Is The Falmer Project Dying On Its Arse?

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Is The Falmer Project Dying On Its Arse? (With Apologies To Those Sensitive Souls With Young Children And NSC As Their Homepage)

On 28th October 2005, at 8am, the club received a 33-page letter from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minster confirming that the club could proceed with its plans for the 23,000 all-seater stadium at Village Way North, Falmer.

The following day, at the home match against Ipswich Town, the club served us with champagne to toast ‘THE GREATEST-EVER HOME WIN!’

Since then, thanks to the ever-present NIMBYs, there’s been nada, zilch, nichts, f*** all in the way of progress.

The NIMBYs have been allowed to dictate the game, set the agenda, set the timetable, and the bad news is there IS no timetable. It gets dragged out just as long as they can drag it out.

And all the time the talent drains away, the performances on the pitch get a bit more gutless, the pre-season friendlies get less ambitious and more morally-ambiguous, the season ticket numbers dip, the depression deepens.

Whether you choose to go to Withdean or whether you don't, IF YOU ONLY DO ONE THING FOR THE ALBION THIS SEASON, MARCH ON THE LIB-DEM CONFERENCE THIS SEPTEMBER.

AND PLEASE JOIN THE SEAGULLS PARTY.

Kill STONE DEAD the political ambitions of the serving members of Lewes District Council by embarrassing them mightily in front of their national leaders on national TV.

Seize the initative back from these bastards.

Don’t get mad, get even.

 

[Beach Hut]

To be honest I have virtually lost the will to live with this as the agenda appears now to be dictated through the legal system so not sure what we can do to help.

However if there is something we can do someone shout !

 

[The Large One]

Is The Falmer Project Dying On Its Arse? (With Apologies To Those Sensitive Souls With Young Children And NSC As Their Homepage)

On 28th October 2005, at 8am, the club received a 33-page letter from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minster confirming that the club could proceed with its plans for the 23,000 all-seater stadium at Village Way North, Falmer.

The following day, at the home match against Ipswich Town, the club served us with champagne to toast ‘THE GREATEST-EVER HOME WIN!’

Since then, thanks to the ever-present NIMBYs, there’s been nada, zilch, nichts, f*** all in the way of progress.

The NIMBYs have been allowed to dictate the game, set the agenda, set the timetable, and the bad news is there IS no timetable. It gets dragged out just as long as they can drag it out.

And all the time the talent drains away, the performances on the pitch get a bit more gutless, the pre-season friendlies get less ambitious and more morally-ambiguous, the season ticket numbers dip, the depression deepens.

Whether you choose to go to Withdean or whether you don't, IF YOU ONLY DO ONE THING FOR THE ALBION THIS SEASON, MARCH ON THE LIB-DEM CONFERENCE THIS SEPTEMBER.

AND PLEASE JOIN THE SEAGULLS PARTY.

Kill STONE DEAD the political ambitions of the serving members of Lewes District Council by embarrassing them mightily in front of their national leaders on national TV.

Seize the initative back from these bastards.

Don’t get mad, get even.

Wise words.

In short answer to your question - NO.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Re: Re: Is The Falmer Project Dying On Its Arse?

In short answer to your question - NO.

Uh, OK then.

Thread closed.

 

[London Irish]

Is The Falmer Project Dying On Its Arse? (With Apologies To Those Sensitive Souls With Young Children And NSC As Their Homepage)

On 28th October 2005, at 8am, the club received a 33-page letter from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minster confirming that the club could proceed with its plans for the 23,000 all-seater stadium at Village Way North, Falmer.

The following day, at the home match against Ipswich Town, the club served us with champagne to toast ‘THE GREATEST-EVER HOME WIN!’

Since then, thanks to the ever-present NIMBYs, there’s been nada, zilch, nichts, f*** all in the way of progress.

The NIMBYs have been allowed to dictate the game, set the agenda, set the timetable, and the bad news is there IS no timetable. It gets dragged out just as long as they can drag it out.

And all the time the talent drains away, the performances on the pitch get a bit more gutless, the pre-season friendlies get less ambitious and more morally-ambiguous, the season ticket numbers dip, the depression deepens.

Whether you choose to go to Withdean or whether you don't, IF YOU ONLY DO ONE THING FOR THE ALBION THIS SEASON, MARCH ON THE LIB-DEM CONFERENCE THIS SEPTEMBER.

