Yeah, we can really shove it up Derby by having a better stadium. Why have a
team in the Premiership when you can have a Conference team playing in a
modern 40,000 seater Taj Mahal?



If I knew any Derby fans, I'd start taunting them now. Premiership team,
hey? Well we're going to have a better stadium than you, so there.



Regards

Paul



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Subject: [NFSDU] Forest are moving away from the City Ground



SOURCE: http://football.
<http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,2106867,00.html>
guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,2106867,00.html

Forest plot return to the top with east Midlands super stadium

Daniel Taylor
Wednesday June 20, 2007
The Guardian
Nottingham Forest will today begin the process of trying to re-establish
themselves as a leading club by announcing plans to move into an "east
Midlands super stadium" on the outskirts of the city. The Guardian has seen
plans for the new site, which has been designed with the 2018 World Cup in
mind and will usher in a new era for the fallen two-time European Cup
winners.
Initially, the stadium will have a capacity of around 40,000 but there will
be scope to increase to 50,000 if Forest can make the long climb from League
One to the Premiership. That would make it the largest stadium in the east
Midlands and, if the Football Association is successful in bringing the 2018
tournament to England, among the leading grounds to be selected for games
alongside Villa Park, Old Trafford, St James' Park, the City of Manchester
Stadium and Liverpool's new ground.

The City Ground, which has stood on the banks of the River Trent since 1898
and was the scene of many of Brian Clough's former glories, is expected to
be sold in a move that will dismay traditionalists and those who remember
when it was home to the champions of Europe.
The Guardian has learned that Forest, who have averaged crowds around the
20,000 mark despite their slide into the third tier of English football,
have agreed a deal in principle where the majority of the costs for the new
stadium will be funded from outside the club.
Developers have offered Forest use of a vast site in the Clifton region of
Nottingham, close to the M1 and have offered to foot most of the bill
because they are aware of the huge potential for the area and the financial
rewards from other businesses setting up around the ground. Nigel Doughty,
Forest's multimillionaire owner, is expected to fund the rest of the project
and the club are understood to be seeking financial help from the local
authorities. However, the project may have to wait until the A453, which
supporters will use to get to and from the M1, is turned into a dual
carriageway.
The club have been desperate to keep the plans confidential but are aware
that details have leaked and will hold a press conference at the City Ground
this morning.
Intriguingly, Derby County, Forest's main rivals, have just announced plans
to redevelop Pride Park and increase the capacity from 33,500 to 44,000. The
suspicion at Forest is that Derby have got wind of their plans and are keen
for their own stadium to be regarded as the most impressive football arena
in the east Midlands. Forest, however, are confident their famous past will
stand in their favour.





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