Malbridge Swown?

[Simon BTFC]

Apparently Heybridge are to move in with Maldon... groundshare apparently, although a merger wouldn't surprise anyone. The Maldon pitch is notoriously prone to waterlogging...

 

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[Rick the Dick]

As, according to the article, the deal is reliant on Swifts getting Planning Permission for Scraley Rd. it's strange that Maldon Council have no outstanding planning applications from them for the ground?

[jl]

It's ironic thats the Swifts fan(s) have often bleated on about the merits of owning their own ground. It now appears that there will no longer be a team in Heybridge......

 

It's got merger written all over it.

[swift]

will be no merger...and i think bleated is the wrong word. my local team will be 3 miles away, ok not the 10 min walk it is now, but financially we will be secure, and STILL own our own ground(not bleating)....anyway, its not a done deal, and sure to be lots of crap written....

[GazzaBTFC]

Reading the "Sloppy Box" and I am quite amused by what our mutual friends(?) have to say and speculate.

 

They really don't like any club within a 25 mile radius of them!!!

[swift]

for a team with no home ground, its all a bit blase...i would think that they should get their own ground sorted out befor spending thousands on the wages each week...at least then the club is actually worth something...still , thats city life, live for the present

[Localfan]

eh?......we have got our ground sorted out..thats why.......wont bother, a bit too complicated for a marshlander.

[Balmoral Claret]

Originally Posted By: GazzaBTFC

Reading the "Sloppy Box" and I am quite amused by what our mutual friends(?) have to say and speculate.

Glad to have been of service Gazza - by brightening up what must be an extremely bitter and miserable existence for you!

[swift]

erm...its not YOUR ground....bit of a whooooosh moment for you eh local?

[Balmoral Claret]

"a bit too complicated for a marshlander."

 

Marshlander LF? - soon to be a mudlark by the sound of it!

 

[Rick the Dick]

So what do I do with this haggis I bought on the spur of the moment before Burns night, then forgot I had? Boil it?

[Keith.P]

Originally Posted By: Localfan

eh?......we have got our ground sorted out..thats why.......wont bother, a bit too complicated for a marshlander.

Well, i am not a "marshlander" (as you derogitorally put it) so explain it to me then

[Localfan]

erm...its not YOUR ground

 

Correct Swift. Thats why we can afford a player budget and for you to speculate.

 

In actual fact if you looked further then the next bull rush you will discover that a sizeable number of conference south and conference grounds are owned by the local council.....so they should all get their grounds sorted out as well eh???

[Balmoral Claret]

Originally Posted By: Rick the Dick

So what do I do with this haggis I bought on the spur of the moment before Burns night, then forgot I had? Boil it?

having sampled the stuff soon after moving up here 23 years ago, I'd BIN it if I were you Rick!

[Localfan]

Yes, Rick, being married to a Scot, these things come around once a year.....

 

Either boil it or the modern day method is to microwave it.

 

However, as you pass the bin.....just think about it!!!

[swift]

in my opinion yes...although i agree its contentious...just think if the club owns its own ground then it has more stability. as to your wage bill , couldnt give a monkeys, but if it all goes wrong and jeff closes his wallet...dont expect any sympathy

[Localfan]

He hasn't opened it and when he does I expect we will take off, so there is nothing to loose.

 

Come up with something original Swift and remember you are bank rolled by Mr Barber, not the fans, so your wheel could come off also..........

[swift]

oh ok...jeff isnt putting anything in ...none so blind as those that cant see... as for our wheels coming off ..thought they had lately on the pitch...financially , what do you think the above posting about owning grounds was about?...anyway , we sell ours, buy something else , end up with millions in the bank luvverly jubberly

[Rick the Dick]

So it's the ultimate Boil in the Bag meal!

 

Getting back on track, Swifts have been a force to be reckoned with at this level for a few years haven't they? And they reached that position as a gradual process; as opposed to "parachuting" in a Conferance National Management Team & Players. So I think there is a difference. Please note; I have made no comment as to the rights & wrongs of either method!

 

Having said that I went to Maldons ground for our game in October '05 and thought it was pretty decent. Better than I recall Scraley Rd. Was I missing something?

[swift]

missing in terms of what rick?