I posted this image on 15th March, five months before the first layout was officially made public today.
I had a look at the outline proposal with the Council Planning and advised Nelms that DFC would need 20,000 capacity to meet the appointment criteria for entry into the English Championship in March.
I was slated on here (as usual) when posted that 8,000 was the outline proposal and was banned until 16th June.
I hope I'm wrong and that you will get a new 18,000 capacity stadium with training pitches, corporate facilities, parking etc. in preparation for a move to play in the English EFL Championship along with Rangers, Celtic, Hearts, Hibs and Aberdeen.
However, if Killie get the final EFL place the new DFC stadium will be 8,000.
The Bill in Westminster with legislation to force The FA to comply fully with Competition Law should be finalised next month . . . after a delay due to the snap General Election.
I advised Nelms at the time and I hope they have acted. The club's income would rocket to £100m per season . . . . which makes 20,000 gate receipts almost irrelevant.
Let's hope that the Scottish clubs immediately reduce prices by at least 50% with schoolkids for £1 each.
I wasn't too wide of the mark five months ago. I would have stayed at Dens though.
Attachment 6034
My Reid Steel plan with closing roof forwarded to Nelms & Martin.
Attachment 6035