i am also interested to know where these shining examples are …
there are 11 clubs - at approximately our size/level - that have made ground moves in the last twenty years:
league 2
2010 morecambe.
6k stadium. cost 12million. constantly struggling at the bottom of league two. is the stadium making lots of money for them?
2008 colchester
i believe they have around circa30million of debt, presumably connected to the stadium build.
[2007 mk dons
30,000 seater is a bit beyond us. 9.7 million debt in last accounts. propped up by winkleman.]
2006 forest green
tiny stadium. propped up by eco money.
league 1
2007 doncaster
with liam in mind, are doncaster the new beacon?
a club with conference dark days, that have since flirted with the championship and the top end of league 1. but have also dropped back into league 2.
sports complex cost 32m
complex paid for and owned by local district council
99yr lease by the club to manage the complex negotiated in 2012. i believe we have stated that we want to own the ground?
doncaster r fc losses:
2016; 2m
2017; 2m
2007 shrewsbury capacity 10k + design for expansion
ring road stadium. are they making loads from off-field activities?
2005 burton
ground[land] donated by pirelli, in exchange for ground naming rights.
cost £7m
capacity 7k. seats 2k. 300 seat conference facility.
on a roll football-wise. until this season.
2012 300k loss
2013 101k profit
2014 94k profit
2015 … promotion
2016 162k profit [first ever year in league 1] promotion again
2017 1.3m profit [first ever year in championship]
[2005 coventry
nope!!! enough said]
2001 oxford
3 sided stadium + hotel… but ring road stadium. could they be the ones making money. would the imps be able to build a hotel into the new complex? i am sure better equipped companies would be lined up to build any hotel within our new complex.
championship
2012 rotherham [capacity 12,000] any off-field facilites?
and brentford [capacity 17,250] are in the process of moving…