Convert it into New Central Park

Ah so it’s been bought not rented?

Rumour has it by one of the workers on site that it is intended to be a 17000 stadium??

I've heard it will be the first drive in stadium, obviously with height restrictions.....

My understanding is that IL has taken the lease over with a promise to keep the running track for the Harriers, but I hope he has bought it and can do a conversion.

Went to the u19’s this morning. Plenty of work looks to be going on but they desperately need somewhere to buy a brew!

I thought we had moved out of Central Park (Pembec) as the council needed more secondary school space and part of the sweetener to the club was to give up its lease was to let them Robin Park on the proviso that the track stayed in place and that the Harriers could continue to use the stadium. The Orrell sale will help fund the extensions that are needed to move the offices etc. to the stadium and any mods to the existing stadium facilities.

There is a café at the stadium, Robin's Nest, at the far end of the stand.

The chef doesn’t have one arm does he

( thats one for our older supporters)

Great 70s reference

Albert

Women hadn’t turned up apparently when I asked a steward. He made it sound like it was a women with a van or something similar rather than there being a cafe. Felt wounded after turning up for the 10.30am kick off rough as a badgers behind after too many refreshments at the cricket last night.

Looking forward to seeing the place finished.

That’s the fella

It where a bit of a Riddle

Surely this is an easy one to clear up by looking at the land registry?

Aye go on then, let us know.

According to wep warriors have taken on the lease.
They have not bought the facility

Robin Park Arena

I suspect that as a result of the DW Stadium now coming under the ownership of Chinese, IL has bought the Area as a insurance policy in case the worse happens over joint use of the Stadium at the end of the current lease.
Edge Hall Road
From what I understand, it has been sold for housing, but the Council have intervened because of the poor access to the site. Unless anyone knows different.

But and I’ll say it again Lenegan himself said they’d taken on the lease of robin park and would work hand in hand with the council,nowhere has it been said Wigan have bought the place,happy to be proven wrong of its in some article or other but I’ve certainly not seen it.

Hengirl,

You are indeed correct to say that it is on a lease from the Council and not been bought by IL.

A friend of mine has told me it is for 25 years,

So is the DW stadium on a lease from the council the council owns the land its built on.

Are you expecting us to believe that our wonderful Council are saying "Hang on, you can't build houses here"

I read an article recently (can’t find it now otherwise I’d link to it), possibly in the WEP.

It was an interview with IL. One of the things he mentioned is that we a permanent tenants at Robin Park and possibly looking to sell the site in Orrell but that hasn’t been decided yet.

It was in the evening post site. You’re right, he’s said we’re permanent tenants at Robin Park and whilst they haven’t done a deal to sell Orrell yet, they probably will do further down the line.