winone
Rank = Matthew Berkeley
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Post by winone on May 23, 2024 8:26:40 GMT
Talking to people from over at Town, they say no way are we moving over to Borough Park it's not going to be borough park it will be the new stadium.
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Post by westworld on May 23, 2024 10:27:46 GMT
Talking to people from over at Town, they say no way are we moving over to Borough Park Exactly my worry, totally believe our board of directors are trying their best to move on with the plans but never read any comments from the likes of Gary Murdoch at town on their hopes for the development. The way they have acquired other sporting teams and their push for entertainment events tells me they might have a separate plan. Let’s hope some news is around the corner
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Post by Simon Collins on May 23, 2024 11:41:07 GMT
Talking to people from over at Town, they say no way are we moving over to Borough Park Exactly my worry, totally believe our board of directors are trying their best to move on with the plans but never read any comments from the likes of Gary Murdoch at town on their hopes for the development. The way they have acquired other sporting teams and their push for entertainment events tells me they might have a separate plan. Let’s hope some news is around the corner Can't see any post on here that included the link to the interview John Walsh did with Town Chairman Graeme Peers a month or so ago. Listen to Graeme's response to John's question on the new stadium 11 minutes in the interview: cumbriacrack.com/2024/03/01/listen-new-interim-town-chairman-graeme-peers-chats-to-john-walsh/Obviously now that a general election has been called, I wouldn't be surprised that given potential political sensitivity around the 'Town Levelling Up' funding, that any 'new' updates on progress of developments across the country are not released under 'purdah' considerations? However, please be assured that work continues behind the scenes for the new stadium to become a reality in the not too distant future. Finally, the postion on current lease on Borough Park has been detailed several times on the forum. Basically Reds will continue to play at BP and an associated lease for use of the ground will underpin that agreement between Workington AFC and Cumberland Council. Hopefully that provides an update and reassurance some of you are worried about.
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finbaar
Rank = Adam Collin
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Post by finbaar on May 23, 2024 12:20:50 GMT
Thanks for the update
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chrisb
Rank = Alex Wimmer
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Post by chrisb on Sept 11, 2024 13:45:25 GMT
Last update on here was May 24. I'd be really grateful for any update on progress since then, current position and next steps.
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Post by Simon Collins on Sept 11, 2024 15:54:58 GMT
Last update on here was May 24. I'd be really grateful for any update on progress since then, current position and next steps. Weekly meetings with all primary stakeholders in attendance have been happening for several months now. As I understand progress the plans for public consolation are very close to being agreed, and the consolation period will be advertised/published very, very soon. Hopefully once this happens the folk of West Cumbria will finally grasp that this WILL happen, despite all the doubters and doom mongers (aka Keyboard warriors). I've probably posted too much above, but become rather fed up of all the critics about matters on and off the field at Workington AFC in the last few weeks. Only if you are directly involved in the day to day running of our Club, would you begin to understand the hard work that goes on 'hidden' from the limelight to progress our Football Club.
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GS Red
Rank = Ryan McLuskey
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Post by GS Red on Sept 11, 2024 18:26:43 GMT
I think the club needs to realise and understand that the frustration on here and elsewhere is predominantly down to the lack of information provided either by the club, or the organisation set up to provide and then own the proposed new stadium. I think there have been no more than 2 short statements in more than a year from the Sports Village, of which the club is a major stakeholder, which is lamentable really. I also find it a little patronising, as well as incorrect, that you refer to people like me as 'doubters', 'doom mongers' and 'keyboard warriors', when in reality, it is the lack of information which creates the doubt. The club / sports village have therefore created much of this situation themselves.
But notwithstanding any of the above, it is reasonable, I think, for people to perhaps wonder if the Government funding for the project (via the New Towns fund), promised by the previous Government, will we released, in light of national finances. As I understand it, lots of discretionary spending across the whole of government is being reviewed, even as we speak, including such strategically important projects as the A66 upgrade, which most of us thought was a given.
Maybe this is why you speak of 'hope'. But whatever your motivations, you should perhaps refrain from the kind of language used above, especially if you are representing the club. In Chris's case, he made a polite request for an update, which should have been forthcoming before now, even if there was little more to say.
