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Post by newby on Dec 6, 2023 22:23:00 GMT
I see that Gloucestershire have plans to move to a new ground, as yet unspecified but in the South of the County close to the M4. I've only been to the ground in Bristol a couple of times and not for years. I seem to remember that Like Headingley it had handy local shops and pubs you could walk out to, but the ground itself wasn't particularly memorable.
The Neville road sight is valued at about £40 million and there's talk of one of the two new 'hundred' teams being based in the area which might be the driving force.
Not sure what the timescale is but a new ground can't be knocked up overnight.
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Post by karma on Dec 7, 2023 10:38:43 GMT
I seem to recall Bristol is overlooked by a pretty unattractive block of flats (not like Trafalgar Sq. backing on to Scarborough) and that pitch can get pretty waterlogged.
I might be doing them a dis-service as I haven't been for years.
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Post by newby on Dec 7, 2023 10:58:15 GMT
I think they were retirement apartments and overlooking the ground was part of their attraction. Some more people who won't be happy.
I can't really see anywhere except Bristol with the kind of catchment area for a cricket ground but what do I know.
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Post by karma on Dec 7, 2023 11:35:18 GMT
ILKLEY - DESIREABLE YORKSHIRE TOWN
I'm really going off at a tangent with this post about one of my favourite places, namely Ilkley - with it's fabulous buildings ,shops, theatres, Betty's and my best of all the start of The Dales Way, a 90 odd mile walk to the Lake District starting on the banks of the beautiful River Wharf.
First of all I am not being political. While waiting for my car being serviced, I've read a couple of articles 'on-line which are about Ilkley but mirror life everywhere.
First of all, "Ilkley could be left without a single bank leaving locals with a 2 hour bus trip" - it currently has remaining a Halifax and a Santander branch but the former closes next month.
I sometimes bank on-line but that doesn't meet all the needs that people have and which are many. Imagine the poor person who's spouse has recently died and the request to present documentation in person at the nearest branch to deal with probate, as an example.
I'm told that they close branches because people don't use them, "you can use the post office for your banking transactions"- they've obviously not seen the massive queue at my post office.
It's got to stop in fact governments and regulators have done little to ensure banks are fit for purpose in meeting customer needs. Even the promised 'Banking Hubs' should come before bank closures not years after the event.
Another headline for Ilkley - "Council agrees financial package to tackle food poverty in Ilkley . £27,000 package to ease the burden of local people this Christmas"
Food poverty is everywhere as a fellow poster can attest. Lots of people are only a couple of paydays away from real financial difficulties and food poverty. Many people are already there. We can all do a bit to help by either supporting your local foodbanks (ask them what they need first) or financial donations to a relevant charity. If I see someone begging in the street I don't give money though I can't see someone go hungry or without a hot drink
I remember about 10 years ago walking through a pedestrian street in Scarborough with Mrs Karma when approached by a man who didn't ask for money but asked if I could please buy him a cup of tea. Of course I could and took him into a local cafe to get what he wanted. I asked him if he would like something to eat but no he just needed the tea which I ordered at the counter. "does he take sugar?" ( classic) I was asked , no. And, "Did I need a receipt" I then realised the cafe owner thought I was his carer but in point of fact he was part of a larger group and had become separated from them and his carer. We helped him rejoin them but he must have been pretty desperate to approach a stranger.
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Post by karma on Dec 7, 2023 14:58:30 GMT
When I was a boy, a friend of mine got work back from the teacher marked "Careless spelling and punction." Sir was not amused to have his mistake pointed out. At Burton GS, one lad's geography essay came back with something illegible scribbled at the bottom. He went up and asked what it said, and was given a clout for his trouble. Later we puzzled it out between us. "Write more legibly." The teacher was called Illingworth, and played cricket for the town club, but in our opinion the world would have been a better place without him. And I have no idea what Flintoff has tattooed on his shoulder, but I do know the other two answers. Ok then Dave, there's not been a rush of all three Freddie Flintoff answers so I'll take the first with two correct answers.
