Forest plan to build World Cup stadium at Gamston
NOTTINGHAM Forest plan to build a new football stadium at Gamston, the Evening Post can reveal.
The new site is included in Nottingham's bid to become a host city in the 2018 World Cup.
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A view from the air of the Gamston site where the stadium could be built
The plans will be presented to representatives of the Football Association when they visit the city again today.
The move ends years of speculation about the location of a new stadium.
The World Cup bid, which requires a ground with more than 40,000 seats, has been central to the decision to relocate Nottingham Forest.
Forest, and Nottingham's World Cup bid team, undertook detailed work on a site between Lady Bay and Holme Pierrepont, but this was discounted because it was felt there would be significant opposition. The City Ground could also not be rebuilt to create a stadium big enough to meet the tournament requirements, even with demolition of houses and businesses.
The plan now is to build a new stadium at Gamston as part of a major housing development, which would help pay for it.
It would have capacity for 45,000 fans during the World Cup, but the removal of temporary structures following the tournament would reduce that to 38,000.
The stadium would become the new home of Nottingham Forest and Nottingham's bid team is also proposing it should become the home for women's football in England – a 'Wembley for Women'.
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by Sheryl Gamston, Gamston
Tuesday, October 27 2009, 7:27PM
“I live in Gamston.!!!! Keep the stadium where it is. Are Forest going to be footing the bill...don't think so, taking advantage of tax payer.s..again. Just wake up you tw@ts at the council and spend money where it's needed. Hospitals, police, schools...ect.”
by ltfcbob, Luton
Monday, September 14 2009, 9:18AM
“Don't let them do this to your club, you have a great stadium in a fantastic location. As a Luton fan I was shocked on our return to the championship to travel to clubs like Coventry who now watch their football in an isolated, soulless concrete bowl, devoid of passion and atmosphere.
My club is now in the conference thanks to owners who tried to move us to an out-of-town stadium, but we fought them and won. We now have our club back and thats all that really matters.”
by fatskin1, Nottingham
Thursday, September 10 2009, 8:47PM
“AFC Forest of Nottingham anyone?”
by Mr. Sensible, The Real World
Tuesday, September 08 2009, 12:57PM
“beverley, they will need to get planning permission.
It won't be very good if, having got the bid from the FA we then didn't get planning permission!”
by beverley plume, tollerton
Tuesday, September 08 2009, 10:21AM
“Ifeel sick at the thought of this I have worked all my life for the very small 170 yr old cottage I live in near the airport end of Tollerton I am very happy here and I hasten to add happy to pay the extotionate council tax for the privelidge. when I moved here it was to get away from estates and the problems thay generate. now it seems I amgoing to have to put up with not only an estate but an ugly football stadium. If I wanted to extend my cottage I would need to obtain planning permission and all my neighbours consulten yet because tis involves making money for some already overly rich businesmen that does not seem to be the case”