January 9th. New York.
New proposals from HKS the Dallas based company and some Manchester based company too - both have been briefed to come up with a 70,000 stadium substantially under the previous cost of around £430 million.
Well here's 'Slick Ricks' statement.
LINKPARRY PLEASED WITH STADIUM TALKSPaul Hassall 09 January 2008
Rick Parry has revealed that the club's plans for a new stadium have taken a 'big step forward' following a meeting with Tom Hicks and George Gillett in New York.
The Reds' chief executive met with the club's co-owners to witness different presentations from Dallas-based HKS and Manchester's AFL.
While Parry refused to put a timescale upon when a final decision will be made, he is convinced it will provide the Reds with the best possible result.
"It was a very full day," said Parry.
"We had two very detailed and very informative presentations which were very thorough and extremely professional. It has been another big step forward to finding the best possible solution and the whole meeting was very constructive.
"Everyone is reflecting on what they have heard and a clear decision will be taken soon.
"They were both very good in terms of coming closer to the right solution. As ever, when you have a competition you hope it produces outstanding results and I think that is what we have seen today.
"Whichever we do go with it will be an excellent result."
Why doesn't he just show us the designs and the fans will decide? It's our F***ing club.
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