I am not unaware of the emotional attachment, but the truth is it’s not and never has beenâ€our groundâ€, it will always be the owners/majority shareholders…
There are many a club that have sold there stadium ,moved and done ok since,Bournemouth,Brighton,Man City etc.
Many on here have spoken before about the need to expand if we want to actually become a big club,that’s without even mentioning the surround area…imagine being a Hertha Berlin fan tomorrow and having to endure either the waggon and horses or a lucozade from Greg’s.
The ground is the home of a football club and no football club should be selling their home and then having to pay extortionate rents going forwards.
If owners are selling football grounds to make additional money then that is the sign of a poorly ran football club.
I find it somewhat ironic that you cite Brighton as an example given they bounced between Priestfield and the Withdean because the club never had a ground. The current ground is owned by the owner who is a Brighton fan and more than happy to provide his wealth to the football club. The other case you raise is owned by their local Council.
That really is not the case here though is it?
We have an owner without a pot to pee in who is already using the clubs money to prop up his other failing businesses.
Any ground sale for us is in the sphere of clubs like Sheff Wed, Reading, Blues and others - not Brighton.