Source: Team_Talk
Blades boosted by stadium go-ahead
The Blades will develop the South Stand, expanding the ground's capacity to 44,000 and incorporating additional banqueting, corporate and commercial facilities.[LNB]The expansion will be a boost to Sheffield's campaign to be one of the host cities in England's 2018 World Cup bid.[LNB]Executive director Jason Rockett said: "This is good news for Sheffield United and the city.[LNB]"Our focus remains firmly on achieving success on the pitch and the planned stadium developments will contribute to our continued long term strategy to drive off-the-field income for a sustainable business supporting further investment in the first team squad.[LNB]"The next steps will be to firm up on design and delivery always ensuring we minimise potential disruption to supporters."[LNB][LNB][LNB]