The Return To M27
In 2006, the return to Swinton and Pendlebury was taken one step further when club chairman, John Kidd, announced on 9 August that the club had acquired a site to build a 6,000 capacity stadium with training facilities and community use in Agecroft, Pendlebury. As of May 2009, the club announced that it confidently hopes to be in a position to apply for planning permission from the local authority by the autumn of this year. Once given the thumbs up from Salford Council it was envisaged that construction could be completed quickly. Director, Ben Jones reported that being of a modular construction, which allows for quick and easy erection and future development if crowd numbers dictate, the stadium could be built in 12 to 14 weeks and any further development would be completed in very short time. Director, Dave Roberts outlined that £50K was needed to fund Phase 1 and that funding possibilities from central and local sources are available. Dave will be working closely with the consultants to ensure that the right amenities within the stadium would attract and guarantee this funding. Grants are available for developments such as this and can be used retrospectively. Stadium naming rights was another option open to raise funds and this avenue is also being explored. Chris Martin from Pendlebury United F.C. spoke of the need for a base not only for the Lions but a base for all local sports teams and that the Agecroft Development must be supported by the local and sporting community as a whole in order to generate the necessary funding and to ensure that the local council are aware of the sporting facilities the Swinton and Pendlebury M27 community require.
As of 7 June 2011 when the club hosted a fans' meeting at Moorside Social Club, Swinton, the club now confidently expects that the building, of the stadium should commence no later than New Year's Day, 2012 with completion set for the end of April (2012). However, the predicted return date of early 2012 proved to be a somewhat optimistic and premature forecast and, as of August, 2012, there appears to be no immediate starting date for the Agecroft project.
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