There was no such assumption, the 10 year term at the Hive was a stipulation Harrow Council made as a trade off that allowed them to remove a load of other potentially expensive provisions they were seeking to impose on the Club/TK to try to assuage local resident concerns if the move was made permanently.jerroll wrote: ↑22 Apr 2024, 08:23Harrogate and Sutton both were able to remove the artificial pitch and install a grass one during a closed season so there is proof it can be done plus Bromley would have more time to do so due to the earlier end to our season. Although they have significantly more money Spurs can remove their pitch and put it back in a fortnight when they host the NFL games. The 10 year tenure was why (despite going out of the league prior to the move to the hive) people assumed the move to the Hive was initially for only 10 years as that had to be secured to satisfy Football league requirements at the time.ETBee wrote: ↑22 Apr 2024, 07:42 I think I am right in saying that it is the EFL that has the 10 year rule, not the NL. So Gateshead could have taken part in the play offs and the rule would only have come into effect if they had won at Wembley. Obviously the issue would then have to be addressed, and possibly resolved. The EFL also has a rule that teams are not allowed to have plastic pitches so why are Bromley in the play offs? What guarantees have Bromley given the EFL and NL that they will replace the pitch by a certain date if they won promotion? It seems that the EFL imposed an arbitrary, though perhaps sufficient, deadline on Gateshead to get the 10 year deal but have not imposed a similar deadline on Bromley, other than an assumption that it would be sorted out, like Sutton.
I think a good lawyer could make something of this.
I suspect that there are several teams in the NL who do not fulfill the full range of EFL requirements. I do hope that TK has ensured that we do!
I think the constraint was applied by Harrow Council as freeholder rather than as a planning condition and it was therefore removed when TK bought the freehold.