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Post by Mastercracker on Nov 3, 2020 13:56:41 GMT 1
meanwhile, have they finally ditched HDOne , officialy..and if so does that mean KSDL can now be closed down , and what is the the state of the outstanding debt which Town have been mainly funding for 20 years or so...? Where's this been said? |
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Post by Galpharmer on Nov 3, 2020 14:38:56 GMT 1
No HD One? Somewhere in Spain the sound of snapping skis can be heard.
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Post by gt1 on Nov 3, 2020 14:46:49 GMT 1
It looks a complete shit hole and a large garden shed Thrown out of our club, and car park for that. |
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Post by detox on Nov 3, 2020 16:06:13 GMT 1
meanwhile, have they finally ditched HDOne , officialy..and if so does that mean KSDL can now be closed down , and what is the the state of the outstanding debt which Town have been mainly funding for 20 years or so...? Where's this been said? It was a question, given it's all gone quiet and nothing appears to be happening.... |
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Post by Mastercracker on Nov 3, 2020 16:57:58 GMT 1
It was a question, given it's all gone quiet and nothing appears to be happening.... Apologies, misread it. |
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Post by Galpharmer on Dec 22, 2020 23:44:24 GMT 1
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Post by wildbillthetownfan on Dec 23, 2020 0:14:00 GMT 1
I passed the Canalside today and dare i say it!! it look's like they are finally tarmacking the drive' i cant understand how it as taken so long.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2020 0:31:45 GMT 1
I passed the Canalside today and dare i say it!! it look's like they are finally tarmacking the drive' i cant understand how it as taken so long. Maybe they were waiting for the travellers who have just pulled into town. |
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Post by bigtruck on Dec 23, 2020 0:43:55 GMT 1
I passed the Canalside today and dare i say it!! it look's like they are finally tarmacking the drive' i cant understand how it as taken so long. We sign one of the highest rated Players from Ireland and a few days later the tarmacs done?? 🤔 |
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Post by themanfromatlantis on Dec 23, 2020 1:00:35 GMT 1
Proof, if it were needed, that football has become a corporate industry. They've spent more on a training facility than most clubs would ever need to spend on a new ground. I know the Leicester chairman died tragically, but it was one of his family houses that was burgled in London and they had 400k in cash nicked. There's some big washing machines in the PL... |
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Post by El Mel on Dec 26, 2020 8:14:52 GMT 1
Not a patch on Battyeford Boys Club facilities. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2020 11:04:22 GMT 1
Not a patch on Battyeford Boys Club facilities. And Belles. |
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Post by Galpharmer on Dec 26, 2020 11:42:40 GMT 1
Not a patch on Battyeford Boys Club facilities. The best part about playing for Battyeford Boys was when they'd had a tractor on the pitches, and then covered them with sand. A pleasure to play on, and very condusive to flowing u11 football. |
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Post by Galpharmer on Dec 27, 2020 12:26:40 GMT 1
The other advantage of playing on a ploughed pitch covered with levelled sand was you could spot the dog shit more easily against the yellow background.
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Post by Porrohman on Dec 27, 2020 16:47:12 GMT 1
Not a patch on Battyeford Boys Club facilities. The best part about playing for Battyeford Boys was when they'd had a tractor on the pitches, and then covered them with sand. A pleasure to play on, and very condusive to flowing u11 football. They, like Upperthongs, always seemed to be underwater whenever I played there |
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Post by Junior & Onuora on Oct 26, 2022 12:07:30 GMT 1
All those complaining that we didn't spend 20 million on the training ground, what more did you want? You have 14 million, what further investment will you make? Nobody was demanding £20m to be spent on the training facilities. It was the club who came out with that figure. They then didn't spend that (fair enough, their decision) but offered no explanation and instead tried to bury that they'd ever said that. That's what people are questioning - why did that happen and where did the rest of that ringfenced budget (our PL legacy) end up? |
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Post by townarentbest on Oct 26, 2022 12:33:21 GMT 1
All those complaining that we didn't spend 20 million on the training ground, what more did you want? You have 14 million, what further investment will you make? Nobody was demanding £20m to be spent on the training facilities. It was the club who came out with that figure. They then didn't spend that (fair enough, their decision) but offered no explanation and instead tried to bury that they'd ever said that. That's what people are questioning - why did that happen and where did the rest of that ringfenced budget (our PL legacy) end up? Except they did offer a perfectly reasonable explanation > www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/football/news/huddersfield-town-hodgkinson-canalside-update-19191565The £20m was actually £12m when properly costed. They did the £6m part of that which elevated the facility up towards being a top end Championship training centre, and decided it wasn't the right time to blow an extra £6m on replacing a building to make it look nicer, but with no real tangible benefit - and in reality, if the time did become right (ie - such as if we got promoted to the PL), then that remaining £6m building would likely be re-imagined as a £3-4m building given the other changes that have happened along the way that have delivered some of what that building was originally specified for. (your reference to 'ring fenced budget' is something that never existed that you've made up) And if you're wondering about what the £6m was spent on.. www.htafc.com/news/2020/october/an-update-on-canalside/ |
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Post by keithAM11532 on Oct 26, 2022 15:24:08 GMT 1
Is HDone cancelled, or has it been downsized?