And re on the field criticism, last time I checked, the only person who had outlawed this was Kim Jong Un.
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Post by prestonred on Sept 11, 2024 20:55:20 GMT
Terrible answer to a very sensible question by Chris.....made just about acceptable by using the word consolation instead of (presumably) consultation.
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finbaar
Rank = Adam Collin
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Post by finbaar on Sept 11, 2024 21:03:44 GMT
Last update on here was May 24. I'd be really grateful for any update on progress since then, current position and next steps. Weekly meetings with all primary stakeholders in attendance have been happening for several months now. As I understand progress the plans for public consolation are very close to being agreed, and the consolation period will be advertised/published very, very soon. Hopefully once this happens the folk of West Cumbria will finally grasp that this WILL happen, despite all the doubters and doom mongers (aka Keyboard warriors). I've probably posted too much above, but become rather fed up of all the critics about matters on and off the field at Workington AFC in the last few weeks. Only if you are directly involved in the day to day running of our Club, would you begin to understand the hard work that goes on 'hidden' from the limelight to progress our Football Club. Pal, we're only criticising because we never hear what's happening. If there are weekly meetings then let's have weekly updates. I'm sure there would be something useful that could be posted. It would deflect most of the problems. This is our club after all and we deserve to be informed.
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Post by redtilidie on Sept 11, 2024 21:14:27 GMT
This isn't the only thing that we don't get updated about.
Efe Ambrose signing Injury updates (Cass for example) Female side of the club Future plans for progress
Things like this frustrate us and questions will be asked.
Everyone appreciates the hardwork the board and volunteers do to keep the club running but if you keep all updates to yourself then expect frustrations to rise amongst the paying fan base
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Post by Simon Collins on Sept 12, 2024 6:15:02 GMT
All feedback accepted and noted.
Please come and speak with us on match days. We're always happy to answer questions from interested fans.
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Post by rockerlad on Sept 12, 2024 6:23:20 GMT
All feedback accepted and noted. Please come and speak with us on match days. We're always happy to answer questions from interested fans. Hi Simon just a suggestion, how about a monthly newsletter or web article from the directors, something like "an update from the board" once a month that goes out via social media or email?
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Post by westworld on Sept 12, 2024 8:23:20 GMT
All feedback accepted and noted. Please come and speak with us on match days. We're always happy to answer questions from interested fans. Hi Simon just a suggestion, how about a monthly newsletter or web article from the directors, something like "an update from the board" once a month that goes out via social media or email? That seems like an excellent idea, problem with not enough official information is some people are more than happy to fill that void with rumours or their own agendas.
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Post by westworld on Sept 12, 2024 8:28:20 GMT
This isn't the only thing that we don't get updated about. Efe Ambrose signing Injury updates (Cass for example) Female side of the club Future plans for progress Things like this frustrate us and questions will be asked. Everyone appreciates the hardwork the board and volunteers do to keep the club running but if you keep all updates to yourself then expect frustrations to rise amongst the paying fan base I think if you listen to Mark Fells interview he answers the top 2 questions, I’ve said before there is a lot of excellent media from the club but it isn’t necessarily getting to enough people. Such a shame that the times and star is no longer what it used to be
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Post by richardlewthwaite on Sept 12, 2024 14:09:21 GMT
With regards to publishing information and I appreciate we are going off topic a little here. Mark has clearly answered what the hold up is with Efe to a point where there simply is no more to tell, you know as much as us. Injury wise similar from Mark on Cass it's likely to be a while but as of yet we don't know any more. Female side funnily enough there have been two news articles posted in the press yesterday (before the above post was posted) there is no more to tell at the moment but progress is being made. Future development of the club, well if I'm honest much of this is now at a point where the stadium is the controlling factor. We are at a point where we need to concentrate on delivering that project whilst looking after the clubs interests long term. That is taking a lot of time and most of it is quite simply not for the public domain at this point, it's pounds and pence, it's business plans, revenues, savings on overheads etc. That is where we are and that is the same for both clubs but in different ways. That's not to say we aren't looking to develop today, tomorrow or the next day but we do have to be wary how anything long term will transfer into the new stadium or on the flip side how anything we do short term isn't just chucking money away for the sake of it on a Stadium that hopefully has a very short life expectancy.
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