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| Author: | Wooden Stand [ Sat Mar 30, 2013 12:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | New ground 10,000 capacity with 2,000 seats! |
In the Go Cougars Barrow match programme the Cougar Chairman announced plans are underway leading to a new ground for Keighley Cougars. Anybody know if it will be an improved Cougar Park on the existing site or a completely new ground? It's hard to see that there would be enough parking at the current site unless the cricket ground was again made part of Cougar Park with the cricket club being relocated. If an atmospheric rugby ground with 10,000 capacity/2,000 seats is achieved, the current board might after all achieve super league status for Keighley so long as they can put out a team that wins virtually all matches for a two or three seasons and the matchday experience is improved. |
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| Author: | LoyalFan2013 [ Sat Mar 30, 2013 12:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New ground 10,000 capacity with 2,000 seats! |
Never happen will be more lies |
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| Author: | guess who [ Sat Mar 30, 2013 12:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New ground 10,000 capacity with 2,000 seats! |
Lets hope this is going to happen. I personally wouldnt care if it was a new ground or Cougar park done up. Just so long as there is standing, I hate sitting down at grounds. |
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| Author: | burleycougar [ Sat Mar 30, 2013 1:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New ground 10,000 capacity with 2,000 seats! |
We can hope ..... As long as it isn't just hot air. Can we have some more details please Mr Fawcett ? If this does go ahead maybe the Board should be thinking of linking up with all the smaller towns around KEIGHLEY . I.e. Bingley Ilkley Haworth etc then maybe over into Lancashire With Colne etc ...... All fertile places to exploit the Cougar brand. |
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| Author: | guess who [ Sat Mar 30, 2013 1:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New ground 10,000 capacity with 2,000 seats! |
One thing i do know. Is if there isnt no talk about it happening then it never will happen. Glad to see we have a chairman that is trying to get the ball rolling. |
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| Author: | Stealth Comic [ Sat Mar 30, 2013 5:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New ground 10,000 capacity with 2,000 seats! |
It's one thing to talk about a new ground, another thing all together to get the bricks and mortar on the ground. It's one thing to have a shiny new ground, it's another to have it packed full of fans. Look at Leigh and Darlington's football team as classic cases in point. If it is a new stadium, where will it be built? Due to the topography of Keighley there are very few viable places. Utley near the union club has the space, but is vulnerable to flooding and a long way out of town for walk up fans. There's similar land around Marley, a little less vulnerable to flood but still a decent distance out of town and not served by public transport. The only decent sport I could think of would be the now demolished Airedale Spinners site behind the fire station. I reckon redeveloping Cougar Park is far more likely. The east terrace was designed for a 2nd tier to be added later so put a new tier in with corporate boxes, new bars and 2,000 seats. Then demolish the Wooden Stand and the Hall of fame and build a new terrace with changing rooms and facilities sited underneath. |
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| Author: | Mrs C [ Sat Mar 30, 2013 7:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New ground 10,000 capacity with 2,000 seats! |
I didn't see a programme to buy yesterday but this sounds like early April Fools !!!. |
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| Author: | Cougar Lass [ Sat Mar 30, 2013 11:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New ground 10,000 capacity with 2,000 seats! |
I really hope this true it will be great but I think it is probably fantasy island. Please Mr Fawcett can you give us some facts so we all can get behind you. Cougar Park is a brilliant ground but we need a modern stadium to move forward I just hope you are telling us the truth. 
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| Author: | Dreamer [ Sun Mar 31, 2013 8:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New ground 10,000 capacity with 2,000 seats! |
Several years ago, the Aire valley was designated as an area of high technology and as such was going to recieve funding for regeneration, part of this infrastructure was a large sports stadium for Keighley. I think there may even have been rudimentary plans. It would be interesting to find out what happened to this. Personally I would like any new stadium to be on the current site but is this realistic? It would certainly mean having to obtain some of the land that surrounds the ground. Then there is the big "F" word - Funding. I would have thought this would be difficult to come by in these hard times. I suppose we can live in hope. |
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| Author: | Dominance [ Sun Mar 31, 2013 10:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New ground 10,000 capacity with 2,000 seats! |
burleycougar wrote:We can hope ..... As long as it isn't just hot air. Can we have some more details please Mr Fawcett ? If this does go ahead maybe the Board should be thinking of linking up with all the smaller towns around KEIGHLEY . I.e. Bingley Ilkley Haworth etc then maybe over into Lancashire With Colne etc ...... All fertile places to exploit the Cougar brand. I can't recall ever having a response from Gary on here. Maybe if you have questions to ask there is more chance of an answer by asking him directly? |
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