Nottingham Forest are expected to delay work planned to upgrade and increase the capacity at the City Ground.
The Athletic report that work on the Peter Taylor Stand is being put back until 2024, having previously been due to start this coming summer, in a bid to cater for increasing demand for tickets from Reds fans.
Steve Cooper ’s men return to their home stadium on Friday to face Newcastle United on the back of nine matches unbeaten in the Premier League at the City Ground.
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The run has been credited, in part, to the atmosphere generated in the stands, with every match sold out in advance.
The Athletic says the club have been “weighing up the pros and cons” of the best time to knock down their Peter Taylor Stand and put up a replacement that would increase the 30,000 capacity to 35,000 and bring the stadium more in line with demand.
Planning permission was granted last July but the downside is that the building work would mean Forest operating, in effect, with only three stands until everything was completed.
That work was initially due to start this summer but “may now be put back until 2024,” the report claims, owing to the complexities of the planning permission and various other considerations.
In the meantime, Forest have recently renovated the dressing rooms, which are situated in the relevant stand, and also the adjoining tunnel area.
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