the more i read and hear about this the more i think we really have nothing to worry about apart from just some time being wasted and the consequences of that time being wasted.
end of the day, the fact is the gates is only listed as a war memorial not the ground. that is why an application has now been made to get the whole land rigistered as a war memorial because thats what it should have been instead of just the gates.
if i thought that was the only reason why this person made the application to english heritage then fair enough. i could understand and respect that.
however we all know the reason why this person has made the application. he has even admitted it himself.
regardless of what he is saying, if its right or wrong, he dont actually care and i severely doubt that he has even been to the mem to pay his respects on remembrance day. we all know his real motives. he has even admitted it himself.
he supports TRASH. he waited until TRASH lost to come out and make a petition about this. that is all on the TRASH very own website. he has in the last few days been quoted to say that he is anti supermarket and believes gloucester road will be lost due to sainsburys.
he is just doing his best to delay things as long as he could. he could have came out much earlier with this during the planning permission if he felt so strong about it. but he waited until it was over for TRASH and then came out.
everyone should be disgusted by his actions using war dead to hide behind to stop a supermarket in order to protect gloucester road.
that is his motive and its sick and twisted. he has gone against the royal british legion, current bristol rugby officials, ex bristol rugby officials, current and ex military as well as going against english heritage themselves - all who were consulted during the planning process and all gave their support as they all thought that a memorial garden with sainsburys is a much better tribute than a run down stadium with not fit for purpose facilities.
again if the only reason why this person made the application to english heritage was due his belief that the whole site should be a war memorial then fair enough. but its not and he admits this himself. its disgusting and he should be ashamed and i cant believe that there would be people who would back him.
so english heritage has previously been supportive of sainsburys, but if somehow english heritage did change their mind and has got the power to stop things then they will need to demolish all the houses that has been built on the land what wasnt opposed, demolish the car park and all the stands what wasnt opposed, in order to put it all back to the original state when the covenant was 1st done when the land was given to bristol rugby. none of which will actually happen.
remember mind during the whole planning process, TRASH was giving a lot of ideas on what should be built on the land instead of sainsburys. schools were mentioned for example. not once did they come out about nothing should be built on the land. so why now??
because its just delay tactics and thats all it is. surely the appropriate people will see sense and it will be over soon.
im just very saddened that someone would stoop that low and use the war dead to hide behind in order to pursue his real motive which is to save gloucester road. just sick.