Cornish Exile

Great result for Town

I can ask my father as I'm sure he may well have attended!

I hope this is not too contentious to start but can anyone explain why the proposed stadium is going to Truro City? It is a genuine question but I do not see any answers anywhere. Why is public money going to a single team - that is also a private company? I know clearly Truro have risen to near the top of the regional leagues now but they've shown there is nothing to stop any Cornish club with a bit of cash behind them rising a few steps. I'm just not clear on where the democracy is here. I attended a game at Truro on visiting family recently and there would only have been a couple of hundred there. Surely that will be ridiculous in a big new stadium designed for 10 or 12,000. And its not to say a good Cornish derby game would not attract a bigger gate than Truro would get in the Conference South. Unlike many Falmouth fans I guess my years away from the county have taken away the animosity towards our near rivals. But if Falmouth or any other Cornish team got a few promotions and had a bit more money behind them - then would they also be able to sell their ground and rent the stadium. I'm a keen rugby fan and know only too well that Dickie Evans is putting serious cash into the project but for all the will in the world it seems unlikely that Truro City can do the same. Therefore if it just relates to how many tickets a club can sell so as to afford a rent to pay then surely this "opportunity" should be available to all clubs and not just Truro. Or am I missing something and Truro City have indeed some special case here? Many thanks

username: Cornish Exile real name: Jimmy football: Falmouth born and followed them for many a match. Also lived elsewhere around the county in Truro and Newquay and took in many games between 1980 and the mid-1990s before college and then work took me away Now in football: Live in Newcastle and impossible not to be swept aside and watch the geordies at St James Park Family: married with 4 kids supports: Falmouth, Newcastle and all Cornish teams (mad on rugby too) age: The big 50 is fast approaching!