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I think Pigman is spot on. Is it possible that the blueprint is to follow the example of what Winkleman did with MK Dons? If they make the name change and take the resulting bad attendance for two or three years but invest and get success on the field then maybe the now combined populations of East Northants might be tempted back - justifying the whole set up after all. If the comments regarding FA cup runs and past glories still draw fans then maybe there are thousands of potential fans out there.

Offering an olive branch to AFC by letting them play on pitch 2 would do no harm in all this either.

Trek wrote:

STAGMAN wrote: Tony, do you know if the landlord of the S&E building get much business nowadays?

I don't believe so Paul.

Arendee wrote:
Offering an olive branch to AFC by letting them play on pitch 2 would do no harm in all this either.

I agree that's why I started a discussion earlier in this thread. If the S&E building is under utilised then it would make sense for AFC to consider it.
I don't want to preempt anything that the committee will be presenting to members on the 17th January for the proposed venue for next season but I cannot see better facilities close to the Rushden/Irthlingborough area for saturday football that don't already have another club with a reserve side already playing there.

From what i have seen the Sports centre is very little used apart from Sat morns for the Gymnastics, i have never seen the 5 a side used since we went west. If it wasn,t for the Nursery i don,t think the place would exist

I just want to add my voice to the "Not Pitch 2" opinion. I don't want to enter that site ever again, it's completely tarnished and it would kill AFC for me.

Oh and re: K*ttering news today. LOL, relegation and a bunch of asset strippers in the spring! Perfect.

Sara Pascoe wrote:I just want to add my voice to the "Not Pitch 2" opinion. I don't want to enter that site ever again, it's completely tarnished and it would kill AFC for me.

I can appreciate people's feelings on this one. But without their own piece of turf I find it difficult to see how real progress can be made for AFC even if they are able to negotiate a ground share with a club with a suitably graded ground. This is the biggest challenge that faces AFC in the future.

Who knows what the future holds

Allegedly Raunds have made the decision not to allow you to stay there next season so if you want to compete in the UCL Div 1 there arent many options locally that will meet the grade apart from Thrapston and Rushden & Higham

If they dont pull off, it may be either have have pitch 2 or have nowhere. Then what would people choose.

Stay alive and line the pockets of those you feel ended your club or fold??

Trek wrote:

Sara Pascoe wrote:I just want to add my voice to the "Not Pitch 2" opinion. I don't want to enter that site ever again, it's completely tarnished and it would kill AFC for me.

I can appreciate people's feelings on this one. But without their own piece of turf I find it difficult to see how real progress can be made for AFC even if they are able to negotiate a ground share with a club with a suitably graded ground. This is the biggest challenge that faces AFC in the future.

They? Don't you mean 'we' Trek?

Trek wrote:

Sara Pascoe wrote:I just want to add my voice to the "Not Pitch 2" opinion. I don't want to enter that site ever again, it's completely tarnished and it would kill AFC for me.

I can appreciate people's feelings on this one. But without their own piece of turf I find it difficult to see how real progress can be made for AFC even if they are able to negotiate a ground share with a club with a suitably graded ground. This is the biggest challenge that faces AFC in the future.

fingers crossed we get another option then.

Sara Pascoe wrote:
They? Don't you mean 'we' Trek?

'They' relates to the acting committee who are putting together the options to present to members at the forthcoming meeting.