lukicj wrote:
Also, the retail area will be used to pay off the loan? Who would want to visit our stadium to shop when just over the road there is The Traffold Centre!!?
Surely any retail developments would not be competing directly against the Trafford Ctr but be classed as part of the retail sector in the area. Since the Trafford Ctr opened we have seen the surrounding spaces developed into hotels, soccerdome, ski slope, pubs and the Neary Way retail park. I have no idea about whether there is demand for more retail space in the area but I presume we would sell the opportunity as being part of the Trafford Ctr area where thousands upon thousands of customers visit the area on a daily basis for leisure purposes.
Fungus The Muffin Man wrote:
Alright so it's not the fancy futuristic amazing looking stadium that was originally presented to us all that time ago. But its a new stadium which will be a better place to hold RL than the willows. Which as much as I love the place and will sad to see it go is starting to look a little tired especially when compared to the better stadia we go to in SL.
Many of us were guilty of having our head in the cloud after the original plans were drawn up. We would have had the best stadium in the comp bar none. After the trials and tribulations of the last 5 or so years we have to be realistic about the future. Like you say, things are beginning to look up after years of frustration
