Meadow Park Cleanup! [Archive] - The City Open Forum

Clifty

22nd July 2007, 11:30 PM

Right guys, assuming that that the flood waters are subsided by Saturday i need to get an Urgent clean-up team down the ground! There is no doubt that there is going to be no end of work to do and i need as many people as possible to volunteer! This club is going to be in serious trouble otherwise!!

Simon

22nd July 2007, 11:40 PM

Me and Pablo will be 110% be there.

I'm going to try and get as many people as I can to help.

The club needs all the help it can get :(

Pablo

22nd July 2007, 11:41 PM

Yeah i'll be there!

Clifty

22nd July 2007, 11:41 PM

cheers lads! we are going to need a mamouth effort to get the ground ready in time!!!

Neil

22nd July 2007, 11:55 PM

If it's anything like last time there will be envoirmental health issues before anyone can go near the place :(

Clifty

22nd July 2007, 11:56 PM

well we will just have to watch this space! i still need some names incase we can get in and get the place cleaned up!!

Dr Wart Hoover

23rd July 2007, 12:00 AM

... with all these pics & vids, is there still access to the ground?

Clifty

23rd July 2007, 12:05 AM

there was when i left but the water was rising rapidly! by now i can guarantee that the water will be in the changing rooms, burger bar and the executive lounge!!!

Neil

23rd July 2007, 12:09 AM

thats not good, I reckon it'll go over the goalposts and if it does there will be no way of getting in down there without waders

Clifty

23rd July 2007, 12:12 AM

to put it into context the picture that i took of the T-end you can still see the advertising boards in the middle. By the time we left the water was flowing over that wall into the T-End!!

TigerMark

23rd July 2007, 12:12 AM

Do we really have no insurance? That would be seriously bad news if we had to foot the bill for all this by ourselves!!!

Clifty

23rd July 2007, 12:13 AM

Apparently after the 2000 disaster noone would insure us against water damage!!

TigerMark

23rd July 2007, 12:16 AM

Oh dear.....if the floodlights have gone then it is going to cost a fortune

Clifty

23rd July 2007, 12:17 AM

the floodlights will defo be gone! the electric boxes for them in the chicken run were completely submerged! only by a miracle will they work again!!

Darran

23rd July 2007, 12:32 AM

I dont think the flooding will be gone by Saturday. There is more rain to come and it hasnt even peaked yet. Why is it that whenever things start to look on the up something always has to go wrong?

Dr Wart Hoover

23rd July 2007, 12:35 AM

maybe too early to make decisions - should we all buy season tickets now to bring the cash in?

having assembled a squad which can take on this league, we want to give them the support they need to make it happen ... if someone could issue a specific challenge, then I'm sure the fans will respond ...

we have been here before - and the memory of the Caped Crusader will guide us through this one ... (We all knew it would happen , but maybe not so soon and not in July)

Adder

23rd July 2007, 12:36 AM

It will take months for everything to be sorted out and get back to normal.

Pablo

23rd July 2007, 12:40 AM

It will take months for everything to be sorted out and get back to normal.

The ground looks absolutely awesome after the summer of work that had been done on it aswell...

Adder

23rd July 2007, 01:05 AM

How about arranging a charity water polo match against The Robins?

city supporter

23rd July 2007, 01:07 AM

It will take months for everything to be sorted out and get back to normal.

Lets put it bluntly. WE WONT HAVE MONTHS, we will all have to pull together on this one. The clean up will have to be organised asap.....we need to be ready for the start of the season, never mind the friendlies.

We cannot and must not lose the Team Tim has assembled. THIS IS GOING TO BE A TIME OF ROLLING UP EVERYONES SLEEVES AND GETTING ON WITH IT !

tigermatty

23rd July 2007, 01:07 AM

Looks like we may have to defend pretty deep this season...

city supporter

23rd July 2007, 01:09 AM

How about arranging a charity water polo match against The Robins?

I might not be in a very good mood at the moment, but I don't find the above very funny.:mad:

Simon

23rd July 2007, 01:13 AM

Looks like we may have to defend pretty deep this season...

