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Brewers boy wrote: ↑22 Jan 2024, 13:14 What's wrong with Plainmoor? Apart from the fact that we don't own the freehold. Surely it would be cheaper to buy the freehold off the council making sure that there is a covenant on it to prevent it being sold for anything but football. Boots and laces, the Gulls nest and restaraunt are surely suitable between them for non football income streams. Plainmoor has a good mix of seated and standing spectator areas,

MellowYellow wrote: ↑21 Jan 2024, 15:12 For me what Johnson appears to be alluding too is despite the pressures to win every match he is still committed to the cause and enjoys his work and time at Torquay. Even though he is a paid employee that commitment ought to be commendable, There was a time when loyalty was supposed to mean something. There’s no getting away from the fact we are in a battle for promotion this season, but the picture is clear in terms of what Johnsons wants to try and achieve, and it’s a challenge. To this end, how would sacking an experienced manager like some expendable pawn push the club further forward other than having more pressure heaped upon the next poor sucker to remain in a play-off spot and guarantee us promotion to satisfy entitled fans. Just saying!

Colorado wrote: ↑19 Jan 2024, 15:50
Per HappyTorq

I suspect that Osborne thought he would have little issue finessing the council into allowing him to build on plainmoor (or whatever he wants to do with it) - that they have not easily rolled over is likely to be a sore point. Practically speaking, though, there will be a new bunch of councillors after the next election so it might be worth him waiting and then trying again with the new ones.

I suspect that Osborne thought he would have little issue finessing the council into allowing him to build on plainmoor (or whatever he wants to do with it) - that they have not easily rolled over is likely to be a sore point. Practically speaking, though, there will be a new bunch of councillors after the next election so it might be worth him waiting and then trying again with the new ones.