heres todays OM (anti) stadium letter .....
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random thoughts on Steve Fisher's very toned down ( in comparison to his previous bragging, on behalf of FoSB, offering), response to
@bazzer9461 letter
as a self confessed member of FoSB ( who he previously has claimed thwarted OUFC SB sports ground stadium project- thus costing the people of Kidlington facilies etc by railroading KPC into a particular non compromising stance) he states the obvious in being opposed to un-neccessary building on green belt.
The Triangle , previously referred to as toxic scrubland (or similar), is 1) hardly genuine green belt land, 2) was suggested to OUFC by the County Council as the only viable land to accommodate the stadium
there will, of course be genuine concerns of residents (of Kidlington) that will arise, which will be rightly addressed at the appropriate junctures during the planning process. At present no formal plans have been submitted, without said plans opponents scaremonger making assumptions based on nothing but wild speculation. The Savills report identifies The Triangle as the only viable option, the same report flags up the current stadium as unviable as the landlord 'will not sell'
The lease between football club and landlord expires in 2026- with no option to continue beyond that point. Fisher's pal Cllr Ian Middleton has demanded to personally see copies of the lease agreement between football club and current landlord. Implying that the lease does not expire in 2026- basically calling Nial MCwilliams a liar in the process. Middleton's underhand delaying tactics such as this one, are then parrotted by his acolytes.
Another of Middleton's filibustering tactics has been demanding a Royston Vasey-esque consultation , only for local people ( of Kidlington & North Oxford) . Conveniently ignoring that due democratic process has already been followed by the county council, with their consultation - its their land, ( the triangle) and county residents made their views known, emphatically in favour of OUFC stadium relocating to outside of Kidlington. Cllr Middleton claims to be cautiously neutral, yet in Fishers previous letter to OM he stated Cllr Middleton opposed the stadium project. I think the latter is the truth of the matter, given the way Cllr Middleton provides 'ammunition' for opponents, such as FoSB - of which Fisher is a member, to repeat Middletons, intended to delay, assertions and calls. Yet the process so far has been held democratically , openly and properly - which is exactly what Fisher asks for