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Closure of Rochdale shopping centre 11:53 - Nov 20 with 9035 viewsnordenblue

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/rochdale-sh

Sad times for many businesses connected, another one they can put down to "covid" when in reality I'm guessing it was a sinking ship years before the virus even kicked in
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Closure of Rochdale shopping centre on 12:03 - Nov 20 with 7116 viewsrochdaleriddler

It’s been in a coma for years, finally switching it off. Feel sorry for those working in there, but it didn’t take Nostradamus to predict this

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Closure of Rochdale shopping centre on 12:35 - Nov 20 with 7062 viewsfunkkk

It's probably been 12 years plus since I last set foot in there. It was on its arse then.
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Closure of Rochdale shopping centre on 13:47 - Nov 20 with 6949 viewsAncoats_Blue

Shame for anyone who has lost their job, though writing on the wall for a while even pre covid. I said when the new shopping centre was built there was no way Rochdale needed nor could support 3 centres. Looks like some big brands like Boots and River Island have moved from the Exchange to Riverside now as well so that can’t have too healthy a future.

Would be nice to see the Wheatsheaf and surrounding tat floggers flattened a nice new town centre ground built for Dale. I’ll put a few quid in if I win the Euromil tonight.
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Closure of Rochdale shopping centre on 13:58 - Nov 20 with 6912 viewsrochdaleriddler

Closure of Rochdale shopping centre on 13:47 - Nov 20 by Ancoats_Blue

Shame for anyone who has lost their job, though writing on the wall for a while even pre covid. I said when the new shopping centre was built there was no way Rochdale needed nor could support 3 centres. Looks like some big brands like Boots and River Island have moved from the Exchange to Riverside now as well so that can’t have too healthy a future.

Would be nice to see the Wheatsheaf and surrounding tat floggers flattened a nice new town centre ground built for Dale. I’ll put a few quid in if I win the Euromil tonight.
[Post edited 20 Nov 2020 13:48]


The wheatsheaf arena , like it

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Closure of Rochdale shopping centre on 14:29 - Nov 20 with 6866 viewsblackdogblue

Closure of Rochdale shopping centre on 13:58 - Nov 20 by rochdaleriddler

The wheatsheaf arena , like it


Would be one hell of a sloping pitch 🤣

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Closure of Rochdale shopping centre on 14:41 - Nov 20 with 6836 viewsnordenblue

Closure of Rochdale shopping centre on 14:29 - Nov 20 by blackdogblue

Would be one hell of a sloping pitch 🤣


Could bang a few of the sheep at one end of the "arena"
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Closure of Rochdale shopping centre on 14:46 - Nov 20 with 6821 viewsforeverhopefulDale

Closure of Rochdale shopping centre on 14:29 - Nov 20 by blackdogblue

Would be one hell of a sloping pitch 🤣


Also be horrendous for getting to and from as far as travelling by car.

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Closure of Rochdale shopping centre on 14:46 - Nov 20 with 6820 viewsjudd

Closure of Rochdale shopping centre on 14:41 - Nov 20 by nordenblue

Could bang a few of the sheep at one end of the "arena"


We're not in Yorkshire.

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Closure of Rochdale shopping centre on 14:48 - Nov 20 with 6817 viewsD_Alien

Closure of Rochdale shopping centre on 14:46 - Nov 20 by judd

We're not in Yorkshire.


No, but whichever end you're in, you might get a look at the Pennines

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Closure of Rochdale shopping centre on 15:33 - Nov 20 with 6706 viewsmingthemerciless

Closure of Rochdale shopping centre on 13:47 - Nov 20 by Ancoats_Blue

Shame for anyone who has lost their job, though writing on the wall for a while even pre covid. I said when the new shopping centre was built there was no way Rochdale needed nor could support 3 centres. Looks like some big brands like Boots and River Island have moved from the Exchange to Riverside now as well so that can’t have too healthy a future.

