Luton insist rebuild at Kenilworth Road WILL be completed in time
Top-flight debutants Luton insist that Bobbers Stand rebuild at Kenilworth Road WILL be completed in time for the start of the Premier League season
- Luton have stated their Bobbers Stand rebuild is on-track for completion
- The Hatters have produced their plans for a £10million overhaul with the league
- Demolition at Kenilworth Road will get started throughout next week
Luton are confident they will be able to completely rebuild the Bobbers Stand at Kenilworth Road in time for their return to the Premier League in August.
The club have shared their plans for a £10million overhaul with the league and demolition work is set to start next week.
The Premier League are willing to grant Luton a maximum of three successive away games at the start of the season in the event of construction delays, but that is not envisaged. Luton chief executive Gary Sweet is adamant they can get the job done with the club desperate to begin their first top-flight season for 31 years at home.
The Bobbers Stand, which runs down one side of the pitch, was converted into executive boxes in 1986. It needs to be replaced with a media centre, TV and data analysis studios, toilets and a canteen.
Last week Sweet said of the plans: ‘If anyone can, we can. We’ve got to rebuild a stand but we’ve gone from non-League to the Premier League so we can manage that small matter.’
Demolition work at Luton’s Kenilworth Road will begin next week as the club prepare their stadium for the start of the Premier League season
The Bobbers Stand at Kenilworth Road will be knocked down and rebuilt to prepare for life in the English top-flight
Kenilworth Road, Luton’s home since 1905, will be the smallest ground in the top flight with a capacity of just 10,356, but the club plan to expand it.
Long term they aim to move to the Power Court site in the centre of town, with a stadium that can hold about 19,500 fans.
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