BoydsFavouriteDonut 230 Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 7 hours ago, Young Bob said: What happens if the planning isnt approved? Aberdeen start moaning like fuck, the Council get it in the neck and Stuart Milne calls the SNP and asks them to call it in and override the Council a la Trump course. If they get permission the residents group will seek a judicial review of the decision. A few of the counsellors might be wary of that if the planners recommend refusal. Don’t know how long that will take but Aberdeen won’t be able to do any real work meantime. Someone said up the thread that they’ll be fucked financially if they don’t get it. I disagree. They are currently doing okay - dumped their debt, brought in some new investment, crowds up. The development is estimated to cost £50m. If you assume they’ll get, say, £10m for Pittodrie then they are still about £35m short. That’s 3-4 times their annual turnover. No idea how they will fund that. I could see them building the training facilities and then leaving the stadium section lying undeveloped for years. If they do build it then there will be some extra revenue (Scotland games, boozer on site etc) but attendances will tail off when folk realise it’s a pain in the arse spending 90 minutes in traffic to get out of town to watch a team scrapping for 3rd place. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris182 6,297 Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 The stadium is so out the way, fuck living in or around Kingswells on match days! Id imagine keeping Pittodrie up to modern spec would cost the Sheep board a pretty penny. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoydsFavouriteDonut 230 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 So, Aberdeen Council planning department have today issued their report recommending approval of the AFC application citing the great economic benefits. Utter fucking joke - carve up from the start. Zero chance the counsellors won’t approve it now so looks like the sheep will get their planning permission on Monday. Hope they bankrupt themselves trying to build it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris182 6,297 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Just now, BoydsFavouriteDonut said: So, Aberdeen Council planning department have today issued their report recommending approval of the AFC application citing the great economic benefits. Utter fucking joke - carve up from the start. Zero chance the counsellors won’t approve it now so looks like the sheep will get their planning permission on Monday. Hope they bankrupt themselves trying to build it. It’s Aberdeenshire Council that are in control of the application is it not? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoydsFavouriteDonut 230 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Na, it’s Aberdeen City - site is right up against the city boundary. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBagalag 721 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 On 21/01/2018 at 00:23, cp9 said: I could be wrong here, but is their new stadium not meant to be smaller than pittordrie...? Only just mate, the new stadium’s proposed capacity is 20,000 with their current hovel holding a few hundred over that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corky True Legend 2,682 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Did anyone see Milne on the news last night? Looked like an old dosser. If he thinks things are now going smoothly, is he in for a shock. I hope he has a good solicitor NOT! This could rumble on for years yet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearsinbath 95 Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 On 18 January 2018 at 10:36, tam57 said: Will it be called the ewe camp? Classic Tam???? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristoe1872 2,551 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 On 23/01/2018 at 21:53, TBagalag said: Only just mate, the new stadium’s proposed capacity is 20,000 with their current hovel holding a few hundred over that. Hovel lol. Dunno why but that word always makes me laugh. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunge 864 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 1 down to killie... ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcbear 10,913 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 2 minutes ago, Clunge said: 1 down to killie... ? Beefy scores again, mans on fire. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hilts 12,819 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 4 minutes ago, pcbear said: Beefy scores again, mans on fire. Can't believe he's unsettled the sheep like that by scoring against them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlippinEck 3,705 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Boyd scored with his arse apparently Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thermopylae 15,286 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 They lucked out getting Ferguson take him out of their history and it's very much tumbleweed beginning to end Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcbear 10,913 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 21 minutes ago, FlippinEck said: Boyd scored with his arse apparently One from Allys training ground, see we thought they were just fucking around. 2-1 sheep Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigo 32,526 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 2 hours ago, FlippinEck said: Boyd scored with his arse apparently It was indeed a great ass finish. Looked like he took the piss out of the sheep fans a bit after it too... probably after some fat bastard chanting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoydsFavouriteDonut 230 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 On 23/01/2018 at 20:56, chris182 said: It’s Aberdeenshire Council that are in control of the application is it not? Had a look at the Aberdeen City Council planners report. There’s a proposed planning condition that AFC can’t start building the stadium part of the development unless they have build a footbridge over the road alongside the site and sort out a controlled parking zone (covering pretty much all of Westhill within 30 mins walk of the site). The bridge will be in Aberdeenshire and will need planning permission from Aberdeenshire Council, who opposed the development. Westhill is also in Aberdeenshire - don’t see how the parking restrictions can be rolled out unless Aberdeenshire Council are on board. So, even when the Aberdeen councillors approve the planning permission there is a long way to go with this. I reckon the Scottish Government will end up getting involved to sort it out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moody Blue Legend 61,467 Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 New pen approved. Appeal probably going in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cr3_bear 14,862 Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 will probably build some soulless arena. Fuck them Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6superbarry6 14,159 Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 As much as I can't stand the sheep it's good to see other Scottish sides showing ambition and not merely being content with the crumbs from our table,if others done that then maybe our co-efficient wouldn't be so poor and we might even have kept the 2 champions league places. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cr3_bear 14,862 Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Just now, 6superbarry6 said: As much as I can't stand the sheep it's good to see other Scottish sides showing ambition and merely being content with the crumbs from our table,if others done that then maybe our co-efficient wouldn't be so poor and we might even have kept the 2 champions league places. I think it will be a disaster for them in the long run. Many of their fans on social media are predicting dwindling crowds after the novelty wears off due its location and transport links. Here's hoping Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperLeeMcCulloch 2,330 Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 16 minutes ago, 6superbarry6 said: As much as I can't stand the sheep it's good to see other Scottish sides showing ambition and not merely being content with the crumbs from our table,if others done that then maybe our co-efficient wouldn't be so poor and we might even have kept the 2 champions league places. It is actually good to see when you put it like that but they wont come close to filling it at all when they realise the best they can achieve is 3rd, if it does happen and they build I could see them being relegated within a couple of years eapecially if they go over there estimted budget which usually always happens now a days. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingKirk 25,643 Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 17 minutes ago, SuperLeeMcCulloch said: It is actually good to see when you put it like that but they wont come close to filling it at all when they realise the best they can achieve is 3rd, if it does happen and they build I could see them being relegated within a couple of years eapecially if they go over there estimted budget which usually always happens now a days. Bigger and better always costs more to build and run admin will be on there doorstep soon enough Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
harlands plater 16,975 Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 So the Bernabaaaa is on then. Or is the Ewe Camp? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cr3_bear 14,862 Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Talk of it costing 50 million Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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