koop. Posted 9 November 2019 Posted 9 November 2019 I went to watch FGR in the FA cup today as i dont live far away. It's the 3rd time I've seen them and been really impressed. They're a tidy side that'll no doubt hey promotion Matt Mills is assistant manager there now, barking orders from the touchline His brother is a pretty tidy player Impressive team under Mark Cooper
EastAnglianFox Posted 9 November 2019 Posted 9 November 2019 All vegan club isn't it? Love a good pie or burger when I go to a ground, have you managed to try anything when you have visited? Any good?
koop. Posted 9 November 2019 Author Posted 9 November 2019 1 hour ago, EastAnglianFox said: All vegan club isn't it? Love a good pie or burger when I go to a ground, have you managed to try anything when you have visited? Any good? We did the VIP package today, which included a buffet and free beer. The food was really good, and I love my meat. The hospitality is usually £60 for a league game but as it was FA cup it was only £25, absolute bargain
Aus Fox Posted 10 November 2019 Posted 10 November 2019 10 hours ago, EastAnglianFox said: All vegan club isn't it? Love a good pie or burger when I go to a ground, have you managed to try anything when you have visited? Any good? All vegan club? Bloody hell, I think i have started my own new rivalry. Imagine supporting a team that didn't sell meat. Rather be a tree.
Guest MattP Posted 10 November 2019 Posted 10 November 2019 I threw a meat pie on the pitch when I went with Newport - vegan club? Not on my watch.
Brizzle Fox Posted 10 November 2019 Posted 10 November 2019 Use to serve some nice brews from the Stroud Brewery. Don't know if they still do. When they were non league went there to see them play Bristol Rovers. They double sold my ticket so had to sit on one of those pop up seats that ball boys sit on next to the pitch. In between the Rovers bench and the mascot. A very bizarre experience.
Fox92 Posted 10 November 2019 Posted 10 November 2019 Mark Cooper seems pretty decent at those sort of levels. Did well with Kettering before moving right up to Peterborough.
Nalis Posted 10 November 2019 Posted 10 November 2019 Good on them, always liked their message and hope they succeed. The side effect of their message is that the international marketing potential of the club is huge.
isaidno Posted 10 November 2019 Posted 10 November 2019 I went last season with Lincoln. Thought I'd put the wrong post code into sat nav. Went down a really narrow lane convinced I was lost and suddenly the ground appeared. It's in the middle of nowhere. The vegan food was actually good. The vegan coca cola made from plant leafs was absolutely horrid.
koop. Posted 10 November 2019 Author Posted 10 November 2019 6 hours ago, isaidno said: I went last season with Lincoln. Thought I'd put the wrong post code into sat nav. Went down a really narrow lane convinced I was lost and suddenly the ground appeared. It's in the middle of nowhere. The vegan food was actually good. The vegan coca cola made from plant leafs was absolutely horrid. Why order coke when they have Cotswold Lager & Cider, lovely stuff But yes, it's in the most random place. Middle of nowhere is an understatement
koop. Posted 10 November 2019 Author Posted 10 November 2019 11 hours ago, Brizzle Fox said: Use to serve some nice brews from the Stroud Brewery. Don't know if they still do. When they were non league went there to see them play Bristol Rovers. They double sold my ticket so had to sit on one of those pop up seats that ball boys sit on next to the pitch. In between the Rovers bench and the mascot. A very bizarre experience. They do, some really nice brews indeed
Leicesterpool Posted 10 November 2019 Posted 10 November 2019 Difficult place to get to the village of Nailsworth... told there's little to do the villiage itself. Not many pubs or even chippy insite. Of course no railway station either... quite keen to try and go there. Be good if we draw them in third round of the cup.