Booo :D :D

I hope we can clear the water as soon as possible. But on the brightside we aren't the only teams to have suffered from floods this year....Sheffield Wednesday, Banbury, Nuneaton, Pershore Town......and probably many more too.

Is this the sort of thing we could go to the FA for, for a special grant to help us out? Or isn't that feasible?

Edit: I didn't find the joke the least bit funny either.......

Pablo

23rd July 2007, 01:14 AM

I might not be in a very good mood at the moment, but I don't find the above very funny.:mad:

I agree, not very funny, considering all the work and dedication that everyone puts into the club.

city supporter

23rd July 2007, 01:15 AM

I should think that by the time we got a response from the FA, the season could well be over !:brickwall:

weston branch

23rd July 2007, 01:17 AM

If I don't have the kids still then I will attempt to get up on Saturday to help with the clean up.

city supporter

23rd July 2007, 01:18 AM

I agree, not very funny, considering all the work and dedication that everyone puts into the club.

I know for a fact that John Davis has been putting in some 30/40 hrs per week recently at MP. All on a voluntary basis. Some of the time I have been down the ground with him, like a lot of other people.

At the moment I just feel physically sick !

Simon

23rd July 2007, 01:20 AM

I should think that by the time we got a response from the FA, the season could well be over !:brickwall:

True :thumbsup:

Maybe we should try and get Pamjit Dhanda involved, he has Good connections with the club.

Just imagine if something like this happened at Kingsholm, the Citizen would be squeezing everything out of it for all its worth...asking people for donations...getting the local Government involved probably...lets see how they cover this story in the coming days....:rolleyes:

:brickwall:

city supporter

23rd July 2007, 01:22 AM

We are going to need a bit of THE DUNKIRK SPIRIT to get us over this disaster. Everyone, and I mean everyone, will have to pull together as a working party.

city supporter

23rd July 2007, 01:23 AM

True :thumbsup:

Maybe we should try and get Pamjit Dhanda involved, he has Good connections with the club.

Just imagine if something like this happened at Kingsholm, the Citizen would be squeezing everything out of it for all its worth...asking people for donations...getting the local Government involved probably...lets see how they cover this story in the coming days....:rolleyes:

:brickwall:

THAT IS A REALLY GOOD IDEA......

Pablo

23rd July 2007, 01:26 AM

THAT IS A REALLY GOOD IDEA......

Yes definately, do we have a contact with him, or will it require all of us writing a letter to him?

city supporter

23rd July 2007, 01:29 AM

We do have contact with Parmjit. Although since he became a Junior Minister, we have not seen him quite as much.
Now is his time to shine !

Simon

23rd July 2007, 01:40 AM

Effectively, does this all mean that our home Pre-season friendlies (v Barf and FGR) will not be played? As well as Newport v Brizzle Rovers?

Or is there still a ray of light?

city supporter

23rd July 2007, 02:01 AM

Effectively, does this all mean that our home Pre-season friendlies (v Barf and FGR) will not be played? As well as Newport v Brizzle Rovers?

Or is there still a ray of light?

I am having a problem finding any light at the moment ..

It may take a while for the water to drain away. Then comes the cleanup and Health and Safety inspections.

Clifty

23rd July 2007, 09:45 AM

i wouldn't expect to see any games at meadow park for a good few weeks!!

Noah

23rd July 2007, 10:16 AM

Very well done to those who got there last night and did all that you could.

Clifty

23rd July 2007, 10:39 AM

It may take a while for the water to drain away. Then comes the cleanup and Health and Safety inspections.

I CANNOT emphasise this enough! If this club is to have any chance of not going bust after this, then this is going to need the help of EVERYBODY, not just the usual few of us!!

DCM

23rd July 2007, 01:19 PM

You can certainly count me in.

While everybody is keen to get stuck in, you must wait until the environmental health give advice - it may look like water! The last thing you need to do is make yourself unwell.

Will the floodlights be ruined? Well, not necessarily. They have survived being under water before and perhaps will again - though clearly they will need to dry and out and have some kind of service as a minimum. Truth is we dont know yet. As for the rumour on here about flood insurance - well lets wait until the club make some formal comment, if indeed they need to, before we start jumping to any conclusions.

