Derby County rivals braced for City Ground move after bombshell Nottingham Forest reveal

The shipping tycoon claims that the City Ground’s current location is “not matching the status or goals of the club” in an interview with the Daily Mail.

Social media followers have already taken to vehement and furious protests against the stadium’s relocation since they believe it to be iconic. There are plans to relocate to a 50,000-seat stadium in Toton, which is six miles from the city center and situated on the border of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.

Talks over that location in what would probably become a sports village have taken conducted with the County Council. Forest now pays the City Council £250,000 a year to lease the City Ground, but talks to extend the agreement—which expires in 33 years—have reached a standstill. For about £10 million, the City Council would be pleased to sell the site where the present ground is located to Forest.

Despite the unavoidable turmoil that would accompany the move, Marinakis thinks the club would gain from moving closer to home.

“It will alter the history of the area and the team for our fans in the years to come,” he declared. “While leaving the City Ground will be difficult, there’s no doubt that the team will be better off moving to a larger stadium in an era where income streams determine success on the field.

Nottingham has not had the same confidence or ambition as Manchester and Birmingham, two other major regional cities, over the past ten years. Nottingham required a bold, ambitious, honest, and intrepid new leader.