Can't see its any harder adapting an existing site. The pitch is already there, turn it back to real grass. Build round the pitch with steep stands would easily get a 10 - 15k capacity. Land behind the east end could be turned in to a retail park with access slip road from the a40 west bound. There is even the land across from Marsh Lane where the showman park up when st giles fair is on. Plenty of potential there and both us and city could share the ground.
With what space on 2 sides?
And you realise Oxford City aren't the only ones to use that and if I was City why would I want the costs associated with a bigger stadium when their crowds are a couple of hundred? Plus City would lose their income source with 2 artificial pitches etc as to fit huge stands on 2 sides, you'd have to dig up the 2nd artificial pitch as well so how are you going to replace that?
Tell me how easy it will be to fit a 10-15k stadium around the existing pitch again?
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