WHERE'S THE CYCLE PARKING GONE !

You are totally wrong with your inference that the old BoD had anything to do with it !

Rest assured the new owners will have a fkn theme park on the site within 5 years, anything for a 'fast food' buck - delusions of grandeur, especially the ex taxi driver ! 

Just found out a bit more about whats been going on.

The new stadium plans were the responsibility of the old BoD in agreeing with the builders Wyatts what was required. Although a kit room was included it has turned out not to be big enough. So to rectify this error the new BoD have decided the way to do this has been to use a container. For some reason it was felt the only place to put the container is at the end of the main building next to the changing rooms. This meant the well used bike park had to go. The club doesnt know where to move the bike park to.

This leaves the question of why the container had to go tight to the wall of the main building. Are they proposing an access through to the container from a new external door on the side wall of the existing biulding? At present the container is accessed via the changing room external door on the entrance which faces the car park. Why couldnt they have placed the container away from the main building and preserved the bike park? The club needs to be transparent about this.

When the building was taken place the plans showed the metal hoops [ known as Sheffield Hoops] in place along side the end of the main building . A supporter of long standing and a keen cyclist, offered to fund a purpose built covered cycle shelter [like the one at the front of Wimborne Hospital which was used by fans cycling to the original Cuthbury ]However this was turned down on the grounds of a perceived future vandalism problem. So instead he offered to fund a Canopy Roof over the hoops as per the plan. He gave the club a four figure sum for this which was accepted. I understand the supporter was not consulted, or even knew, that the canopy roof and the hoops were dismantled recently to accomodate the container. This was quite a shock to him. He doesnt even know where the canopy roof is I believe. The supporter in question is now in his eighties, in poor health and has recently been diagnosed with Cancer.

Very badly handled by the club I'm sure many of you will agree

I have now heard from the supporter who funded the canopy and seen the email exchange between them and the club. Contrary to what I was told, there is no trace of any contact prior to the work being undertaken. Apologies, it appears the person who "made contact" didn't do so until after they were prompted.

Thanks for that dorsethammer. When you say placement do you mean replacement or have they not fitted the plastic at all. It was all in good condition before it was taken down. Has it been damaged in storage?

Did it need a few people to help to dismantle it in the first place then ?