ClubCall
Edinburgh City
Lost Grounds
Billingham Synthonia
Three Pigeons pub Halifax
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STADE NEWS
ST ANDREWS GROUNDSHARE FOR SKY BLUES
An EFL extraordinary general meeting to discuss the future of the Sky Blues scheduled for May 29th was cancelled, a meeting which could have seen Coventry voted out of the Football League.
The EFL had advised Coventry they did not want them based over 6 miles from their current home, Birmingham's St.Andrews is 18 miles away.
Coventry Rugby's Butts Park ground still remains a further groundshare option.
QPR RESPOND TO COUNCIL CONSULTATION
The club want to be anchor tenants at a possible new stadium to be built on the site of the Linford Christie athletics ground in the Borough.
In other Hoops news, the club are to gift the naming rights to Loftus Road next season to a charity nominated by supporters.
NEW DUNDEE STADIUM PLANS ON TRACK
The Dee have confirmed most of the planning work for the new stadium project has been completed, and the funding is in place.
Dundee plan to relocate from Dens Park, home since 1899, to a new 15,000 seater stadium in the Camperdown area of the city by 2021.
RAMS SELL PRIDE PARK
The stadium, home to the Rams since 1997, has been sold to a company owned by the Derby chairman for £80m, as revealed in the club's latest financial results.
The stadium sale will see a long term lease back to the club, and the opportunity to use the arena for other large scale entertainment events.
CHANGES TO LONDON STADIUM
New, straight end seating zones will replace the current curved seating areas meaning fans are closer to the pitch and increasing the capacity by around 700, whilst a Hammers branded claret pitch surround has been installed at the stadium.
NEWS IN BRIEF
ATALANTA
Demolition work on the famous Curva Nord at the Stadio Atleti Azzuri d'Italia has begun, the first stage of the reconstruction of the stadium.
With the stands on the side of the stadium in Bergamo being listed buildings,
the ends are being rebuilt to enable a new all seater capacity of around 24,000.
BOSTON UNITED
The Pilgrims are set to leave their York Street stadium after next season.
Work is now scheduled to begin on the new Community Stadium, due to be ready for the start of the 2020/21 season.
LUTON TOWN
Plans for the Newlands Park commercial development just off junction 10 of the M1 motorway, have not been called in by the Secretary of State for Housing and Communities.
The project is vital to fund Luton's new stadium plans at Power Court in the city centre.
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CLUBCALL Edinburgh City
League - Scottish League Two
Capacity - 3,000
Record Attendance - 2,522
(at Meadowbank Stadium)
Nearest Railway Station - Edinburgh Haymarket
Club Website - www.edinburghcityfc.com
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LOST GROUNDS
Central Park Billingham Synthonia
Initially playing in the local South Bank & District and Teesside League's, the club joined the Northern League in 1945.
The club then moved to Central Avenue in 1958, the ground being opened with a match against Bishop Auckland, a 2-2 draw witnessed by a crowd
of 4,200 - still the club's record attendance.
The main focal point of the ground was the hugely impressive 2,000 capacity cantilever main stand, the longest in the country at the time.
A huge bowl of a stadium with an athletics track and grass banks at either end, the ground had enormous potential but it's highlights were being used for an England 'B' athletics international, and Middlesbrough FC reserve matches.
Central Avenue sadly now lies derelict, vandalised, and overgrown.
Synners moved to the sports complex situated on Station Road in nearby Norton.
Formerly home to the now defunct Northern League club Norton and Stockton Ancients, the 1,970 capacity ground has a very rural feel quite different to the club's former home in the industrial heartland of Billingham.
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FAMOUS FOOTBALL PUBS
Three Pigeons Halifax
A grade II listed art-deco building, the pub has five distinctive rooms leading from a central bar area.
Ossett beers predominate on handpull, with five other nationally sourced beers also usually available.
Restricted opening hours during the week, open all day Saturday.
All live TV football shown.
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