Quote: giwildgo "Thanks, but I don't really need an education in Tesco's approach to enabling development, I've seen it first hand on a number of occasions, including involvement with the HJ Stadium. The only point of dispute with the original poster was the insinuation that Tesco paid for the stadium in its entirity and gifted it to Warrington for which I have seen absolutely no evidence. Yes, there was some commercial investment from Tesco (particularly in the shared infrastructure) because the stadium being part of the development sweetened the deal from a planning perspective. But there were also a number of other investment sources underpinning the development much like Saints have had to put in place, including the Council receipts for the Wilderspool sale (a poor investment decision for the local taxpayer in hindsight). Warrington just found it easier to secure the total funding for a lower value of development in an economic climate that was a lot more favourable at the time.'"
Didn't they offer to finance the build the structure for the proposed Everton stadium in Kirkby, but the club was to pay for fixtures and fittings? I thought that was the deal with the HJ, but I accept that I may be way off the mark.
IIRC, in regard to the Saints stadium the only contribution they would make to the stadium is if some of the funding fell through as the store cannot be built without the stadium being finished.
