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Transpontine is a Roman/Latin term for over the bridge I think. So South London


The Tuscany reference refers to an objection to the building of the current stadium, back in the 80s. An objector said it would compromise the view up Champion Hill, which he in turn he compared with Tuscany.


Similar contemporary issues now of course where some are objecting to the planned development of a new stadium by over-egging the importance of an unlovely and seldom used piece of scrub land

taper Wrote:

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> Transpontine is a Roman/Latin term for over the

> bridge I think. So South London


Yeah, this. Over the water/river/ocean. So just a reference to being on the "other side" I guess.


Cracking 4-1 victory on Sat. Great game, high turnout and wonderful atmosphere.


Forza Hamletti!

taper Wrote:

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> Similar contemporary issues now of course where

> some are objecting to the planned development of a

> new stadium by over-egging the importance of an

> unlovely and seldom used piece of scrub land


Eh? Green Dale fields have been there a damn sight longer than the current stadium. It's a wonderful patch of green and space and light. It doesn't have to be 'used' to have 'value'. That's the language of the developers, whose only interest in propping up the club is building dozens of flats on the current pitch site to make tens of millions in profit. Take care if you sup with that particular devil.

Did you go to any of the presentations a month ago? Lots of detail there. Can't find a link though.


Basic idea was to link Greendale to St Francis park and to DKH woods, including with a green walk though the housing development. There were also plans to improve the green space on Greendale, with the new stadium broadly where the AstroTurf currently sits.

taper Wrote:

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> Did you go to any of the presentations a month

> ago? Lots of detail there. Can't find a link

> though.

>

> Basic idea was to link Greendale to St Francis

> park and to DKH woods, including with a green walk

> though the housing development. There were also

> plans to improve the green space on Greendale,

> with the new stadium broadly where the AstroTurf

> currently sits.


Yes, I know about the plans the Council have if the lease reverts to them, which is questionable. Hadley, the current leaseholders, have no such plans at the moment. Apart from putting some play equipment in one corner of Green Dale fields (which I see no particular reason for), there's almost nothing the Council plans to do with the open green space. Hadley wanting to build an entire football club on the astroturf pitch is a different matter, however...

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