From the Trust website
https://www.castrust.org/2017/10/new-gate-proposal/In the usual cack handed club style it's meant to be a consultation but you've got until Friday 13th October (yes, tomorrow) to give them feedback on the designs to an email address they never use or respond to.
But there is a different deadline for the text (next Tuesday) even though the text is dependent on the design
And the anniversary is in 8 weeks time.
And, IMHO, the designs are poor.
From the Trust site
"As part of the Back to the Valley 25th anniversary celebrations the club propose to install new main gates at the stadium.
The club are inviting feedback on the designs below.
If you would like to comment or state a preference (or suggest an alternative wording) please e mail fans@cafc.co.uk
The deadline for comments on gate design and text location is 5pm this Friday 13th October.
The deadline for the actual text is Tuesday 17th at 5pm.
We have expressed our disappointment to the club about the short notice that we have been given us on this as we think it could have been a much more inclusive exercise."
Meanwhile the Sam Bartram Gate still has no sign since the old one fell off.
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Just piss poor all round.
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They can't even get the words lined up straight FFS
The shirt company spoke to dozens of fans face to face at the in September for the shirt that will be released next summer.
They had 6 home and 6 away designs worked up and had the references back to older shirts and colours.
They had four members of staff in the room, asking questions, making notes, taking on board ideas.
Now the club, "Fuck, we better pretend we asked the fans, quick send out an email, we won't be able to pay for the gates anyway but we can tick the consultation box"
The idiots that run our club aren't even good enough to get on 'The Apprentice'.
I'd have included Roly in that statement, but he'd have to have actually been here to walk out!
Anyway, the only gate I'm interested in, is the one they close when they walk out the door..!!
The Valley?
The Valley's address?
A song we sing?
Or the return to the Valley?
"5 December 1992"
That is all that is needed.
"As the gates are open when the vast majority of people see them, would it not be a good idea to have a design option where the message is not split in two when they are open?
As anniversary gates, any design not incorporating the date is clearly not appropriate.
3 days for people to give feedback is nowhere near enough, there should be at least one home game in which to get the message across to all fans."
I expect not to hear from them again.
At least I'll know where the Konsa money will have been spent.
They are appropriate for Katrien's Wendy House though
The problem with gates there, is that on matchdays, they'll be fully open and nobody will see them anyway unless the message is over the top, and not on the opening section, as with the Shankly Gates