by CP Gull » 23 Jan 2018, 18:42
It is through necessity that they are having to consider the groundshare with TUFC. Whatever league they are in, it could of course even be the National League -a real possibility given that they are currently in a play off spot and not that far away from an automatic one either - then the standard of ground has to (understandably) be of a suitable standard. With the greatest respect, can you imagine what it would be like if say a 1000 Tranmere/Wrexham or even TUFC fans turned up at Redruth Rugby club to watch a match. It was a long time ago since I last visited, but if it’s still the same, there is what .... one wooden stand and very basic facilities? It is a fact of life, that the higher up the leagues you go then the better the standard of facilities need to be. Which is why, by way of an example, Buckland Athletic have had to erect further stands/turnstiles in order to meet the demands of the Southern League - should they achieve promotion this year.
The whole point of the “Stadium for Cornwall” project (which would involve a groundshare between the Cornish Pirates and Truro City and use of the facilities by Truro and Penwith College too) is the recognition of the fact that there are no decent sporting stadia in Cornwall.
Even at NLS level, the ground would need to be up to a certain standard - it appears that Bodmin might be an option (but doubt it would be for NL level) - but wherever they end up (if its in Cornwall) they may well have to install “temporary” stands to comply with league requirements anyway.
It is through necessity that they are having to consider the groundshare with TUFC. Whatever league they are in, it could of course even be the National League -a real possibility given that they are currently in a play off spot and not that far away from an automatic one either - then the standard of ground has to (understandably) be of a suitable standard. With the greatest respect, can you imagine what it would be like if say a 1000 Tranmere/Wrexham or even TUFC fans turned up at Redruth Rugby club to watch a match. It was a long time ago since I last visited, but if it’s still the same, there is what .... one wooden stand and very basic facilities? It is a fact of life, that the higher up the leagues you go then the better the standard of facilities need to be. Which is why, by way of an example, Buckland Athletic have had to erect further stands/turnstiles in order to meet the demands of the Southern League - should they achieve promotion this year.
The whole point of the “Stadium for Cornwall” project (which would involve a groundshare between the Cornish Pirates and Truro City and use of the facilities by Truro and Penwith College too) is the recognition of the fact that there are no decent sporting stadia in Cornwall.
Even at NLS level, the ground would need to be up to a certain standard - it appears that Bodmin might be an option (but doubt it would be for NL level) - but wherever they end up (if its in Cornwall) they may well have to install “temporary” stands to comply with league requirements anyway.
