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Viking Chat => Viking Chat => Topic started by: DRFCSouth on November 11, 2013, 08:58:43 pm

Title: Belle Vue Future
Post by: DRFCSouth on November 11, 2013, 08:58:43 pm

Wondered what the plans are for this? Who owns it now? Last time I drove past it was still overgrown.

Title: Re: Belle Vue Future
Post by: Muttley on November 11, 2013, 09:02:33 pm

Barratt Homes bought it off DMBC this year, I guess they'll eventually put houses on it.

http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/business/former-rovers-ground-sold-for-housing-1-5691269

Title: Re: Belle Vue Future
Post by: DRFCSouth on November 11, 2013, 09:05:51 pm

Cheers. Had some great nights there back in the day. Do miss it. Bet the away teams hated it. Although the pitch was immaculate.

Title: Re: Belle Vue Future
Post by: PDX_Rover on November 11, 2013, 09:10:13 pm

12 million quid wasn't it?

Title: Re: Belle Vue Future
Post by: DRFCSouth on November 11, 2013, 09:15:34 pm

I remembered the rumours of the sites valuation many years before they left for the Keepmoat. Not sure about the 12m valuation, sounds realistic as I remember a figure of 7m being the valuation many years ago.

I remember a lot of freezing cold winter nights stood on the pop side, town end or main stand. Could never get warm. Trying to negotiate the path between the main stand and pop side outside the ground! I think a lot of people miss the standing, not for saving so much but freedom of a bit of movement.