WOKING COMMUNITY STADIUM FANS FORUM WELCOME RUPERT PHILLIPS - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
WOKING COMMUNITY STADIUM FANS FORUM WELCOME RUPERT PHILLIPS CHAIRMAN, CARDS TRUST NEILL MORRISON - DIRECTOR, WOKING FC ROSEMARY JOHNSON CHAIRMAN, WOKING FC WAYNE GOLD GOLDEV WOKING IAN NICHOLSON CLUB CHAPLAIN & CARDS RHYS
RUPERT PHILLIPS – CHAIRMAN, CARDS TRUST ROSEMARY JOHNSON – CHAIRMAN, WOKING FC IAN NICHOLSON – CLUB CHAPLAIN & CARDS TRUST BOARD REP NEILL MORRISON - DIRECTOR, WOKING FC WAYNE GOLD – GOLDEV WOKING RHYS WILLIAMS – WOKING COMMUNITY STADIUM COMMUNICATIONS
1. WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS - RUPERT PHILLIPS 2. NEW STADIUM VISION - ROSEMARY JOHNSON 3. NEW STADIUM ETHOS & BENEFITS - IAN NICHOLSON 4. THE NEW STADIUM EFFECT – RHYS WILLIAMS 5. FANS INVOLVEMENT – RUPERT PHILLIPS 6. REFRESHMENTS BREAK 7. DELIVERING THE NEW STADIUM - WAYNE GOLD 8. Q&A 9. CLOSE
The Woking Community Stadium will be a modern, 10,000 capacity stadium for first class professional football with multi-purpose facilities to create a social hub for business, community and leisure activities. The new community stadium will give Woking FC a more financially sustainable future, enable the club to grow on and off the pitch and provide the foundations to compete in the English Football League.
Kingfield is ageing and increasingly unfit for purpose. Without major investment in new facilities the club’s future is uncertain.
Woking FC is not currently financially sustainable Reliant on financial support from wealthy benefactors Reliant on matchday income based on performances
Kingfield limits potential to grow
Poor facilities, high running costs, minimal non-matchday income We are falling behind our competitors with better stadia
Attractive stadium will transform
Improved facilities will drive non- matchday uses and income Increased revenues invested in improving the team on the pitch
A new community stadium will give Woking FC the platform it needs to secure the club’s future and to compete in the English Football League.
Create new revenue streams to improve profitability Make the club more financially resilient and sustainable Improve matchdays for all fans and increase individual spend
The Woking Community Stadium will be a modern, 10,000 capacity stadium for professional football that will serve as a social hub for the whole community.
❖ A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE ❖ COMPETE IN THE EFL ❖ IMPROVE MATCHDAYS FOR SUPPORTERS
❖ CREATE A SOCIAL HUB FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY ❖ CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL ❖ BE AT THE HEART OF WOKING’S FUTURE
Help Woking FC become financially resilient and sustainable to secure the long-term future of the club.
Improved matchday facilities to grow attendances and spend Reduce reliance on c.30 matchdays a year for income Ability to generate income 365 days a year Multi-purpose facilities for business, leisure & community uses Ambitious stadium will attract new customers, sponsors & investors Greater & more stable revenues to put club on solid foundations
Provide the foundation to fulfil
the English Football League.
Ambitious new stadium will transform the profile of Woking FC A better stadium and facilities will attract new fans and players Increased revenues invested in improving the team on the pitch Stadium designed to meet EFL League 1 standards New facilities on a par or better than many EFL clubs Improved facilities will drive non- matchday uses and income
Improve matchdays for our loyal supporters & attract a new generation of Cards fans to grow our club.
Better access into & out of the stadium will make circulation easier More food & drink outlets will increase convenience and choice New hospitality lounges & boxes will
Stadium roof & covered concourses to provide shelter for all fans Covered standing areas behind both goals will improve the atmosphere Better seating & legroom will increase comfort for fans
Create a social hub in the heart of Hoe Valley through new multi- purpose facilities for business, community and leisure activities.
New homes will create a new neighbourhood Stadium business uses will include conference, banqueting & events Stadium will provide facilities for Cardinals in the Community Multi-purpose stadium facilities for business, leisure & community uses New avenue facing stadium with shops, cafes & leisure spaces Create a vibrant retail destination & social hub of activity
Deepen our roots in the community by expanding and enhancing the sport, education, health and wellbeing programmes offered by the award-winning ‘Cardinals in the Community’.
