Accrington Stanley’s owner Ilyas Khan thinks that the club is not sustainable at the Crown Ground in the longer run and needs to move to a new stadium to be viable. The club has already had to reduce staff numbers to keep costs under control. A possible site for a £7m stadium has been identified near Hyndburn Sports Ground and Mr Khan might be prepared to contribute £2m towards the cost.
Accrington Stanley’s owner Ilyas Khan thinks that the club is not sustainable at the Crown Ground in the longer run and needs to move to a new stadium to be viable. The club has already had to reduce staff numbers to keep costs under control. A possible site for a £7m stadium has been identified near Hyndburn Sports Ground and Mr Khan might be prepared to contribute £2m towards the cost.
It might be questioned whether the stadium is the real problem, albeit that it is old fashioned and with a limited capacit of 5057. However, located between Burnley and Blackburn Rovers, Accrington have a real challenge with attracting crowds. The average attendance this season has been 1655 which is just under a third of capacity. Would a new stadium fundamentally change this?