Stadium
In the 2006–07 season Rangers have had average attendances over 1000. The stadium has recently had an increased stand capacity and new floodlights. There were rumours in local newspapers at the beginning of the season reporting that the club may move, but the club has never confirmed these reports.
Further speculation of a ground move was recently fuelled when it was revealed that Stafford Rangers had reportedly bought some land by the common in Stafford. But the mystery buyer of the land does not look like it is Boro' because chairman, John Downing promised that if Rangers stay in the Conference National the Stadiums seated capacity will rise to over 2500, with a 2000 seater stand being constructed in the Shed End. Also the Marston Roads Social Club End will have a roof built over it to meet health and safety regulations set by the league.
This resulted in two temporary stands being constructed, one 2000 capacity seated stand where the shed end was located with green seats, the other being a temporary terrace on the social end. Both stands were hard on the eye, the deal with the stands led to financial problems and through fundraising this was sorted and the stands were taken down. Leaving us with what we had on the social end, and a shedend without the roof.
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