It’s been one of the longest saga’s running but this week
Margate Football Club will seek to move one step closer to beginning work on
their new community stadium. Nearly ten years have passed since the club began
the process to redevelop their Hartsdown Park home, and on Thursday the club
will host the council for a site visit as the Councils decision on the leases
edge nearer.
Nothing but delay after delay due to many factors has affected
the club both on and off the pitch; however, with a competitive squad and
decent manager in charge in Chris Kinnear only the stadium seems to be holding
the club back. At 2P.M on Thursday 22nd December 2011, Margate FC
will welcome the officials of the Thanet Council to Hartsdown Park and today
urged all supporters to attend to show their support for the project.
A decision was due to be heard last week although a change
in leadership at the Council meant the decision was delayed….again. The club
has been at its lowest point ever in recent years as the stadium saga
threatened to bring the club to its knees, however thanks to directors,
players, management and most of all supporters that refused this situation to
kill the club that they love, Margate FC are stood on the brink of what could
be the biggest boost possible.
Not only the football club need this, anyone that has been
to Margate in recent years will agree that empty shops, graffiti covered walls
and shops, no theme park and a dying town is in a much needed boost and this
decision could be the best thing to happen to the town in a long time.
I am in no doubt that the people of Margate want this and
fans of other clubs that have enjoyed a ‘jolly outing’ to Margate to watch
football want the stadium to be sorted and built. Many Christmases have passed
with no stadium being built, yet this week fans of Margate FC could receive one
of the best Christmas presents that they could have hoped for.
I urge anyone that supports/cares about Margate as a
football club and as a town attend the visit this Thursday to show their
support to this much needed project.
