West stand council statement

[SBRed48]

Anyone who can do links please post the Council Statement from this morning and just posted on BBS.

Surely Conway hasn't been telling porkies.

[perkytyke]

https://www.barnsley.gov.uk/statemen...nd-at-oakwell/

[POGGYWELL]

08/10/2021 - Oakwell Community Assets Limited (OCAL) - response to the closure of the West Stand at Oakwell
08 October 2021

The Council inspected the ground on behalf of Oakwell Community Assets Limited (OCAL) as the landlord on 21 September 2021 and found the physical infrastructure (including the West Stand) perfectly safe to host professional football and accommodate fans in all areas to the capacity set out in the current Safety Certificate. The club didn't raise any concerns during this visit.

The Safety Advisory Group also undertakes pre-season and in-season inspections to ensure concerns around safety management are addressed. They have recommended a range of remedial measures that the club should action to meet their responsibilities as tenants, but there are no current concerns about the physical infrastructure at the ground.

In 2003, the Council stepped up to save the club and help secure its future. The Council has a direct interest in Barnsley Football Club through a 50 per cent shareholding in Oakwell Community Assets Limited (OCAL), a joint venture partnership with the Cryne family. OCAL owns the stadium and surrounding land.

OCAL aspires to make sure Barnsley has a professional football club for the social, economic and environmental wellbeing of the borough. We're somewhat surprised and disappointed for the supporters at the decision that Barnsley Football Club have taken to close the West Stand, and we urge them to make their desired improvements and get the fans back in as soon as possible.

[POGGYWELL]

Well I’d say it’s time this lot moved on in my opinion.

[POGGYWELL]

Owners of BFC don’t want to spend money on an old stand it’s that simple. There’s a bit of ambiguity from council there saying it’s safe but yet it wants work done which they don’t say what it is.

[pass_and_move]

In my honest opinion thull not want to steward it just for a thousand fans or pay the kiosk and turnstile staff either. That's my take judging by what they've done for the away stand. Cost cutting

[SBRed48]

Thank you Perky and Poggy

Summat's not reyt darn theear.

Stop trying to pillak fans rarnd here Conway

[Young_Nudger]

Large structural defects - it’s clearly not fit for purpose.
But the owners Barnsley Council want the tenant (PMG) to pay for a structure they don’t own.

If you were renting a house and the windows were rotten - would you replace them - or would you expect the owner of the house to replace them ???

That statement clearly shows Barnsley Council do not deserve to have an English Football League club representing the district.
The club knows that PMG are wanting to move the club forward and that statement will only act to undermine that effort.
Instead of being a mediator the local authority is throwing wood on the fire.
It’s a disgrace.

[animallittle3]

Large structural defects - it’s clearly not fit for purpose.
But the owners Barnsley Council want the tenant (PMG) to pay for a structure they don’t own.

If you were renting a house and the windows were rotten - would you replace them - or would you expect the owner of the house to replace them ???

That statement clearly shows Barnsley Council do not deserve to have an English Football League club representing the district.
The club knows that PMG are wanting to move the club forward and that statement will only act to undermine that effort.
Instead of being a mediator the local authority is throwing wood on the fire.
It’s a disgrace.

What's it going to take for you to wise up Nudge ?

[SBRed48]

Large structural defects - it’s clearly not fit for purpose.
But the owners Barnsley Council want the tenant (PMG) to pay for a structure they don’t own.

If you were renting a house and the windows were rotten - would you replace them - or would you expect the owner of the house to replace them ???

That statement clearly shows Barnsley Council do not deserve to have an English Football League club representing the district.
The club knows that PMG are wanting to move the club forward and that statement will only act to undermine that effort.
Instead of being a mediator the local authority is throwing wood on the fire.
It’s a disgrace.

Are y6u saying that a public organisation, Barnsley Council, elected and funded by its population, is lying to those people of Barnsley Nudge. Strong claim that one.

Read the first sentence of the Council Statement again. Is that a lie Nudge ?