Would be nice to see the Wheatsheaf and surrounding tat floggers flattened a nice new town centre ground built for Dale. I’ll put a few quid in if I win the Euromil tonight.
[Post edited 20 Nov 2020 13:48]


That waste ground at the top of Drake St would be ideal for a new ground. Right by the station and the tram just going past. Just a shame about the lack of parking. Oldham fans could come via the newly re-opened canal in their canoes.
[Post edited 20 Nov 2020 15:40]
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Closure of Rochdale shopping centre on 15:38 - Nov 20 with 6686 viewsroccydaleian

Closure of Rochdale shopping centre on 14:29 - Nov 20 by blackdogblue

Would be one hell of a sloping pitch 🤣


Very much to the left.
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Closure of Rochdale shopping centre on 15:47 - Nov 20 with 6641 viewsD_Alien

Closure of Rochdale shopping centre on 15:33 - Nov 20 by mingthemerciless

That waste ground at the top of Drake St would be ideal for a new ground. Right by the station and the tram just going past. Just a shame about the lack of parking. Oldham fans could come via the newly re-opened canal in their canoes.
[Post edited 20 Nov 2020 15:40]


https://www.fansnetwork.co.uk/football/rochdale/forum/262531/development-around-

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Closure of Rochdale shopping centre on 16:06 - Nov 20 with 6595 viewsAncoats_Blue

Closure of Rochdale shopping centre on 14:29 - Nov 20 by blackdogblue

Would be one hell of a sloping pitch 🤣


Aye yeah, can’t build on a gradient. I remember now having to take a ski lift from one side of the Wheatsheaf to the other the place was so un level. I lost count of the times I dropped my Argos catalogue onto the pianist in Russell’s cafe.
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Closure of Rochdale shopping centre on 16:50 - Nov 20 with 6528 viewsDalenet

Closure of Rochdale shopping centre on 12:03 - Nov 20 by rochdaleriddler

It’s been in a coma for years, finally switching it off. Feel sorry for those working in there, but it didn’t take Nostradamus to predict this


We agree on this one
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Closure of Rochdale shopping centre on 17:09 - Nov 20 with 6498 viewsBillyRudd

Please forgive my ignorance ( I rarely visit my home town centre nowadays ) but other than Marks, Next and a multi storey carpark in a new position ,that I can see when I drive down John Street to the tip, what is in the new shopping centre and how is it rated? Am I missing owt? This is,nt a wind up I,m genuinely interested.
Up the Dale
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Closure of Rochdale shopping centre on 17:32 - Nov 20 with 6457 viewsrochdaleriddler

Closure of Rochdale shopping centre on 16:50 - Nov 20 by Dalenet

We agree on this one


Yeah baby, it’s ok not to agree as well you know !!! I’ve never fallen out with anyone about Tesco profits

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Closure of Rochdale shopping centre on 17:47 - Nov 20 with 6417 viewsD_Alien

Closure of Rochdale shopping centre on 17:32 - Nov 20 by rochdaleriddler

Yeah baby, it’s ok not to agree as well you know !!! I’ve never fallen out with anyone about Tesco profits


I'm sure Nostradamus would agree too, if he were a Tesco prophet

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Closure of Rochdale shopping centre on 18:28 - Nov 20 with 6350 viewsReedy

Closure of Rochdale shopping centre on 15:33 - Nov 20 by mingthemerciless

That waste ground at the top of Drake St would be ideal for a new ground. Right by the station and the tram just going past. Just a shame about the lack of parking. Oldham fans could come via the newly re-opened canal in their canoes.
[Post edited 20 Nov 2020 15:40]


That land has had planning permission approved for 200 homes:

https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/news/capital-centric-readies-plans-for-rochdale

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Closure of Rochdale shopping centre on 18:49 - Nov 20 with 6322 viewsrochdaleriddler

Closure of Rochdale shopping centre on 17:47 - Nov 20 by D_Alien

I'm sure Nostradamus would agree too, if he were a Tesco prophet


Morrison’s to be cheerful

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Closure of Rochdale shopping centre on 19:05 - Nov 20 with 6287 viewsArthurDaley

On the news tonight the egg man had set up his stall outside the closed doors. He hadn't been in the Wheatsheaf for long. Him and his wife were familiar faces wherever the market was.

