They're going to have to come up with something spectacular to start building in 2011?!?!?
But the loyalty scheme is a very good idea, and in keeping with many recent marketing schemes.
Apart from the lunacy, well done cas on this one, and if the cas fans are still gullable enough, well done on the lunacy too!!!

Great offer, if they sell 1.5 million key fobs they won't have to worry about outline planning permission for the new supermarket being referred to a a public inquiry and they can take their time selling Wheldon Rd for £50 Million.

Result!

Someone hasn't read the date.

The article is dated October 2010.

Given that it's a year old can you tell us how many key fobs were sold and how much money got ring fenced for stadium construction?

And when in 2011 the stadium build will start.

Can't be far off now as 2011 is nearly over. Pmsl.

Serious question - Why will an application go to a Public Inquiry?

It might it might not, but if you've sold enough key fobs you won't have to worry either way, which is what I said.

Do you believe it won't or has very little chance of going to a PI because quite a lot of people think it has a good chance of being called in.

12 months ago I would say that it would almost certainly go to PI on the strength of opposition based on the detrimental affect on a town centre and its businesses.

However, right now I think the same change in Govt. attitude re energising the economy and getting building works up, may just see it slip by. That will be a very close call though and is why Opus are also looking at other, less central sites in the Cas area.

This same sea change of Govt priority will also see NM through with little fuss - I hope.

On what grounds?

The effect on the existing town...but you knew that anyway.

Cas is already a Pound shop paradise and is verging on a ghost town.

A big supermarket build may kill it off.

Then of course there are the traffic issues.