News update

[Guest]

Not sure of the full story but Meridian have just reported that we've got two more weeks - not exactly sure what for but it's not all over.

[Guest]

BBC South East news have just given more info..

 

- 14 days to supply more info, have info verified by independent body

 

- TDC then have 14 days to decide

 

..chairman of TDC said this was "final chance"

[Guest]

Kent sports news in brief

 

Margate FC:

 

Margate Football club has been told it will have to wait another month to find out whether it will be getting a new stadium. Hundreds of fans had hoped the council would give the green light to proposals for a major new stadium development on Thursday afternoon, but the meeting ended with no decision. Margate FC now have 14 days to bring in surveyors reports to help prove their case for the stadium redevelopment plans with the council having a further 14 days to consider the plans. The council are optimistic that Margate FC may remain a viable club.

[Guest]

If this is true then firstly well done to Cookie and all those who have spoken and acted on the clubs behalf......and lets hope we never get this close again.

 

I still don't trust the council a jot, but at least hope remains.

 

Anyone know a good surveyor with no connections to any TDC members !!!???

[Guest]

 

Well done to you all that were there today, you showed you had pride in your club.

 

You now have some hope, good luck to you I am sure it will come good for Margate FC and all you fans. Stick in there you will win in the end.

 

God our two clubs have been through some s**t this last 3 or 4 years, but in both clubs it shows the fans can make a difference.

 

Never give up, Good luck in the next month.

 

Harry DAFC

[Cookie]

THE Council , as I understand it will get in an independent surveyor all expenses paid by the club, to confirm or deny the true viability of it all. The council and the club disagree on the figures and its viability. This idea as I recall

was the clubs.

Now, the club are confident enough to do this so it speaks volumes for their confidence that they have done this.

Of course it could all end up that the new surveyor finds it NOT viable in which case we would be dead and buried. If that be the case then we have lost nothing as we were down and out twice this week anyway.

However it proves to be Margates favour then YIPPEE, we not only will have been proved right but will have shown this council up as being incompetent and unworthy of continuing in office(though of course they still will ).

Question I brought up with Gordan Wallis as to the importance of this to the council as it surely is. They maybe would "nobble" a surveyor to get thr right result. He tells me that BOTH parties acquire their own surveyor and they BOTH work it all out together but the bill for them doing so has been offered to be made by the club.

The council have a lot to lose here and we have everything to gain.

Whilst the outcome is a risk taker on the clubs side the very fact that they have made this manouvre suggests that the confidence is high on this.

Lets not assume we are out of the woods just yet but now if anyone doubted that ALL plans etc were not submitted then this should confirm that they actually were all the time.

Its only that the sums dont seem to add up from the councils part yet from the clubs side they do.

This will tell us once and for all.

Our main problem at the moment is the conference. Will we get this come down in our favour and will they be satisfied that a build can then be achieved in time.

Tonight the club has raised the stakes and the council have accepted.

Should be very interesting the next few weeks and hopefully if as the club believe, we will both get our positive decision but also a date to rebuild alongside.

Its a risk by the club but it is a risk worth taking if in their eyes they are completely satisfied that what has been submitted is crrect and valid.

Thats how I heard it but I may be wrong in which case the statement due from the club shortly will

rectify or agree to my opinion of whats gone on tonight.

A terrific move on the clubs part. Risky but clever. Now all we have to hope for is that the clubs confidence is as they believe.

Two weeks now for those submissions to be made from the surveyors and a further two weeks for the council to make a final decision based on those submissions.

[Guest]

Good to see this news. As much as i may think of your lot as being "neighbouring scum", that's just in the name of football, an intense local rivalry. It would be a shame if after all this battling and fighting, your club went down the pan. I hope to see many more local derbies in the future!

[Guest]

Whoops, sorry, that was Mr Flibble (DAFC) <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

[Cookie]

Together with the above it is the FIRST time I believe that a "THIRD" party has been introduced, and this may at last be the turning point. A third party involved is long overdue.

[Guest]

Just an opinion but don't you think this is the council being obliged to look at the proposal again for a final time, hence making it look fairer when the inevitable decision is made?

What has actually changed in this instance apart from more time being allowed?

 

BZ's to you Cookie for this monumental effort and the club will owe a lot to you.

[Cookie]

Thanks.

I see it that the council still believe it not viable and will not budge thereby the offer from the club to pay for expenses to have an Independant surveyor intervene. The council must be confident of their adding up.Equally the club have that same faith in their figures thereby offering to go down this road and actually PAY for council expenses that may be accrued.Thats a huge offer by the club and a move that will finally give us the final outcome once and for all. We just have to hope it comes down in our favour.