Our Butt Ugly Sand Pit

[scottmac]

lol.
Hell no!
Just got back from my walk by inspection with the dogs ;D

And the big scoop is...

That today they have been watering the pitch!!!
Extensively, at least a good 6 hours worth!

Clearly they are now desperate to transform the two tiny and one biggish squares into someting remotely resembling the now green and pristine looking like the rest of the pitch, and not the current bright yellow/brown.

Inside reports state this may be largely so that no one can see just how little of the pitch Council were willing to fork for to re turf.

Gripping yes

With the colour you are quoting the relay to be i'd be surprised if they forked out anything at all.

 

[Paolo]

lol.
Hell no!
Just got back from my walk by inspection with the dogs ;D

And the big scoop is...

That today they have been watering the pitch!!!
Extensively, at least a good 6 hours worth!

Clearly they are now desperate to transform the two tiny and one biggish squares into someting remotely resembling the now green and pristine looking like the rest of the pitch, and not the current bright yellow/brown.

Inside reports state this may be largely so that no one can see just how little of the pitch Council were willing to fork for to re turf.

Gripping yes

With the colour you are quoting the relay to be i'd be surprised if they forked out anything at all.

Id be shocked if there wasnt something in the lease which stated that the Council were not responsible and wouldnt fork out any coin for any surface upgrades

 

[Forum Phoenix]

lol.
Hell no!
Just got back from my walk by inspection with the dogs ;D

And the big scoop is...

That today they have been watering the pitch!!!
Extensively, at least a good 6 hours worth!

Clearly they are now desperate to transform the two tiny and one biggish squares into someting remotely resembling the now green and pristine looking like the rest of the pitch, and not the current bright yellow/brown.

Inside reports state this may be largely so that no one can see just how little of the pitch Council were willing to fork for to re turf.

Gripping yes

With the colour you are quoting the relay to be i'd be surprised if they forked out anything at all.

Id be shocked if there wasnt something in the lease which stated that the Council were not responsible and wouldnt fork out any coin for any surface upgrades

Well today someone forked out for some more sand but only for the new squares.
And so now the former yellow squares are looking decidedly white.

I think I might start a pool on what colour they'll turn them next...
The longest odds will definitely be on green

 

[FFC Mariner]

Perhaps we are going to see a CCM logo and FTS dyed into it?

Or not

 

[Arabmariner]

FTS dyed into it?

+1 for this.

 

[Jesus]

lol.
Hell no!
Just got back from my walk by inspection with the dogs ;D

And the big scoop is...

That today they have been watering the pitch!!!
Extensively, at least a good 6 hours worth!

Clearly they are now desperate to transform the two tiny and one biggish squares into someting remotely resembling the now green and pristine looking like the rest of the pitch, and not the current bright yellow/brown.

Inside reports state this may be largely so that no one can see just how little of the pitch Council were willing to fork for to re turf.

Gripping yes

With the colour you are quoting the relay to be i'd be surprised if they forked out anything at all.

Id be shocked if there wasnt something in the lease which stated that the Council were not responsible and wouldnt fork out any coin for any surface upgrades

The council, and by extention, rate payers pay for the upkeep of the field. It uses 2/3 of the budget for central coast fields

 

[dibo]

source?

 

[Forum Phoenix]

Are you saying Jesus that they withhold/don't feel it necessary to spend a third each year...?

 

[Forum Phoenix]

Oh and no news today...
Which is supposed to be good news.
But "nothing comes of nothing"

 

[Paolo]

Are you saying Jesus that they withhold/don't feel it necessary to spend a third each year...?

No he is saying it comes under Council's Open Space and Leisure Servives R0 rated sports grounds and that of all the allocated funds for ALL sportsgrounds in the LGA, Grahame Park gets two thirds of the funds.

 

[elevated position]

So what does Singo's group tip in?

 

[FFC Mariner]

I'm guessing very little based on the state of the pitch over the past few seasons

 

[Paolo]

Without knowing what singos mob tip in, Gosford City Council tips in $270 000 towards field maintenance each year.

Also re the Canberra move, although mariners are recieving a sum of money for playing two matches down there it was recommended by a lawn and turf maintenance consulting group that the field not be used for a period of 5 weeks in order to do significant works. This was recommended after the FFA raised their concerns to Council's GM.

OT, i was unaware previously, but CCM actually own the new video screen and charge a decent little sum for it to be used by central coast stadium for NRL, Rugby and other events(excluding comminty events)

 

[dibo]

OT, i was unaware previously, but CCM actually own the new video screen and charge a decent little sum for it to be used by central coast stadium for NRL, Rugby and other events(excluding comminty events)

That makes sense - Energy Australia pretty much bought it for us, didn't they?

 

[Paolo]

OT, i was unaware previously, but CCM actually own the new video screen and charge a decent little sum for it to be used by central coast stadium for NRL, Rugby and other events(excluding comminty events)

That makes sense - Energy Australia pretty much bought it for us, didn't they?

It was a grant from NSW Government made to Gosford City Council rather then to CCM. On top of that CCM receieved a loan from GCC. So in reality GCC just handed CCM the $250k grant and CCM have sole ownership.

 

[dibo]

Cute. I presume that there would be attached conditions that would stop CCM taking the screen with them were they to move to Tuggerah (and therefore to WSC)?

 

[Paolo]

Cute. I presume that there would be attached conditions that would stop CCM taking the screen with them were they to move to Tuggerah (and therefore to WSC)?

 

[dibo]

Simple solution, build a new WC stadium at Adcock Park instead, and GCC can flog Graham Park for whatever the hell they want.

 

[FFC Mariner]

Graham park for units? link with the fabled "marina/fast ferry" project

Build a 25k (upscaleable to 40k) rectangualr flat pack stadium at Adcock?

too hard but a lovely idea

 

[Jesus]

source?

It was front page of the express earlier this year because the bean counters accidently gave it all to the department, and then had to take the 2/3's out to give to the stadium