First off, for @Orange Gull - the Kop looks awful as it is doesn't it? Such a shame because I can remember VERY recently being on there with '000's of others in EXACTLY the same config as it has now - it used be something like the 3/4th biggest Kop in all the leagues at about 12k capacity!
When we very, very nearly went under a few years ago when Hamilton tried to sell the ground from under our feet, the rescue package involved the nearby Uni buying the land and developing the site to include student accomodation (which you can see in the background now)
Phase 3 was 'supposed' to be the development of the Kop, to maintain the min requirement for International's of a 15k stadium capacity....The Racecourse is the oldest International stadium in the world btw... - but, for various reasons, it's never materialised, and so at the moment, we're left with that big ol' eyesore. Such a shame
While we're still in this poxy league, there's NO chance of anyone investing in redeveloping it now, so we're stuck with it for now.
As I said earlier though, as clubs, we're both similar with our doom-mongering, yet look at us both now...2 wins from 3 games and starting to sit pretty(ish).
FYI though, we TOTALLY dominated Aldershot today - from start to finish - and (doom mongering...) we should have thrashed them by 5 or 6 nil...but we didn't.
Torquay, after thinking the end of the world was nigh after Tues night's performance, won away from home today.
Thus highlight's the inconsistencies of this league, and (krap) level that we're both in ATM..... let's get outta here!!
