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Quote from: SilverShire on October 18, 2022, 10:20:16 AMNWW, I was thinking somewhere like Oxford could be a good location. Roughly 1 hour drive from Henley and Lemington Spa, 45 min train from Cov, 1 Hour trains from London, and ~1h30 drive from Surrey/Kent. Location ticks a lot of boxes.Closer to Wycombe then Maidenhead could have been a shout, but much earlier in the redevelopment plans so too late now. It's also too far from EPIC and where most players are currently based.I think Oxford will struggle for land and they already have the Kassam, which could play at but as tenants only, could work as a temporary fix. An area with lots of development and pretty good transport links for a potential new stadium closer to EPIC could be Bicester. Further South, nearer a train station could be Thame - but there'd need to be much more infrastructure development and no idea on land close to Haddenham/Thame Parkway.
NWW, I was thinking somewhere like Oxford could be a good location. Roughly 1 hour drive from Henley and Lemington Spa, 45 min train from Cov, 1 Hour trains from London, and ~1h30 drive from Surrey/Kent. Location ticks a lot of boxes.
The Majetski (*? spelling!) Stadium was too big and I thought it really soulless. But the supporters were great, and welcoming too and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. 2 Wasps in the middle of a solid block of STH Not Nots.
Maidenhead council are planning to move the Football club to Braywick park (a large area with a hotel, leisure centre and Maidenhead rugby club plus training pitches) and work with them to build a new stadium. Maybe that’s an opening - excellent road and rail links already in place and a decent catchment area for Berks, Bucks, Oxon and Chiltern areas.
Quote from: WonkyWasp on October 18, 2022, 06:50:23 PMThe Majetski (*? spelling!) Stadium was too big and I thought it really soulless. But the supporters were great, and welcoming too and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. 2 Wasps in the middle of a solid block of STH Not Nots.Yes, I went once too, nice folks, but it felt more empty that the Ricoh (as was). Irish could not wait to exit that place. Football stadia just don't have the right feeling to me. I have little doubt that Brentford doesn't feel quite right either.
Actually like the Brentford stadium .has an old school feel, being in the centre of things , anticipation building in the pubs around, and the walk to get in. Also a a feel of being close to play. Whereas the Madjeski , CBS, Sale and Sixways have that feel of being edge of town ,put there so as not to disturb others, just watch the match and go home. It’s why a lot of Coventry fans still hanker for their old ground, and West Ham fans.
Quote from: hookender on October 18, 2022, 07:47:59 PMActually like the Brentford stadium .has an old school feel, being in the centre of things , anticipation building in the pubs around, and the walk to get in. Also a a feel of being close to play. Whereas the Madjeski , CBS, Sale and Sixways have that feel of being edge of town ,put there so as not to disturb others, just watch the match and go home. It’s why a lot of Coventry fans still hanker for their old ground, and West Ham fans.+1 on Brentford. Selfishly convenient for our tribe. Been impressed with it as a stadium.
Quote from: InBetweenWasp on October 18, 2022, 10:40:32 AMQuote from: SilverShire on October 18, 2022, 10:20:16 AMNWW, I was thinking somewhere like Oxford could be a good location. Roughly 1 hour drive from Henley and Lemington Spa, 45 min train from Cov, 1 Hour trains from London, and ~1h30 drive from Surrey/Kent. Location ticks a lot of boxes.Closer to Wycombe then Maidenhead could have been a shout, but much earlier in the redevelopment plans so too late now. It's also too far from EPIC and where most players are currently based.I think Oxford will struggle for land and they already have the Kassam, which could play at but as tenants only, could work as a temporary fix. An area with lots of development and pretty good transport links for a potential new stadium closer to EPIC could be Bicester. Further South, nearer a train station could be Thame - but there'd need to be much more infrastructure development and no idea on land close to Haddenham/Thame Parkway.Maidenhead council are planning to move the Football club to Braywick park (a large area with a hotel, leisure centre and Maidenhead rugby club plus training pitches) and work with them to build a new stadium. Maybe that’s an opening - excellent road and rail links already in place and a decent catchment area for Berks, Bucks, Oxon and Chiltern areas.