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Originally Posted by pagl
Business wise I dont think it has been thought through. As you say what visitors and what predictions have been made of numbers. Sounds like a museum for the preservation/posterity of our heritage - which is fine but not a business decision.
If there is £4.4m funding available then just buy the ground and build the museum. That way it safeguards the club and provides the facility but as you say a white elephant.
Alternatively build it into a project to take WAFC forward and interact it with match day and possibly part time opening and at least provide the museum and a better future for the club.
OH selfish me for these thoughts but £4.4m well spent in the North.
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4.4million is not enough money to buy the ground and build a museum.
As you say the museum is not likely to make money. Some museums are major tourist attractions, most are not.
Whilst it would be great and appropriate to have it housed in the stadium in a purpose built facility, there isn't the money for that. It isn't just getting a room and sticking some stuff in it, the County Museum is a much bettter option for a host of practical reasons.