Post by grayraydon on Apr 25, 2016 15:53:12 GMT
New article from the evil post, says there are a few issues being cleared up by the team in charge of delivering the stadium, nothing new to report really but good that they're getting everything 100% right before starting, I would expect nothing less though tbh, everything is very professionally done, still getting used to it.
I think there may be some changes to the original plans reading between the lines.
Wael Al-Qadi says the team he has put together to oversee the building of Bristol Rovers' new stadium are currently trying to resolve "a few issues" as they take their time to get the planning phase of the project right.
Rovers are currently in talks with UWE over the possibility of building a "world-class" stadium on land currently owned by the institution at Stoke Gifford.
Al-Qadi, who completed a takeover of the club in February, appointed former FA chief executive Michael Cunnah, who oversaw the re-building of Wembley until near-completion in 2007, and property expert Lee Adkins to take up the baton of a project that was started by former chairman Nick Higgs in 2011.
Cunnah and Adkins have both taken some time to look at other venues and were recently pictured on a fact-finding mission at the MK Dons' 30,500-capacity Stadium:MK, which was constructed by building contractors Buckingham at a cost of £80million in 2007.
Rovers have yet to reveal whether they have plans to alter initial blueprints that outlined a 21,700-all-seat venue at a cost of £40million, but Al-Qadi said: "I'm pleased with the team we have in place to take the stadium project forward.
"They are professional people who know what they doing and are working hard to make sure that we have everything we need in place before we start the implementation phase.
"We have been to have a look at a couple of stadiums elsewhere to examine how they function and to ask people in hindsight whether they made any mistakes that we might be able to avoid.
"The more you spend in the planning phase to make sure things are right, the quicker the stadium will be completed once you start implementation.
"There has been a few issues discovered that they are trying to resolve. We are currently meeting everybody involved in the project to make sure that the coast is clear.
"We want everything resolved and everybody to agree on everything because that always makes implementation easier in any project."
Al-Qadi, meanwhile, has been buoyed by a recent upsurge in Memorial Stadium crowds that are set to see the club record a 16-year high in average attendance for a season.
"The amount of people coming through the turnstiles has been great and justifies our decision to choose this club as the one we wanted to take forward.
"When you see that the last three home games are sold out weeks in advance it just makes us more determined to get this club to a level it has the potential to be at.
"Everything about the club is what we imagined it to be. The fans and the people I have met tell me they are all very excited about what is happening both on the pitch and off it.
"The team has set up a very exciting end to the season and I'm sure our fate will not be known until the final day of the season."
Rovers kept pace with their rivals following a 3-1 win over Exeter City on Saturday, and Al-Qadi added: "We've already made certain of a place in the play-offs.
"If you'd have told me we would do that before the acquisition I would have see it as an added bonus.
"The players have been on a fantastic run since the takeover having managed nine wins two draws and only two losses.
"They have done really well to get us into this position and automatic promotion now would be fantastic.
"If we have to do it through the play-offs then that would be great also. If we don't do it at all it wouldn't be the end of the world. We'd go again next season."
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I think there may be some changes to the original plans reading between the lines.
Wael Al-Qadi says the team he has put together to oversee the building of Bristol Rovers' new stadium are currently trying to resolve "a few issues" as they take their time to get the planning phase of the project right.
Rovers are currently in talks with UWE over the possibility of building a "world-class" stadium on land currently owned by the institution at Stoke Gifford.
Al-Qadi, who completed a takeover of the club in February, appointed former FA chief executive Michael Cunnah, who oversaw the re-building of Wembley until near-completion in 2007, and property expert Lee Adkins to take up the baton of a project that was started by former chairman Nick Higgs in 2011.
Cunnah and Adkins have both taken some time to look at other venues and were recently pictured on a fact-finding mission at the MK Dons' 30,500-capacity Stadium:MK, which was constructed by building contractors Buckingham at a cost of £80million in 2007.
Rovers have yet to reveal whether they have plans to alter initial blueprints that outlined a 21,700-all-seat venue at a cost of £40million, but Al-Qadi said: "I'm pleased with the team we have in place to take the stadium project forward.
"They are professional people who know what they doing and are working hard to make sure that we have everything we need in place before we start the implementation phase.
"We have been to have a look at a couple of stadiums elsewhere to examine how they function and to ask people in hindsight whether they made any mistakes that we might be able to avoid.
"The more you spend in the planning phase to make sure things are right, the quicker the stadium will be completed once you start implementation.
"There has been a few issues discovered that they are trying to resolve. We are currently meeting everybody involved in the project to make sure that the coast is clear.
"We want everything resolved and everybody to agree on everything because that always makes implementation easier in any project."
Al-Qadi, meanwhile, has been buoyed by a recent upsurge in Memorial Stadium crowds that are set to see the club record a 16-year high in average attendance for a season.
"The amount of people coming through the turnstiles has been great and justifies our decision to choose this club as the one we wanted to take forward.
"When you see that the last three home games are sold out weeks in advance it just makes us more determined to get this club to a level it has the potential to be at.
"Everything about the club is what we imagined it to be. The fans and the people I have met tell me they are all very excited about what is happening both on the pitch and off it.
"The team has set up a very exciting end to the season and I'm sure our fate will not be known until the final day of the season."
Rovers kept pace with their rivals following a 3-1 win over Exeter City on Saturday, and Al-Qadi added: "We've already made certain of a place in the play-offs.
"If you'd have told me we would do that before the acquisition I would have see it as an added bonus.
"The players have been on a fantastic run since the takeover having managed nine wins two draws and only two losses.
"They have done really well to get us into this position and automatic promotion now would be fantastic.
"If we have to do it through the play-offs then that would be great also. If we don't do it at all it wouldn't be the end of the world. We'd go again next season."
Read more: www.bristolpost.co.uk/Bristol-Rovers-Taking-time-planning-phase-right/story-29173082-detail/story.html#ixzz46r0WcT53
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