Tekel Towers » Groundsharing

WeeDude_83 · 02/3/2017 9:48 am

Has reared its head this morning in the papers.
I personally dont back it unless its on our terms. When Tannadice is in full swing, its tremendous.
Can see the benefits if it was a council owned thing, lower maintenance costs etc
Definitely wouldn't be up for paying Dundee rent on a stadium they own. Fuck that.
I fear this would be the first step towards a merger.
The other problem is these soul less 'multipurpose' grounds clubs throw up just now. The atmosphere's horrific.

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PatReilly · 02/3/2017 9:56 am

Ground sharing makes sense.

Where is sense utilised as an attribute in football decision making?

Affshore · 02/3/2017 10:22 am

Its a massive no from me, im sentimental about things like this, yes Tannadice is lifeless just now but these horrible lego stadiums with no history or life are fucking awful.

Plus any new ground would be potentially on the outskirts of the toon or in a park somewhere with no boozers anywhere near it.

Massive no from me

02/3/2017 10:57 am

Financially, it's a no brainer but like Pat says, this is football we are talking about

HeggyHandshake · 02/3/2017 12:14 pm

Does this cost money.... yes.

Do we have a pot to piss in.... no.

That will be that then.

SlatefordArab · 02/3/2017 2:28 pm

Don't want anything to do with that crowd across the road. Fuck them.

Beharder · 02/3/2017 3:09 pm

Financially its the correct thing to do.
We should try And get the council on board to get free land. There is a perfect site beside barnetts at Riverside just beside the railway line close to the airport for The European nights.
Lets get it done

Rocky Raccoon · 02/3/2017 3:28 pm

Why would United need to leave Tannadice?

Apart from he stupid slope towards the tunnel there is nothing wrong with Tannadice that cannot be fixed easily.

Trap_6 · 02/3/2017 3:52 pm

Why is spending millions on a stadium we don't need the right thing to do financially?

Affshore has nailed it. Soulless and boring with no pubs or life nearby.

It's a no in the strongest possible terms from me.

TheShed · 02/3/2017 4:13 pm

There's something going on here between the 2 clubs imo.

Merger rumours, ground sharing rumours - I don't like the way this is heading, their testing the water publicly for a merger cos both clubs are financially fucked.

They can stick it up their arse.

Beharder · 02/3/2017 4:40 pm

Merger = no
Groundshare = Yes
Get the council to build and own the facility, ( maybe part of the Tay cities deal). We only need it for 1 day a fortnight we don't need to own the place let somebody else pay the maintenance costs, rates ect.
Get it down at Riverside with corporate lounges overlooking the Tay, its the future.

Tek · 02/3/2017 4:59 pm

It would break my heart to see Tannadice reduced to rubble.

I have no interest in a ground share with Dundee.

Like The Shed i fear recent things in the press are an attempt at 'testing the water' for a merger.

Tangerine'n'Black · 02/3/2017 8:18 pm

It's a no go from both sides of the divide.

Won't happen no matter how many times DCT raise the subject.

Beharder · 02/3/2017 8:32 pm

Tek wrote:
It would break my heart to see Tannadice reduced to rubble.

I have no interest in a ground share with Dundee.

Like The Shed i fear recent things in the press are an attempt at 'testing the water' for a merger.

i get your point TEK but the majority of the Tannadice i grew up with was reduced to rubble in the early 90s.
The need for new facilities may not be urgent but the time will soon be here. this may be the best chance for the 3 parties DUFC BNB & the council to make it happen.
The younger snowflake generation wont put up with the facilities the current generation do.

Arabnophobia · 02/3/2017 8:40 pm

Tangerine'n'Black wrote:
It's a no go from both sides of the divide.

Won't happen no matter how many times DCT raise the subject.

You are absolutely right. Media chat and a cheap pish effort to raise media sales only of real interest to folk detached from Dundee and our teams.

Only way any groundshare or merger would happen would be if both teams were on the verge of oblivion and searching for a last ditch avoidance from extinction. Everything in between is just chat, shite chat and irrelevant.
Crowds for a new combined team would be worse than either sides worst recent average crowds and the decade or 2 it would take for unity would kill off the unified club financially in between.

Gobshite talk, shite idea that probably only entertains Sevconian braindead fuckers with tattoos on there heeds written back to front in their prison mirrors.

TheShed · 02/3/2017 9:03 pm

Arabnophobia wrote:
Tangerine'n'Black wrote:
It's a no go from both sides of the divide.

Won't happen no matter how many times DCT raise the subject.

Only way any groundshare or merger would happen would be if both teams were on the verge of oblivion and searching for a last ditch avoidance from extinction.

