The Infrastructure Projects

[Salvatore Matrecano]

Added to my post above - look at the amount of people writhin an hours drive of Toton - it brings South Yorkshire, Derbyshire and parts of Leicester and West Midlands within it.
Within London there is loads of competition yet spurs Arsenal and Wembley all have great revenue from their stadiums.
The lack of competition to host such events in the midlands (especially East Midlands) means that we could be onto a real winner here. If we don’t do it - someone else will.
We just can’t do it on our current site - unless it is enlarged - knocking down the streets behind the brifgford, the boat houses and at a push the environment agency building and we may have scope - but how much would that cost? As well as the freeholds? I’d guess much more than the Toronto site.

1. Just because Toton is in the middle of a lot of places doesnt mean the good people of Derbys and SYorks will become Forest supporters.
2. There are loads of established venues in the wider area, many underused.
3. London is a totally different scenario. There is less demand here.
4. It will cost a fortune and take about 10 years to complete.
5. Do all of the above and become stinking rich, its still unlikely Forest become a “big club”. We weren’t even when lifting European cups. Big clubs belong to big cities and Nottingham isn’t one.
6. Chelsea recently became European champions with a capacity of 40k. Forest did it with 30k years back. We will still develop the CG even if not perfect.
7. Clubs that lose their identity become irrelevant, move 7 miles out the community we represent, we lose everything in my opinion. Go an visit the Coventry Building Society arena or the Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading if you don’t believe me. Yes those are the correct names for those abominations. But hey, they both get loads of commercial revenue.
8. What has any of the above got to do with 11 blokes in red kicking a football which is what I care about.