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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Nov 10, 2024 9:50:34 GMT
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Post by warehamgas on Nov 10, 2024 10:08:37 GMT
Interesting but most of the comments were ok and were accepting of the situation. Feel sympathy for the guy whose wife was disabled given he’d lived there a long time and it must be annoying not to be able to park on match days if you go out and vacate the space you have. I guess you plan your life around it. But I thought it was all pretty tame and it looked like they were scraping the barrel to try and find something negative and failed.
And no one mentioned or were admitting the ground had been there longer than any of the residents so they knew what would happen when they moved in. A bit like living next door to a school and then going round to complain to the headteacher about the noise or parking (and I had several of those over the years). In the end it wasn’t a true representative sample was it?
UTG!
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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Nov 10, 2024 11:30:57 GMT
It was only a handful, so hardly a diverse representation: agreed.
But.... it's the first independent publication of some positive input, or at least not all one way negative input.
So, in some ways, objectivity is fair enough.
I do wonder if anti social behaviour and more explicitly, football associated violence (because Gloucester Road has always had it's problems) is on the decline?
And, I do often wonder if many here would actually choose to live next to the club they visit so (ir)regularly?
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Post by Hugo the Elder on Nov 10, 2024 13:17:22 GMT
I used to live a few mins walk from the mem and I loved it. Parking was an issue obviously, but as I was at the ground anyway, I just had to make sure I was home in good time midweek and be home by midday on a Saturday.
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Post by gasify on Nov 10, 2024 13:35:23 GMT
Interesting but most of the comments were ok and were accepting of the situation. Feel sympathy for the guy whose wife was disabled given he’d lived there a long time and it must be annoying not to be able to park on match days if you go out and vacate the space you have. I guess you plan your life around it. But I thought it was all pretty tame and it looked like they were scraping the barrel to try and find something negative and failed. And no one mentioned or were admitting the ground had been there longer than any of the residents so they knew what would happen when they moved in. A bit like living next door to a school and then going round to complain to the headteacher about the noise or parking (and I had several of those over the years). In the end it wasn’t a true representative sample was it? UTG! “So we don’t like it very much and we can never park on match days. So we can’t go out in the vehicles because my wife’s disabled. When we come back I can’t park, so I never go out on a match day.” In another thread, someone mentioned what can we do as fans? Well, we can help this chap out. Get his wife a blue badge and get the council to create a disabled parking space outside his house. It doesn't cost anything, just need to fill in the forms. If anyone knows him, I would be happy to help. I've done them before for people. |
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Post by baggins on Nov 10, 2024 13:37:58 GMT
Interesting but most of the comments were ok and were accepting of the situation. Feel sympathy for the guy whose wife was disabled given he’d lived there a long time and it must be annoying not to be able to park on match days if you go out and vacate the space you have. I guess you plan your life around it. But I thought it was all pretty tame and it looked like they were scraping the barrel to try and find something negative and failed. And no one mentioned or were admitting the ground had been there longer than any of the residents so they knew what would happen when they moved in. A bit like living next door to a school and then going round to complain to the headteacher about the noise or parking (and I had several of those over the years). In the end it wasn’t a true representative sample was it? UTG! “So we don’t like it very much and we can never park on match days. So we can’t go out in the vehicles because my wife’s disabled. When we come back I can’t park, so I never go out on a match day.” In another thread, someone mentioned what can we do as fans? Well, we can help this chap out. Get his wife a blue badge and get the council to create a disabled parking space outside his house. It doesn't cost anything, just need to fill in the forms. If anyone knows him, I would be happy to help. I've done them before for people. But who was there first, the Ground or the Person? |
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Post by gasify on Nov 10, 2024 13:45:18 GMT
“So we don’t like it very much and we can never park on match days. So we can’t go out in the vehicles because my wife’s disabled. When we come back I can’t park, so I never go out on a match day.” In another thread, someone mentioned what can we do as fans? Well, we can help this chap out. Get his wife a blue badge and get the council to create a disabled parking space outside his house. It doesn't cost anything, just need to fill in the forms. If anyone knows him, I would be happy to help. I've done them before for people. But who was there first, the Ground or the Person? That's not really relevant. A driver of a disabled person has the right to get a blue badge and the right to have a white line disabled bay outside their house. That is very different to the I can't park outside my house complaint that we hear from able bodied drivers. The disability act is there to protect. |
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Post by baggins on Nov 10, 2024 13:55:45 GMT
But who was there first, the Ground or the Person? That's not really relevant. A driver of a disabled person has the right to get a blue badge and the right to have a white line disabled bay outside their house. That is very different to the I can't park outside my house complaint that we hear from able bodied drivers. The disability act is there to protect. Agreed, didn't mean to imply anything else. |
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Post by curlywurly on Nov 10, 2024 18:35:27 GMT
I have to say that that was very badly written, or AI, or both.
I get the need to be a good neighbour, but if these are the worst of people’s concerns, we don’t have much to worry about.
