The Wanderers are hopeful of increased seating. Source: Gregg Porteous / News Limited
THE WANDERERS are hopeful of playing in front of an increased capacity next season, with the club increasingly optimistic that extra seating will be installed at Parramatta Stadium in time for next season.
Chairman Lyall Gorman last night said an increase of up to 3500 new seats was "more likely than not" which would lift the stadium's capacity to more than 24,000.
Under the advanced plans, a structure would be constructed at the end currently used as a family area to house the extra seating, with a more permanent solution still to be sought in the longer term.
Venues NSW, which has ultimate control of the stadium, has appointed a project manager to oversee the hoped-for installation and Gorman said the prospect of it happening "is a lot further forward than it was a week ago".
"We had another meeting today and there's a hugely can-do attitude from all parties, and it's about trying to find the best solution for all of us," Gorman said.
"We'll have another meeting in a fortnight, but as things stand there's a determination to try to do this if we possibly can."
Gorman said no decision will be made on when to implement a cap on memberships until then, with the final figure dependent on what the stadium's capacity will be.
Already the club has sold more than 15,000 memberships for next season, with a further spurt expected as the start of the season on October 11 gets closer.
"Either way though it [the cap] will be around 80% of capacity, as we want to leave enough tickets available for new supporters to experience the atmosphere, plus meet our obligations in terms of away fans and corporate partners," he said.
Meanwhile Gorman insisted there remains a possibility that the club could be sold by Football Federation Australia before the start of next season.
Reports yesterday suggested that Manchester City had made an initial approach to investment bank UBS, handling the sale for FFA, but well-placed sources have told The Daily Telegraph that no such conversations took place.
Gorman declined to comment on individual potential bidders, but said an appropriate bidder could emerge at any time.
"It could happen in a day or it could take months," he said of the sale. "We won't move until we find the right ownership group with the right fit and the appropriate financial considerations.
"Such a group could come forward tomorrow, so there's no definitive timetable in that respect."
In other A-League news, Brisbane have welcomed back former winger Kofi Danning to aid his recovery from major surgery to repair a snapped cruciate ligament.
Dannig tore his anterior cruciate ligament five months ago while playing for the Roar's sister club CS Vise in Belgium, and will complete his rehabilitation with Roar.
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