By Liam Gryba
March 30 2015

Mr Palios Announces Deal is Done.......          

Tranmere Rovers today announced that all paperwork for the Ingleborough sale and the redevelopment of Solar Campus has been signed.  In a statement earlier today Chairman Mr Palios said "I am delighted to say that we have signed the final documents which needed to be concluded to allow the sale of Ingleborough and the development of our new training facilities at Solar Campus to go ahead".

He then went on to outline the plans along with his vision of a first class facility, timings and engagement with the local community.

"The new facilities at Solar Campus are a key part of our vision for the future of the Club. They will allow our first team and Academy to train at the same location for the first time, providing 5 professional standard pitches, multiple changing rooms, gym, physiotherapy and rehabilitation areas as well as a comfortable indoor viewing and refreshments area for Academy parents."

"In addition to the facilities for the use of the Club, we will be laying 3 community pitches and providing changing rooms to support grass roots football in the area."

"When Nicola and I came to the Club we said that our vision was that Tranmere should become a Club which gained a reputation for developing young footballing talent, and whilst bricks and mortar will never make a player, the professional facilities we are going to provide at Solar Campus will be an important part of bringing that vision to reality, and will help with attracting talented youngsters to the Academy."

"But at the same time we said that we wanted Tranmere to be a Club rooted at the very heart of its community, and for that reason we are keen to engage over the coming months with the local Leasowe residents to see whether it might be feasible to allow a degree of public access to the Club’s professional facilities at Solar Campus when they are not in use by the Club, in addition to providing the community pitches."

"There are hurdles which will need to be overcome if this is to be achieved, but we are both passionate believers in the power of sport to be a force for good, and if we can help the local community at the same time as providing the Club with what it needs for its own development, then that would be a win-win for all concerned."

 "The aim is to have the Solar Campus facility fully up and running within a year, which is a tight but achievable schedule."

This of course excellent news for the club, the fans and also the local area surrounding the Campus and will hopefully help secure the clubs long term future.

Ink Dries on Solar Campus Deal

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BELMONT
30/03/2015 12:47

It's a pity all this news of the Solar Campus and the progress made on the sale of Ingleborough comes when we're fighting for league survival and not fighting it well,with the results of the last eight showing one win and one draw bringing in only four points out of twenty four now that is poor in fact it stinks and can only lead to the drop.

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Superwhite73
30/03/2015 13:58

Yep. Just hope we don't end up having the best facilities for a conference side. This news makes it all the more important we stay up. Feel so sorry for MP as behind closed doors he's putting the structure in place for us to improve as a club. This current form must be his worse nightmare. I'm totally baffled whats happened since Christmas and he must be too.

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coltran
30/03/2015 14:17

Yes, I can't get excited about this in view of the club's current predicament. However, it is a positive move for the future. All is not lost though for this season with 21 points still to play for and the team showing signs of improvement. Defence is the biggest worry though and it is too late to improve it now.

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