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Scarborough Athletic homeless again ?

By almost average 218/4 17:57Fri Apr 18 17:57:00 2025

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I've not seen this mentioned anywhere, but Scarborough Athletic have had some devastating news regarding the relaying of our artificial pitch. In a story that resonates with Farsley's situation in our league this season, we will not have a playable pitch for 2025/26.

What should have been a straightforward close-season pitch replacement has turned into a potentially catastrophic situation whereby £3m of repair works to drainage and subsided land needs to be undertaken before the pitch can even be started. A survey suggests the initial works when the ground was built in 2017 were not to an appropriate standard, and this has resulted in real problems under the pitch. The pitch will not pass another FIFA inspection, and so we are without a home ground for 2025/26, with the council not likely to meet to discuss whether they will even fund the repair works until June.

For fans who have seen Scarborough FC die, and who groundshared at Bridlington for ten whole years before finally getting home and getting up to Step 2, this is heartbreaking news. The chairman has been on various media outlets in floods of tears trying to make sense of what has occured out of the blue.

Watch this space. It's going to be a traumatic year or so for the Seadogs.

More here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn4jwe4v0zvo

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Re: Scarborough Athletic homeless again ?

By VoR27/4 18:35Sun Apr 27 18:35:34 2025In response to Scarborough Athletic homeless again ? Top of thread

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North Yorkshire Council are now engaged with the Contractors who constructed the 3G pitch 8 years ago.

NYC are of the opinion that a pitch of that age should not have failed.

The cost of the pitch replacement remains at £3 million & will take 44 weeks to complete.

Scarborough Athletic are now exploring the possibilities of a groundshare next season, while NYC debate how the new pitch is going to be financed?

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Re: Scarborough Athletic homeless again ?

By Greg (NBFC)27/4 18:42Sun Apr 27 18:42:32 2025In response to Re: Scarborough Athletic homeless again ? Top of thread

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VoR, how can it take 44 weeks to replace the pitch? If that's the case, Boro and Beduff won't be playing at The Oval next season.

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Re: Scarborough Athletic homeless again ?

By VoR27/4 18:44Sun Apr 27 18:44:18 2025In response to Re: Scarborough Athletic homeless again ? Top of thread

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Underlying structural problems & problems with the drainage.

Edit:

NYC have stated that the new pitch should have cost circa £300k but the cost of the remedial works & the new pitch will be circa £3million & take 44 weeks.

It's unclear at the moment who will be footing the bill?

Edited by VoR at 18:47:34 on 27th April 2025

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Re: Scarborough Athletic homeless again ?

By almost average 218/4 17:59Fri Apr 18 17:59:16 2025In response to Scarborough Athletic homeless again ? Top of thread

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Not my words lifted from non league forum

Just shows you need to get it right when building your new ground .
Also mentions the FIFA grading VOR has occasionally mentioned .

Edited by almost average 2 at 18:00:50 on 18th April 2025

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Re: Scarborough Athletic homeless again ?

By VoR18/4 19:34Fri Apr 18 19:34:46 2025In response to Re: Scarborough Athletic homeless again ? Top of thread

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Artificial pitches are required by the FA to be tested annually, at the Clubs expense.

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Re: Scarborough Athletic homeless again ?

By Vernon Slain18/4 18:21Fri Apr 18 18:21:01 2025In response to Re: Scarborough Athletic homeless again ? Top of thread

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It has been mentioned so many times on here and elsewhere. It is imperative that any ground is future-proofed.

The King is dead. Long live The King.

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Re: Scarborough Athletic homeless again ?

By almost average 218/4 19:04Fri Apr 18 19:04:12 2025In response to Re: Scarborough Athletic homeless again ? Top of thread

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He probably has a point but we also have to be realistic

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Re: Scarborough Athletic homeless again ?

By VoR18/4 19:35Fri Apr 18 19:35:09 2025In response to Re: Scarborough Athletic homeless again ? Top of thread

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You can do both!

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VoR will be having kittens

By Boropod (BoroughPod)10/5 11:11Sat May 10 11:11:04 2025In response to Re: Scarborough Athletic homeless again ? Top of thread

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https://footballgroundguide.com/news/emirates-stadium-expansion.html

Note to self, 'be careful what you wish for'

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Re: VoR will be having kittens

By VoR10/5 11:16Sat May 10 11:16:42 2025In response to VoR will be having kittensTop of thread

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John Sisk, the Company that I last worked for before retiring, are building the new North Stand extension at the Etihad, which is adding a further 6,000 seats.

They started in 2023.

They also built the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.

Edited by VoR at 11:47:40 on 10th May 2025

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Re: VoR will be having kittens

By Gustavus10/5 14:09Sat May 10 14:09:53 2025In response to Re: VoR will be having kittensTop of thread

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