James said:
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Well the last few days has seen some positive developments. It’s good to have another acclaimed millionaire on board with the Devils. Welcome Paul.
I do like the tone coming from the Devils management and SORAC. The Council have promised and now need to deliver. If they give us the green light to build and run our own facility then that will be a very positive step in securing the future of this club. The fact still remains that we are fragile playing out of a temporary home that fails to meet very basic specifications and is run by a high profiting but poor organisation in Planet Ice.
I think December 2012 is an ambitious target to find the finance to build a facility at an approximate cost of £7million. I’m assuming the plan is to still have two ice pads but I naturally cost will dictate what we will get. It’s encouraging to hear Shannon refer to having the best team of architects, surveyors and contractors to guarantee that we are the most credible and capable contender to develop the new home. It will be interesting to see whether the council will award us this opportunity. The lease on the rink did not go our way but I understand there was more than meets the eye with that.
We wait tentatively on further developments but in the meantime I wish all the best to Paul, Matt and the rest of the Devils organisation for our future plans.
