Now Salisbury City Council is planning to leave the grounds to "grow longer and wilder" to save money and bring them "closer to Colvin's design".
Salisbury City are also asking for volunteers to help clear snow from the pitch at the Raymond McEnhill on Saturday morning, prior to their Conference South game with Staines.
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"The uncertainty around the draw is part of its magic, " says William Harrison-Allan, chairman of Salisbury City, which plays in the Blue Square Bet South and is the lowest-ranked team in this weekend's third round.
Of the club's two players who could play at right-back, Nicky Southall is cup-tied having already played for Dover in the FA Cup and Sean Clohessy has agreed to extend his loan spell at Blue Square Premier side Salisbury City.
Fleur de-Rhe Philipe, from Wiltshire Council, said the study supported the authority's belief that Salisbury was "a vibrant city with lots of opportunities for local businesses".
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Cancelling the Salisbury by-pass, for example, will condemn the city to worse traffic jams unless its council takes radical measures to prevent traffic coming into the city centre.
There was more drama as Salisbury pointed to the spot with just two minutes of extra time remaining after City skipper Sylvain Distin had handled.
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Remains found on Edinburgh's Salisbury Crags have been confirmed as those of a man who was last seen in the city more than five years ago.
Those behind the proposals in Salisbury say post-16 education places are desperately needed with about 750 students travelling daily out of the city for further education.
Salisbury are without a league game until they visit Mansfield in the middle of November, but travel to Bath City in the Setanta Shield before that and Holmes is hopeful his players are heading in the right direction again.
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