There is a lot of hard work to be done, thats for sure, but this is Gloucester City AFC and we have faced worst problems than this and come out the other side a lot stronger, so there is no reason this should not happen again.

Clifty is right though - when the call comes the club will need everybody to pull together in the same direction and get stuck in.

bobcarolgees

23rd July 2007, 01:50 PM

well said!if worse cause scenario occurs surely we can use another teams ground in the meantime?having said that im sure even if meadow park is unusable the usual lot will still do everything they can to stop city using kingsholm.i hope the city helps,but dont hold your breath.unfortunatley,its probably down to us supporters again.

city supporter

23rd July 2007, 02:10 PM

Would be nice if a certain Team at the end of the ~Golden ~Valley made a contribution from the money they have just received to help youth development and projects in the community !

Neil

23rd July 2007, 02:11 PM

Very well done to those who got there last night and did all that you could.I'm sad to say that it looked as though a fair bit of stock in the club shop was ruined. We were surprised that no-one moved it upstairs :confused:

city supporter

23rd July 2007, 02:12 PM

That's a shame. I know that John and Tim shifted a lot of stuff, but they would not have the keys to the shop.

RegCubit

23rd July 2007, 02:37 PM

Yes definately, do we have a contact with him, or will it require all of us writing a letter to him?

Email sent

city supporter

23rd July 2007, 02:42 PM

moi aussi

NI-Branch

23rd July 2007, 02:50 PM

Absolute disaster the flooding which has hit Gloucester especially at a time of real positives about the future of the club.

Why didn't someone just break into the club shop and save the stock. It's okay to say this in hignsight.

Surely now there must be some help available from the FA, there is lots of money in the game, it's at times like this money needs to spiral down to the likes of us, Banbury, I believe also Witney may be hit, Sheffield Wednesday also have been hit by floods.

Also some of the businesses that may have supported us, may also have to deal with flooding issues of their own.

The Cleric

23rd July 2007, 03:03 PM

As the electricity may go down at any time this may be my last opportunity to add my name to the clean-up gang.
As Captain Oates (for it is he) once said - "I am just going outside and may be some time".

Clifty

23rd July 2007, 03:04 PM

Why didn't someone just break into the club shop and save the stock. It's okay to say this in hignsight.

The clubshop is protected by metal bars. Unfortunately the pikey kids in the area like to break into the ground!!

The Cleric

23rd July 2007, 03:07 PM

On the news it showed Pershore Town's ground in Worcestershire...the Goalposts are totally submerged.....

Neil

23rd July 2007, 03:15 PM

We played there a few years back. I can't remember it being that close to the river!

ItmustbeCity

23rd July 2007, 06:31 PM

I'll definitely be down on saturday as early as possible

Joe

23rd July 2007, 07:40 PM

I'll be down there as often and as much as is necessary to get our season back on track.

city supporter

23rd July 2007, 07:44 PM

Knew we could count on you Joe, but this time round we are going to need a lot more fans to roll up their sleeves !

t-towel

23rd July 2007, 07:48 PM

Can I also suggest that fans and those sympathetic to what has happened but further away from the City feel free to express their support through their cheque books.

I'd suggest making cheques to the Gloucester City Supporters Trust rather than the club. I think we're going to be shelling out for a whole lot of repair bills, sand, disinfectant, paint etc.

I know it's tough - but let's try and stay as positive as we can. We've been through this twice before, and I think this time we're better organised than we were then.

Kingo

23rd July 2007, 08:30 PM

any and all donations I would be grateful to receive, chqs to "Gloucester City Supporters Ltd" to 27 Buckholt Way, Brockworth, Gloucester GL3 4RH.

Thank you

Trevor King (Kingo) Supporters Trust Treasurer.

Kingo

23rd July 2007, 08:31 PM

Forgot to say, let me know when the clean up starts.

MargateFan

23rd July 2007, 09:33 PM

Registered to say bad luck guys, what a palaver. I am a Margate fan, and I just wanted to wish you luck with the clean up.
What a rotten thing to happen to a nice club.

bully74uk

23rd July 2007, 10:52 PM

Been without Phone line or Internet here in Swindon since Friday due to the flooding.

