Ten Acres Lane Council Statement & Update

First Posted ~ 09:27 Thu 9 Jun 2011 News ID ~ 3458 Last Updated ~ 09:27 Thu 9 Jun 2011

We ask supporters to read the whole of the following statement from Manchester City Council carefully.We are sure the news that Ten Acres Lane is no longer a viable option will come as a considerable shock to our supporters as it did to the Board when we learnt of this development.The Board called a meeting of members before our home game versus Mickleover Sports to address supporters concerns and answer any questions.A summary of the those questions is now available on the members’ section of the website.Supporters should note that the Council statement provides us with a number of commitments. It is these and other assurances that the Board are working hard to secure. It is our belief that as a result of our negotiations we now have commitments that are stronger than we had in place for Ten Acres Lane.The emotional attachment we all felt to Ten Acres should not be underestimated. The Council appreciate that their decision means that the terms of the Community Share Scheme will need to be amended and a revised offer document issued. The Club has sent out a separate communication to all those members who have applied for Community Shares. We are satisfied that the Council have given the appropriate financial guarantees to ensure that the terms of the revised scheme will be at least equivalent to if not superior to those in the previous offer on Ten Acres Lane and that the proposed new site has the potential to deliver everything and more.We ask supporters to remain patient and resilient in the coming days and weeks. There will be those within and outside our ranks that will question the future of this project. We stress, the Board remain fully committed to delivering a new home for FC United for the start of the 2012-13 season and no amount of setbacks will distract us from that pursuit.