Stadium Expansion *APPROVED* Sept ‘22 - Details / Images Released on Planning Site

[HybridFox]

Would be a massive shame if it doesn't happen as the development is great for the area. We badly need an arena in the city and if that helps as a revenue stream for the club then all the better. We know the council don't play ball with these things so having permission now should give the impetus to do it before it times out. But sadly these things go hand in hand with performances on the pitch and ambitions on the footballing front. And what may have been a no brainer just 3/4 years ago does have the potential of becoming a white elephant the direction we're going

Edited 27 February by HybridFox

[Sly]

When does it time out? 2028? 

[OntarioFox]

15 hours ago, Bob Weasel Fox said:

We should of extended by now

 

wasted opportunity 

Rudkin is waiting to get spades in the ground 14 seconds after planning permission expires

[Pliskin]

5 hours ago, Sly said:

When does it time out? 2028? 

Don’t you only have six months to start work from the approving of the project? 

[Pliskin]

11 hours ago, HybridFox said:

Would be a massive shame if it doesn't happen as the development is great for the area. We badly need an arena in the city and if that helps as a revenue stream for the club then all the better. We know the council don't play ball with these things so having permission now should give the impetus to do it before it times out. But sadly these things go hand in hand with performances on the pitch and ambitions on the footballing front. And what may have been a no brainer just 3/4 years ago does have the potential of becoming a white elephant the direction we're going

You’re not wrong. As a city Leicester is on its arse and some. It’s in dire need of an injection of life. An indoor arena particularly would be incredible for the city.

Edited 27 February by Pliskin

[GingerrrFox]

We’re basically back to becoming a Championship yo-yo club, the last time that was our identity we averaged 21,000 and at unpopular fixtures we were getting 16,000 through the door. There is zero need for this. The ship has sailed. 

Edited 27 February by GingerrrFox

[Lako42]

16 hours ago, Spudulike said:

Whether it's going ahead or not (suspect the latter) it's clearly too much to expect the club to give an update to it's supporters. They don't care about us.

Yep, this is the main thing. 

[Sir Steve Howard]

8 hours ago, Ashley said:

Off the top of my head, Arsenal, Birmingham City, Leeds and Sunderland(probably not as much now) too. 

Not the case with Blues. Yes they have a handful to the right of the away end giving it large as you look as a visiting fan but their most vocal section is the Tilton Rd end opposite. Same for Villa with north stand lower giving it large but Holte end the most vocal

[Ashley]

1 hour ago, GingerrrFox said:

We’re basically back to becoming a Championship yo-yo club, the last time that was our identity we averaged 21,000 and at unpopular fixtures we were getting 16,000 through the door. There is zero need for this. The ship has sailed. 

 

We've got the most season ticket holders we've ever had. There is STILL a waiting list for Season Tickets(believe it or not) we still need to go ahead with this. 

 

Well from what I was told we start the process IF we stay up. 

[Sol thewall Bamba]

1 minute ago, Ashley said:

 

We've got the most season ticket holders we've ever had. There is STILL a waiting list for Season Tickets(believe it or not) we still need to go ahead with this. 

 

Well from what I was told we start the process IF we stay up. 

So we won't be starting the process then!

[Royston.]

1 hour ago, GingerrrFox said:

We’re basically back to becoming a Championship yo-yo club, the last time that was our identity we averaged 21,000 and at unpopular fixtures we were getting 16,000 through the door. There is zero need for this. The ship has sunk. 

 

[LE8 Poster]

This has been a real opportunity missed and it's a massive shame.

[GingerrrFox]

1 hour ago, Ashley said:

 

We've got the most season ticket holders we've ever had. There is STILL a waiting list for Season Tickets(believe it or not) we still need to go ahead with this. 

 

Well from what I was told we start the process IF we stay up. 

Let’s be realistic Ash, how many of them are going to want to fork out for season after season of Championship football when we don’t go straight back up? The club has garnered fans through success, once that success goes, those additional fans go. 

Edited 27 February by GingerrrFox

[Pliskin]

58 minutes ago, LE8 Poster said:

This has been a real opportunity missed and it's a massive shame.

It’s another shining example of how ****ed this football club is…… 

 

Plan and invest to enhance the stadium and the surroundings, and then not do it, because we can’t…… there’s simply no logical explanation other than utter incompetence that’s lead to this situation. It’s actually laughable how many different things are cropping up that this board are responsible for that have caused the demise of this club. 
 

 

And how so many fans can just sit there and accept this, is ridiculous. 

