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Post by Jon on Jul 22, 2018 15:34:44 GMT
Very sad to see the end of football in Truro after 129 years, but the inevitable conclusion to years of bullshit.
I expect there is enough left over from the developer’s cash handout to see them through one season of National League South football on zero crowds without Mr Masters having to put in a penny of his own money.
After that .........
Does anybody seriously believe that this has suddenly happened now?
The cynical timing of the announcement is to head off any protests at Truro last Tuesday or Falmouth yesterday.
A fait accompli announced less than a fortnight before Truro’s first “home” game.
Or will Super Pete save the day with a last minute piece of brilliant negotiation to keep them at Treyew Road until Christmas?
Coincidence that we have spent money upgrading the pitch? Or done in the knowledge it would see double the usage this season.
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Post by simonb on Jul 22, 2018 15:37:57 GMT
Totally contrived. Nothing to do with improving TUFC.
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Post by jerry on Jul 22, 2018 16:29:57 GMT
The Radio Devon bit from that thread dates back to March and the previous ground share proposal. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2018 16:46:33 GMT
loyalgull
The club's plan and ambition remains unchanged. But, as we all know, local politicians will be able to kill it stone dead if they so wish.
The word 'will' didn't feature in the original statement.
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Post by chelstongull on Jul 22, 2018 17:11:10 GMT
Just back from Trelawny’s land having visited Cotehele House, can anyone summarise or post a link to what is 'Welcome Truro'?
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Post by chelstongull on Jul 22, 2018 17:15:03 GMT
Found this from the builder:
"We have been discussing the possibility of Truro City joining us at Plainmoor for one season. We would be delighted to welcome the team and their supporters whilst their new stadium is under construction.
It will be double the work for Geoff Harrop and his stadium team, but they are certainly capable and looking forward to the challenges.
It will be a good experience for the operation of a multi-event arena that we hope will be the home of Torquay United in the not too distant future."
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Post by Rob on Jul 22, 2018 17:15:19 GMT
The Radio Devon bit from that thread dates back to March and the previous ground share proposal. Oh yeah. So it does. We’re groundsharing then. |
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Post by Rob on Jul 22, 2018 17:18:36 GMT
loyalgull The club's plan and ambition remains unchanged. But, as we all know, local politicians will be able to kill it stone dead if they so wish. The word 'will' didn't feature in the original statement. You know like everyone else stadia gets promised but not built on his watch, wherever in the country that has been. Houses get built, though. |
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Post by loyalgull on Jul 22, 2018 18:37:53 GMT
loyalgull The club's plan and ambition remains unchanged. But, as we all know, local politicians will be able to kill it stone dead if they so wish. The word 'will' didn't feature in the original statement. You know like everyone else stadia gets promised but not built on his watch, wherever in the country that has been. Houses get built, though. You mean we aint getting a brand spanking new stadium rob gutted!!!!! |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2018 18:47:09 GMT
Rob Loyalgull's observations relate to one specific building project. My answer related specifically and only to that. As regards Osborne Arena completion by 2020 there's been no 'will' and no 'promise'. But on the other hand if there had been a promise then that would have been just as bad if not worse it seems. Osborne's valiant attempts to save or prolong some fading sports are a totally different kettle of fish to providing an Events Facility for a big population such as Torbay, which should also benefit the football club after many years of perpetual loss making. But there are threads dedicated to that, whereas this one relates to Truro City and their on/off move to Plainmoor. Challenging for promotion and fitting homeless Truro City into Plainmoor are the pressing matters of the moment. Standing in front of the construction vehicles, Boris Johnson style, to prevent the Osborne Arena rising majestically is something for TUST Militants to occupy themselves with during a future Summer  |
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Post by Rob on Jul 22, 2018 18:58:54 GMT
He said 2020. You read the article. Me too. But I like the Bo-Jo ‘standing in front of the bulldozers’ reference. Very droll in the BS circumstances.
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Post by jerry on Jul 22, 2018 19:07:42 GMT
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Post by simonb on Jul 22, 2018 19:27:49 GMT
Osborne and his motley crew are not to be trusted and continually spout souless platitudes. Things can get better but perhaps only when the charlatans depart?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2018 19:39:37 GMT
That's right.That's the plan. Just as Truro City 'plan' to groundshare with us in 2018/19. But I doubt you'll see them making a solemn promise that it WILL happen until the F.A, NLS or however it is, ratify such an arrangement and give their blessing. Just as we haven't been able to promise completion, or probably even finalise stadium design drawings without being told which piece of ground is definitely being made available to us to construct the new stadium. To my knowledge the Council have neither given the go ahead for the project or confirmed they've given the green light to a specific location.
Osborne did no more than tell us what the plan was. Claims he'd made a promise are hogwash. I'm sure if you cross referenced after checking on who'd been spreading that fallacy, you'd find on almost every occasion it would have been a TUST Militant.
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Post by Rob on Jul 22, 2018 20:26:41 GMT
Thanks Jerry. There has been no update on this plan, so it remains the most recently stated plan. Simple to understand, really. Previous ‘plans’ at Reading, Swindon, Bristol, Milton Keynes et al are also well documented. Pretty much all bar one (maybe?) on here considered it hogwash then and given AJ’s postings today, even he considers Stadia 2020 hogwash now. Very sorry for Truro fans with this news. I know how it is to support a club that is left with no home. |
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