The football pitch would have impinged on the greyhound track and whilst they could have moved it would have meant costly rebuilding and obviously Sam Hamman is not someone who dips into his pockets philanthropically and Winkelman saw better long term prospects elsewhere. As I said, until...
Firstly, the speedway stadium would be too small for a football pitch in the middle without affecting the track around the outside. So if they had gone there when they first left Plough Lane then that would have affected speedway, greyhound racing, stockcars which, at the time, were all regular...