Create new networks & partnerships across Woking New disabled facilities to make the club accessible to everyone New facilities will help club become even more inclusive New revenues & spaces will enable expansion of our community offer More & better programmes by Cardinals in the Community Opportunities to expand health, sports & education initiatives
The Woking Community Stadium and the wider development are an important strategic piece of the bold vision for Woking’s future.
Woking is in the process of an exciting transformation New stadium to meet the ambitions of the town New stadium will secure our place in the heart of the community Once in a lifetime opportunity to realise a new vision for Woking FC Opportunity for the club to grow with the town A new stadium at Kingfield in everyone’s best interests
85+ pro clubs have built or rebuilt new stadiums since 1988 Strong demand for live football UK crowds highest since 1950s New stadium have a positive impact on attendances These effects can transform clubs
CLUB new stadium attendances % Difference 10 seasons pre vs 10 seasons post Wigan 354% Brighton 305% Swansea 245% Hull 224% Wycombe 171% Reading 160% Bolton 125% Middlesbrough 112% Sunderland 111% Burton Albion 102% Rotherham 94% Huddersfield 87% Cardiff 74% Doncaster 71% Derby 71% Southampton 67% Shrewsbury 59% Arsenal 58% Manchester City 51% Northampton 51% Chesterfield* 48% Yeovil 46% Leicester 26% Scunthorpe 20% Stoke 14% Millwall 8% Morecombe 6% Chester 2% Colchester 1% Darlington
Walsall
Oxford
Coventry
AVERAGE % INCREASE 83%
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Burton Albion moved into 7,000 capacity Pirelli stadium in 2005 In 7 seasons before moving the average attendance was 1,275 Average attendance in 10 seasons after moving was 2,784 (+118%)
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READING FC – AVERAGE ATTENDANCES
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Reading FC moved into 25,000 capacity Madjeski Stadium in 1998/99 The average attendance over 10 seasons before moving was 6,590 The average attendance in 10 seasons after moving was 17,158 (+160%)
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WYCOMBE WANDERES – AVERAGE ATTENDANCES
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Wycombe Wanderers average attendance in 1987/88 was 1,461 In 1990 Wycombe moved into Adams Park, now 10,000 capacity First season at Adams Park saw attendances increase by 68% Average attendances in 10 season after moving was 5,050 (+171%)
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Our town is already big enough for a professional football club Woking is growing & the club has the potential to grow A new stadium will enable us to achieve that potential Woking FC is already one of the best supported non-league clubs in the UK
TOWN LEAGUE POPULATION Crawley League 2 106,943 WOKING NATIONAL LEAGUE SOUTH 105,367 Lincoln League 2 104,221 Gillingham League 1 104,157 Wigan Championship 103,608 Oldham League 2 103,544 Carlisle League 2 100,739 Hartlepool National League 92,028 Barnsley Championship 91,297 Stevenage League 1 89,663 Grimsby League 2 88,243 Burnley Premier League 81,548 Scunthorpe League 1 79,977 Bury League 2 77,211 Burton-upon-Trent League 1 72,299 Crewe League 2 71,722 Shrewsbury League 1 71,715 Macclesfield League 2 56,581
AFC WIMBLEDON YORK CITY BURTON ALBION FLEETWOOD TOWN
DATES ACTIVITIES 16 April 2019 Fans Forum 27 April 2019 – 12pm-2pm ‘Drop In’ session before Woking FC vs Gloucester City April – May 2019 Online fans survey June – July 2019 Pre-application consultation process – public exhibitions & feedback August 2019 Submission of Planning Applications September – December 2019 Official consultation period - register your support December 2019 Planning Committee Meeting to decide applications January 2020 onwards Ongoing supporter involvement on new stadium plans
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Enabling development at Kingfield & Egley Road are required to finance the construction of the Woking Community Stadium
10,000 capacity stadium to EFL League 1 standards New matchday facilities, including boxes & hospitality lounges Multi-purpose facilities for business, community & leisure uses c.1,000 new homes, shops & cafes around the stadium David Lloyd to vacate present Kingfield location A new David Lloyd gym & c.60 new homes at Egley road site
“A NEW NEIGHBOURHOOD WITH WOKING FC AT ITS HEART”
“OUR NEW HOME”
TARGET DATES ACTIVITIES April – June 2019 Engagement with Woking FC supporters & local residents July 2019 Pre-application public consultations August 2019 Submission of Planning Applications September – December 2019 Post-application public consultations December 2019 Target for Planning Committee Meetings to decide applications May 2021 Kingfield vacated by Woking FC May 2021 – May 2023 Construction of Woking Community Stadium / Cardinal Court project Spring 2023 Completion & handover of Woking Community Stadium