Wael Al-Qadi says he wants to sustain the “long-term sustainability and future” of Bristol Rovers with plans for a new stadium at St Phillip’s Marsh, but insists talks are at an early stage with developers Conygar over the ownership and financing of the proposed ground.
Two weeks after developers Conygar confirmed they had secured a £450,000 option to explore planning at the 14.7-acre site in central Bristol and admitted Rovers were part of those discussions, Rovers president Wael Al-Wadi appeared on BBC Radio Bristol.
For the first time since revealing the project in the summer of 2019, Al-Qadi discussed the concept in some detail, albeit bound by commercial sensitivities and agreements which prevented any further information over whether the stadium would be owned by the club or leased over an extended period of time, and how it would be paid for.
