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ZC to build new cricket stadium in Gweru
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It's bit like building big airports hoping to attract tourism
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Anyone know what used to be on the land?
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How do they gt a 99 year lease? Thought those were shelved.
One stadium being built signals the end,, two stadia is going to be be calamitous.
One stadium being built signals the end,, two stadia is going to be be calamitous.
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Do they have so much money? Probably the ICC is providing funds for 2027 WC, obviously they will, still this is ambitious. Great if it comes off.
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It's not coming off. 😂
You're going to see looting on a grand scale and squandering of much needed cash that could be put to better use- like players salaries for example.
It's a disgrace.
Who plays cricket in Gweru anyway?
Players have to reluctantly trudge off to KweKwe. Now they're going to have to hitch hike an extra 80km
You're going to see looting on a grand scale and squandering of much needed cash that could be put to better use- like players salaries for example.
It's a disgrace.
Who plays cricket in Gweru anyway?
Players have to reluctantly trudge off to KweKwe. Now they're going to have to hitch hike an extra 80km
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I’m not sure where this land is exactly.
The city council have been trying for many years to evict Gweru Sports Club from their current historic ground in a prime location in order to build residential or commercial lots. It’s one of the few sports clubs out in the provinces that has held out in the face of such pressures.
The cricket ground has been brought back into use - by hand! - from an overgrown jungle into a serviceable, now well used grass square and outfield by volunteers over the past five years and cricket is played there every weekend. It’s not Lord’s, but it’s serviceable and it gets used and there are community coaches who run sessions there regularly. It’s pretty much the only league cricket ground in the Midlands.
It seems that this promise of a pot of gold by ZC and the council will ultimately finally force Gweru SC out and for it to be bulldozed.
As for the new ground - they mention multi sports , so it seems like a replacement for the wider sports club.
What I can’t fathom is why on f***ing gods Earth would they want ‘VIP Boxes’ , ‘a Media Centre’ etc. what a gigantic waste of money. These will rot and be abandoned within months. By the articles own admission, the proposed ground will only be used as a ‘practice venue’ during the 2027 WC. International matches will never be played here!
If they really are going to invest in a new facility - and great if they really are - why can’t they just build a quality square and outfield and some change rooms and then spend the rest of the money on funding maintenance of it for the next X amount of years? Or funding coaches a s community cricket in the city. Bloody VIP centres and media boxes are a complete utter waste!
One thing is for sure is that Gweru City Council are so corrupt and have such a potted history that they make the likes of ZC look like angels.
I am extremely wary of this. Probably even more so than Vic Falls. Millions of dollars will go missing on this and you’ll suddenly see a few city officials driving around in new sports cars courtesy of ICC funds….
The city council have been trying for many years to evict Gweru Sports Club from their current historic ground in a prime location in order to build residential or commercial lots. It’s one of the few sports clubs out in the provinces that has held out in the face of such pressures.
The cricket ground has been brought back into use - by hand! - from an overgrown jungle into a serviceable, now well used grass square and outfield by volunteers over the past five years and cricket is played there every weekend. It’s not Lord’s, but it’s serviceable and it gets used and there are community coaches who run sessions there regularly. It’s pretty much the only league cricket ground in the Midlands.
It seems that this promise of a pot of gold by ZC and the council will ultimately finally force Gweru SC out and for it to be bulldozed.
As for the new ground - they mention multi sports , so it seems like a replacement for the wider sports club.
What I can’t fathom is why on f***ing gods Earth would they want ‘VIP Boxes’ , ‘a Media Centre’ etc. what a gigantic waste of money. These will rot and be abandoned within months. By the articles own admission, the proposed ground will only be used as a ‘practice venue’ during the 2027 WC. International matches will never be played here!
If they really are going to invest in a new facility - and great if they really are - why can’t they just build a quality square and outfield and some change rooms and then spend the rest of the money on funding maintenance of it for the next X amount of years? Or funding coaches a s community cricket in the city. Bloody VIP centres and media boxes are a complete utter waste!
One thing is for sure is that Gweru City Council are so corrupt and have such a potted history that they make the likes of ZC look like angels.
I am extremely wary of this. Probably even more so than Vic Falls. Millions of dollars will go missing on this and you’ll suddenly see a few city officials driving around in new sports cars courtesy of ICC funds….
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It seems that this promise of a pot of gold by ZC and the council will ultimately finally force Gweru SC out and for it to be bulldozed.
Without knowing a thing about this deal, there's your answer.
It's a theft. Bear in mind they've attempted to steal HSC quite a few times.
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secretzimbo wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2024 10:09 am
the proposed ground will only be used as a ‘practice venue’ during the 2027 WC.
That was the stand out line for me 😂 😂 Tells you everything you need to know about this scheme.
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Vic Falls is going ahead and they’ve got Mnangagwa doing a ground breaking ceremony for it next week. Lord help us.
I think the only people who think it is a good idea are either; a) personally benefitting from it or b) have never been to Vic Falls.
I think the only people who think it is a good idea are either; a) personally benefitting from it or b) have never been to Vic Falls.
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secretzimbo wrote: ↑Wed May 15, 2024 10:21 am
This will be the biggest white elephant in the country.
Second only to the VIP mega stadium in the middle of f***ing Gweru of course
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Nah, bro’s ain’t coming to watch Durham on their pre season 😂
10k capacity when the justification was HSC and Queens aren’t big enough with their 10k capacity 😂
I’d seen ZC are fronting the dollar and will own the ground for 25 years, but then what? Whose ground is it then ? and they reckon it will be built in a year; seems legit.
It does seem quite ridiculous when the season just gone two token regional (?) games were at Queens ahead of the Sri Lanka tour and everything else was in Harare.
Got train wreck written all over this bad boy 😂
10k capacity when the justification was HSC and Queens aren’t big enough with their 10k capacity 😂
I’d seen ZC are fronting the dollar and will own the ground for 25 years, but then what? Whose ground is it then ? and they reckon it will be built in a year; seems legit.
It does seem quite ridiculous when the season just gone two token regional (?) games were at Queens ahead of the Sri Lanka tour and everything else was in Harare.
Got train wreck written all over this bad boy 😂
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https://zimcricket.org/news/3046/ZC-sec ... -in-Mutare
ZC secures land to build a 3rd new stadium. ZC and Mutare Sports Club have had a lot of long-running disputes over the years, so it seems they want their own venue.
Vic Falls, Gweru and Mutare. An insane amount of money wasted. We are doomed.
ZC secures land to build a 3rd new stadium. ZC and Mutare Sports Club have had a lot of long-running disputes over the years, so it seems they want their own venue.
Vic Falls, Gweru and Mutare. An insane amount of money wasted. We are doomed.
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A good opportunity here for a franchise of cricketing strip clubs.
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eugene wrote: ↑Sat May 11, 2024 3:34 pm
Anyone know what used to be on the land?
Nothing. The site of the ground is a wet land area left undeveloped. Good luck turning that into a cricket ground.
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eugene wrote: ↑Fri Jun 14, 2024 12:57 am
A good opportunity here for a franchise of cricketing strip clubs.
ZC throwing big dollar at a couple of murungus from the diaspora and a couple of desi girls paying to dance.
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Marumani would still get bloody picked wouldn’t he; first bash on the pole.
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ZIMDOGGY wrote: ↑Wed May 15, 2024 10:53 am
People travel to Africa for wildlife and nature. Not for county cricket. People don’t even watch county in England let alone Zim.
There may be, keyword *may* be an argument for a multi purpose stadium built there, for soccer, rugby and concerts etc
But then let the Zim gov pay for it.
Let the Chinese pay for it!!!
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