No plans to replace temporary East Stand

21 December 2010 17:15
No plans to increase East stand capacity and to make the temporary structure permanent Oyston confirmed, regardless of which division the club play in next season. The Seasiders hastily erected a new but temporary East Stand following their promotion to the Barclays Premier League to take the number of seats at the ground to 16,900. That new stand will remain for the short term but the club, whose average attendance in 2009-10 was only 8,611, are still intending to make improvements next summer. Acting chief executive Karl Oyston told the Blackpool Gazette: "The mandate during the summer was to maximise the capacity, which we did do by adding the East Stand. "We've made one or two modifications along the way but as far as increasing capacity further goes, I'm not aware of any talk of doing anything with the East Stand. "The only action we are considering is filling the two open corners - the north-east and south-east. We are certainly not looking to do anything else with the main body of the East Stand because it would reduce capacity, not enlarge it." Undersoil heating Blackpool chairman Karl Oyston says undersoil heating is "not a financial consideration" for the club at the moment despite the postponement of their last two scheduled home games. The Seasiders' clashes with Manchester United and Tottenham at Bloomfield Road - both of which were to be televised - had to be called off due to freezing conditions, but Oyston has stressed there are no immediate plans to address the problem by installing a new heating system beneath the pitch. "It really is not a financial consideration," Oyston told Sky Sports News. "These games will be played and we will only know the financial implications once the season is over and we know how many games have been picked for television. "At the moment, it is not at the forefront of our mindset - spectator and player safety are."

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