I cant imagine either Salford or Sale coming up with the millions to buy it. If this was possible why aren't both clubs building new stadiums themselves? I'm sure both clubs financial priorities are about the strength of the teams on the field rather than making huge investments they can't afford. Bare in mind also that the 26m figure is just for the stadium and not the retail and future associated profits. Like I said in an earlier post the stadium cost to the JV is probably viable because they own the land and some of the profit from the future retail would go towards paying off the stadium loan. At the end of the day the council have backed this because its for the community of Salford (and as long as they aren't losing money) I can't imagine they would want to relinquish control. For instance in addition to the sports pitches/facilities I understand that one floor of the main stand will be used as community offices.

Don't want Sale in there for all the reasons that have been discussed. Michigan Red I don't get your hatred of football and worship of Rugby Union. Football never banned anyone for life who had played Rugby League. What was all that nonsense your were posting on here abit ago saying we shouldn't be selling 5 year season tickets if we didn't have it on record who would be playing at Barton with us?

Latics play at Robin park arena I think, no need for them to move.

Getting Sale in is a bad move IMO, that is helping the main competition which cannot be good. Let them die elsewhere.

Would be great to get Man United reserves or FC united playing in the stadium.

Michigan red wrote: Also what would Kennedy do with Edgeley Park? as let's be honest anyone who knows Stockport knows that the area around the ground isn't the best and they won'd get much for it in the way of new builds. Brian Kennedy has said Stockport County can stay and have exclusive use of Edgeley Park and keep some of the C & B to help their revenue streams. See Kennedy's email reply to some disgruntled SCFC supporters on the Sale forum below. http://www.rugbynetwork.net/boards/read ... 532,page=1

Michigan red wrote: Also what would Kennedy do with Edgeley Park? as let's be honest anyone who knows Stockport knows that the area around the ground isn't the best and they won'd get much for it in the way of new builds. Brian Kennedy has said Stockport County can stay and have exclusive use of Edgeley Park and keep some of the C & B to help their revenue streams. See Kennedy's email reply to some disgruntled SCFC supporters on the Sale forum below. http://www.rugbynetwork.net/boards/read ... 532,page=1

Why is everyone thinking/predicting that the stadium will be shared by someone else? I'd prefer it to be ours and ours alone. If it's council/Peel-owned then it will be up to them to try and maximise use of it but there's a fine balance in over-using it in my opinion. And whatever happens I don't want any union team using it. They can all go to the wall as far as I'm concerned and, fingers crossed, that will be sooner than later.

Because the more usage it gets , the more money it makes , the less rental you pay , the better team you can put out on the pitch

good post

I was under the belief that we were paying a minimal/barely mentionable rent as it is.

Compared to what at the minute ?

And do you have a figure for this ' minimal/barely mentionable ' rent ? , not forgetting loss of concession sales ? , loss of some of you pitchside advertising revenues ? , massive increase in the cost of your corporate costs

I hope you are right and I am wrong

That's a good point to be honest.
I have no clue what the new rent will be but I'm sure one of the selling points was that it was going to be a "peppercorn" rent, whatever that would be.