GPC of course i see your point. But if you take the example I have given of Worcester RFC and what it has achieved over the past 10 years this could be duplicated at NTFC. As I said the original local money man put his money in and at risk, developed the ground with the new stand and sold on to new owners wanting to take that club to the next level. If it can happen there, why on earth not at Northampton with its population of 230,000 and rising and with a huge catchment area?
It takes money for sure but it also takes leadership, drive, energy, ambition and vision and for people to buy into a progressive plan on and off the pitch. These things have been sorely lacking and there has been a complete absence of these commodities in a series of owners including the current incumbents.
Agree entirely, but where have any of our owners been in it for the long run? What Worcester have done is only the same as Barwell did down the road at Franklins Gardens.
Just a question for you financial brains out there.......if we built new stands at Sixfields would they be an asset of the club, or are they a council asset seeing as we don't own the ground? Is it not "dead money"? Yes whatever we build could facilitate extra revenue for the club....but we'd never own it, therefore would it be a saleable asset?