Yes, you're right and that's exactly why it's getting put out there publicly to test the waters now.

Arabnophobia · 02/3/2017 10:00 pm

TheShed wrote:
Arabnophobia wrote:
Tangerine'n'Black wrote:
It's a no go from both sides of the divide.

Won't happen no matter how many times DCT raise the subject.

Only way any groundshare or merger would happen would be if both teams were on the verge of oblivion and searching for a last ditch avoidance from extinction.

Yes, you're right and that's exactly why it's getting put out there publicly to test the waters now.

I get that but it always annoys me like fuck when media chuck these ideas about with us merging with dees when we know already we won't have that and these cunts wouldn't chuck about the same stupid non starter ideas when Hearts were going into administration or Oldco facing oblivion.

TheShed · 02/3/2017 10:06 pm

Arabnophobia wrote:
TheShed wrote:
Arabnophobia wrote:

Only way any groundshare or merger would happen would be if both teams were on the verge of oblivion and searching for a last ditch avoidance from extinction.

Yes, you're right and that's exactly why it's getting put out there publicly to test the waters now.
I get that but it always annoys me like fuck when media chuck these ideas about with us merging with dees when we know already we won't have that and these cunts wouldn't chuck about the same stupid non starter ideas when Hearts were going into administration or Oldco facing oblivion.

Why do u think "the media" are chucking it about?

They're getting fed it from somewhere for a reason.

And when Hearts or Rangers were in financial trouble Hibs and Celtic weren't, situation in Dundee is different to that.

Arabnophobia · 02/3/2017 10:58 pm

TheShed wrote:
Arabnophobia wrote:
TheShed wrote:

Yes, you're right and that's exactly why it's getting put out there publicly to test the waters now.
I get that but it always annoys me like fuck when media chuck these ideas about with us merging with dees when we know already we won't have that and these cunts wouldn't chuck about the same stupid non starter ideas when Hearts were going into administration or Oldco facing oblivion.

Why do u think "the media" are chucking it about?

They're getting fed it from somewhere for a reason.

And when Hearts or Rangers were in financial trouble Hibs and Celtic weren't, situation in Dundee is different to that.

They still wouldn't suggest the same thing in the same manner if Celtic & Hibs had been in trouble at the same time.

PatReilly · 02/3/2017 11:08 pm

I wouldn't really give to much credence to any press stories: however, Wallace Mercer did try to 'merge' the Edinburgh clubs in 1990.

PatReilly · 02/3/2017 11:09 pm

Regarding the Dundee clubs merging, one of our recent directors was very much in favour of this happening. Maybe he's putting the stories out there.

TheShed · 02/3/2017 11:15 pm

Arabnophobia wrote:
TheShed wrote:
Arabnophobia wrote:

I get that but it always annoys me like fuck when media chuck these ideas about with us merging with dees when we know already we won't have that and these cunts wouldn't chuck about the same stupid non starter ideas when Hearts were going into administration or Oldco facing oblivion.

Why do u think "the media" are chucking it about?

They're getting fed it from somewhere for a reason.

And when Hearts or Rangers were in financial trouble Hibs and Celtic weren't, situation in Dundee is different to that.

They still wouldn't suggest the same thing in the same manner if Celtic & Hibs had been in trouble at the same time.

Your missing the point, the media aren't just making this up for a story.

They are saying it because certain people want it out there to gauge reaction.

People need to start seeing the game that's being played here, days away from running out of money, loans taken to see us through to end of season, then what? And I'm led to believe it ain't much better across the road and they don't even have a ground to call their own. The clubs are running out of options, well certain people are to maintain positions.

Beharder · 02/3/2017 11:17 pm

the story in the herald only talks about a groundshare nothing about a merger. It is full of innacurate comments it talks about BNBs selling a ground they dont own and utd getting millions for selling tannadice, its not even worth a million.

nothing to see here move on

blackandtangerine · 03/3/2017 7:27 am

PatReilly wrote:
Regarding the Dundee clubs merging, one of our recent directors was very much in favour of this happening. Maybe he's putting the stories out there.

First thing a recently departed consultant does is put out a merger story in the local press.

PatReilly · 03/3/2017 9:59 am

blackandtangerine wrote:
PatReilly wrote:
Regarding the Dundee clubs merging, one of our recent directors was very much in favour of this happening. Maybe he's putting the stories out there.
First thing a recently departed consultant does is put out a merger story in the local press.

That's very true b&t. But like I'd said earlier in the thread:

PatReilly wrote:
I wouldn't really give to much credence to any press stories

PS, I'm minding the hat.