BoltonBlue wrote:Jonty wrote:Become squatters at Craven park for 2017-18 season and make the decsion to get started on Holker Street in earnest.
Knock down Crossbar and move the whole pitch down towards that end. Flatten and reposition a new HSE that is not hemmed in by the Street or that garage. The existing Main stand would stay, but would be extended the other way, flattening west Terrace to make way for it. Shiny new toilets included
New steelworks end built, for away fans, shiny new toilets included
Pop side Terrace upgraded to full length. Retain the splash back wall bogs for posterity and a nod towards the past.
Move into redeveloped ground 2018-19. Smash modern day attendance records.
A man with a plan
Of course, PC will read this and call Austin Straker, "Hold that floodlight order and get me the Craven Park hotline NOW"
In all seriousness, redevelopment won't be easy but playing at Craven Park for one season would enable uninterrupted development of Holker Street. no messing about or interrupting the playing season. The Crossbar End going and moving everything down that end has numerous advantages, the main ones being it enables a new Holker End to be built with a front that is set back from the street and will just give that extra space to do something on a grander scale, i.e. Build in all the offices, hospitality at that end.
2 overcomes the garage in the corner problem.
3 the main stand would only need extending from one side- the West Terrace side
4 solves the away fan conundrum as now the Steelworks End could be properly developed as the away End.
There you go. 7-8000 capacity stadium.
"To achieve anything and to get to the Football League, we have to expect to win every game. I've got to get everyone believing that we can, and I will work hard to embed that mentality into the players, the town, the board and whoever else” Ian Evatt.
