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The National (Scotland)
Sport
Ewan Paton

Aberdeen chief Dave Cormack provides new stadium plans update

Dave Cormack has provided an update on Aberdeen's new stadium situation.

The club's chairman is refusing to give up on the dream of a new ground situated on the city's beachfront.

The American-based business has called on council chiefs to focus on the project which would financially benefit the city in the long run.

The club and council have been exploring the idea of building a new jointly-owned stadium for years. 

This was after battling to push through a new development site on the outskirts of Aberdeen at Kingsford.

It looked to have the green light 12-months-agop when project reports were commissioned. 

However, a leadership change within the city council has saw the plans fall off the radar for the time being.

It's been said that Aberdeen will need to pay up to £80million for their part in the deal.

Cormack says he wants answers when the club meets with councillors to discuss the plans this Wednesday.

The Dons chairman told the club's AGM: “The council are meeting on Wednesday to discuss the overall masterplan. 

“There will be subsequent meetings which take place and, right now from reading the reports, the stadium is part of the masterplan. 

“But how it gets funded is another question.

“Our appeal to the administration and city council is to get together and really look at what this can do for Aberdeen.

“The First Minister wants Aberdeen to be the net zero capital of the world

“In order for us to achieve that and bring thousands of higher paid jobs to Aberdeen for that as the oil dies down over time, we need an infrastructure where families want to come and live in Aberdeen.

“When you are talking to potential partners the first question they ask is Aberdeen City Council 100% on board with this. With the recent press it’s up for debate.

“The north-east of England are desperate to be the Aberdeen of renewable energy so there’s lots of competition out there. We have to invest in the infrastructure. 

“The independent economic report that was done, not just by the club but jointly with the council, demonstrated we as a football club and all our supporters would get thirty-eight million people through this stadium in the next fifty years. 

“And deliver at least a billion pounds of economic upside to the city, not the football club, but to the city of Aberdeen.”

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