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Loading ...St Mirren has now formally moved operations to its new stadium in Greenhill Road, handing over their old Love Street site to supermarket giant Tesco in a deal reported to be worth £15m. Property Week reports that St Mirren have been able to clear debts of up to £2.2million as a result of the deal.
Despite already having planning permission for a supermarket, Tesco have also reportedly sought permission for a housing development at the Love Street site. The ground in Paisley, Scotland had been home to the Scottish Premier League side for 115 years.
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The New St Mirren Park stadium has a capacity of 8,000 and features five a side pitches and corporate hospitality facilities.
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Timesonline reported on St Mirren manager Gus Macpherson’s first thoughts on the new stadium:
“Everyone is very excited about it, we are all looking forward to getting down here on a day-to-day basis and familiarise ourselves with the surroundings,The most important aspect for me is the playing surface and it’s top-class.”
Source & Full Article: PropertyWeek.com
See also:
Old St Mirren Park on sportingsights.com
New St Mirren Park on sportingsights.com
St Mirren FC official website
The Scottish FA
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