'People in this city are suffering hardship with cost of living - why is the council looking to spend millions on a sports stadium?'
A Tory leader has strongly criticised Salford Council's plans to buy a sports stadium in the midst of a recession. As reported in the Manchester Evening News , plans for Salford City FC to move to the AJ Bell Stadium have collapsed.
"People in this city are suffering hardship and if the council has money to spend it should be on supporting those who are struggling with the cost of living not a sports stadium which has a dubious track record regarding community use at best. To acquire full ownership of the stadium would cost millions - is that best use of taxpayers' money?"
One Salford City FC source said: "It is a case of having the rug pulled from under us. This has come out of the blue." Sharks will be able to continue playing at the AJ Bell as they have a 25-year-lease, regardless of who the owners are. Meanwhile, Salford Red Devils have their own ambitions to buy the stadium via the backing of a local businessman, Sebastian Gerrard.
"However, we were informed in the last two weeks by Salford City Council that they will now purchase the stadium outright and that we wouldn’t be considered. Whilst this news came as a surprise to us, we will continue to monitor closely the progression of the purchase, but at this moment our immediate future is to remain at The Peninsula Stadium. There will be no further comment from the club.
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