I have to disagree with the views of Everbrite and others of that school of thought who argue that you need to create a successful team before you develop the ground. It is narrow one dimensional thinking.
Our much needed redevelopment is not just about what happens on the pitch on every other Saturday and occasionally on a Tuesday but to create a stadium with facilities that attract people to spend money at the venue 7 days a week.
Let me give a concrete example of what I am talking about. I live and work in the West Midlands. Worcester RFC is situated just off J6 of the M5 (not much unlike NTFC situated close to 3 M1 junctions) and in recent years demolished a stand worse than our original East Stand and in its place constructed an impressive new stand with restaurants, meeting rooms of various sizes and corporate hospitality boxes. I am not a rugby person but I have been there several times during non-match days at different times and the place has been heaving with people attending training sessions for their companies, marketing functions and so on. Just outside this stand a John Lloyd Leisure Centre has been built and has a lot of members. I could go on. Clearly, the club is enjoying a significant income from non-rugby activities that must be of great benefit. This simple example gives you and outline of what could and indeed should have happened at Sixfields. If supporters cannot see the bigger picture there is no hope and we will continue to be putty in the hands of our owners.
PS. Worcester RFC was recently sold to new owners and the local businessman who developed the ground walked away with a substantial sum of money.
Yes and we need to build a club that the large companies based in the region want to associate with.