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Like last time hopefully we can get a list of questions that can be asked when there's a lull in proceedings.

1. Has Gary Calder sold his shares in the Club?
2. Who currently owns the ground?
3. How many NVQs will PBDevs be offering in the future?

Is it true, that the Ghost of the De Banke, is called Nigel?

Stuart

Wasn't the Gary Calder question answered in the Radio Interview?

Can you tell us more about your development ideas at Nene Park - a swimming pool and supermarket have been mentioned, can you elaborate further?

Is the hotel idea now on the backburner, or no longer considered viable?

We've seen a few times over the past year where winding up orders have been made against the club, now we've heard about a transfer embargo on the club this week due to an unpaid tax bill, what steps have been made to ensure this situation doesn't happen again? It undermines confidence in the club.

What ideas and plans have you got to try and attract new supporters to the club?

Is Justin now on a formal contract at the football club and can you tell us how long that contract is for?

Liam mentioned a 5 year plan, can you share where you see the club going in that time?

What plans have you to clean the external cladding and fascias to the stands internally?

Trek wrote:What plans have you to clean the external cladding and fascias to the stands internally?

I'll buy the red gloss paint to freshen up the Rushden and Diamonds FC sign on the South Stand

I'd even go up on a cherry picker and paint it myself !!

PigmanRDFC wrote:

Trek wrote:What plans have you to clean the external cladding and fascias to the stands internally?

I'll buy the red gloss paint to freshen up the Rushden and Diamonds FC sign on the South Stand

I'd even go up on a cherry picker and paint it myself !!

I will offer my help as well.

As running a full time non league club got to the point where it is no longer financially viable when you have to charge £17 entrance fee just to break even?

Do you honestly expect a family of four to spend over £45 to watch a game at Nene Park before they even pay for food and drinks?

Surely the time as come when non league clubs have got to start seeing the bigger picture, conference football isn't worth £45, it's not worth £17.

Attendances in non league football have been on the decline for more then a decade, in that time entrance fees have increased at a similar rate to the decline of paying customers.

I think the whole world of non league football is a bubble waiting to bust.

PigmanRDFC wrote:
I'd even go up on a cherry picker and paint it myself !!

I think there's been a lot of tosh stated about H & S requirements to operate a cherry picker which prevented any work being done last summer. It does niggle me to see the state of the cladding and a few weeks back I wandered around the ground prior to the match and the back of the Air Wair could do with a good spruce up . Those banners with the footballer's are now looking a bit tatty and one or two are missing with just the cords blowing in the wind.

I suppose the main question to the Beasants should be 'What are your maintenance plans for the Stadium generally this summer in order than rank and file supporters can be approached to offer help?'
Unfortunately all the good work done by Max Griggs in providing a quality stadium will be undone if regular cleaning and maintenance is not carried out. We even had a game postponed for the first time ever as a result of a flooded pitch which was, apparently, caused by blocks drains which hadn't been attended to for a number of years. :(

Trek wrote:

PigmanRDFC wrote:
I'd even go up on a cherry picker and paint it myself !!

I think there's been a lot of tosh stated about H & S requirements to operate a cherry picker which prevented any work being done last summer. It does niggle me to see the state of the cladding and a few weeks back I wandered around the ground prior to the match and the back of the Air Wair could do with a good spruce up . Those banners with the footballer's are now looking a bit tatty and one or two are missing with just the cords blowing in the wind.

I suppose the main question to the Beasants should be 'What are your maintenance plans for the Stadium generally this summer in order than rank and file supporters can be approached to offer help?'
Unfortunately all the good work done by Max Griggs in providing a quality stadium will be undone if regular cleaning and maintenance is not carried out. We even had a game postponed for the first time ever as a result of a flooded pitch which was, apparently, caused by blocks drains which hadn't been attended to for a number of years. :(

I was told there was no previous maintenance contract in place for the site, leading to plant in the sports hall now needing to be replaced, which is going to cost well into 6 figures.
Don't know about H&S when volunteering to work on a cherry picker but you need a lisense to operate on a construction site (it used to be a quick instruction by the delivery driver, sign here off you go).