Further promotions up the football ladder and making the club, which almost went bust last year sustainable are also on his checklist to achieve by 2034.
Key to unlocking the club’s ‘huge potential’, according to Simon Lancaster, is a new home – the mooted Worcestershire Community Sports Park, with a planning application expected to be submitted at the end of the year.
Further promotions up the football ladder and making the club, which almost went bust last year sustainable are also on his checklist to achieve by 2034.
Key to unlocking the club’s ‘huge potential’, according to Simon Lancaster, is a new home – the mooted Worcestershire Community Sports Park, with a planning application expected to be submitted at the end of the year.
However, Mr Lancaster said it was ‘impossible to answer’ when the new ground in Fernhill Heath would be welcoming fans.
Initial plans for the ground were released in February, with fans giving their feedback through a consultation.
Amendments to the original plans are currently being finalised.
Although the number of seats had not yet been confirmed, Mr. Lancaster informed the Worcester News that the club aimed to accommodate 500 spectators.
A cricket pitch and community building for other sports are also part of the concept.As part of their efforts to make Worcester’s youth system the best in the region, the club also unveiled plans on Thursday to create a new development team for the upcoming season.
Worcester City endured a nightmare decade since leaving their previous ground, St George’s Lane, in 2013, with spells spent playing in Kidderminster and Bromsgrove before moving to Claines Lane, their current temporary home.
In 2017, the club were forced to drop down three divisions due to ‘financial difficulties.’
Mr Lancaster said owning their own home will bring many benefits to the club and allow it to propel forward.
He said it would help contribute towards the aims of further promotions over the next ten years, having won the Hellenic League Premier Division last season.
Mr Lancaster said: “I am so excited by the progress the club is making on and off the pitch.
“Getting our own home would be massive for the club, our youth teams and our fans and it would be a hugely important factor in our progress toward sustainability.
“There is no doubting that the club has lost money for decades and that some poor decisions were made in the past; for this reason, the supporters’ faith in me allowed me to take over.
“In order to break the mold and get some momentum going forward, we have invested in the first team and hired a commercial manager.
“But whilst I feel we have turned a corner and are headed in the right direction, we are still losing money and have further to go to reach a point where we are sustainable without any investment from me.”
Mr. Lancaster stated that he didn’t want to “over-promise and under-deliver,” but he did disclose that he had other goals in mind.
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