Of course any work extending or even modernising the ground would get complaints from the sort of locals who buy a house near a football ground then complain there is a football ground nearby!!!
You know the sort: who buy a house by a church and complain about the bells or a house in the country and complain about farmyard noises!
Sorry but I don't agree. There's a difference between complaining about an existing chip shop and complaining about the chip shop wanting to become a drive in diner.
The development at Accrington doesn't look good to me. It only holds a 1000. We'd need at least double that to have a decent sized stadium. Yorks capacity is 8500 and it didn't look big. Stockport's capacity is 10500 and they are looking to expand.
Sorry to come back to this so many days later, and it's a fair point, but would it not be more that chip shop just wants a face lift?
Take the Golf Road End as an example - we would hardy be after building the Stretford End in replacement, just a tidier stand with an opportunity for smart cladding on the outside that's aesthetically pleasing, as opposed to the dull, grey wall that's currently there. You're going to be living opposite it regardless, it might as well look nice.
And I think that sums up what my stance would be on this, if a move ever came to fruition. I don't want an AJ Bell or an LNER Community Stadium. I don't think we need one, we just need a tidier Moss Lane after years of neglect. A move away to a new build would feel very overkill for a club that still has to push for 1,000 home fans on a cold Tuesday when the Champions League is on - but I appreciate we're fantasy debating here.
Interesting thread for sure.