[Bob Weasel Fox]

15 hours ago, Steve Earle said:

We might be. Especially if fans & players give up on the King Power project, which also looks likely.

But committing to the stadium expansion would be a massive statement of intent. I’d be on board with that, as would many others I’m sure. 

Great post and totally agree

[suffolk fox]

Come on this is a dead rubber.  We can't fill the stadium we have at the moment (Man Utd home gone to general sale)  What would be the point of extending the stadium.  For facilities we are amongst the poorest, if not the poorest in the premier league.  Our fan zone is a joke (Southamptons is better).

 

Biggest white elephant in the room if we extend the stadium.  Plus, where is the money coming anyway.  King Power have their own financial troubles in Thailand.

[when_you're_smiling]

3 hours ago, Pliskin said:

Don’t you only have six months to start work from the approving of the project? 

It’s usually five years. You can also do a bare minimum of work that means you could then argue you’ve started. Even if it’s just rearrange a car park a bit.

[Bob Weasel Fox]

Just now, suffolk fox said:

Come on this is a dead rubber.  We can't fill the stadium we have at the moment (Man Utd home gone to general sale)  What would be the point of extending the stadium.  For facilities we are amongst the poorest, if not the poorest in the premier league.  Our fan zone is a joke (Southamptons is better).

 

Biggest white elephant in the room if we extend the stadium.  Plus, where is the money coming anyway.  King Power have their own financial troubles in Thailand.

But it's just that sort of comment that is wrong

 

we need to show ambition and that isn't done by standing still 

[suffolk fox]

Just now, Bob Weasel Fox said:

But it's just that sort of comment that is wrong

 

we need to show ambition and that isn't done by standing still 

Disagree.  We, can't sort our finances out on the pitch with the piss poor squad we have.   (PSR God awful recruitment). Throwing money at a stadium expansion would be a joke and a liability at best.  We need to sort the squad out first.  Let's concentrate on the squad first, without breaching psr, before we spend money on the stadium.

[PaulW]

1 minute ago, suffolk fox said:

Disagree.  We, can't sort our finances out on the pitch with the piss poor squad we have.   (PSR God awful recruitment). Throwing money at a stadium expansion would be a joke and a liability at best.  We need to sort the squad out first.  Let's concentrate on the squad first, without breaching psr, before we spend money on the stadium.

It doesn't need to be either/or.  Money spent on stadium expansion doesn't doesn't count towards psr, and I don't see any signs of Radcliff-type swingeing cuts and purges.

[CosbehFox]

7 minutes ago, suffolk fox said:

Disagree.  We, can't sort our finances out on the pitch with the piss poor squad we have.   (PSR God awful recruitment). Throwing money at a stadium expansion would be a joke and a liability at best.  We need to sort the squad out first.  Let's concentrate on the squad first, without breaching psr, before we spend money on the stadium.

To be fair, the stadium expenditure has nothing to do with PSR. 

 

They are ways and means to have an extension built financially without the two parts of differing parts ever colliding. Financing deals etc. Because in itself you can use the structure built as collateral 

 

The main benefit of stadium extension is the increase in revenues; the corporate increase, the hosting of events increase etc etc which would have a direct positive impact on PSR. 

 

However, I think what underlines all of this is that there will have been a calculation on how long the extension pays itself back and I suspect its not a length of time King Power want to commit themselves to you. I think there is no bigger indicator in where King Power are with LCFC. 

 

it's worth noting our crowds are very much an outlier to the trend across the country. Crowds are up in a big way post Covid. 

Edited 27 February by CosbehFox

[GingerrrFox]

10 minutes ago, Bob Weasel Fox said:

But it's just that sort of comment that is wrong

 

we need to show ambition and that isn't done by standing still 

King Power are struggling to pay back interest on their duty free monopoly, this whole thing is dead in the ground, where we are now compared to where we were when this was planned is night and day. 

[StanSP]

Would have been great if this was raised in the FCC recently. 

 

I couldn't see anything about it in the most recent minutes. 

[Grebfromgrebland]

Gary Linekar was right about us the day Kaspar left. 

 

He said it's the end ofour golden period and that we're back to being the Leicester of old. 

 

Shame this is what's happening.

[Tommy G]

39 minutes ago, Grebfromgrebland said:

Gary Linekar was right about us the day Kaspar left. 

 

He said it's the end ofour golden period and that we're back to being the Leicester of old. 

 

Shame this is what's happening.

Still one of the strangest decisions on a player front, he had a good few years left as we've seen since.