Ashford Town

[Hempstead Gaz]

Interesting article on RK this morning about the ownners of Ashford building a hotel at Homelands and upping the capacity to 5000 to bring it to Conference standard.

The objective is to raise the club to our level, using the income stream generated from the hotel.

Good luck to them, but it it does seem a bit of a gamble, considering Homelands is the back end of nowhere, although the ongoing developments around Ashford might encompass the area in due course.

It's good to have healthy competition.

Initial pictures look nice see here

In truth, the plan does seem a bit more cost effecvtive and realistic than our Championship standard stadium with no obvious associated income stream.

[Stu M]

As it's at Homelands, presumably it's a floating hotel?

[kaizen]

Very impressive plans - let's see how far they get with it

[Hempstead Gaz]

Originally Posted By: Stu M

As it's at Homelands, presumably it's a floating hotel?

That thought had occurred to me, too, Stu. The whole area is part of the weald flood plain, house builders are already having trouble locating new builds because of the high level of flood risk.
Perhaps they will build the new ground on stilts!!

[Special K]

Good plans although I am not to keen on the uncovered side. That is the only bit that lets it down. Probably adding a hotel to the designs of our proposed new ground would benefit our club as it would bring in some non football revenue to us.

[EUFC superb]

Originally Posted By: Hempstead Gaz

In truth, the plan does seem a bit more cost effecvtive and realistic than our Championship standard stadium with no obvious associated income stream.

That's funny, I seem to recall the new ground being described as having 'The potential' to be UPGRADED to a Championship standard stadium...

[Harry J Allstars]

Ah, the old Ken Bates idea.