Daily Catch Up - Tuesday 16 April

“Sometimes I do get feedback, particularly from people that haven’t been on the ground, about the budget being small or Argyle doing it on the cheap.

“What I say is, look at what we are doing and actually count it up.
“So, absolutely, £6.5m is the main contract. In addition to that we have got our professional fees and in addition to that we have got a drainage scheme which we are going to put in.

“That isn’t just for the benefit for Plymouth Argyle. It’s also going to help the drainage of Central Park as well.
“It’s a big scheme worth somewhere in the region of a third of a million pounds.

“In addition to that we have got the Plymouth Argyle supporters’ bar, which is being fantastically funded by the Green Taverners, our wonderful supporters.
“Actually, if you start to add up all those components we are between £9m-£10m.

“This is between a £9m and £10m investment into Home Park and Plymouth Argyle Football Club.
“Of course, at every level and at every decision, we want to maximise the most that we can for every pound that we spend, but goodness me this is not a project being done on the cheap.

“It’s a fantastic state-of-the-art investment that is going to see the best facilities that Plymouth has ever seen.

“It’s a wonderful thing and, of course, those benefits aren’t just for the match-day users of Plymouth Argyle – the Green Army.

“It’s going to provide the city, its businesses, its communities, and the areas around it, with conferencing and hospitality facilities which are state of the art.”

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