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 There's land around Milngavie available to be built on. Why would a developer buy ours with the costs of flattening the building, digging out the drainage we put in, and then being unable to build houses on it? We need to look to spend on our playing squad, sort out the merchandising nonsense, and address issues in internal departments such as media, pr and marketing. These should be our priorities. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,628 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 9 hours ago, LochendBilly said: FWIW, I think our greatest teams were trained in the Albion and various other places but hey, the pampered poofs need state of the art nowadays. Or, you know, the development of sports science and with it understanding of the benefits of a proper training ground. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LochendBilly 8,413 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 46 minutes ago, Young Bob said: Which was red ash. The Albion was grass mate and had the same square goal posts as Ibrox, I used to watch the reserves play there at times. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Bob 1,360 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 7 minutes ago, LochendBilly said: The Albion was grass mate and had the same square goal posts as Ibrox, I used to watch the reserves play there at times. Was the outside area ash. Was never inside but have memories of ash in that area. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LochendBilly 8,413 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 2 hours ago, Young Bob said: Was the outside area ash. Was never inside but have memories of ash in that area. Unsure mate, it might have been. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Enclosure Row N 2,823 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Couple of things; 1) Does the club actually own Auchenhowie - or is it tied up in a courtroom/share ownership mess somewhere after being hawked off for hee-haw? 2) Auchenhowie is fairly secluded and affords a certain degree of privacy. Can you imagine how long it would last if it were relocated to Govan etc? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deco19761 1,006 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 3 hours ago, LochendBilly said: The Albion was grass mate and had the same square goal posts as Ibrox, I used to watch the reserves play there at times. No it wasn't. I trained on the ash park thee and there was a grass park too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LochendBilly 8,413 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 34 minutes ago, deco19761 said: No it wasn't. I trained on the ash park thee and there was a grass park too. It is the grass one I remember. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CF2 WINNIE 1,006 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Back to west of Scotland cricket ground. Train there Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
goaaaal 946 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Unlikely they would ever allow housing on it as the objections from locals would be vociferous & EDC tend to cow tow when these locals get together everything from increased traffic the creeping toward Allander Toll/Glasgow & Bearsden in the other side there's only a few fields separate the boundaries right now that "Green Belt" has so many potential nightmares for councillors & Developers when it comes to preserving existing Boundaries. Although the decreasing gap of EK inward toward Glasgow despite an initial 2 mile boundary to be maintained is an example of Developers getting things their own way but Milngavie Punters at that end of Auchenhowie I think would have none of it as it could very well be the tip of the iceberg as they see it in loss if Greenbelt to be virtually on the doorstep of Allander Toll /Glasgow & Bearsden. As housing developments go in Milngavie down the years there aren't many in a large scale that I've saw being approved or built these places tend to keep new builds to an absolute minimum. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodRunsBlue 1,303 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 18 hours ago, Sasa'onlyPLGsuccess'Papac said: So how much are you planning to sell for and rebuild? Where will the team train when the new facility is built? why would you want your current squad to move to a facility which isn't as good as the one you've been in? the priority for auchenhowie is to get naming rights for it with a separate sponsor for the training gear Gullane Sands Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubie92 1,074 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 So we've got fans that want to sell off Auchenhowie, or who think we can get £3 million for Windass & Crooks. Fucking hell. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullies_bowly_legs 3,801 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 One other major point. How likely would it be for GCC to give us even a fair hearing for planning be it either the SNPeee or Liebour in charge. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedarvelmarvel 796 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 great landmark when flying into glw airport feel your home.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1690tamRFC 5,001 Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 I've been there a few times and honestly don't see where it possibly needs that much money spent on it, as everything looked decent anyway. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCRobertson 11,778 Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Whatever happened to renaming it btw? Dave king said ages ago he was open to suggestions. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWBear 1,640 Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Love it when fans "throw ideas out there", as if the board are looking in for ideas on how to run a football clu... hmm wait a minute Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the drummer 414 Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 could always get a council grant and buy barrowfield Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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