SWINDON Robins owner Terry Russell has shed more light on the prospect of a grand final meeting to bring the curtain down on the Abbey Stadium.

Russell revealed to the Adver after the fixtures were announced at the beginning of the year that there could be an additional meeting at the end of the year with the this being the final season at the Abbey Stadium.

Plans were revealed two weeks ago for the new stadium, with work due to start imminently, and Russell is hoping to sign off in style.

“I’ve been here 10 years I think, maybe 11, with a couple of years sabbatical and I am looking forward to a new stadium,” he said.

“That has been ongoing for some years and it has become a reality now.

“It is exciting and the fact the work will start in six to ten weeks and people will see the changes going on is exciting.

“There is a touch of sadness for a lot of people who hold the club dear I am sure, but the fact is it is an old stadium and if anybody wants to pick up any of the history they have got to do it this year because it is the last year.

“We will now start planning to have a big closing down meeting as the final farewell meeting and we will try and include as many of the old legends as we can, not to race but to be present here.

“We will make a big day of it and send it out with a bang.

“We’ll then spend the winter really looking forward to opening up the new facility.”

The specifications for the stadium were unveiled by Robins team manager Alun Rossiter, MP Justin Tomlinson and Clark Osbourne of Gaming International which owns the land.

The plans detailed a 2,500 capacity stadium as well as plenty of provision for television at the new facility, a key selling point in hosting high-profile meetings, a move that Russell thinks will help move the sport forward.

“It will be fantastic it is not just good for Swindon it is good for the whole sport,” he added.

“A chance to start from scratch and put in a new race track is really exciting.”