A large VAT Dave

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Closure of Rochdale shopping centre on 19:16 - Nov 20 with 6270 viewsrochdaleriddler

Closure of Rochdale shopping centre on 19:05 - Nov 20 by ArthurDaley

On the news tonight the egg man had set up his stall outside the closed doors. He hadn't been in the Wheatsheaf for long. Him and his wife were familiar faces wherever the market was.


Mr and mrs Jordan

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Closure of Rochdale shopping centre on 19:39 - Nov 20 with 6237 viewsblackdogblue

Closure of Rochdale shopping centre on 17:09 - Nov 20 by BillyRudd

Please forgive my ignorance ( I rarely visit my home town centre nowadays ) but other than Marks, Next and a multi storey carpark in a new position ,that I can see when I drive down John Street to the tip, what is in the new shopping centre and how is it rated? Am I missing owt? This is,nt a wind up I,m genuinely interested.
Up the Dale


The wheatsheaf is accessible from 2 points, one on Yorkshire street & the other was behind the old black box..

They have built the new “centre” on what was the old bus station and later a new home for the indoor / outdoor 🤨 market.

The bottom level access is still there but a few escalators up to the shops and a windy car park up to the roof.. if you went passed the carpet place on the corner facing Dunelm on the other side of the dual carriageway, before they blocked the access off, you would come to the nationwide building society, the road to the left was a steep one down a hill, this is the “slope”...

I’m fact on another related topic, read the other day Peacocks had gone bang... apart from Argos.. & we know there is one at Central Retail park.. I am one million % behind not loosing more local jobs... but what else was there in there left & there are more than enough empty spaces in the exchange to fill.. went in the other day, boots, game, river island for example it’s easy to relocate.. but what can take the wheatsheafs place?? It’s a higgldy building built on a huge slope...

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Closure of Rochdale shopping centre on 19:48 - Nov 20 with 6215 viewsBillyRudd

Closure of Rochdale shopping centre on 19:39 - Nov 20 by blackdogblue

The wheatsheaf is accessible from 2 points, one on Yorkshire street & the other was behind the old black box..

They have built the new “centre” on what was the old bus station and later a new home for the indoor / outdoor 🤨 market.

The bottom level access is still there but a few escalators up to the shops and a windy car park up to the roof.. if you went passed the carpet place on the corner facing Dunelm on the other side of the dual carriageway, before they blocked the access off, you would come to the nationwide building society, the road to the left was a steep one down a hill, this is the “slope”...

I’m fact on another related topic, read the other day Peacocks had gone bang... apart from Argos.. & we know there is one at Central Retail park.. I am one million % behind not loosing more local jobs... but what else was there in there left & there are more than enough empty spaces in the exchange to fill.. went in the other day, boots, game, river island for example it’s easy to relocate.. but what can take the wheatsheafs place?? It’s a higgldy building built on a huge slope...


Thank you Blackdog. Appreciate your reply.
Up the Dale
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Closure of Rochdale shopping centre on 20:48 - Nov 20 with 6153 viewsEllDale

To my mind the writing was on the wall for the Wheatsheaf Centre once the library moved out.
That used to generate some footfall.
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Closure of Rochdale shopping centre on 23:00 - Nov 20 with 6033 viewsR17ALE

Closure of Rochdale shopping centre on 15:33 - Nov 20 by mingthemerciless

That waste ground at the top of Drake St would be ideal for a new ground. Right by the station and the tram just going past. Just a shame about the lack of parking. Oldham fans could come via the newly re-opened canal in their canoes.
[Post edited 20 Nov 2020 15:40]


Why do we need a new ground?

My pulse still quickens every time I walk in and compare what we have to what we had.

I hope I'm not alone.

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