Ram1988 Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 (edited) If talks between Mel and Chris Kirchner break down and no deal can be meet between them (with or without the City Council) for Pride Park and he decides to push ahead where would everyone like to see us play our home games next season? Chesterfield ?- to keep us in Derbyshire Burton ? - Just down the road on the A38 Notts County Ground ? - local 19/20,000 seater ground Stoke ? - May be keep to ground share given their financial fair play situation Edited May 8, 2022 by Ram1988 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Ram Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 1 & 2 are a non starter due to capacity, 3 will be complex re fixture arrangements, they already have to avoid playing on the same day as Florist, so Stoke or maybe Fester are 2 realistic options. Parking at the Potters has always been a nightmare and the train station is a fair way from the ground. Think it is about a 15 minute walk to the Walkers from the station..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFC1388 Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 Notts County never has & never will be a viable option Carl Sagan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram1988 Posted May 8, 2022 Author Share Posted May 8, 2022 10 minutes ago, Jimbo Ram said: 1 & 2 are a non starter due to capacity, 3 will be complex re fixture arrangements, they already have to avoid playing on the same day as Florist, so Stoke or maybe Fester are 2 realistic options. Parking at the Potters has always been a nightmare and the train station is a fair way from the ground. Think it is about a 15 minute walk to the Walkers from the station..... I think Stoke would be more keen to come to some sort of agreement than Leicester but it is just a pain for people to get to (if you live around Derby). No parking and as you say a trek to the station. I thought Meadow Lane would make the most sense 19/20,000 which we could fill and it is easy to get to. You are right about it being complex though to avoid home fixtures with Notts County and Forest. All far from ideal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Durden Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 Just now, DCFC1388 said: Notts County never has & never will be a viable option It's got a lot going for it tbf Great microbrewery on Meadow Lane. 10 minute trip from my house. What more could you ask for ? Ken Tram and Ghost of Clough 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFC1388 Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 16 minutes ago, Tyler Durden said: It's got a lot going for it tbf Great microbrewery on Meadow Lane. 10 minute trip from my house. What more could you ask for ? Has a lot going for it except tgere are 2 clubs in Nottingham who cant play on the same day, adding us into the mix isnt possible as would me playing on the same day as Forest, never going to happen Comrade 86 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CornwallRam Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 Semi facetiously, we could always play at Gigg Lane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBRammette Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 43 minutes ago, Ram1988 said: If talks between Mel and Chris Kirchner break down and no deal can be meet between them (with or without the City Council) for Pride Park and he decides to push ahead where would everyone like to see us play our home games next season? Chesterfield ?- to keep us in Derbyshire Burton ? - Just down the road on the A38 Notts County Ground ? - local 19/20,000 seater ground Stoke ? - May be keep to ground share given their financial fair play situation Cambridge please! Jortat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Durden Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 46 minutes ago, DCFC1388 said: Has a lot going for it except tgere are 2 clubs in Nottingham who cant play on the same day, adding us into the mix isnt possible as would me playing on the same day as Forest, never going to happen That was my attempt at being tongue in cheek ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PistoldPete Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 33 minutes ago, CornwallRam said: Semi facetiously, we could always play at Gigg Lane. Rename it the Duck the EFL stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobdeBilder Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 Everybody is assuming that these other clubs want us at their stadia. Has anyone asked them? jimtastic56 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFC27 Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 Thinking outside of the box, we permanently ground share with Burton and expand their stadium. Provided we both own it. Just remove Mel from the whole situation. Maybe have to share with someone else in the meantime jimtastic56 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Clough Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 Notts County would be my first pick. I'd try to make it work soem way or another. 2nd pick is tricky. Maybe Leicester Tigers? Tyler Durden 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcfcsr92 Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 Couldn't care less where just agree something so we can carry on, get the council to put planning permission for a new bit of land and make pride park worth nothing apart from the land it sits on Mel will soon change his mind on the price pride park is worth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 Notts county if transportation is put on otherwise I wouldn’t be going Anywhere else and we wouldn’t be able to pay off the debts would we Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBW Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 There's no way on this planet Notts Police agree to having Derby play at Meadow Lane, no chance on earth. I find it odd people would also even want to play in Nottingham? If it's a case of club or no club, Chesterfield is the best choice. I know attendance isn't ideal, but needs must, the situation isn't based on things being ideal anyway... Chesterfield are a community owned club too, so i'd suspect they'd be more than happy for the extra income. sheeponacid, bimmerman, angieram and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeds Ram Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 You'd think Notts County would be the only realistic solution to this if it came about. Both Leicester and Stoke are too far for a reasonable amount of the fan base to travel to with Burton and Chesterfield being too small to accommodate us. But then you've got the issue of when on earth we'd play? I guess I could think of 1 option simply play on sunday's for weekend games and midweek we play the day before or after Notts County. Tyler Durden and Ken Tram 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Durden Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 5 minutes ago, SBW said: There's no way on this planet Notts Police agree to having Derby play at Meadow Lane, no chance on earth. I find it odd people would also even want to play in Nottingham? If it's a case of club or no club, Chesterfield is the best choice. I know attendance isn't ideal, but needs must, the situation isn't based on things being ideal anyway... Chesterfield are a community owned club too, so i'd suspect they'd be more than happy for the extra income. What's odd about wanting to play at a ground like 12 miles away? Am assuming it's a county lines thing which seems really bizarre tbf. We might not have a choice if things go toes up so let that sink in for a moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFC27 Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 9 minutes ago, Sparkle said: Notts county if transportation is put on otherwise I wouldn’t be going Anywhere else and we wouldn’t be able to pay off the debts would we if transport it put on?! There already is it’s called public transport. Gritstone Tup 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFC27 Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 To be fair playing at Forest is probably the easiest solution from a practicality point of view. We could clash with Notts county as their average attendance is about 6000 whereas derby and Forest would be too much on the same day and it’s very difficult to arrange 3 teams not to play at home on the same day. attendance would be fine and it’s the closest to us. Unfortunately, it means sharing with our biggest rivals but I’m not going to lie I’d much prefer to play in Nottingham than Stoke or Leicester. Ken Tram, Greg The Sheep and bimmerman 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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