Ja til ny Riverside Stand

Fulham har fått godkjent sin søknad hos London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham for utbyggelsen av nåværende Riverside Stand.

Planene inneholder en fornyelse av langsiden mot Themsen og en øket kapasitet til 30 000. Mer om planene kan leses på www.fulhamfcstadium.com

Alistair Mackintosh, CEO, Fulham FC sa følgende etter at søknaden var godkjent:

[quote]This is extremely exciting news and we are all delighted with this outcome. Craven Cottage is synonymous with Fulham F.C and it is vital that the Club is given every opportunity to develop the facilities available to ensure that it can continue to prosper and compete, and remain at its home for the long term. I am confident that an increased capacity and major improvements to the facilities can help us deliver the Chairman’s vision of long term growth and self sustainability for this football club.[/quote]

Nicholas Botterill, Hammersmith & Fulham Council Leader uttalte følgende om søkanden og godkjenningen:

[quote]Craven Cottage is the historic home of Fulham Football Club and this modest expansion, which will be carried out in a sensitive and sensible way, will allow the club to remain competitive in the top tier of English football while removing the existing, rather ugly, Riverside Stand. Our residents will also enjoy a series of community benefits such as an opened up river walk and improvements at Bishops Park. “We are the only borough in Britain to be the home to three top-flight football clubs and we are keen to work with all of them to get the best deal for our residents.[/quote]