Tigers Ground Share...

[fcukcov]

is off as we know. But I found this article today in local builders magazine for the leics district.

from Leicestershire Builder Magazine.


"Welford Road to become Tigers' new 20m home."

Tigers chairman peter tom told the leics mercury that the club cannot afford to `botch` the redevelopment of Wleford road following the collapse of a move to the Wlkers Stadium.

Work on the £20m project to develop the Tigers' home is expected to start at the end of next season and take between ten and five years to complete.

While disappointed at failing to clinch a move to he strove hard to achieve, Tom knows many Tigers' supporters hostile to it will be delighted.

Tigers had already agreed a price with the City Council to buy Welford Road and a piece of adjoining land on the former Granby Halls site before the Walkers deal took off.

They now restart negotiations with the Council and are looking towards unveiling their stadium plans at the club's annual meeting in October.

The club are hoping to get the ground bought and outline under way in the next coupe of months.

Capacity will be boosted from 16, 815 to between 22, 000 and 25, 000, work will be done in stages and will cost £20m. The Next stand is likely to be redeveloped first, but without the two student tower blocks that provoked a torrent of criticism the first time around.

So deff off and the main question from me is Can Leiceseter support two 25000+ stadiums?

 

[Lboro fox]

Yes, of course it can, bout time tigers got a proper stadium.

 

[EBFox]

This will put real pressure on LCFC's conference/meeting/banqueting etc revenues. Many local firms book the great hall or similar for Christmas dos, or company meetings or whatever (often whatever, apparently, but that's just listening to rumour). City rely on this money - an alternative venue will put pressure on this valuable extra source of cash.

This in turn will put pressure on the Mace-free marketing team (but he's still there in his 'spin' capacity) to come up with ideas that can fill the stadium - watch out for new mega concerts!!

EB

 

[fcukcov]

This will put real pressure on LCFC's conference/meeting/banqueting etc revenues. Many local firms book the great hall or similar for Christmas dos, or company meetings or whatever (often whatever, apparently, but that's just listening to rumour). City rely on this money - an alternative venue will put pressure on this valuable extra source of cash.

This in turn will put pressure on the Mace-free marketing team (but he's still there in his 'spin' capacity) to come up with ideas that can fill the stadium - watch out for new mega concerts!!

EB

I thought steps had split up though?

 

[EBFox]

Steps? Que?

:icon_eek:

 

[fcukcov]

just reckon that is the most mega a concert will get at the walkers after the Status Quo debacle.