The Anderlecht ball please read

[num1adi]

Dundee supporters who purchased a brick in the Bobby Cox Stand need to know what is happening to their engraved brick. A couple of months ago I heard a rumour that the bricks in the Bobby Cox and Bob Shankly Stands were to be ground down for aggregate for the new stadium.
I also heard that this is our last season playing at Dens Park.

My brick has been missing for over 3 years now , they took down a wall of bricks near the dens rd side of the Bobby Cox , I emailed the club and heard absolutely nothing back

[num1adi]

I agree, fans won’t travel up there on a wet Tuesday night, we already have fans ready to look for refunds if kick off times are changed, I’m one of them

Yes you’re spot on J , my daughter will also be looking for refund as same as yourself a postie working on Saturday till early afternoon

[islaydarkblue]

If that's true, and I'm not saying it isn't, then it's the beginning of the end for the club I reckon. They don't even have planning permission in for this pie in the sky stadium so next season playing in an out of town ground wouldn't be the last. At least three years from now if it was to go ahead - at least.

The fans are drifting away as it is, how many are going to make the journey to Perth to watch the garbage we're being served up on the park? I know you and I would but realistically how many others would? People are already saying on another forum that they're looking at the team selection before going to Dens, those types of people will be lost forever.

According to the laid down rules for Planning Permission in Principle once that has been agreed the person(s) has up to three years to apply for full planning permission. I obtained this information from the West Lothian Council website as I could not find any information about it on the Dundee City Council website.
John Nelms told us back in May 2022 that he had Planning Permission in Principle for Dark Blue Property Holdings Limited new stadium development at the former NCR Camperdown grounds which now does not appear to have been the case at that time.

[islaydarkblue]

If that's true, and I'm not saying it isn't, then it's the beginning of the end for the club I reckon. They don't even have planning permission in for this pie in the sky stadium so next season playing in an out of town ground wouldn't be the last. At least three years from now if it was to go ahead - at least.

The fans are drifting away as it is, how many are going to make the journey to Perth to watch the garbage we're being served up on the park? I know you and I would but realistically how many others would? People are already saying on another forum that they're looking at the team selection before going to Dens, those types of people will be lost forever.

I fully agree with you.
If we stop playing our home games at Dens Park I will never attend another Dundee FC game.
I was an armchair supporter for 28 years and it would not be difficult for me to become an armchair Dundee FC supporter once again.
Dundee FC supporters are leaving in their droves and playing home games at McDiarmid Park instead of Dens Park with no planning permission applied for the new stadium development at Campy Nou will be the final nail in the coffin for Dundee Football Club as an SPFL club.

[islaydarkblue]

My brick has been missing for over 3 years now , they took down a wall of bricks near the dens rd side of the Bobby Cox , I emailed the club and heard absolutely nothing back

No surprise there. Communication by the club has been hopeless for years.
Four years ago I sent an email to the Commercial Department at Dens Park and I never received a reply.

[scottg]

jdfc - you’ve done your bit being involved in and running a supporters club for a long time.
You also know DC very well, I’m sure he could ask JN on Saturday and put this to bed if it’s nonsense.
If that is the case then it would be in everyone’s interests to say so.

[Deebunked]

jdfc - you’ve done your bit being involved in and running a supporters club for a long time.
You also know DC very well, I’m sure he could ask JN on Saturday and put this to bed if it’s nonsense.
If that is the case then it would be in everyone’s interests to say so.

JN will probably see it as an opportunity to keep good Dees out of Dens

[dayster]

as you will all recall (hopefully) we here purchased that ball during admin 2 to raise funds,i handed the ball over as "loaned to the club from dundee mad".

iv been thinking and was wondering the others on here's thoughts of now transferring the ball to the Dundee fc historical trust,as presently its up in a corner of the coxy

everything is documented ie proper documentation and the ins and outs of the handover will be properly recrded and the ball displayed etc at future events and on their website when it goes live shortly.

my thoughts are pass it over to the trust who will protect it and preserve it for future generations along with all the other dee memorabilia that they have that range from progs/Billy Steel scottish cap/the tartan s/a tour top etc etc etc,ps the club are fully aware and supportive of the historical trust.

would i have the agreement to do this and if so i could hand the ball over to the trusts member Jim Mitchell ?

a plus would be if the ball required protection in any way then this is something the trust could do quite easily

thoughts people and ps any questions please feel free to ask on the thread

100% the right thing to do

[BCram]

If that's true, and I'm not saying it isn't, then it's the beginning of the end for the club I reckon. They don't even have planning permission in for this pie in the sky stadium so next season playing in an out of town ground wouldn't be the last. At least three years from now if it was to go ahead - at least.

The fans are drifting away as it is, how many are going to make the journey to Perth to watch the garbage we're being served up on the park? I know you and I would but realistically how many others would? People are already saying on another forum that they're looking at the team selection before going to Dens, those types of people will be lost forever.

Surely the current owners will simply have to foot any losses? They aren't going to build a stadium if they don't have a team to play in it? Or am I missing something?

[islaydarkblue]

Surely the current owners will simply have to foot any losses? They aren't going to build a stadium if they don't have a team to play in it? Or am I missing something?

It could be a hidden agenda to force us to ground share at Tannadice as a cheaper alternative to trailing up to McDiarmid Park for our home games and then force us to merge with United.