NEW FOREST Premier League club shows off stunning 52,000-seater new stadium plans as Mayor gives backing
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Premier League club shows off stunning 52,000-seater new stadium plans as Mayor gives backing.
After getting authority to extend the capacity to 35,000, Nottingham Forest has presented further plans to enlarge the City Ground to house 52,000 supporters.
The Mayor of the East Midlands supports this goal.
The Tricky Trees have been at their current location since 1898, and owner Evangelos Marinakis is eager to elevate the club to the next level.
The goal of upgrading the Tricky Trees’ house has been supported.“But I sense a genuine desire on the part of this team, its administration, and its ownership to see this through.
“This is the first time everybody is on the pitch genuinely wanting to see this ambitious project delivered.”
Work on the new proposals, which the club has shown off, is expected to begin next summer if Forest is given the go-ahead.
The Tricky Trees could try to make the City Ground a 45,000-capacity stadium at first, then increase it to 52,000 later on.
Forest’s initial redevelopment plans were authorised in 2022, upon its return to the Premier League.
But that was put on hold when a rent dispute arose with Nottingham City Council, prompting Marinakis to contemplate building a new stadium last year.
Forest chose KSS Group, the architects that expanded Anfield, to refurbish its 30,445-seater stadium in October.
At a pre-launch event at the City Ground, Ward said that redeveloping the stadium and increasing its capacity to 52,000 will provide “huge benefits” to the city and surrounding area.
Forest’s next home game is tomorrow, against Tottenham.
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