Big update on Doncaster Rovers fan park plans + latest on new screen and LED boards
A number of stadium upgrades are taking place in DN4 this summer with plans in place for more further down the line
Doncaster Rovers have gone back to the drawing board with regards plans for a fan park outside the stadium.
Last year chief executive Gavin Baldwin announced that Rovers had put in planning permission to construct a covered fan park outside the Belle Vue Bar in the West Stand.
When asked by the Free Press for an update on the matter, chief commercial Shaun Lockwood said: "We were so far down the road with something but then we didn't really feel it was the right direction of travel.
"So we've started to revisit that project again and it's something we're really keen to do. Obviously, with the news about a number of local eateries closing, it's something that means that fans want it more so we're definitely keen on it.
"We've got a couple of different proposals at this moment in time, and we're just trying to make sure we get the one that's absolutely right for not just the immediate future, but long-term as well. And that will be based on all the kind of conversations we're having about extending the lease and the footprint of the stadium."
Meanwhile, an update was also provided on the new big screen and LED advertising boards. Rovers announced that a new screen would be moving into the north-west corner having previously been housed in the south-west. Lockwood added that the plan is for both operations to be up-and-running for the friendly at home to Lincoln on August 1.