: Fri Jun 05, 2009 8:27 am  

Steam Pig wrote:

Maybe the council are in a win / win situation here, they are seen to be a "good council" by giving the go ahead of OSV. Knowing deep down it will be highly unlikely to happen.
Speaking personally, something similar but far less ambitious than this, should have been undertaken at the time of the last development.

The council gave the go-ahead ( and planning permission ) for the Sterling Capital scheme and have been pilloried by Bulls fans ever since National Goverment put an end to the scheme.

: Fri Jun 05, 2009 11:18 am  

Cibaman wrote:

If they dont have the funding sorted now how do they expect to plug the gap? Havent they exhausted all of the likely sources?

Its a bit silly tbh, the more i look at it the more it looks like a pipe dream, the cheaper scheme was far more likely to succeed.

: Fri Jun 05, 2009 11:43 am  

I think it will get built.

But it will be at least 5 years from now, and cost at least 15 million more.

They'll muck it up it that much that any chance of a similar scheme happening in Keighley will be reduced from a 1% chance to 0%

: Fri Jun 05, 2009 11:49 am  

aj cougar wrote:

I think it will get built.

But it will be at least 5 years from now, and cost at least 15 million more.

They'll muck it up it that much that any chance of a similar scheme happening in Keighley will be reduced from a 1% chance to 0%

What's wrong with the Cougardome?

: Fri Jun 05, 2009 11:51 am  

aj cougar wrote:

I think it will get built.

But it will be at least 5 years from now, and cost at least 15 million more.

They'll muck it up it that much that any chance of a similar scheme happening in Keighley will be reduced from a 1% chance to 0%

Since Keighley is just part of Bradford anyway, why don't the Cougars use one of the lesser pitches at the side of Odsal?

[Bullseye]

: Fri Jun 05, 2009 12:43 pm  

DILLIGAF wrote: Since Keighley is just part of Bradford anyway, why don't the Cougars use one of the lesser pitches at the side of Odsal?

DILLIGAF wrote: Since Keighley is just part of Bradford anyway, why don't the Cougars use one of the lesser pitches at the side of Odsal?

: Fri Jun 05, 2009 12:44 pm  

Bullseye wrote: We're having facilities for fishermen too?

Bullseye wrote: We're having facilities for fishermen too?

[Bullseye]

: Fri Jun 05, 2009 12:45 pm  

Asim wrote:

We're having facilities for fishermen too?

Get back to your cricket book!

: Fri Jun 05, 2009 12:59 pm  

Bullseye wrote:

Get back to your cricket book!

I think you meant work, honest!

: Fri Jun 05, 2009 2:06 pm  

aj cougar wrote:

But it will be at least 5 years from now, and cost at least 15 million more.

£15m over budget - is that all ?? It'll be £88.7m unless they avoid VAT ( @ 17.5% ) plus they've admitted this is all "based on a non-complex construction" and not tested in the construction industry.

I think if it only cost £15m more it'd be a remarkable achievement !!