UpTheLeagueFox Posted 11 November 2019 Posted 11 November 2019 Mark Cooper gets a thumbs up from me from a media perspective. Good guy too.
koop. Posted 12 November 2019 Author Posted 12 November 2019 On 10/11/2019 at 23:07, Leicesterpool said: Difficult place to get to the village of Nailsworth... told there's little to do the villiage itself. Not many pubs or even chippy insite. Of course no railway station either... quite keen to try and go there. Be good if we draw them in third round of the cup. Yeah, it is literally in the middle of nowhere. I think they're looking to move to a new stadium, unsure where that'll be though
Brizzle Fox Posted 12 November 2019 Posted 12 November 2019 55 minutes ago, koop. said: Yeah, it is literally in the middle of nowhere. I think they're looking to move to a new stadium, unsure where that'll be though I think it is mooted for Quedgeley, so not so isolated. State of the art all wooden stadium (?). I think planning permission has been turned down at the moment, but I'm sure Dale Vince can redirect his efforts from Extinction Rebellion to smooth things.....
KrefelderFox666 Posted 12 November 2019 Posted 12 November 2019 1 hour ago, Brizzle Fox said: I think it is mooted for Quedgeley, so not so isolated. State of the art all wooden stadium (?). I think planning permission has been turned down at the moment, but I'm sure Dale Vince can redirect his efforts from Extinction Rebellion to smooth things..... Don't think that will be allowed will it? Fire hazard.
stripeyfox Posted 12 November 2019 Posted 12 November 2019 2 hours ago, KrefelderFox666 said: Don't think that will be allowed will it? Fire hazard. Plan was rejected for traffic and noise reasons, not the fundamental stadium design - which looked great by the way https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-48586569 Forest Green Rovers' wooden stadium plan 'not sustainable' 11 June 2019 Share this with Facebook Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share this with Email Share Image copyrightZAHA HADID ARCHITECTS Image captionThe new stadium will be made entirely from wood and built on land within Eastington parish Plans for a new 5,000-seater all-wooden football stadium still have "fundamental issues with no clear resolution", it has been claimed. League Two club Forest Green Rovers' new ground would be built on land near junction 13 of the M5 near Stroud. Planners at Stroud District Council recommended the plans for approval, but Eastington Parish Council said it had a number of objections. It said noise would be a problem and the travel plan was "not sustainable". The application will be decided by a meeting of Stroud District Council's planning committee on Wednesday. Plans also include a car park for 1,700 vehicles, two grass training pitches and a goal training area. Detailing their objections on the parish council website, Eastington Parish Council also noted the stadium application was only considering 5,000 seats but the building was designed to take an additional 5,000. The parish council also claimed: At almost 20m, the highest part of the site will detract from the setting of several historic hamlets in the parish The loss of existing landscaping and ecological value is not sufficiently avoided or mitigated The proposed £7 car parking charge will see cars parking on verges and estate roads to avoid the charge Media captionThe view from the centre spot of the proposed Forest Green Rovers stadium The winning design for the proposed stadium, from architect Zaha Hadid, was announced in 2016. Forest Green Rovers was named the "greenest football club in the world" last year. The club's current ground in Nailsworth is powered by renewable energy, recycles rain water and serves vegan food to players, staff and fans.
