MISA meeting

[BlueGate Alan]

Thanks for all the updates, looks like I missed a very good meeting, but my meal was good too! lol

[geoff pay]

Council will drag their heels on it no doubt.

[Gate Watcher]

Correct Cookie I hope and am guessing the board are waiting to see how the remaining games go deliberately as RT I should imagine is very much in the frame.

[Cookie]

By getting the £19000 up front,with the plans in now,with them getting back 1 & half acres not to mention the favourable feedback from certain quarters of the council so far,lets hope not Geoff,though time is fast running out for the midmay deadline I fear.

Just to add that it was confirmed that the original investors are STILL our investors. CNC properties are still on board and raring to go with all finance in place just awaiting a notified time to release those funds for our benefit.

[Chris1]

Huge thanks, Alex, Cookie, GW, for those in-depth reports.

 

Good cause for optimism indeed!

[MFC Forever]

Again thanks to all for the reports of last night.

Up the Gate!

[BLUEBOYBLUE]

thanks for the up-dates,much appreciated.

[seasidesteve]

thanks for the reports to all it all sounds really good.even if it dosnt happen this year im sure that we will all be happy spending another season with what we have at present knowing that all is in place for may a 2007 start.on the playing side we must give trotty every oppertunity to show what he is made of and im sure he has what it takes he just seems like a true professional and knows what he is about.hows that for positive.

[blueblood]

Plus KP said that tenders for the works had been submitted by builders, 2 of whom are local (not jobbing builder size). He also said that 3 of the companies offering the lowest tenders were know in discussions to see which could offer the best deal at the price. Unless you were there to see the plans it is difficult to envisage what a good stadium complex this will be. The league mentioned by Ken Tomlinson for the reserves was the Kent league proper. Mr page (the Accountant) also made an appeal for supporters to come forward and volunteer help to M.I,S,A who's small band of volunteers as so far raised £24,000's plus for the club.

[Rob_Butler]

Blueblood, what will the capicity be, and what percentage are seated. I heard 5,000 but surely that is much too small if you are chasing the Football League.

[blueblood]

5100/2600 seated were the figures mentioned at the last meeting, but you have 3 years to lift the capacity once in the league, provided the ground meets other criteria, so i am led believe. Why the interest, are you thinking of moving over. Also the organisation moving onto the Hartesdown road side is not a driving school but the Driving Standards Agency, (DSA) Apparently it will be used for Motorcycle rider testing. For the locals i cannot see it causing a problem as each Examiner only takes one test per hour(stated at the last meeting)and it will cause the stadium to be pushed farther away from them. The main Home fans entrance is to be situated in a similar position to the away fans present entrance, while the away entrance will on the opposite corner (far left looking towards all saints) with a new path leading from all saints. The plans Showed 6 5aside pitches and a full sized artificial pitch in the Nursery plus a new purpose built pitch for Council use bettween the nursery and All saints. Again according to the plans 1.5 acres is to be returned to the park down the coffin corner side. Also not mentioned in the comments is eventually both the seating areas(across the hartsdown side and opposite) plus the terraces at either end will be covered by a cantilever roof."NO POSTS" aka Dover. Behind the Coffin corner end Will be a Hotel/pub, while the club shop will be in the hartsdown side along with changing facilities plus team changing rooms, central tunnel, offices and above a Club house 3 times the size of the present, Kitchens and a banqueting facility. Obviously when the development starts our facilities are still going to be basic as a on going building project, but even so they will be better than some we have seen this season. Upwards and onwards. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

[Rob_Butler]

Ofcourse not i just think that 5100 is a bit small seeing as Margate will be in the football league with 10years as some of your people have said.

[blueblood]

No, Come on admit it your a blue at heart. You must be or why would you spend so much time on here.

[MargateFan]

Not really, FF, the average gate for a League Two side is around the 4,000 mark.

[Coffin Ender]

BB, the reserves in "Kent League proper"? That can't be the Premier Division, surely? Reserve teams haven't been allowed into that division for decades.

[blueblood]

maybe i was mistaken

[Boney Crisp]

The stadium will hold 4000 with 1500 seated and 2500 standing i do believe. I may be wrong as i cant fully remember what was said last night.