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Jonty wrote: ↑Fri Nov 06, 2026 11:14 am Carlisle social media at it. They know fine well what the away capacity is and the rules around segregation policing, facilities etc.

beachy01 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 06, 2026 12:00 pm

Jonty wrote: ↑Fri Nov 06, 2026 11:14 am Carlisle social media at it. They know fine well what the away capacity is and the rules around segregation policing, facilities etc.

And they bascially did their own fans over by releasing them 15 mins early. If some fancy going in the home end as has been suggested i hope they get a good hiding

olefogey wrote: ↑Fri Nov 06, 2026 2:21 pm

beachy01 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 06, 2026 12:00 pm

And they bascially did their own fans over by releasing them 15 mins early. If some fancy going in the home end as has been suggested i hope they get a good hiding

Call me old fashioned, but since when did it become ok to encourage violence against people who just want to see their team play football?

Main Stand SeasonTct wrote: ↑Fri Nov 06, 2026 8:54 am

mall wrote: ↑Fri Nov 06, 2026 8:49 am
We don't need a bigger stadium.
These one off games where big crowds are expected are few and far between.
Anyway, Carlisle United will be in the Championship in about three or four seasons and god knows where we will be.

What we need is a new community stadium and thankfully the movers and shakers owners, Team Barrow the local MP are talking about it

blue nige wrote: ↑Fri Nov 06, 2026 3:08 pm

Main Stand SeasonTct wrote: ↑Fri Nov 06, 2026 8:54 am

What we need is a new community stadium and thankfully the movers and shakers owners, Team Barrow the local MP are talking about it

and who's paying for it, I went to the townhall meeting the other week and they admitted that the £200 million will not cover any of their plans !

Hadrian wrote: ↑Fri Nov 06, 2026 4:21 pm Never intended to cover infrastructure!

The £220 million was to set up and run the organisation, assess requirements, commission professional assessments of situations, create outline designs and support local groups and organisations.

The actual infrastructure costs would come down to the relevant government departments/quangos, eg NHS, DfE, DfT, etc and some would involve partnerships with developers and finance & property companies who would undertake work on normal commercial terms.

Anything on a 'wish list' would come with huge bills, an example being the work on the A66 finally under way to complete dual-carriageways between Penrith and Scotch Corner. Six sections of road - a total of eighteen miles - to be dualled are now priced at £2.7 billion, to be phased over nine years. To dual the remaining sections of the A590 and bypass Ulverston would likely cost more.

Once studies are completed and the wish lists presented to government for consideration, we shall see to what extent the PM's backing for the town and area can be translated into reality.

Nice though a new stadium may seem, a better use of funds for sport would be a sports development centre with modern facilities, courts, pitches (open and covered) to develop the area's talent. This would be available to existing clubs and organisations and a facility which the two private companies running the area's professional teams could also use in various ways.

(Very cynical, Mall!)

blue nige wrote: ↑Sat Nov 07, 2026 10:36 am

Hadrian wrote: ↑Fri Nov 06, 2026 4:21 pm Never intended to cover infrastructure!

The £220 million was to set up and run the organisation, assess requirements, commission professional assessments of situations, create outline designs and support local groups and organisations.

The actual infrastructure costs would come down to the relevant government departments/quangos, eg NHS, DfE, DfT, etc and some would involve partnerships with developers and finance & property companies who would undertake work on normal commercial terms.

Anything on a 'wish list' would come with huge bills, an example being the work on the A66 finally under way to complete dual-carriageways between Penrith and Scotch Corner. Six sections of road - a total of eighteen miles - to be dualled are now priced at £2.7 billion, to be phased over nine years. To dual the remaining sections of the A590 and bypass Ulverston would likely cost more.

Once studies are completed and the wish lists presented to government for consideration, we shall see to what extent the PM's backing for the town and area can be translated into reality.

Nice though a new stadium may seem, a better use of funds for sport would be a sports development centre with modern facilities, courts, pitches (open and covered) to develop the area's talent. This would be available to existing clubs and organisations and a facility which the two private companies running the area's professional teams could also use in various ways.

(Very cynical, Mall!)

Spot on ,at the meeting it was frustrating because there's so many factors to consider I personally think it's going to take years to get anything off the ground ( no pun intended!)