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Post by themanfromatlantis on Oct 26, 2022 16:28:54 GMT 1
Is HDone cancelled, or has it been downsized? It’s being re-planned as HDhalf… Cable car is now just a one way zip wire strung from Oldgate House… |
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Post by Million Dollar Babies on Oct 26, 2022 16:34:22 GMT 1
Ski Slope is open one day a year when we get half inch of snow
Should never have shut the driving range
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Post by detox on Oct 26, 2022 17:35:20 GMT 1
closing that driving range was crass stupidity borne of the hype and expectation builders would be on site within days..just a bit of paperwork to sort out !...ha !
How long has it been closed now with no so much as a man with a shovel appearing...5 years..7 ?
Town pumped money it KSDL (or whatever it was)..wages, expenses, consultants...for what ? naff all
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Post by Million Dollar Babies on Oct 26, 2022 18:06:29 GMT 1
closing that driving range was crass stupidity borne of the hype and expectation builders would be on site within days..just a bit of paperwork to sort out !...ha ! How long has it been closed now with no so much as a man with a shovel appearing...5 years..7 ? Town pumped money it KSDL (or whatever it was)..wages, expenses, consultants...for what ? naff all Shame as golf really took off during Covid and that driving range would have done well post lockdowns. Much prefer it to Willow or Bradley |
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Post by Tim Nice But Dim on Oct 26, 2022 18:27:34 GMT 1
I have never noticed any signs outside of Canalside other than advertising Millars Oils with a small Town  on the signs |
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Post by Tim Nice But Dim on Oct 26, 2022 18:41:01 GMT 1
The Canalside was brilliant for the fans, somewhere to park, eat and drink and even mix with the player's then along came the greedy league and the rest is history. The club and DH always kept the fans informed what was going on, now there is more information on the back of a postage stamp.
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Post by rugbyterrier on Oct 26, 2022 19:04:27 GMT 1
I passed the Canalside today and dare i say it!! it look's like they are finally tarmacking the drive' i cant understand how it as taken so long. Maybe they were waiting for the travellers who have just pulled into town. They could " park the bus" v Millwall. |
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Post by detox on Oct 26, 2022 20:55:41 GMT 1
closing that driving range was crass stupidity borne of the hype and expectation builders would be on site within days..just a bit of paperwork to sort out !...ha ! How long has it been closed now with no so much as a man with a shovel appearing...5 years..7 ? Town pumped money it KSDL (or whatever it was)..wages, expenses, consultants...for what ? naff all Shame as golf really took off during Covid and that driving range would have done well post lockdowns. Much prefer it to Willow or Bradley wonder why they can't open it up ? surely nothings going to happen in the next 10 years or so. Went down there loads of times and I'd be down again 3x a week if it was open.. |
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Post by Million Dollar Babies on Oct 26, 2022 21:23:51 GMT 1
Shame as golf really took off during Covid and that driving range would have done well post lockdowns. Much prefer it to Willow or Bradley wonder why they can't open it up ? surely nothings going to happen in the next 10 years or so. Went down there loads of times and I'd be down again 3x a week if it was open.. It's in a right state now, would take a large chunk of money to get it back in to a usable condition |
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Post by crux on Oct 27, 2022 15:46:33 GMT 1
I have never noticed any signs outside of Canalside other than advertising Millars Oils with a small Town on the signs Millers Oils in Huddersfield were on Wheeler Dealers the other week on Discovery channel. If you've got an old car they offer a fantastic service to analyse your engine oil for £30. You send them a sample, 100ml I think, and it gets analysed to show of there are any tiny metal fragments or water etc in the sample. A small price to pay to see where, or if, you need to get an old engine rebuilt without paying someone to pull it apart first. It was the first time I'd ever heard of the company other than sponsoring Canalside and it was an interesting process (and cheap!). |
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Post by themanfromatlantis on Oct 27, 2022 15:59:19 GMT 1
wonder why they can't open it up ? surely nothings going to happen in the next 10 years or so. Went down there loads of times and I'd be down again 3x a week if it was open.. It's in a right state now, would take a large chunk of money to get it back in to a usable condition Reminds me of the Sheffield Ski village place, that's another blinking eyesore... |
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Post by htafcdreams on May 8, 2024 20:33:41 GMT 1
Kev confirmed owned by Dean. Rented by the club. Option to buy Canalside remains.
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