Bladesway
Not a member of the reaction faction
Thought I had posted this the other day but appears my old age got the better of me :fishbowl:
Anyhow, I was listening to a 5 live debate from Liverpool the other day and it got me thinking about ground sharing. Yes, I know I can hear the howls as we speak but at least hear my logic out.
Firstly, we are both skint. We have no cash. A ground share would generate millions from the sale of BDTBL and hopefully Sheffield Council would dip in ala Manchester City (even if its only a percentage) to save its 2 major footballing icons in the City of Sheffield.
Then there is Word Cup 2018 (if we get it). Now lets be honest, whilever Elland Road is where it is, Hillsborough hasn't got a cat in hells chance of getting final selection. My though, lets share a new ground with a 40k capacity, all nice and shiny and take the World Cup from Leeds to Sheffield. How could the FA et al say no to the cradle of footballing civilization when it has a new ground that would have the biggest capacity in Yorkshire?
So, why ground share with them? Well whether we like it or not we are both of similar quality albeit we are slightly better than them. We both get similar crowds (like it or not) and we could both do justice to the capacity. Also, if McCabe uses his noggin it would save him battling to extend BDTBL and dipping into his own funds (which he doesn't seem to want to do in any case).
I have always baulked at the idea of a ground share but I guarantee you that it will come to many cities in the future. The game cannot keep expanding and while the Premiership will get bigger (perhaps) the Championship will be littered with clubs going bust in the coming years if this carries on. Perhaps we should be the forward thinking city for a change and not stick our heads in the sand to something that makes massive financial sense. Why have millions tied up in a ground of your own, with all the problems that brings, when you can share the cost and invest the money raised from the sale of Bramall Lane into the thing that matters most to all of us, the team?
Take the red and white specs off, just for a minute and it makes business sense. This isn't a merger, but a chance for us to improve the first team without actually breaking our own bank.
Anyhow, I was listening to a 5 live debate from Liverpool the other day and it got me thinking about ground sharing. Yes, I know I can hear the howls as we speak but at least hear my logic out.
Firstly, we are both skint. We have no cash. A ground share would generate millions from the sale of BDTBL and hopefully Sheffield Council would dip in ala Manchester City (even if its only a percentage) to save its 2 major footballing icons in the City of Sheffield.
Then there is Word Cup 2018 (if we get it). Now lets be honest, whilever Elland Road is where it is, Hillsborough hasn't got a cat in hells chance of getting final selection. My though, lets share a new ground with a 40k capacity, all nice and shiny and take the World Cup from Leeds to Sheffield. How could the FA et al say no to the cradle of footballing civilization when it has a new ground that would have the biggest capacity in Yorkshire?
So, why ground share with them? Well whether we like it or not we are both of similar quality albeit we are slightly better than them. We both get similar crowds (like it or not) and we could both do justice to the capacity. Also, if McCabe uses his noggin it would save him battling to extend BDTBL and dipping into his own funds (which he doesn't seem to want to do in any case).
I have always baulked at the idea of a ground share but I guarantee you that it will come to many cities in the future. The game cannot keep expanding and while the Premiership will get bigger (perhaps) the Championship will be littered with clubs going bust in the coming years if this carries on. Perhaps we should be the forward thinking city for a change and not stick our heads in the sand to something that makes massive financial sense. Why have millions tied up in a ground of your own, with all the problems that brings, when you can share the cost and invest the money raised from the sale of Bramall Lane into the thing that matters most to all of us, the team?
Take the red and white specs off, just for a minute and it makes business sense. This isn't a merger, but a chance for us to improve the first team without actually breaking our own bank.
who owns the freehold ?
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