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Tim Fisher says Coventry City are closing in on deal for new stadium site
June 26, 2013 13:51By Les Reid
Sky Blues chief executive expects decision within three weeks - while Brandon speedway site is being sold.
Coventry City’s boss claims they are closing in on a deal for a new stadium - just as the Brandon speedway site is being sold.
Coventry City Holdings Limited chief executive Tim Fisher also said the club was still in commercial negotiations with clubs in the region over sharing a ground outside Coventry while the new stadium is being built.
Speaking publicly for the first time in two weeks, Mr Fisher told the Telegraph that Nene Park in Northamptonshire was NOT among groundsharing stadia “on the club’s radar”.
It is thought two or three preferred groundshares are still within the West Midlands .
He was responding to renewed Sky Blues fans’ internet speculation over the disused former Kettering Town and Rushton and Diamonds ground - after the
Telegraph revealed the League is not insisting the groundshare must be within a 30-mile radius of Coventry , as had been previously speculated.
Fans’ rumours about Nene Park were also heightened after reports the electricity had been switched back on by an un-named third party.
On the site for a new stadium, which Mr Fisher hopes would be built within three years, he said: “We’re down to two or three sites in the immediate Coventry area, and we’re going into the final furlong of site negotiations.
“It is likely that in two or three weeks, we could be selected as the preferred buyer for one of those sites.
“We’re trying to get a site which meets all the requirements, not just around the first team, but academy too.”
The club would have to place a bond with the League of possibly £1million as deposit, to be paid should the new stadium plan fall through at any stage.
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Tim Fisher says Coventry City are closing in on deal for new stadium site
June 26, 2013 13:51By Les Reid
Sky Blues chief executive expects decision within three weeks - while Brandon speedway site is being sold.
Coventry City’s boss claims they are closing in on a deal for a new stadium - just as the Brandon speedway site is being sold.
Coventry City Holdings Limited chief executive Tim Fisher also said the club was still in commercial negotiations with clubs in the region over sharing a ground outside Coventry while the new stadium is being built.
Speaking publicly for the first time in two weeks, Mr Fisher told the Telegraph that Nene Park in Northamptonshire was NOT among groundsharing stadia “on the club’s radar”.
It is thought two or three preferred groundshares are still within the West Midlands .
He was responding to renewed Sky Blues fans’ internet speculation over the disused former Kettering Town and Rushton and Diamonds ground - after the
Telegraph revealed the League is not insisting the groundshare must be within a 30-mile radius of Coventry , as had been previously speculated.
Fans’ rumours about Nene Park were also heightened after reports the electricity had been switched back on by an un-named third party.
On the site for a new stadium, which Mr Fisher hopes would be built within three years, he said: “We’re down to two or three sites in the immediate Coventry area, and we’re going into the final furlong of site negotiations.
“It is likely that in two or three weeks, we could be selected as the preferred buyer for one of those sites.
“We’re trying to get a site which meets all the requirements, not just around the first team, but academy too.”
The club would have to place a bond with the League of possibly £1million as deposit, to be paid should the new stadium plan fall through at any stage.