AND PLEASE JOIN THE SEAGULLS PARTY.

Kill STONE DEAD the political ambitions of the serving members of Lewes District Council by embarrassing them mightily in front of their national leaders on national TV.

Seize the initative back from these bastards.

Don’t get mad, get even.

Good post with somewhat misleading headline.

Have you ever thought of a career working for the Argus?

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Re: Re: Is The Falmer Project Dying On Its Arse?

Have you ever thought of a career working for the Argus?

Quite fancy that gig giving out the Argus Lite at Preston park station

 

[Hunting 784561]

We seem to have lost the initiative on Falmer.

I would have sent an earthmover in, the day after we got planning permission.

Symbolically putting the tanks on their lawn, if you like.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

We seem to have lost the initiative on Falmer.

I would have sent an earthmover in, the day after we got planning permission.

Symbolically putting the tanks on their lawn, if you like.

Maybe we could symbolically put the giant flag there as a photo-opportunity over the Summer?

 

[The Large One]

We seem to have lost the initiative on Falmer.

I don't agree.

Every time we expose the lies and deceit from LDC, every time we post a picture of the true nature of the *ahem* AONB, every time a Falmer Parish Councillor speaks, every time we sing 'We Want Falmer', every time we mach on the Party Conferences, we gain more and more of the initiative.

It's all hot air and sabre-rattling coming from the NIMBYs. There is no substance in what Lewes DC is claiming (source: HM Goverment's Treasury Solicitor) aside from the 'built-up area' claim. Our despair is not in the hollow rhetoric and, in some cases, downright lies coming from Lewes District Council, but more the bloody frustrating delays.

At the end of the day, we know we're in the right,and the stadium WILL be built at Falmer. Eventually.

 

[Beach Hut]

At the end of the day, we know we're in the right,and the stadium WILL be built at Falmer. Eventually.

Which I believe is the point of this thread, define eventually as we are sick of the waiting.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

At the end of the day, we know we're in the right,and the stadium WILL be built at Falmer. Eventually.

Sorry, TLO, but it is complacent to assume that the stadium will be built one day. One look at the homepage of the club's official site tells the true story; all the headlines are about Bognor, Aldershot, Worthing, Crawley, the under-15 girls team. The cumulative effect is that this is a club quite happily bedding down for life in the lower leagues. we're only two relegations from the Conference and tho the prize of Falmer is totally worth winnig, it needs an urgent injection of funds to stop the downward spiral IMHO. Else the need for Falmer will no longer be there.

 

[The Large One]

The headlines are about Bognor, Aldershot etc (rather than the absence of headlines re: Falmer) are because it is on hold (at least publicly) for at least another two months, which is the earliest the case will go to the High Court. Hopefully, we will be one of the first cases to be heard.

Beachy, the 'eventually' will depend on LDC's behaviour - and their finances.

 

[dougdeep]

We'll know by March (or perhaps April).

 

[Phil B]

Ah, but which year??

 

[perseus]

Looks like a sticky wicket to me.

Do you blame the groundsman, bowlers or batsmen. Blame don't help.

Solutions is the answer.

Bit like the England World Cup fiasco. Do you blame Sven the referees/opposition or the players?

The latter is easy. I blame the players!

 

[dougdeep]

Looks like a sticky wicket to me.

Do you blame the groundsman, bowlers or batsmen. Blame don't help.

Solutions is the answer.

Bit like the England World Cup fiasco. Do you blame Sven the referees/opposition or the players?

The latter is easy. I blame the players!

Are you sure you have the right thread?

 

[perseus]

Spin

 

[Dave the OAP]

At the end of the day, it looks to me as though it is in the hands of legal people, therefore if it happens then great, if not, then we soldier on.

I am past worrying about or caring for that matter about this.

Que sera sera

 

[London Irish]

Re: Re: Re: Is The Falmer Project Dying On Its Arse?

Quite fancy that gig giving out the Argus Lite at Preston park station

Have you noticed they closed the coffee shop and paper selling operation there

 

[Deleted User X18H]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Is The Falmer Project Dying On Its Arse?

Have you noticed they closed the coffee shop and paper selling operation there

Yep but Daily Grind is elling papers from tomorrow so no more beardy (Hampstead Road side) thrusting an Argus Lite at me.