Paul Burall from the Norwich Society wants to see the stadium expanded. There was an opportunity and we took it,” said Kensell, who added that the deals had been agreed following the club’s promotion to the Premier League at the end of the 2018-19 season. [3], The South Stand is on the site of the former South Stand, which was named in honour of Sir Arthur South. This newspaper has been a central part of community life for many years. The club play at one of the smallest grounds in the Premier League, with a capacity of just 27,300.The expansion is needed at the Canaries regularly sell out, averaging over 99% full so far this season. Kensell informed shareholders in the meeting that a strip of land close to the City Stand and another plot behind the Barclay Stand had been obtained. Belgian side Club Brugge have unveiled plans for a new 40,000 seater stadium, New stadium forms part of Olympic village, will be used for 2023 African Cup of Nations, German side SC Freiburg will not be allowed to play league matches at the their new stadium at night or on a Sunday lunchtime, Club Brugge unveil plans for potential new 40,000 seater stadium, New 60,000 seater stadium opens in Ivory Coast, Freiburg banned from playing in new stadium at night or Sunday lunch. At the other end of the entertainment scale, I wonder if, with the Canaries on the verge of promotion (fingers crossed), it is time for the capacity of Carrow Road to be increased. Norwich City has received a boost to its Carrow Road expansion plans following the confirmation that it has purchased the land around its stadium.. Ben Kensell, Norwich’s chief operating officer, confirmed the purchase of the land at the club’s annual general meeting and addressed the funding for the expansion as he explained the club would use the profits earned from its Premier … "However, circa 7,000 additional seats could cost approximately £20m. All About Majesty.

INICIO; LA CARTA; VINOS; CONTACTO; carrow road expansion plans The total investment was less than £1m, he added. [3] It was built in 2005 and named after sponsors Aviva. The commercial income of Norwich City has witnessed a rise of almost UK£8.5 million (US$10.9 million) and is set to reach UK£15.9 million (US$20.5 million) by the end of the 2019-20 seasons as total income rises from UK£36.5 million (US$47.2 million) to UK£126 million (US$163 million).

Tuesday 3rd December 2019. [43][44] It is a single-tiered stand of cantilever construction with a capacity of 8,212. [54], Catering at Carrow Road is provided by Delia's Canary Catering, which is part of Norwich City Football Club PLC. Norwich City returned to the Premier League last season after an absence of six years. Norwich have secured land around Carrow Road as part of their plans to expand their stadium, the club's chief operating officer, Ben Kensell, confirmed at a recent annual general assembly. [47], On 15 June 2016, it was announced that following the termination of Jarrold as the stand's sponsor, the stand would revert to its historical name of the South Stand. [17], The new stadium was described by club officials as "the largest construction job in the city since the building of Norwich Castle", "miraculously built in just 82 days" and "the eighth wonder of the world". [48] On 2 November 2016, the club announced that the sponsorship deal with The Galway Roast had been terminated and the stand would once again simply be known as The South Stand.[49]. Academics concluded that expanding the ground by 7,000 would be viable. As part of its upgrade plan, Wi-Fi facilities within the stadium were introduced by Norwich last summer and thousands of seats were replaced thus marking the club’s return to the Premier League.

[37] The fire was apparently caused by an employee of the club leaving a three-bar electric fire switched on overnight. & J. Colman. But chief executive David McNally said increasing the capacity would cost £20m and that continuing to strengthen the first-team squad would take priority. [35] The stand was renamed in honour of Norwich City president Geoffrey Watling, who died in 2004, aged 91. [34] This was built in 1937,[22] but demolished in 1992,[35] when a new two-tier structure, modelled on the River End was built in accordance with the recommendations of the Taylor Report. It is a long-term plan. There was an opportunity and we took it,” said Kensell, who stated that the deal to buy the land was struck following the club’s promotion to the Premier League at the end of the 2018-19 seasons. The Essential Football Fan describes the away end as follows: "As you would expect from a new stand, the facilities and view of the playing action are good. 13/03/2019. [14] Norwich Railway Co. had acquired the land in Thorpe around Carrow Road by the 1840s, and by 1860 the Thorpe site of the future stadium belonged to the firm of J. Norwich won the game 4–3; the attendance was 29,779, which set a new club record crowd for a home game.

Colman. [8] The club began looking for alternative accommodation in 1926, their hand forced finally when one corner of the pitch subsided up to 30 feet after old chalk workings collapsed. Of course, this would be a major undertaking and require an investment of tens of millions of pounds. [10], The new stadium took its name from the street which encloses the ground on three sides, the fourth boundary being the River Wensum. The total investment stood at less than £1m, he further informed shareholders. [28] Fans were also offered the chance to buy tickets for a celebratory dinner with the first-team squad, the menu provided by the club's joint majority shareholder, the celebrity chef Delia Smith. [8], In the wake of the Ibrox stadium disaster in 1971, a government enquiry brought more stringent safety requirements, which, when applied to Carrow Road, resulted in the capacity being drastically reduced to around 20,000. [3][45] From 2016, the infill where the hotel is situated a large rotating screen which allows fans in the South Stand and the Barclay Stand to see various video broadcasts relating to the club. As a self-funded club, we need a strategy to move forward on and off the pitch.”. This was achieved by finding additional capacity for seats within the existing stands.

Nowhere could be more central and it already has the necessary parking and eating facilities, as well as a cinema that would fit in with the overall arts centre vision. The new ground became known as The Nest, named for Norwich City's nickname, "The Canaries".