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Ian Tegart says:

05.01.2010

I don't live in the area of the proposed new ground developement so it will only affect me on a match day, This must be the reason why I wasn't included in the exstensive survey of '233' people poled for their views!!!'. I don't want NFFC to move to a new ground wherever it would be, and i'm not bothered about Nottingham getting the World Cup if it means Forest having to move into a out of town plastic bowl of a stadium, where there's no character,no atmosphere,the seats are too close together and too steep, they all have only one or two access routes in and out making them severely congested and traveling to them difficult and stressfull, You've only got to look at the new stadiums at Doncaster,Coventry,Man City and the proposed developement at Gamston to see that this is the case, I would like to see the City Ground redeveloped into a 35000 seater stadium as that is the maximum that Forest will attract even if we get into the Premier League and stay there. I believe that redeveloping the City ground is possible, But the only reason it won't be redeveloped is because the powers that be who are in control of Forest's destiny don't want to because all they want is to get the World Cup to Nottingham, But once it's been and gone the stadium will be half empty 95% of the time. So I would urge the powers that be to get your heads out of the clouds and get back to reality with the rest of us, And everyone that agrees with me(if any) to get your heads out of the sand and voice your opinion to the powers that be.

Phil of the Forest faithful says:

22.11.2009

I think the stadium at its present position is spot on as it is a sporting hub.
I do want the world cup to come to Nottingham, it was said that the grounds must be at least 45000 seater, well a few of the grounds will increase the capacity to or beyond this and then decrease it again, so the argument about the present housing losing light if the stadium is built higher is true BUT once the competition is finished the hight could be reduced again, have you seen the amount of spare ground at the back of the Brian Clough stand for expansion use.
We have Notts county the cricket ground and the embankment to use for large screens and football villages and all of this just about a mile from the railway station and broad marsh what could be better.
I am a Forest supporter but would not like to be moved from our present home.

John Dickinson says:

12.10.2009

What exactly would be so wonderful for Rushcliffe about having the World Cup come to the area? Who would fund the development and what is the likely pay back time? Why choose prime green belt land.? How sound proofed would the stadium be?- there seems a tremendous potential for noise pollution. What would the impact be on traffic circulation? How about the potential for crime associated with large stadiums?- in the very least the throw away food packs and drink cans that could pollute our pleasant residential areas. What about street parking - would that mean the whole of Rushcliffe becoming resident zoned?
Just a few of the questions that spring to mind and I cannot find any suitable reasoned answers. Some passion but where is the reasoning and logic. Just why?
It is true that many of us live in Rushcliffe in homes that, within our life times, were green fields. If we are to have a growing population that would seem to be an inevitable progression. A question- should we be aiming at an ever growing population?
England has been fortunate (is that the right word?) in winning the Olympics but we can't even adapt our famed Water Sports Centre to attract visitors to Nottingham. Some investment there would have been far more sensible. We are a debt ridden nation- I think the phrase is "we are all in this together". That surely doesn't mean pursuing another passion into a big black hole of ever increasing debt.
I can see so many reasons to say no- logical reasons, but fail to find a single logical explanation as to why we would wish this on ourselves.

Douglas Travers says:

09.10.2009

I see no benefits to the residents of Rushcliffe in building a new football stadium in Gamston. It would be a major intrusion into our borough. We should be protecting our green belt, not inviting its destruction. Traffic problems would be horrendous. We don't need it.

Jeff in Tollerton says:

06.10.2009

It's crazy !!!!!!!! a stadium and thousands of houses !!!!!!!!!!!!

A potential white elephant
Nightmare traffic problems particularly from the south using Tollerton Lane
Intrusion into our precious green belt
Transport servicing the site
Police control to and from the site (Railway Station)
No one will be able to walk there or use public transport unless you live in Gamston

Look at the area of the Eastcroft, Notts County Ground, The Cattle Market etc.