5-a-Side development underway at Hartsdown Park

[Wellsie]

After a number of years and many hurdles, work on Margate FC’s 5-a-side Centre got underway at Hartsdown Park today. Members of the press joined Margate Directors and leader of Thanet District Council Mr Sandy Ezekiel to break ground on the development.

 

CLICK HERE for the full story plus interviews and my description of the scene at the ground breaking, on www.margate-fc.com.

 

 

[Cookie]

Thanks for all that Steve.

[Ian_Sanderson]

I just hope the pitches get used, some how i dont think they will

[Wellsie]

Well there has been enough planning and forecasting done by the directors, investors and council so I'm inclined to go with them. Personally, I reckon not only is there a ready market but that it will create a new market in community based sport / liesure. And being right next to the Hartsdown Sports Centre will be a bonus.

[Boney Crisp]

disagree with you their Ian, i think it will get used on a regular basis especially in the Summer where it will get used a lot and in the winter it will get used for 5-a-side tournaments and other types of local stuff.

[margateshot]

I believe the forcast was £400,000 per year turnover Ian. Even if you halve that, its impressive

[djw]

Never know Ramsgate may use it as a training aid ?

[Ian_Sanderson]

so the 5 a side tournaments held at jacky Bakers will you hope be moved to Hartsdown?

[Paul H]

Sorry Ian. Many local Sunday football clubs have to resort to training in school gym's. Floodlit pitches will be a massive bonus for those clubs not to mention youth football clubs like Thanet Colts. Jackey bakers is booked up most week nights. I think this will work very well if the football club run it properly! I played in the Wednesday league last winter and the facilities at JB's are awful. Having played at pfizers on their artificial pitch and being told that these will be similar, there really is no comparison.

[Ian_Sanderson]

Well i hope it works out ok for MFC, will the Turner Centre be built on the same site?

[djw]

No. ? Turner Centre in the harbour then the Matchroom and the old benji beale, will be knocked into one and a resturant and pub run by thorleys will be there ! ....trust me

[Guernsey Tom]

Lets not react to the taunts of our "friends" from Ramsgate most important news for years which I am extremely happy about lets see how it works and hope that this is the start of a new beginning. Whatever else they may say from across the island the fan base is here for Margate and as we know most home games we have a greater attendance that most Blue Square North and south and a couple in the Conference too, so nothing negative from me any more onwards and upwards and I really hope that when my current Channel Islands residency expires in the next 12 months I can return to blue skies above Hartsdown Park!!!

[BlueGate Alan]

Do I detect a tinge of envy from our Ramsgate "friend"

[GEEBEE]

tom do you have a tennerfest in guernsey,i know the inbreds in jersey do.

[MargateFan]

Hope the club will post photos and video like they did with the ground two years ago.

Don't get up that way unless for matches.

[blueblood]

No silly, it's going next to the "sea life centre".

[Frankie100]

Talking about sea life, saw the picture of Malcolm and Colin with something that crawled out from under a rock between them in the Thanet Times today

[Pagey]

lol

 

I saw that photo and wondered what you would make of it

 

Could it be someone who cared about the club and did his upmost to help it or someone trying to get more press to prove what a decent chappie he is

[BlueGate Alan]

The guy is a hypocrite, alledgedly

[Frankie100]

Funny I did not realise there was an election coming up and he was after votes.

 

Maybe digging to find the 300 voters who deserted him after his own party turned on him with a leaflet drop in Cliftonville.......very funny that was