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It's easy to be wise after the event, but did Margate miss a trick that would have got their Ground built (and possibly subsidised)?
Over the past few years Margate - the town - has been actively seeking publicity in an attempt to turn around it's fortunes. We've had 'The Apprentice' publicly showing the towns inadequacies in order that the Apprentice's candidates can give their (inadequate) solutions to SurrAlan - as he was then.
We've also had Mary Portas highlight that the town has the most unoccupied High Street in the South East for her study of how to regenerate the Nations High Streets.
Last year HM the Queen has visited our saving grace, the Turner Centre - which is the same venue that BBC South East Today used to mark the finishing line of their Presenter's Triathalon effort for Sports Relief.
So what has this to do with the football ground? Well it's all to do with a big International event this summer - the Olympics. I was unaware that there was an official Olympic Hotel Partner (it's Holiday Inn Express - a budget chain of hotels similar to Travelodge - nearest venue Minster).
Now if we could have persuaded a small Nation - say Sierre Leone (with whom we have tenuous International connections) to compete in the Olympic football using Margate as a base, would TDC have refused planning permission to build a secure stadium, an Olympic Hotel and an all-weather training pitch?
I know there's a lot of if's and but's - but it makes you think - doesn't it?
Over the past few years Margate - the town - has been actively seeking publicity in an attempt to turn around it's fortunes. We've had 'The Apprentice' publicly showing the towns inadequacies in order that the Apprentice's candidates can give their (inadequate) solutions to SurrAlan - as he was then.
We've also had Mary Portas highlight that the town has the most unoccupied High Street in the South East for her study of how to regenerate the Nations High Streets.
Last year HM the Queen has visited our saving grace, the Turner Centre - which is the same venue that BBC South East Today used to mark the finishing line of their Presenter's Triathalon effort for Sports Relief.
So what has this to do with the football ground? Well it's all to do with a big International event this summer - the Olympics. I was unaware that there was an official Olympic Hotel Partner (it's Holiday Inn Express - a budget chain of hotels similar to Travelodge - nearest venue Minster).
Now if we could have persuaded a small Nation - say Sierre Leone (with whom we have tenuous International connections) to compete in the Olympic football using Margate as a base, would TDC have refused planning permission to build a secure stadium, an Olympic Hotel and an all-weather training pitch?
I know there's a lot of if's and but's - but it makes you think - doesn't it?
