A little reading material regards new stadium costs.

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Of course LCRLFC did not pay for the stadium & despite popular belief, Wigan Council did not pay for the Stadium entirely at least.

The whole development was brought together by the Council, Developers, LCRLFC & numerous partners.

The cost of the Stadium, College, Pool, Athletics track & Leigh East Club & all sports pitches was largely offset by deals with developers.

The land for a new build housing development, Morrisons Supermarket, Hotel & the pub given over to developers significantly reduced or dare I say largely paid for the sports complex (not that I have the full facts), seems a reasonable conclusion to reach.

The land from the old Hilton Park Stadium & to the side of has been sold to the NHS & is close to completion of a new Mental Health Facility.

Leigh Harriers Athletics track has long since been sold off & developed for housing, more cash back to the Council Coffers or developer's.

If the Odsal site is able to take a large structure then bulldozing the Stadium & rebuilding new would be financially more beneficial long term than any improvements & ongoing repair & renovations.

If this were viable then a design could incorporate some retail &/or hotel as part of the structure or stand alone buildings.

I don't know the other site Bulls fans speak of, but if this is a larger site then the new pool, retail & leisure facilities, hotel etc could be viable.
Of course if Park Avenue or whatever they are called ground shared, that land + the Odsal site could go to developers to form part of the deal & reduce costs.

I don't see *other than attracting the right Bulls owners, developers & Council co-operation* how something along the lines of an LSV could not be achieved, though not on the Odsal site.

A 15,000 capacity stadium is all that is required, given an arbitrary build cost of 20 - 25 £M, costs could be significantly reduced by all the aforementioned features/facilities.

Now all you need is a wealthy new owner/group with vision & a forward thinking Council. [iEasy[/i

I fully expect to have holes ripped right through this post & that's fine, just an interested neutral who would like the Bulls & RL generally to prosper.

A little reading material regards new stadium costs.

archistadia-en: Leigh Sports Village, promoting sport and inspiring the local community
archistadia-en.blogspot.co.uk/20 ... s.html?m=1

Of course LCRLFC did not pay for the stadium & despite popular belief, Wigan Council did not pay for the Stadium entirely at least.

The whole development was brought together by the Council, Developers, LCRLFC & numerous partners.

The cost of the Stadium, College, Pool, Athletics track & Leigh East Club & all sports pitches was largely offset by deals with developers.

The land for a new build housing development, Morrisons Supermarket, Hotel & the pub given over to developers significantly reduced or dare I say largely paid for the sports complex (not that I have the full facts), seems a reasonable conclusion to reach.

The land from the old Hilton Park Stadium & to the side of has been sold to the NHS & is close to completion of a new Mental Health Facility.

Leigh Harriers Athletics track has long since been sold off & developed for housing, more cash back to the Council Coffers or developer's.

If the Odsal site is able to take a large structure then bulldozing the Stadium & rebuilding new would be financially more beneficial long term than any improvements & ongoing repair & renovations.

If this were viable then a design could incorporate some retail &/or hotel as part of the structure or stand alone buildings.

I don't know the other site Bulls fans speak of, but if this is a larger site then the new pool, retail & leisure facilities, hotel etc could be viable.
Of course if Park Avenue or whatever they are called ground shared, that land + the Odsal site could go to developers to form part of the deal & reduce costs.

I don't see *other than attracting the right Bulls owners, developers & Council co-operation* how something along the lines of an LSV could not be achieved, though not on the Odsal site.

A 15,000 capacity stadium is all that is required, given an arbitrary build cost of 20 - 25 £M, costs could be significantly reduced by all the aforementioned features/facilities.

Now all you need is a wealthy new owner/group with vision & a forward thinking Council. [iEasy[/i

I fully expect to have holes ripped right through this post & that's fine, just an interested neutral who would like the Bulls & RL generally to prosper.

Ste, leaving aside the figures which I can't substantiate, Odsal itself is a massive area right on the Motorway, so your basic premise is a good one.

The biggest problem might well be finding businesses prepared to put their money on any of the ground available. Financially, it's far from the best time for commercial development and there is also so much closed down commercial property already available to just walk into. In many respects I think we missed the boat when the 'superdome' fell through.

Ste, leaving aside the figures which I can't substantiate, Odsal itself is a massive area right on the Motorway, so your basic premise is a good one.

The biggest problem might well be finding businesses prepared to put their money on any of the ground available. Financially, it's far from the best time for commercial development and there is also so much closed down commercial property already available to just walk into. In many respects I think we missed the boat when the 'superdome' fell through.