Portsmouth's new stadium proposal

[davek]

Abandoned: BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | P | Portsmouth | Pompey postpone new stadium plan

Recession, planning and building problems...they're redeveloping Fratton Park.

A lesson to be learned there I feel.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

The Fratton plan is temporary as they wish to still move to a new stadium but to coincide with a proposed English World Cup bid in 2020 or somewhere around then.

 

[kenada_blue]

And isnt Fratton Park total capacity only 20,000?

 

[Cahill's Metatarsal]

Worst ground in the Premiership, it'd cost a huge amount of money to even make it look presentable

 

[steevie]

The Fratton plan is temporary as they wish to still move to a new stadium but to coincide with a proposed English World Cup bid in 2020 or somewhere around then.

Why dont they move to Kirkby?

 

[Bruce Wayne]

They actually had their own Kirkby because they wanted to move to a ground in Farlington, which is off of the island. Dunno if it's strictly speaking in Portsmouth or not, but it got killed by some migrating geese I believe.

 

[TX Bill]

Abandoned: BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | P | Portsmouth | Pompey postpone new stadium plan

Recession, planning and building problems...they're redeveloping Fratton Park.

A lesson to be learned there I feel.

So all systems go then?

 

[davek]

So all systems go then?

When you put it like that it just underlines how mad the Kirkby move is.

<listens for Danny's footsteps>

 

[chicoazul]

When you put it like that it just underlines how mad the Kirkby move is.

<listens for Danny's footsteps>

Not if you've got mega funding from Tesc.....ah forget it.

I'll fell into the trap.


For whats its worth, I'd mucho rather see Goodison get developed.

The match would be weird elsewhere.

 

[Gwladys Nights]

I heard their new ground would have been a foot underwater due to rising sea levels within a couple of decades.

 

[chicoazul]

I heard their new ground would have been a foot underwater due to rising sea levels within a couple of decades.

checks behind ears for gills*

 

[Bruce Wayne]

If you were in Portsmouth you'd have to check behind your ears for a sailor.

 

[davek]

If you were in Portsmouth you'd have to check behind your ears for a sailor.

You almost had it right. It's check behind your ears for semen.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Touche

 

[DENNIS STEVENS]

the latest in a long line of ambitious stadium plans has apparently been dead for some time but, of course, the loyal supporters are the last to be told officially. even the latest announcement is merely reverting to the milan mandaric proposal of about 5 or 6 years ago, but it's extremely unlikely anything will happen until the club's sold to a new owner. the idea that the horsea island proposal is merely "on hold" seems somewhat optimistic as there's little likelihood of a club of pompey's stature affording 2 stadium developments in such a short period of time. it's fair to say that most supporters are now a tad cynical about these proposals & the tendency seems to be to adopt an "i'll believe it when i see it" position.