THE CONCRETE ROUNDABOUT (TCR)

Sorry, I thought you said we’re a football club not a hotelier.

Major political decisions taken recently regarding the growth of MK in terms of housing mean that the city (town, whatever...) is set to grow a lot quicker than anticipated over the next twenty years. That will mean there’s far less available land for housing than is required. With that growth comes increased pressure to build schools, police stations, fire stations etc, on land that may have been previously ear-marked for other things. That’s going to put pressure on decisions over planning permissions for ventures like our training ground.

I also have a hunch that East West Rail link has a big part to play in the local plan currently and until certain decision are made about that then other infrastructure decisions are on hold.

Think the term OTD used was significant delay. That may not necessarily mean problems. Andy Cullen is always very careful on this.

For instance, and this is just a guess, I would imagine Tickford may be held up while the politics of the Oxford - MK - Cambridge arc rumbles on.

However seeing as it was confirmed we have actually bought the land now, we are actually slightly further along than the last time we looked at that site, when those 10 Bradwell residents managed to kybosh the whole purchase.

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Are you talking about flattening the bowl itself or filling in Furzton Lake?

I can assure you that this isn’t the only construction project with planning problems.

Ahh you got that last paragraph in before me.....

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Yes. Pete dropped a massive clue when he did that last 30minute interview and, completely out of the blue, announced how East West Rail might affect things.

That confused the hell out of me at the time as neither proposed site is anywhere near the proposed railway line, but maybe there’s another option on the table that would tie up with a station on the Marston Vale Line or out towards Winslow?

Although interesting that we have actually now bought the site. Last I heard we only had permission to buy it.

May make a profit selling it back.

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total embarrassment this training ground thing we are looking like imbeciles, even those tossers at wimbledon have this sorted out need to look at land available around the new winslow station, lots of development going on there and expanding the towns boundary

Obviously not. Wish the club would just be straight about it though and specify what the issue is. That way perhaps fans can pressure the decision makers at the other end.

You’re a bit naiive if you think that’s possible.