The future

[sada8022]

I wait to be shot down but, how are we going to relocate to darlington and build a stadium. I think we are living in a dream world as were is the massive influx of money going to come from under the CIC scheme.
We may have 3 sites in mind but i bet they are not free, if we are going to move up the leauges as quick as they want we will need millions quickly and i cant see were this will come from.
You can all shoot me down now but if you do please let me know where the millions are comming from to buy land and build a stadium suitable for Confrence prem.

[Darlo.For.Life]

A possible scenario may be that the council step in and create a sports hub which will allow us to return to Darlington at a much lower cost.

[MKDarlo]

I think we might have kind have figured this point out

[sada8022]

A possible scenario may be that the council step in and create a sports hub which will allow us to return to Darlington at a much lower cost.

The council have just announced massive cuts

[princes town]

A possible scenario may be that the council step in and create a sports hub which will allow us to return to Darlington at a much lower cost.

The council have just announced massive cuts

True but the council do have different pots of money. However, I suspect their prioritie may be more targeted towards finding accommodation for Mowden Hall staff and projects like that where there is a clear jobs dividend.

[sada8022]

I think a lot of people dont live in the real world.it will cost millions.

[Ash_Quaker]

Huge grants available, especially with us being a community club.

[sada8022]

What huge grants, can someone please explain what huge grants are available that are worth millions. we may be community owned but you wont get grants when you are employing proffesional footballers on big wages which you will need in the confrence prem

[Ash_Quaker]

What huge grants, can someone please explain what huge grants are available that are worth millions. we may be community owned but you wont get grants when you are employing proffesional footballers on big wages which you will need in the confrence prem

Well Lincoln received grants not so long ago...

[Darlo.For.Life]

FC United of Manchester funding plan:

The development fund target was originally £500,000 with fans having raised £446,000 at the time of the planning decision – but £250,000 of this had been spent on that planning procedure.

The overall cost of the Moston scheme is higher than originally planned at Ten Acres Lane and the development fund target is now £600,000.

A community share scheme target is now also £100,000 higher at £1.6m – with £1.3m raised before the scheme was put on hold following the uncertainty of the original proposal.

The club had applied for grants in the region of £1.5m, with £650,000 originally agreed by the City Council, plus a further £850,000 coming from the Football Foundation, Sport England & other grant bodies.

The current funding package is in place to raise the £4.5m required:
- £1,600,000 FC United Community Shares scheme (target reached on 16 March 2012)
- £300,000 Development Fund (£486,000 raised, but £250,000+ spent on fees – a further £114,000 to raise)
- £550,000 Manchester City Council (approved January 2012)
- £750,000 Sport England (Iconic facilities fund, stage one approval given. Funding approved in principle December 2011)
- £150,000 Football Foundation Stadia Improvement Fund (Decision March 2012)
- £500,000 Football Foundation Community Facilities Fund (Decision March 2012)
- £300,000 Other grants and confidential identified funder (decision expected November 2011)
- up to £500,000 Manchester City Council loan (approved January 2012 to bridge any funding gap if required)

[davidcorks 40yard OG]

I wait to be shot down but, how are we going to relocate to darlington and build a stadium. I think we are living in a dream world as were is the massive influx of money going to come from under the CIC scheme.
We may have 3 sites in mind but i bet they are not free, if we are going to move up the leauges as quick as they want we will need millions quickly and i cant see were this will come from.
You can all shoot me down now but if you do please let me know where the millions are comming from to buy land and build a stadium suitable for Confrence prem.

What huge grants, can someone please explain what huge grants are available that are worth millions. we may be community owned but you wont get grants when you are employing proffesional footballers on big wages which you will need in the confrence prem

Yet another Arena Bummer/worshipper surfaces

[Fatty eats roadkill]

I've heard we have been buying a thousand scratch cards each week and been banking the profits!

Fucking chill out sadda!

[andi_darlo]

Maybe Martin's business is going really well, and he has decided if he can have 20 outdoor training pitches and half the money they will generate he will stump up the cash !

[Bogratsteve]

Maybe Martin's business is going really well, and he has decided if he can have 20 outdoor training pitches and half the money they will generate he will stump up the cash !

He had 3 or 4 vans there last night................

[Spyman]

Huge grants available, especially with us being a community club.

Yes, but who in Darlington is really interested in him? 4 Weddings was quite good, but Love Actually won't have endeared him to many football supporters - not really a man-film. I'm not convinced this will raise millions.

[Bogratsteve]

Huge grants available, especially with us being a community club.

Yes, but who in Darlington is really interested in him? 4 Weddings was quite good, but Love Actually won't have endeared him to many football supporters - not really a man-film. I'm not convinced this will raise millions.

woof woof

[Ash_Quaker]

Huge grants available, especially with us being a community club.

