Ealing is the new venue : Mon Jul 13, 2015 9:26 pm  

We are moving to Ealing TrailFinders.

Re: Ealing is the new venue : Mon Jul 13, 2015 10:38 pm  

Where did you get that from mate

Re: Ealing is the new venue : Mon Jul 13, 2015 10:51 pm  

For anyone interested, pretty comprehensive details about the facilities here http://www.tfsc.co.uk/ As with ANY ground we play at, there will be the usual avalanche of "it's a bugger to get to" type posts, so just to head the whiners off at the pass: Castle Bar Park is the nearest Railway station, served on Saturdays, but not Sundays from Paddington/Ealing Broadway Ealing Broadway to the ground 14 minutes on the E11......other bus stops within a 5 minute walk of the ground are served by the E3, E2, E5, E9, E7 and the 297. If you're a fan of overpriced Fullers Ales, the Duke of Kent (E2, E9, E7) is a 650 meter stroll to the ground. For those staying overnight, the Premier Inn Greenford offers a 1k walk to the ground and is located near the Central Line for a fast trip into town. Yes, the stadium (sic) isn't located on top of a tube line and to some it will seem like a 'wilderness" but Ealing Broadway is served by the District and Central Lines, as well as having 16 trains stopping there on route to/from Paddington per hour. There 6 busses that can be caught outside the station that will get you within a 5 minute walk of the Stadium (sic)......I truly hope that the club can retain the supporters from this year and maybe attract some new or lapsed ones. From Brentford it's 1 bus, from Twickenham 2 busses. Lastly, I'd like to see Hughes attempt to get our own Beer Tent set up in the grounds if we aren't to get a share of that revenue. Maybe the volunteer/supporters group could offer to staff it? Rather us get the revenue than the Rahs'...

For anyone interested, pretty comprehensive details about the facilities here http://www.tfsc.co.uk/ As with ANY ground we play at, there will be the usual avalanche of "it's a bugger to get to" type posts, so just to head the whiners off at the pass: Castle Bar Park is the nearest Railway station, served on Saturdays, but not Sundays from Paddington/Ealing Broadway Ealing Broadway to the ground 14 minutes on the E11......other bus stops within a 5 minute walk of the ground are served by the E3, E2, E5, E9, E7 and the 297. If you're a fan of overpriced Fullers Ales, the Duke of Kent (E2, E9, E7) is a 650 meter stroll to the ground. For those staying overnight, the Premier Inn Greenford offers a 1k walk to the ground and is located near the Central Line for a fast trip into town. Yes, the stadium (sic) isn't located on top of a tube line and to some it will seem like a 'wilderness" but Ealing Broadway is served by the District and Central Lines, as well as having 16 trains stopping there on route to/from Paddington per hour. There 6 busses that can be caught outside the station that will get you within a 5 minute walk of the Stadium (sic)......I truly hope that the club can retain the supporters from this year and maybe attract some new or lapsed ones. From Brentford it's 1 bus, from Twickenham 2 busses. Lastly, I'd like to see Hughes attempt to get our own Beer Tent set up in the grounds if we aren't to get a share of that revenue. Maybe the volunteer/supporters group could offer to staff it? Rather us get the revenue than the Rahs'...

Re: Ealing is the new venue : Mon Jul 13, 2015 10:55 pm  

Was talking to a friend from ealing, seems to think that ealing have expansion plans, building a scent stand, maybe we are investing? Certainly not SL standard should we get a sniff next year. 3g pitch there.

Re: Ealing is the new venue : Mon Jul 13, 2015 11:15 pm  

mickyb1234 wrote:

Was talking to a friend from ealing, seems to think that ealing have expansion plans, building a scent stand, maybe we are investing? Certainly not SL standard should we get a sniff next year. 3g pitch there.

Like the Hive, the biggest stumbling block for development is the neighbours. It's a pretty nice area and I would suspect if they do develop it, then it won't be any higher than the current 2 storey stand. The Seating at one end behind the sticks can be replicated at the other end so it could probably stretch to a 3k seat stadium......but never a SL standard ground.
The Union lads are clothes by under armour, so hopefully we get to see some decent replica and leisure wear in the shop. Will Trailfinders sponsor us next year?

Here's the stand behind the sticks at the Vallis Way End which holds 480...notice that it's lower than the tree line.

This is opposite the main grandstand...I believe there are 120 seats here on match days, either side of the dugouts. No treelines apparent to block the view from the houses at the rear, so planning could prove tricky

[brian2]

Re: Ealing is the new venue : Tue Jul 14, 2015 7:45 am  

Is this fact or just another rumour?

Re: Ealing is the new venue : Tue Jul 14, 2015 8:12 am  

Daft dad? Source? Anything to back up the statement?

See the problem with expanding, nothing to do with us but rumour I heard ealing looking to expand to 8k capacity but that is only local residents rumour mill. ( they are rah rah fans)

Re: Ealing is the new venue : Tue Jul 14, 2015 8:37 am  

I agree that access isn't bad, however even if planning permission was granted to expand the ground (and looking at the site on Google Earth and Streets I would think that that's going to be VERY difficult) it would appear to suggest that the club's given up on getting back into SL in the short to medium term.

Re: Ealing is the new venue : Tue Jul 14, 2015 8:51 am  

and we will come out to Marvin Gaye's:

Sexual (H)Ealing lol

Re: Ealing is the new venue : Tue Jul 14, 2015 8:51 am  

This place is soulless, I have actually watched two games here, you get of in a small station, in middle of council estate, you walk around the fence of the park, around the ground to a gap in houses, down a lane to a field with a club house one side, nice though and a 70's TV gantry on other side, there is not one buzz at all around ground, go see for yourself, lets hope not