stripeyfox Posted 12 November 2019 Posted 12 November 2019 From FGR forums - a statement from the chairman outlining their appeal against the planning decision. Looks like they are hoping to get the decision overturned. Last week we submitted our appeal for Eco Park and five minutes ago we we got the date for the Public Enquiry - 18th February 2020. I’m really pleased with that. Just to explain - Stroud District Council turned our application down in July this year and took about two weeks to give us reasons for refusal (usually it takes 24 hours). The reasons don’t make a lot of sense, and will be hard to defend - but we agreed to re submit the application and try again. The council asked us not to appeal at the same time, it’s fairly normal to do both at once but the council had bandwidth issues. Since then the date of the second decision making has kept slipping, from October originally. The latest view from the council is that there will be a meeting in late December to have a second go at this - but with Xmas so close and an election taking place that month, I’m not convinced that date will stick. In which case we’re into January. We were eating into the time limit for the appeal, that’s why we submitted it. We’d also like this resolved. The outlook in July was that it would take 12 months or more for the appeal or 3 months or so for the resubmission, making the decision to go for the resubmission seem obvious. In August the process changed, and the appeal timetable moved to a super rapid 3 to 4 months - if I’d have known that then, I think we would probably have appealed, for the certainty and short timeframe. Eco Park has been in planning now for about five years, it is a little frustrating - though we’re used to having to be patient (our first windmill took five years to get through) and our experience is that when pushing boundaries with new ideas you have to be - the planning system and people fairly generally are conservative (small c), it takes time and patience. Additionally, in the background the Local Plan is moving on, Eco Park is now in the Local Plan review process as land suitable for mixed Sports and Employment use - exactly what we’ve been asking for, and not being in the Local Plan has been one of the major arguments holding us up. So it’s happening with a combo of an appeal that will be heard in February next year, a second decision that may take place in Dec this year and the land now likely to be in the revised Local Plan anyway (making the current refusal a little ridiculous) - we are making progress. I’m most excited by this appeal date, it’s solid and a chance to move on to the next stage.
Nalis Posted 12 November 2019 Posted 12 November 2019 I like their ethos but one thing I dont get is why a 5,000 seater stadium would have 1,700 car parking spaces, thats more than 1 per 3 fans or 1 per 6 fans if they extend to a 10k stadium, given their mantra? Surely if they are an eco friendly club their focus should be running a 'park and ride' or building the proposed stadium close to accesible public transport?
Leicesterpool Posted 12 November 2019 Posted 12 November 2019 Daft as it sounds I wonder if they would consider merging with Gloucester City, and relocating nearer Gloucester so at least then they'd probably have more options of site locations along with luring more fans from the city of Gloucester and through out the county. Forest Green Gloucester or Forest Gloucester Rovers maybe?
Raj Posted 12 November 2019 Posted 12 November 2019 3 hours ago, The Horse's Mouth said: wouldnt mind if they liquidated Why? I love the ethos and ethic behind what they are doing. As a veggie I would love the chance to sample the food. when I was on City's fans consultstive committee I was always trying to get more veggie ootions- now it's the in thing. I've seen interviews with the owner and he sounds like s great character and eco-warrior. Quite the difference from most owners I'm sure. All the players and staff eat vegan food whilst they are there and some have taken that lifestyle change and found less injuries and better recuperation rates. Good luck to them
stripeyfox Posted 12 November 2019 Posted 12 November 2019 21 minutes ago, Raj said: Why? I love the ethos and ethic behind what they are doing. As a veggie I would love the chance to sample the food. when I was on City's fans consultstive committee I was always trying to get more veggie ootions- now it's the in thing. I've seen interviews with the owner and he sounds like s great character and eco-warrior. Quite the difference from most owners I'm sure. All the players and staff eat vegan food whilst they are there and some have taken that lifestyle change and found less injuries and better recuperation rates. Good luck to them I'm not a vegan. I love my meat But I really respect what they're doing. I really hope they get permission for the new stadium at some point, it looks great. A club with ethics. I respect them greatly
Brizzle Fox Posted 12 November 2019 Posted 12 November 2019 1 hour ago, stripeyfox said: I'm not a vegan. I love my meat But I really respect what they're doing. I really hope they get permission for the new stadium at some point, it looks great. A club with ethics. I respect them greatly They are a cracking little club. Even before the money came in from Vince and they got promoted to the league the fact that they managed to sustain a Conference team for so many years, when they were effectively a village team, was extremely impressive.
Claudiofox Posted 13 November 2019 Posted 13 November 2019 On 09/11/2019 at 21:22, koop. said: I went to watch FGR in the FA cup today as i dont live far away. It's the 3rd time I've seen them and been really impressed. They're a tidy side that'll no doubt hey promotion Matt Mills is assistant manager there now, barking orders from the touchline His brother is a pretty tidy player Impressive team under Mark Cooper Mark used to drink in our boozer when he was Kettering manager Seriously nice man
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