Is it shrinking?

[cornishteddyboy]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-55645798

[Ian Pethick]

Was very worried when I read the title of this thread. Until I opened the link, thought that this is best kept between you, your partner and GP.🙄

[Bruegel the Elder]

Yes, I noted on the BBC website that the stadium for Cornwall is likely to see the phase one ground capacity decrease from a planned 6,000 to 3-4,000, so Truro City will now be likely able to fill the ground to 10% on a good day once or twice a season!

[Richard Chown]

I thought to get into the Rugby Premiership stadiums need to be a minimum of 10,000 capacity 

[Bruegel the Elder]

Presumably Richard, that’s the plan for phase 2 (or 3, or 4, or 5........)

[Ian Pethick]

1 hour ago, Richard Chown said:

I thought to get into the Rugby Premiership stadiums need to be a minimum of 10,000 capacity 

Yes, believe a 10,000 minimum capacity stadium is a criteria for the Rugby Premiership. Not a big follower of rugby union, but (even before COVID) the clubs were trying to ring fence the competition and do away with promotion and relegation. Not sure where that would leave any ambitions the Pirates had, even though they are a long way from being promotion candidates on the evidence of recent seasons.

In another thread, the rumours that Dave Deacon reports on about Truro ground sharing with Parkway next season could add plenty more sub plots to this long running saga.

[CornishWall]

There won't be a stadium for Cornwall, just a ground for TCFC. Same site at langarth. 

[Bruegel the Elder]

33 minutes ago, CornishWall said:

There won't be a stadium for Cornwall, just a ground for TCFC. Same site at langarth. 

A strange response Cornishwall since most of the impetus and finance has come from the Pirates and their business and political backers. Government and local authority money has already been pledged. Without the Rugby Union input there will be no stadium/ground or whatever. I don’t think Truro City has the wherewithal to go solo (unless you know better)!

[CornishWall]

They were never going to build a stadium for Cornwall. It's one thing pledging money and another actually producing it. Disgusting really when you look at the money given to the hall for Cornwall, just for 200 extra seats and a bigger stage. TCFC under the guidance of the current ownership will be ok.

[Ian Pethick]

On 19/01/2021 at 19:57, CornishWall said:

They were never going to build a stadium for Cornwall. It's one thing pledging money and another actually producing it. Disgusting really when you look at the money given to the hall for Cornwall, just for 200 extra seats and a bigger stage. TCFC under the guidance of the current ownership will be ok.

Here's an article on the subject from 2018. It's written from a rugby union point of view, but still an interesting read.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2018/apr/16/cornwall-once-in-a-lifetime-stack-stevens-stadium-for-cornwall