arliebird wrote:
what are you guys doing nxt year then coz its your last season at knowsley and i presume your new stadium wont be built in time. also is the stadium going to be built deffo is funding inplace ect
Well if it doesnt get built the council will look a bit daft building a bridge to nowhere and a roundabout to nowhere.
Saints have stated that they expect to play the early part of the season away from Knowsley road. It has not been confirmed where yet, though Widnes or Leigh are the rumoured front runners.
Whats spooking some fans is that in media broadcasts Saints have said that they hoped to have computer generated videos of the stadium by the end of 2009. Non has so far been forthcoming. It was also said that the contractors would probably be announced at the end of January. As of yet there has been no word. Also its been stated that in February the club hope to organise fans forums to discuss the new stadium. We are half way through February and as of yet not heard anything.
As a result of the above, some fans have speculated that they think the stadium build is running far behind schedule. As a result they fear spending the whole of 2011 travelling on the road.
With regard to funding, as far as we are aware all of it is in place, however you can never be 100% certain with any construction project that the money can cover all eventualities. What we do know is that Tescos cannot open their store without the new stadium being operational. So if Saints run out of money then Tescos will need to shell out.
Personally im confident the Stadium will get built. Im also hopefull construction will start either March or April. If it doesnt start by the end of April then I will know that the pessimists are right, and the club will be spending at least one season effectively homeless.
FWIW i understand why the club would not want to stay at Knowsley road for a few games in 2011. The cost of just ensuring Knowsley road has a safety certificate, has at times exceeded over a third of a million pounds. There just would not be any justification spending that sort of money on a ground at the end of 2010, just so Saints could play four or five home games in 2011.
