Town vs Shels - 13/8 7.30pm.

**Martinho II** · 16/08/2011, 9:59 AM

Originally Posted by Rocky77

Is his contract up at the end of the season? There are only two weeks left of the transfer window so if he doesn't go in the next fortnight he'll leave for nowt. Can't see a club like Colchester having any sort of transfer budget to pay for a player totally unproven at any serious level - more likely they'll wait til November and take him in for a closer look then.

I would say so yeah rocky.. the majority of the town squad are on one yr contracts ..I am not sure specifically with cowan but with us being in the first division nowadays you really can only focus season by season with existing squad members.btw looking at the shels video of the match craig walsh had a key role in the goal .crawley did brilliantly to keep ball in play and did great one two with craig walsh..

**Acornvilla** · 16/08/2011, 12:04 PM

Its been annoying me for a while now whats that white structure beside the stand?

seats look much better too :d

**Longfordian** · 16/08/2011, 1:20 PM

They're putting in new toilets, a new medical room and a drug testing room I think. Some storage rooms as well as far as I know.

**Acornvilla** · 16/08/2011, 1:52 PM

Originally Posted by Longfordian

They're putting in new toilets, a new medical room and a drug testing room I think. Some storage rooms as well as far as I know.

Good stuff, money is better spent on things like that anyway

I was thinking actually, how much would it cost to put a little roof the whole way around the seats? Or would any company do it for free/ reduced rate if we gave them free sponsorship of it for life?

**outspoken** · 16/08/2011, 2:28 PM

Originally Posted by Acornvilla

Good stuff, money is better spent on things like that anyway

I was thinking actually, how much would it cost to put a little roof the whole way around the seats? Or would any company do it for free/ reduced rate if we gave them free sponsorship of it for life?

I'd imagine that would cost more than you think

**Acornvilla** · 16/08/2011, 4:38 PM

Yeah I know it would cost a decent amount but the promise of free sponsorship could soften the blow greatly especially if things do continue (albeit slowly) to improve on the field

**Longfordian** · 16/08/2011, 5:37 PM

They costed it out a few years ago and as far as I can remember you're talking six figures. You'd have to have supporting columns on the walls and I'm not sure the existing walls would be strong enough. If and when the capital grants from the government come online again then that's part of the plans for future applications afaik. The lights will have to be upgraded at some point too.

**L.T.F.C.** · 16/08/2011, 8:44 PM

Originally Posted by Keen2win

No, if you were at the match you would have realised they were painted!!

Thats f*cking rich.

**L.T.F.C.** · 16/08/2011, 8:47 PM

Originally Posted by Longfordian

They costed it out a few years ago and as far as I can remember you're talking six figures. You'd have to have supporting columns on the walls and I'm not sure the existing walls would be strong enough. If and when the capital grants from the government come online again then that's part of the plans for future applications afaik. The lights will have to be upgraded at some point too.

With the restructuring of the walls and sorting out getting around the astro-turf pitches, it'd be seven figures. There's new dressing rooms in the corner too as far I know!

**Longfordian** · 16/08/2011, 9:03 PM

Yeah I think there's new or additional changing facilities for the refs and fourth officials I think. You obviously need a separate room for female officials and they were using the drug room previously I believe.

**RonnieB** · 16/08/2011, 9:19 PM

Originally Posted by Longfordian

. You obviously need a separate room for female officials and they were using the drug room previously I believe.

They can use my car.

**Martinho II** · 16/08/2011, 10:44 PM

thats fantastic news about the clubs plans for the unroofed part of the ground.. In 1995 longford town did heavy fundraising to get a roof around the whole length of the pitch where section o is now but it wasnt as expensive as back then there was no walls as it was all standing room only.. That only lasted for five years as the full development then started to take shape new stand, old guinness stand demolished old stand the far side demolished.. hopefully club will get second pitches sorted out soon and then we will have the final product..

**Longfordian** · 16/08/2011, 11:34 PM

Well I know they were definitely looking at it a few years ago but God knows if or when they'll get the necessary grant approval and they'd have to find 20 or 30% of the cost themselves. I wouldn't be expecting it to happen any time soon given the current government finances!

**outspoken** · 17/08/2011, 11:14 PM

Originally Posted by Longfordian

Yeah I think there's new or additional changing facilities for the refs and fourth officials I think. You obviously need a separate room for female officials and they were using the drug room previously I believe.

So that's why she was such a bi*ch to us

**outspoken** · 17/08/2011, 11:15 PM

Just on the second pitch thing is it true that within the next two years it will be a licensing requirment that you have two pitches? Just something I heard.