jdocherty72 215 Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 The future of Aberdeen Football Club could be in doubt if councillors vote against a community sports complex, according to club chairman Stewart Milne.Aberdeen City Council is due to rule on Wednesday on the Cove Rangers bid to build at the city's Calder Park, where both clubs intend to share training facilities.In a letter to councillors, Mr Milne and the Cove chairman George Yule, say blocking the proposals would kill off Aberdeen's plans to build their new stadium nearby.The Dons chief also claims the club would have to shrink Pittodrie and play any European games in the central belt.The letter read: “Cove Rangers FC and Aberdeen FC have committed significant time, effort and cost in developing the business plan, facilities specifications and an operational strategy for Calder Park community sports complex to the satisfaction of ACC officials and the former Administration, and as recently as January 2012 planning consent was approved for a revision of the facilities within the community complex to ensure that what was being built would deliver far greater benefit to the local community than the original plan.“You may be aware that the Calder Park development site is zoned only for recreation and leisure and has been designed as part of the master planning exercise with the City Council and the John Muir Group over the past three years to be completely integral with the new AFC stadium development, and accordingly if the Calder Park project is stopped, then the new stadium is also killed off – as AFC is unable to implement their detailed planning consent because of stadium parking provisions and a shared second access with Calder Park. i.e. a ‘no’ vote will halt an estimated £40m reinvestment within the City, prevent the creation of further employment opportunities and have major implications on the future of AFC and Cove Rangers FC.”The letter goes on to outline the main features, benefits and impact of Calder Park before asking councillors to “fully consider the bigger picture for Aberdeen” when voting.It also says “it is entirely inconceivable that the City of Aberdeen could be left without a professional football team participating in the Scottish game in future, but this is precisely the potential outcome of a ‘no’ vote for the continuation of the Calder Park sports complex development”.Aberdeen City councillors are due to discuss the plans in private, despite calls from the SNP and Aberdeen FC for it to be in public, on Wednesday at a meeting of the full council. :lol: Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFC55 109,652 Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Tara ya mutton molesting fuckers Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmiston Drive 3,846 Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Currently living in the city in question and knowing councillors on the city council..............they actually thought it was a wind up................after all a 25k seater stadium come on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
4MenHadADream 122 Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Any Aberdeen bears fancy registering their opposition to the plans then? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeonBlue 378 Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 "Aberdeen City councillors are due to discuss the plans in private, despite calls from the SNP and Aberdeen FC for it to be in public, on Wednesday at a meeting of the full council."Good enough for the SFA to have covert votes when its Rangers, sheep wankers should ground share with Cove Rangers IMHO Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSuedeSambas 54,202 Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Fingers crossed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdocherty72 215 Posted August 22, 2012 Author Share Posted August 22, 2012 "Aberdeen City councillors are due to discuss the plans in private, despite calls from the SNP and Aberdeen FC for it to be in public, on Wednesday at a meeting of the full council."Good enough for the SFA to have covert votes when its Rangers, sheep wankers should ground share with Cove Rangers IMHOThey still wouldn't sell it out Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Carpintero 546 Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 More blackmail. The game in this country is pure poison. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillete 1,338 Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Why do the councillers not give it the ok ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Jela 20,544 Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Can't wait for those cunts to die. A cancer to football. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Godfather 72,386 Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 What will the 10 folk who watch them week in week out do now? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
will_1974 204 Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 http://news.stv.tv/north/186596-aberdeens-divisive-city-garden-project-rejected-by-councillors/Rejection Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillete 1,338 Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 BoomHahaGIFRUY Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brubear 2,931 Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 http://news.stv.tv/north/186596-aberdeens-divisive-city-garden-project-rejected-by-councillors/RejectionI am pretty sure this different from the Calder park application Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,628 Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Fuck them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peasie 103 Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 I am pretty sure this different from the Calder park applicationThat's what I was thinking as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue corn flakes 1,282 Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 How long before the sfa and spl come in to help them Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peasie 103 Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Found another linkhttp://news.stv.tv/north/186798-aberdeen-fcs-new-stadium-in-doubt-after-councillors-reject-cove-scheme/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillete 1,338 Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 I may pop on to one of their shitey forums to give them a big hahahahahahahahahahah Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClintonGrey 365 Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Who had Aberdeen to go under first in that poll a while back? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillete 1,338 Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 This is from some sheep shagger on twitter "The change now is because the bank will call in our debt soon and we were going to pay that debt back by having a mortgage on the new stadium with reduced interest rates. No stadium, no mortgage. I would suggest that downsizing pittodrie and going part time might well be your plan B"Things are looking better for us all the time and add in those bastards downfall , this could be a great great year Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillete 1,338 Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 DP Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 11,453 Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 CLUB STATEMENTAberdeen Chairman Stewart Milne has given his initial reaction to Aberdeen City Council's decision to vote against the continuation of the Calder Park sports complex development."Disappointment and frustration do not come close to how my colleagues and I are feeling right now."As was made crystal clear, the Calder Park development has been designed as part of the master planning exercise to be completely integral with the new AFC stadium at Loirston and this decision has effectively also killed off that development."What makes the turn of events even more galling is that the potential alternative use of Calder Park proposed by the current administration has already been confirmed as a non-starter by both the Scottish Football Association and sportscotland and any sensible minded person must surely question what exactly the motivation behind this decision is."We also note that the Tories and Independents voted with Labour which confirms our earlier concerns about cross party whip being invoked."Without wishing to scaremonger in any way, the implications of this completely illogical verdict could have major implications for both AFC and indeed Cove Rangers and right now, the Board require some time to discuss both the consequences of the judgement and what our next move is likely to be."Ha fucking ha. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillete 1,338 Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Fuck the SNP Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
laudrupno1 3,932 Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Hate the sheep shagging bastards Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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