CRYSTAL PALACE HAVE this afternoon unveiled plans for a major redevelopment of the club’s Selhurst Park home, which will see the capacity of the ground increase to more than 34,000.
The Premier League club will submit plans to Croydon Council in January and, subject to planning permission being granted, work will begin in the next 12 months at a cost of up to €100 million.
Crystal Palace say the ambitious project ‘is to create a new Selhurst Park for the modern era’ with the centrepiece of the redevelopment being a five-storey stand featuring an all-glass front.
Once work commences, the project is expected to take three years to complete with the main stand remaining in full operational use throughout the building process, minimising the impact on the stadium’s capacity over the coming seasons.
As well as an increased capacity, the redevelopment will also include the addition of further premium hospitality and entertainment facilities, a club museum and community facilities. The pitch will also be extended, making the playing surface compliant with Uefa regulations.
“We need a stadium that reflects who we are, how far we have come and where we want to go – a stadium that South London can be proud of, a home worthy of our incredible support and unique atmosphere and this great Premier League we represent,” Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish said.
“We have worked long and hard and looked at several options over the years, including returning to the original site of Crystal Palace, which wasn’t viable. While we can’t go back to it, we can build a new one and today I am proud, in conjunction with our partners KSS, to introduce a new Selhurst Park with a new Crystal Palace for a new era.
“We are creating a new home worthy of our Club, our supporters and our community, and a celebration of our 112 years in South London.”
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What’s with all the hate for the author? Get a life lads
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Poor article but leave the man alone, he’s just trying to put stew on the table like the rest of us
That’s rich coming from you Hightower after I seen you commenting racist jokes on an article only last night
After you saw, please spell it right John it’s my biggest peeve.
Ah shut up ya meath p***k
Anything a better than a Paul Fennessy article though.
Hate????
I can read Eoin casually enough and his articles are generally nice to read. I find the other journalists articles are often poor opinion pieces that are badly researched. I can also tell it’s his piece after a few sentences, and I don’t enjoy reading his style of writing either.
I’ve also seen him argue with posters in the comments section when they don’t agree with his piece which looks sloppy to me. He doesn’t like criticism.
Wow, ease up lads! I thought it was an interesting piece.
Its not like hes been playing there for a year now oh wait
“Footballer turns out for club” would be a better headline
‘Keyboard Warrior Who’s Never Written An Article In His Life Thinks He Can Act Hard’ would be a good one for you no?
If you’ve nothing nice to say, say nothing.
Eoin if your where any good at your job you’d know that it’s his agents greedy fee that’s holding up the transfer, not pogba, not Utd , and not Woodward .
I thought ‘mummy’ was the agent for her three boys.
I hope United pull out of this saga soon. Being held to a ransom by an agent is embarrassing for the club. And not to mention the fee for a player who clearly wants to play elsewhere. Surely there is better value in the market.
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Which Guinea , there’s 3 !