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Post by slowleftarmer on Dec 7, 2023 15:46:47 GMT
Well he did have a boxing match I think.
has he not got the 3 Lions and his England number tattoed on his upper arm?
And surely Freddie comes from his name being close enough to Fred Flintstone?
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Post by davemorton on Dec 7, 2023 18:30:44 GMT
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Post by karma on Dec 7, 2023 20:28:55 GMT
Well he did have a boxing match I think. has he not got the 3 Lions and his England number tattoed on his upper arm? And surely Freddie comes from his name being close enough to Fred Flintstone? Well, 'Fred Flintstone' was a cartoon character. Yabbadabbado. There was,I think a 3 part tv film where he trained to be a boxer and I understand was seriously considering becoming a professional (but didn't) If we'd looked carefully at his left shoulder ,while he was in his boxing gear we might have been able to see the tattooed names of his wife and children. I think that's near enough the truth, well the truth I 'remember'.
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Post by karma on Dec 7, 2023 20:49:17 GMT
Great action photographs, particularly like the stumping (Gohar?) Sunny day helps ,I'm sure. I still think the flats are monstrosaties but they say beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
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Post by davemorton on Dec 7, 2023 21:16:15 GMT
There is a spectator walkway under the flats, decorated from end to end with pictures of Gloucs players. Similar at Taunton, all round the ground, and at Worcester, where there's a wall featuring every International player. At Headingley, we've got Test captains round the back of the East Stand, the Hutton and Sutcliffe Gates, the Trueman Enclosure, and the Dickie Bird clock.
And that's the lot. A disgrace.
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Post by karma on Dec 8, 2023 0:00:40 GMT
I haven't seen the walkway you mention Dave, and Bristol is an city with some very attractive sites to also visit (Clifton and the waterside docks) - hopefully I'll get chance to go back.
At Headingley under the 'Howard Stand' There's also a very substantial walkway which could lend itself to shout a bit louder about our history and players, past and present. But how do we encourage the club to do this? We have some pictures but as you infer, a bit limited . We also have a museum and there will be a wealth of photo's and other material from there that could be 'brought out' and used as a basis for a walkway or similar.
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Post by slowleftarmer on Dec 8, 2023 8:20:32 GMT
Well i think we had more stuff celebrating our recent trophy wins pictured in various locations around the ground but they were removed under Lord Patel's regime presumably as some of those pictured had been sacked by him.
I agree its a disgrace we have little to acknowledge Lord Hawke, Rhodes, Hirst, Verity, Close, Boycott whereas you go to other grounds and they have already named stands or ends after modern players like Hick, Trescothick, Cook, Anderson and Broad I believe.
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Post by davemorton on Dec 8, 2023 9:53:08 GMT
Yes, you could sit in the Trescothick stand to watch Marcus bat, and you can still see Jimmy bowling from the Anderson end. Potentially. Cook? Is there something named after Sir Alastair at Chelmsford? Too late now, he has sadly departed. At Kensington Oval, there is the Sobers Pavilion (complete with statue), the Three Ws Stand, the Hall & Griffith Stand, and the Cozier Media Centre. The MCG has wonderful statues of Victoria greats and Aussie Rules footballers, all round the perimeter. The Bradman Statue in the parkland outside Adelaide Oval is exceptionally good, as is the Lillee one at Melbourne. It is not a crime to be proud of your heritage. Attachments:
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Post by karma on Dec 8, 2023 10:28:35 GMT
Yes all good. Even Chester-le-Street named half a pavilion after Paul Collinwood and the ground has only been there for what seems like 2 minutes but I realise is much longer.
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Post by slowleftarmer on Dec 8, 2023 13:18:07 GMT
i would like to think that they could make the DB Close Enclosure a smoking only area
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