What strikes me, is that no matter who runs the club, it’s going nowhere without either a very rich benefactor, or the gift of that land to do what we want with it.
It takes me back to my original point, from ages ago now. The emphasis has to be on the council to facilitate change. Surely they have to be capable of brokering a deal that works for them and the club. At the moment, nobody’s winning.
Absolutely this. The desire to develop the area has to primarily come from the council, nobody has a chance without that. Sadly they are rabbits caught in headlights and would rather just let the grass grow and put out a maintenance tender. Much safer to sit on your hands.
If they called KT and said enough is enough, we all need to recoup, offered him x acres attached to the stadium lease with the nod on planning for an outstanding hotel complex, an impressive, eye catching building of architectural merit that brings positive PR for Northampton, connected to the newly developed stadium. Go fund it. At least he would have something to go on!
Sadly the record shows they will not be so bold but sit and wait. They very nearly passed planning for 255 "Bellinge" houses to be built, right up up to the stadium by DC. That proves their absolute lack of vision, such a pathetic plan would've been the death of the area and the stadium itself.
Even a billionaire would give up with this fear, lack of foresight and constant obfuscation and go develop elsewhere.
Don't join the trust, join the council!