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Post by Gasshole on Nov 10, 2024 20:25:31 GMT
I used to live a few mins walk from the mem and I loved it. Parking was an issue obviously, but as I was at the ground anyway, I just had to make sure I was home in good time midweek and be home by midday on a Saturday. I’m sorry for pi$$ing in your front garden. |
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Post by yattongas on Nov 10, 2024 20:48:14 GMT
I used to live a few mins walk from the mem and I loved it. Parking was an issue obviously, but as I was at the ground anyway, I just had to make sure I was home in good time midweek and be home by midday on a Saturday. I’m sorry for pi$$ing in your front garden. I think it was the Donald Trump that made him move in the end. |
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Post by justin blue on Nov 10, 2024 21:09:44 GMT
Im sure the responses would be similar for a good many football grounds. I can see it’s an inconvenience on match days. but it’s in general once a fortnight for nine and a half months a year.
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Post by Topper Gas on Nov 10, 2024 22:24:08 GMT
But who was there first, the Ground or the Person? That's not really relevant. A driver of a disabled person has the right to get a blue badge and the right to have a white line disabled bay outside their house. That is very different to the I can't park outside my house complaint that we hear from able bodied drivers. The disability act is there to protect. We've no idea if the woman meets the disabled criteria for a disabled space or even if she has one and it's just issues with getting in and out of the space, or even the road, during match days? Surprised they are only advisory! "Disabled bays are marked in white. They are advisory only and have no legal standing. While a bay is intended for the person who applies for it, other disabled drivers can use it. Although we ask able-bodied drivers to park elsewhere, anyone can use them.x |
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Post by curlywurly on Nov 10, 2024 22:54:33 GMT
For anyone interested in the steps to improve dialogue with the local community, I'd point you to this episode of Bristol Unpacked podcast, hosted by gashead Neil Maggs. This interview with Emma Edwards was done prior to the council elections, so you may want to skip most of the episode, but I'd recommend a listen from 1:05:45 onwards , where Cllr Edwards describes some further details surrounding the South Stand planning. Not too much that we didn't know there, but much more positive tone about club/community engagement and building trust on both sides. Also the role that she and her fellow councillor James Crawford have in bringing both together. I didn't know, but she reveals that James Crawford is a gashead. thebristolcable.org/2024/04/listen-bristol-unpacked-with-emma-edwards-making-local-politics-less-toxic-and-whether-green-party-ready-for-power/ |
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Post by Gastafari on Nov 11, 2024 2:47:29 GMT
I live on Muller Avenue, 5 minute walk to The Mem and right on the doorstep of The County Ground.
I love it.
Gloucester Road gets a bit busy before and after Kick Off for a little bit obviously.
But turn right down Ashley Down Road and after 5.30, you'd never even know there was a game on when Rovers play.
Even the odd International One Dayer or T20 games V Somerset at the County Ground, you don't really notice.
There can't be too many locations better than Glocester Road for Football in the country. From Stokes Croft to The Mem, pretty much 2 miles of Bars, Pubs, Cafes, Take Aways, Restaurants etc.
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Post by Qatar Gas on Nov 11, 2024 5:06:25 GMT
Im sure the responses would be similar for a good many football grounds. I can see it’s an inconvenience on match days. but it’s in general once a fortnight for nine and a half months a year. It wasn't that long ago that there was a game a week when the rugby club played there too. So it isn't as bad as it used to be! |
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Post by gasify on Nov 11, 2024 8:01:29 GMT
That's not really relevant. A driver of a disabled person has the right to get a blue badge and the right to have a white line disabled bay outside their house. That is very different to the I can't park outside my house complaint that we hear from able bodied drivers. The disability act is there to protect. [1] or even if she has one and it's just issues with getting in and out of the space, or even the road, during match days? Surprised they are only advisory! "Disabled bays are marked in white. They are advisory only and have no legal standing. While a bay is intended for the person who applies for it, other disabled drivers can use it[2]. Although we ask able-bodied drivers to park elsewhere, anyone can use them.x 1 So are you calling the interviewee a liar? He said she was disabled. Why would you want to argue against this man? 2 Yes, they are advisory (the white ones are, the yellow ones compulsory). When there is a disabled space marked out, you would have to be a right W⚓️ to park there. Even if a fan had a blue badge, I think they would appreciate the need for that house and not park there. This can be demonstrated as there is a house with a sign outside that never gets parked in front of on match days. I was just trying to do some joined up thinking and offering to help. No need to attack his credentials. |
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Post by Tilly's Thighs on Nov 11, 2024 10:34:30 GMT
A woman who rents a flat overlooking Brentford's new ground was inundated with people wanting to date her, after she posted the view from her living room on Instagram. So, it's a "Yes" from me!  |
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Post by chewbacca on Nov 11, 2024 10:42:08 GMT
You really have to feel for the people that moved in prior to the stadium being built 103 years ago. They didn’t move to the area knowing a stadium would be built.
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Post by William Wilson on Nov 11, 2024 14:48:56 GMT
You really have to feel for the people that moved in prior to the stadium being built 103 years ago. They didn’t move to the area knowing a stadium would be built. Quite true. And as they probably paid about £8 3/6 for the house, don`t think they can complain that it hasn`t appreciated in value. |
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