They aren't just going to piss money up the wall

Given we wouldn't be looking to drastically increase capacity, the increase in revenue would be relatively small and the payback period would be extremely long, if it ever paid for itself at all. In fact, I doubt it would.

Posted By: SimonOTBC on February 19th 2025 at 09:27:41

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Anywhere in the City we could build a new ground ? (NCFC) - loz, Feb 19, 08:57:34
- Yarmouth (n/m) (NCFC) - footymadman, Feb 20, 07:25:30
- The tiredest part is probably the roof/floodlight set up that creates restricted views (NCFC) - Jester, Feb 19, 14:23:27
  - The lighting that was installed along the leading edge of the city stand a couple of (NCFC) - Augustus Pablo, Feb 19, 14:38:47
    - Vmt (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Man, Feb 19, 15:11:45
- Pinebanks! (n/m) (NCFC) - rosarios_school_tie, Feb 19, 13:16:34
- Are you kidding? Is this clickbait? CR is perfect for it’s purpose although could do with (NCFC) - Augustus Pablo, Feb 19, 13:09:17
  - Yes (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Man, Feb 19, 15:11:14
  - 👍 (n/m) (NCFC) - norwaay, Feb 19, 14:16:05
  - 100% this (NCFC) - camcan, Feb 19, 14:12:20
- Carrow Road doesn't look tired at all (NCFC) - LowestoftBoy, Feb 19, 12:01:26
  - The 1979 Kevin Reeves Stand (n/m) (NCFC) - LowestoftBoy, Feb 19, 15:27:45
  - Agreed. I was shorted when I found out when it was built. Still looks very good (n/m) (NCFC) - Augustus Pablo, Feb 19, 13:10:42
- No (n/m) (NCFC) - Goosebumps, Feb 19, 11:37:34
- Looking 'tired' (is it?) not really a reason to knock it down. (NCFC) - norwaay, Feb 19, 11:32:46
- What? (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, Feb 19, 10:55:13
- Carrow road is absolutely fine for purpose (n/m) (NCFC) - seminated_woolly, Feb 19, 10:46:36
  - agreed (n/m) (NCFC) - shoddy, Feb 19, 12:19:06
  - the purpose being languishing forever in the second tier i guess (NCFC) - Tombs, Feb 19, 11:01:35
    - Basically, yes (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, Feb 19, 11:29:45
      - excellent news (n/m) (NCFC) - Tombs, Feb 19, 11:44:25
        
        Yep, winning stuff is overrated anyway (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, Feb 19, 12:29:25
        
        it's such a great comfort to know we can happily just bob along in the championship (NCFC) - Tombs, Feb 19, 13:00:49
        
        Please explain how saddling ourselves with debt for a new stadium would help us win things (NCFC) - mr carra, Feb 19, 13:52:08
        
        sure no probs absolutely (NCFC) - Tombs, Feb 19, 14:28:58
        
        and for the minutes... (NCFC) - Tombs, Feb 19, 15:17:29
        
        Winning a game would be nice tbf (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Feb 19, 12:52:38
- Not cheaper to build a new ground, and don't think we need one (n/m) (NCFC) - earlydoors, Feb 19, 10:41:00
- Rosary rud and I get given compo. (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Feb 19, 10:38:26
  - Return to The Nest (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Feb 19, 10:44:09
    - Nah, lets go back to the OG ground at Newmarket Road near the Notcutts. (n/m) (NCFC) - 51eve, Feb 19, 10:59:35
      - All for that, on the basis the nasty school don't let anyone else use their... (NCFC) - DrDublin, Feb 19, 11:03:06
    - Yup, bring footy hum (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Feb 19, 10:51:14
- We don't need a new ground. (NCFC) - Trent_Canary, Feb 19, 10:33:26
- Anglia Square would be good (n/m) (NCFC) - KevinBond, Feb 19, 10:29:23
- Wasn’t there mentions of the showground years ago (NCFC) - littletinyphil, Feb 19, 10:23:36
  - Imagine the ballache getting there on public transport (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Feb 19, 10:26:13
    - Especially with the lovely Dereham Road daily roadworks (n/m) (NCFC) - littletinyphil, Feb 19, 11:28:58
- Anyone else remember this (NCFC) - 51eve, Feb 19, 10:16:33
  - What's the Colman's site used for now? (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Feb 19, 10:18:19
    - That would be mustard (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 19, 10:25:01
    - That's the site I meant (NCFC) - 51eve, Feb 19, 10:23:07
- i think we are in almost the perfect place now (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Feb 19, 09:52:26
- Around the turn of the century (NCFC) - Winged Eel Creosote, Feb 19, 09:45:11
- We are about right for capacity at the moment - no need (n/m) (NCFC) - inutero, Feb 19, 09:37:06
- Not sure "pretty tired in places" is justification for a club such as ours to be building (NCFC) - NxNW, Feb 19, 09:08:25
  - Fuck having a new shite bowl. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 19, 09:20:27
    - There was a period when new stadiums were like that.... (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Feb 19, 09:31:28
  - Perhaps but with PSR increasingly important … (NCFC) - loz, Feb 19, 09:10:36
    - They aren't just going to piss money up the wall (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Feb 19, 09:27:41
      - Of course not.. (NCFC) - loz, Feb 19, 09:33:04
        
        Yes, cutting back, not spunking millions (NCFC) - jamesward, Feb 19, 09:40:42
        
        Well either way Carrow Road is going to need chunky money … (NCFC) - loz, Feb 19, 09:41:50
        
        I don't know what you.mean by 'very tired in places' (NCFC) - seminated_woolly, Feb 19, 13:03:28
        
        Is it? I really haven’t noticed (NCFC) - jamesward, Feb 19, 09:49:08
        
        they did put some banners up of former/current players outside the ground (NCFC) - Tombs, Feb 19, 10:01:47
        
        The Lion and Castle is lovely Tombs. They've done a good job on it tbf. (n/m) (NCFC) - Pixelman, Feb 19, 10:07:54
        
        i'm sure it is but i'd love attanasio and his cohorts to join me for a placcy pint of piss (NCFC) - Tombs, Feb 19, 10:12:37
        
        You'd think they could reshape the River end to have its own L&C (NCFC) - jamesward, Feb 19, 10:14:48
        
        The river end facilities are woeful. (NCFC) - lurd, Feb 19, 10:18:17
- taverham (NCFC) - Tombs, Feb 19, 09:05:02
  - seconded (NCFC) - DJ Ginga, Feb 19, 19:42:15
- That’s a concern (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 19, 09:04:48
- No. (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Feb 19, 09:02:20
- Wash your mouth out son (n/m) (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Feb 19, 09:00:31

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