{"id":33027,"date":"2021-03-04T12:58:04","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T12:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/?p=33027"},"modified":"2021-03-04T12:58:04","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T12:58:04","slug":"sheffield-fc-claim-new-stadium-could-make-club-more-sustainable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/03\/04\/sheffield-fc-claim-new-stadium-could-make-club-more-sustainable\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheffield FC claim new stadium could make club more sustainable"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Non-league club Sheffield FC have claimed that a new stadium could allow the club to become more sustainable.<\/p>\n<p>Plans for a brand-new stadium with 4,000 seats were unveiled last week, with the club planning to return within the borders of Sheffield having played in Dronfield since 2001.<\/p>\n<p>Richard Sheldon, the club\u2019s General Manager, said: \u201cNew facilities will give us the opportunity to try and become a little bit more sustainable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can have function suites, and we\u2019re looking at leisure facilities which will be available for the club to use. We use a lot of third-party venues for training, at great cost to the club.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Covid-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on the non-league pyramid, and Sheffield FC only managed to welcome supporters through the turnstiles for brief periods when tier rulings allowed it.<\/p>\n<p>Since the tier system was abandoned, fans have been banned from grounds and the club\u2019s season has been curtailed.<\/p>\n<p>In order to allow the club to bounce back in style, paying spectators will be relied on and the club are confident that a new stadium will attract fans.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Sheldon said: \u201cWe\u2019re under no illusions, as Sheffield has two professional teams and is closely surrounded by others.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut we believe the facilities will help us attract more spectators.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_33033\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33033\" class=\"wp-image-33033 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/IMG_0659.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"385\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-33033\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An artist impression of what the new stadium could look like.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The club remain fond of their Derbyshire ground, but have been seeking a home within the city of their origin for years.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Sheldon said: \u201cDronfield has been great and it\u2019s a really good ground for us, but we would like to get back to Sheffield.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSheffield FC has a lot of history, but one thing it has never had is its own home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The club have even considered the idea of a visitor centre, where fans could enjoy showcases of football memorabilia and learn more about their rich history.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Sheldon added: \u201cHaving the new stadium will allow us to have facilities and perhaps a visitor centre where people can pay homage to the heritage of football.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s still a lot of work to do, but everything is looking promising.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plans have been unveiled this week for a 4,000-capacity ground.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":197,"featured_media":33035,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[21,26,82],"tags":[33,255,256,257,258,259],"class_list":["post-33027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sport","category-top-story","tag-football","tag-non-league","tag-semi-professional","tag-sheffield-fc","tag-stadium","tag-sustainable"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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