I think the allotments would be very difficult to procure, and I’m not sure whether or not they have some sort of protection order over them as to what can the land actually be used for. I expect the people who work the allotments would put up a fight if they thought their allotments were under threat.. plus the land wouldn’t come cheap if it was possible to get them,. I think a redeveloped Moss lane ground in its current footprint with the car park to the rear of the popular side would suffice, I can’t see the need to relocate any time soon unless we progressed up the EFL pyramid somewhat. Whatever the progress of our club, the attendance will always be stifled by our two neighbours up the road,
A redeveloped Moss Lane is probably the only realistic and cost effective option. See the above. Unless we were to progress to the Championship (!) then nothing bigger would be needed....see Burton Albion who 'only' have two mediocre clubs (in PL terms) nearby.
Still nice to dream though.
Forget any idea of Trafford coming up trumps. The so called Altair on the car park site must have been stuck in the mud now for 20 years. A pub got demolished to make way for a state of the art ice rink and we got a corrugated shed with blockwork walls..supposedly temporary, but now permanent after some dodgy retrospective planing consent pushed through. Add an apartment complex site that has remained an eyesore now for years and a decision to refurbish a 70s leisure centre instead of a re- build. They do not fill me with confidence in becoming a club redevelopment partner.
The ground does need a lot of work, but to really grow, the first thing we need is a winning team. This is what will initially draw in fans and investment. We can worry about fan experience (imo) and look to have a 21st century stadium once we are heading for L1