Disturbing sounds have come out of the latest meeting between Northampton Town Football Club and Northampton Borough Council with the council making it clear that any proposed redevelopment of Sixfields and the surrounding area will come behind the development of the town centre.
The council have said that no retail which "inadvertantly or in any other way" had an impact on the town centre would be agreed, putting any plans to redevelop Sixfields to the back burner behind a proposed improvement of the Grosvenor Centre, a deal that may not be complete until 2026.
Only non-retail development would now be considered by the council and the Cardozas, along with every single Northampton Town fan, have been completely let down by a council that does not seem to see the potential of a football club to its town.
David Cardoza was obviosuly upset and said,
"We are bitterly disappointed at this news. We have now been left with very few options for development and none of these at present will release enough funds to implement our original or revised plans."
"We now have to go back to the drawing board, start from scratch, talk to our partners and try to work up a plan to put to the council which can salvage some of our plans, if indeed this is at all possible."
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