19-06-2021, 08:49 PM
It looks like the owners are stuck between the proverbial rock & a hard place.
They want to keep the ground where it is due the heritage etc; & most would agree with that sentiment but they don't want to fork out for the pitch rotation which seems the best way to modernise & increase capacity. Especially at present with the pandemic stopping grounds from running at full capacity for some time although the Hungarians don't appear to have a problem with 61K in Budapest today! So, it gets put on hold until grounds get the go ahead to have phased capacity re-openings.
Options then are 1: We take over the B&Q Site & say to PCC let's do a deal on the FP land if that's what you want but you have to help us with the B&Q site extra financing & help get BR on board. BR are going through a new phase tacking back ownership of the tracks etc; so let's include the footbridge. Option 2 is to say the council we are moving & we will sell the land to the highest bidder which is likely to be one of the Big housebuilders like Barratt, Redrow etc; Option 3 is stay put & just keep putting sticky plasters on the stands until it's No longer feasible & they collapse.
Once things start getting back to normal what ever that is the owners need to present to the everyone including the fans what their vision is for the next 5 years. 20K Capacity is o.k. for Div 1 assuming team investment, 25K for Championship & 30K for The Premier league. I think these are realistic targets without over reaching ourselves.
I'm sure I've not completely grasped the whole position & await correction but hope the above makes some sense to the experts on here.
They want to keep the ground where it is due the heritage etc; & most would agree with that sentiment but they don't want to fork out for the pitch rotation which seems the best way to modernise & increase capacity. Especially at present with the pandemic stopping grounds from running at full capacity for some time although the Hungarians don't appear to have a problem with 61K in Budapest today! So, it gets put on hold until grounds get the go ahead to have phased capacity re-openings.
Options then are 1: We take over the B&Q Site & say to PCC let's do a deal on the FP land if that's what you want but you have to help us with the B&Q site extra financing & help get BR on board. BR are going through a new phase tacking back ownership of the tracks etc; so let's include the footbridge. Option 2 is to say the council we are moving & we will sell the land to the highest bidder which is likely to be one of the Big housebuilders like Barratt, Redrow etc; Option 3 is stay put & just keep putting sticky plasters on the stands until it's No longer feasible & they collapse.
Once things start getting back to normal what ever that is the owners need to present to the everyone including the fans what their vision is for the next 5 years. 20K Capacity is o.k. for Div 1 assuming team investment, 25K for Championship & 30K for The Premier league. I think these are realistic targets without over reaching ourselves.
I'm sure I've not completely grasped the whole position & await correction but hope the above makes some sense to the experts on here.