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| Quote ="bowes"Hemel have been going for 31 years and trying to go semi pro for 21 of those years so hardly fast tracking.'"
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| Quote ="Richie"Cov is only 30 miles or so from Northampton
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What with Coventry, Northampton , Hemel and London Skolars is there not a danger of the game becoming confined to the M1 corridor? 
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| Quote ="The 4 of us"What with Coventry, Northampton , Hemel and London Skolars is there not a danger of the game becoming confined to the M1 corridor?
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I'm happy for Hemel, but disappointed at the lack of detail in the article. Where is the Championship club going to play, AFAIK the current home ground doesn't have any stands?
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| Quote ="The 4 of us"What with Coventry, Northampton , Hemel and London Skolars is there not a danger of the game becoming confined to the M1 corridor?
Should be good for some "derbies"?'"
However the word 'derby' will be a non used word for the unfortunate heartland clubs left behind who fail to make the top four cut this season. But as long as the new boys are catered for then everything in the garden is rosy! |
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| Quote ="headhunter"I'm happy for Hemel, but disappointed at the lack of detail in the article. Where is the Championship club going to play, AFAIK the current home ground doesn't have any stands?'"
We will be based at Pennine Way. The ground has been fenced in, a new spectator rail has been installed aswell as 250 lux floodlighting. Plan is for 400 seats to be erected during the summer months. |
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| Quote ="headhunter"I'm happy for Hemel, but disappointed at the lack of detail in the article. Where is the Championship club going to play, AFAIK the current home ground doesn't have any stands?'"
Would defeat the object of owning their own ground if they move elsewhere. Shouldn't be too much of an issue to get hold of some 'Arena' stands and concrete the perimeter etc. Believe they already have floodlights, changing facilities and a bar? |
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| Quote ="The 4 of us"What with Coventry, Northampton , Hemel and London Skolars is there not a danger of the game becoming confined to the M1 corridor?
Should be good for some "derbies"?'"
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| Quote ="Stags Fan"The M1 is the new M62
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| Quote ="Stags Fan"We will be based at Pennine Way. The ground has been fenced in, a new spectator rail has been installed aswell as 250 lux floodlighting. Plan is for 400 seats to be erected during the summer months.'" I heard a rumour that the local council were looking at the possibility of building a community stadium for the Stags and Hemel FC, any substance to this? |
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Well done Hemel!
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| Quote ="headhunter"I heard a rumour that the local council were looking at the possibility of building a community stadium for the Stags and Hemel FC, any substance to this?'"
There are plans afoot to build a town stadium near Jct 8 of the M1, we were consulted regards playing in it, to date we have not ruled that out. |
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It's good to see the BBC reporting on this... Not!
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It's virtually a BBC policy now, nothing below Super League in the news section. More and more cut backs. They'll go in blogs but not news stories.
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| Quote ="Cardiff Cymru"It's virtually a BBC policy now, nothing below Super League in the news section. More and more cut backs. They'll go in blogs but not news stories.'"
They did a couple of things on the Northampton announcement when that was made so would have expected something on this.
Most articles on various websites including BBC seem to be a regurgitation of RFL press releases of late. Considering George Riley announced it on twitter yesterday a day before the RFL made its official announcement maybe the BBC were not sent a copy of the press release (or are being made to wait for it) to discourage them from leaking any future announcements. |
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| Quote ="Cardiff Cymru"It's virtually a BBC policy now, nothing below Super League in the news section. More and more cut backs. They'll go in blogs but not news stories.'"
Even Netball has got on to their breaking news page so why not this? As wiganermike has already stated they did a good job on the Northampton announcement. |
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| Quote ="rob_a"Even Netball has got on to their breaking news page so why not this? As wiganermike has already stated they did a good job on the Northampton announcement.'"
But the top tier of netball , not the 3 rd |
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| Quote ="rupert bear"However the word 'derby' will be a non used word for the unfortunate heartland clubs left behind who fail to make the top four cut this season. But as long as the new boys are catered for then everything in the garden is rosy!'"
Fear not. The RFL are looking at setting up a "within 10 miles of Batley" league. Each team will play within 5 miles of the next to enable fans to walk to an away game and be back home in time to milk the cows. Entry prices will be fixed at 2 and 6 and silver trophies replaced with the butchers best half dozen.
Meanwhile in the league which runs alongside it will allow teams to travel by mechanical horse, beam wireless images through the sky to magic boxes in people's homes and generally get exited about the fact that after nearly 120 years of trying the sport of Rugby League is gaining a well deserved national presence.
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Great news for Hemel. A well run club and hopefully they will continue to progress
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| Quote ="Wheels"Great news for Hemel, Champ 1 and Rugby League.
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I've only just realised why you meant by this!
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| Quote ="rob_a"Even Netball has got on to their breaking news page so why not this? As wiganermike has already stated they did a good job on the Northampton announcement.'"
Big difference is the Northampton side is linked to the football club. It therefore became a football related story and to the BBC's interest a lot more.
Great to hear about the ground improvements. Biggie for me is will the new stand have a proper press area and electricity (that may sound a silly question but I've reported at Oldham and Swinton over the last few years). |
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| Quote ="Cardiff Cymru"Big difference is the Northampton side is linked to the football club. It therefore became a football related story and to the BBC's interest a lot more.
Great to hear about the ground improvements. Biggie for me is will the new stand have a proper press area and electricity (that may sound a silly question but I've reported at Oldham and Swinton over the last few years).'"
We intend to have 6 seats press area, we also have a 50mt extension lead.  |
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| Quote ="rob_a"Even Netball has got on to their breaking news page so why not this? As wiganermike has already stated they did a good job on the Northampton announcement.'"
On the night Leeds won the World Club Challenge the headline on BBC Sport was
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| This was the plan for the Hemel Stadium in 2010.
Quote Hemel's stadium at Pennine Way - for which planning permission was obtained in September 2008 - is proceeding but as a scaled down development due to the prospects of a Town Stadium being built by Dacorum Borough Council.
The Stags' Pennine Way site will be developed as a top quality training site and grassroots playing facility. It is being built on a phased basis with tenders about to be called for floodlighting, perimeter fencing and car parking. The option has not been ruled out to add the spectator facilities in the future should the Town Stadium not happen.
The Town Stadium project is in the hands of consultants who have just submitted a Stage Two report to the Council. The key details of the scheme are:
1. Users - Hemel Stags & Hemel Town FC
2. Location - Junction 8 of the M1
3. Capacity - Initially 6,000 but capable of being expanded to 12,000'" |
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It seems to be 2 from 3 for the final spots. Chester have withdrawn their application and Medway never actually submitted one (but the RFL wanted them in)
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