ENGLISH PARK
“Great Value To City” “I hope some of the City Fathers are present so I can impress on them how fortunate they are to have a ground like English Park in the middle of Christchurch,” said the Sheffield United director. Dr. J. O’Gorman, at a function after the match on Saturday. “I would impress on them to spend money to improve the facilities on the ground, because English Park could be made into a stadium of which the city could be extremely proud. ”I thought the playing surface was first-class, but the ground needs better changing and washing facilities and! stands for the public. It would ■ be money well worth spending., for the ground can only be an i I asset to Christchurch for many 1 years.” The chairman of the Canter bury Football Associtaion fMr .1. Smith) thanked the reserves department for the work that had been done to prepare the ground for the match. “It was all done within a week and made a considerable difference to the ground,” said ; Mr Smith,
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Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30764, 31 May 1965, Page 10
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