Yes, but who in Darlington is really interested in him? 4 Weddings was quite good, but Love Actually won't have endeared him to many football supporters - not really a man-film. I'm not convinced this will raise millions.

[Mowden1883]

There are grants available but a lot of the money is going to have to come from the club i.e. the fans.

The cost of building a stadium up to BSP/L2 standards is approx £1m per 1,000 spectators which means £5-6m for a 5,000 to 6,000 capacity stadium. This is in addition to the land cost.

Two of the 3 sites must be Blackwell Meadows and Eastbourne. If I was to speculate on the 3rd "exciting" option, I would go for either Central Park or part of the South Park field.

Surely it will be in the interests of all for the club to take its time to get this right i.e. secure the right site and raise the funds rather than rushing into some quick fix which ultimately may prove inadequate for the club's long-term needs.

[carver30]

Think it will take 2-3 years at least and be a mixture of grants, CIC and maybe on the back of a development of some kind. The more mix in the pot I think makes it achievable over the long term.

[Darlobp]

Most posters on here already know how hard it is going to be to get back to Darlo, I am pleased this is something that is starting to dawn on more people. The hated Arena looks like a no go as no one from the club or DMPRFC look to be interested in some sort of ground share to create a sporting HUB, so it looks like our best hope will be grants and council help, the problem with grants is they need some matching funds so for us to ask for millions in grants we need hundreds of thousands of matching funds from fans, the big question is this doable and how long will it take.

I would not rule out a return to the town, but I hear Brinkburn road is favourite to Neasham road, is this good enough for us, is this what the town expects for its football club, I suppose time will tell.

[BUSHEAD]

I hear Brinkburn road is favourite to Neasham road, is this good enough for us, is this what the town expects for its football club, I suppose time will tell.

Where exactly on Brinkburn Road do you mean ?
If your talking about the RA ground, then its bollocks.

[Quakerz]

Oh, you not heard then BUSHEAD?

All the gaps, fill in with cheap terracing/seating, Bob's your uncle.

[BUSHEAD]

Sure us cricket lads wouldn't mind being relocated due to a new stand & 700 space car park......

[Quakerz]

There's plenty of parks to play cricket on.

[BUSHEAD]

The denes aren't quite up to NYSD standard ...

[carver30]

Most posters on here already know how hard it is going to be to get back to Darlo, I am pleased this is something that is starting to dawn on more people. The hated Arena looks like a no go as no one from the club or DMPRFC look to be interested in some sort of ground share to create a sporting HUB, so it looks like our best hope will be grants and council help, the problem with grants is they need some matching funds so for us to ask for millions in grants we need hundreds of thousands of matching funds from fans, the big question is this doable and how long will it take.

I would not rule out a return to the town, but I hear Brinkburn road is favourite to Neasham road, is this good enough for us, is this what the town expects for its football club, I suppose time will tell.

Think any council help will be verbal or planning certainly won't be financial, some major cuts on the horizon by DBC.

[Mowden1883]

I can't see the RA ground being an option as the cricket pitch would have to be sacrificed to allow the development of a stadium up to the standard required. This would be preclude a groundshare with the RA.

I suppose that buying the RA ground could be an option, but my guess is that developers may have an option on it. Bushead, obviously being an RA cricket member, may know?

There are also traffic issues with the RA ground. The Brinkburn Road / West Auckland Road junction is a nightmare at the best of times. I'm sure the council planners would have concerns with this.

If an existing ground was to be developed, the old athletics track next to Longfield school may be a better option. The club already has its training base there and I'm sure any new facilities could be shared with the school which I believe specialises as a sports academy.

[Big Tim]

I can't see the RA ground being an option as the cricket pitch would have to be sacrificed to allow the development of a stadium up to the standard required. This would be preclude a groundshare with the RA.

I suppose that buying the RA ground could be an option, but my guess is that developers may have an option on it. Bushead, obviously being an RA cricket member, may know?

There are also traffic issues with the RA ground. The Brinkburn Road / West Auckland Road junction is a nightmare at the best of times. I'm sure the council planners would have concerns with this.

If an existing ground was to be developed, the old athletics track next to Longfield school may be a better option. The club already has its training base there and I'm sure any new facilities could be shared with the school which I believe specialises as a sports academy.

Longfield Road area is already chock a block with cars so that would be a no go, Access would be a problem aswell.

[DIRTYDAVE]

Think Central Park site would be the best site its near to the railway station and near to the centre of town for passing fans to pop along.

[Neil_Heaneys_Pace]

Wheres the central park again? havent lived in darlo for about ten years