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Originally Posted by shakermaker
The grants can only make up upto half of the overall cost, and we don't have the rest.
We have no need for an all-seater 1500+ capacity stand because it won't be filled, frustratingly enough.
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Well a grant of half is a start and better than nothing. But I would have thought the club would have had a plan in place - unless they expected to be relegated back to the conference that is?
I really do hope they find the money or else they may take the easy route and just put seats in the Clayton End (much cheaper option) to get the number up to 2,000 seats needed to stay in League Two.
As to not filling a new stand - well thats quite normal with many clubs - big and small - just look at near neighbours Blackburn Rovers. Sometimes the Darwen End stand only had 4-500 in it last season (for Fulham, Reading etc.) - but when MUFC, Liverpool etc. came they filled it - 7,500. Thats life in the Football League.
And if a new Whinney Hill Stand was built - why not give half of it to away fans - the likes of Bradford City would fill it no problem.