Was out of the office all day today also but when I checked the forum at about 15.30 today was greeted with the devastating pictures of MP underwater.

As my involvement with City is relatively new, and limited, I have to say that I feel for every single "True" Glos fan, staff, management etc etc at this current time.

The vibe on this site has been absolutely tremendous over the last few months and I have really enjoyed being part of it. To go from all that to where we are today is a massive kick in the b******s and something that the club and everyone involved with it does not deserve one bit.

Im sure though that the club will pull through, and whilst I will be on holiday from the beginning of next week, I would like to play some part in the clean up operation if req'd when I get back.

I also hope that the bigger local clubs in the area dig deep and help where they can.

deano

23rd July 2007, 11:12 PM

I have an up-to-date contact list for all journalists, newspapers and publications etc for the whole of the UK, as Im sure Citizen has too. If you need contact numbers/emails I can supply them.

Steve S

24th July 2007, 12:05 AM

Neil, you have been posting details of your situation on other clubs sites, such as ours at Clevedon and at Mangotsfield. Once you've got things sorted in terms of where donations can be sent etc could you post the details on those same sites ? I'm sure there are many non-league fans and clubs who would like to help in some way if they know what is needed. I read about your shop losing a lot of its stock and I'm sure we can help out with some old programmes from our shop when you visit us in November for example. In the meantime you have the sympathy of everyone at Clevedon I'm sure - we may be rivals but we all follow the beautiful game for the same reasons. Best wishes and good luck, you've got another supporters and friends at MP that should see you through this crisis.

Clifty

24th July 2007, 12:11 AM

Steve,

See the thread near the top titled donations. It would be a huge help if you, as a Clevedon Fan were to post this information on your site. Rather than us asking everyone for money/help!

Thanks for your messages of support and if any of you guys are free to come help when we can get in, then please please come along!!

Steve S

24th July 2007, 12:19 AM

No problem, Clifty I'll cut and paste it on our forum.

Clifty

24th July 2007, 12:19 AM

just done it mate! changed my mind! any help from anyone will be greatfully appreciated!!

Neil

24th July 2007, 07:47 PM

According to Banbury we'll need a commercial pressure washer. Does Adie Hayward deal with those??

darrenb

24th July 2007, 08:50 PM

Count me in for any work that needs doing when we can get back in to the ground.

Cheers

DRAKEY

24th July 2007, 09:08 PM

Count me in for the clean up party when I get back from my holidays in 2 and a half weeks time :thumbsup:

SHANDY LOVE MACHINE

24th July 2007, 09:16 PM

When can we get started?

RegCubit

24th July 2007, 09:42 PM

When can we get started?

The trouble is going to be, water. We will need to wash down just about everything with some good disinfectant, remember that are some real nasties in the flood water.
So based on that, I would have thought we have to wait for the water to be switched back on, they are saying 14 days.:(

city supporter

25th July 2007, 01:28 AM

The trouble is going to be, water. We will need to wash down just about everything with some good disinfectant, remember that are some real nasties in the flood water.
So based on that, I would have thought we have to wait for the water to be switched back on, they are saying 14 days.:(

We could do with the Fire Brigade and their equipment to hose the place down !

MaxiJazz

26th July 2007, 01:34 AM

We could do with the Fire Brigade and their equipment to hose the place down ! With all these different fire brigades in Gloucester at the moment with their heavy duty pumping gear and barriers I'm sure if someone senior from the Club approached the Fire Service they could sort us out a way of pumping the ground out.Rather than waiting for it just to subside.

city supporter

26th July 2007, 01:15 PM

With all these different fire brigades in Gloucester at the moment with their heavy duty pumping gear and barriers I'm sure if someone senior from the Club approached the Fire Service they could sort us out a way of pumping the ground out.Rather than waiting for it just to subside.

They would have to pump the surrounding fields as well. We are totally engulfed by the Severn. I am hoping that once the water level decreases the Fire Brigade will help us.