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A couple of years ago the Chairman of St Johnstone was lamenting the increasing cost of maintenance at McDiarmid Park.
St Johnstone Football Club own McDiarmid Park whereas Dundee Football Club will not own the new stadium at Campy Nou.
Like you I do not want to leave Dens Park and agree that all we need is two new stands.
I know for a fact that a Dee4Life Director spent a year of his life back in 2014/15 preparing a business case for the buy back of Dens Park but John Nelms was not interested and that was the end of the matter.
I would be interested to know if Tim Keyes is also ‘hell bent’ on the new stadium development at Campy Nou or is it John Nelms who is pushing for this new stadium development as a result of him persuading Tim Keyes to pay £1,296,000 for a piece of land locked waste ground with no planning permission on the site for anything.

Be good for this plan to be put in the public domain.

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Be good for this plan to be put in the public domain.

It certainly would.
One thing is certain. If Tim Keyes had purchased Dens Park from Sandeman Properties Limited with the Dundee fans fundraising to buy back their spiritual home the club would not now be paying £84,500 rent in 2021 which is the approximate equivalent of the cost of salaries of two first team players.
According to the Dundee Football Club Limited annual accounts for the year ending 31st May 2021 the club will have pay £1,026,969 to Sandeman Properties Limited until the end of the lease whilst still being responsible for the cost of any repairs and improvements at Dens Park.
What a waste of money which could have been avoided if John Nelms had agreed with the business case made for the buy back of Dens Park.
I am sure that the money could have been raised by now as Dundee supporters worldwide would have likely donated plus anyone else who had an interest in the club.
The 1893 Foundation raised £125k in its first year despite the money going directly into the Dundee FC bank account with the 1893 Foundation members having no say on how their money was being spent.