Re: Stadium Redevelopment / Relocation ?
From memory there is about 12 years left on the Amateurs lease, maybe it could be paid off I don't know. But if it can't then it is a plan for the future. I think that a road built out of the back of the site onto Whinney Hill itself would a viable solution to traffic and the fact that the entire site would be three times bigger would mean car parking not being an issue.
If built as an entire complex then it would be housed inside its own perimeter and would have its own facilities for food and drink. A lot of the residents real concerns would disappear and then they would be left with ridiculous things to moan about that aren't legitimate and would not be taken seriously by us or the Council.
I think that the site we are on now is big enough. There is room to go back on the Clayton End, Whinney Hill stand, Coppice Stand and on the Main stand side. But only if all facilities at the Crown/main side are rehoused as part of a larger feature on the Amateurs side.
All irrelevant at the moment but I still think is worth considering for the future because the future will come soon enough.
I dont think there is a real site in Accrington itself that could be used, so we would be left taking more greenfield sites or moving to the outskirts of the borough. Neither are ideal.
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