Funding? “Sell” the 2000 seats for £1500 each, frankly that's bugger all and I would wager there are enough of us fans scattered around the globe who would love to “buy a seat” to build a new stand. Only 1999 to go as I’m in!
They will tell me it’s not possible, but they've never tried.
The suggestion or similar bond approach is definitely the way to go - the trust have to step up and try to coordinate and capture these ideas and energy - of course there are many practical issues to overcome but this concept could just work.