SWINDON Town Supporters Trust chair Steve Mytton believes fans should be consulted about what they want from the new-look County Ground once the joint-venture agreement deal has finally been completed.

Only the legal paperwork has to be dealt with before Swindon Borough Council hands over the keys to the County Ground to a partnership involving Trust STFC and Swindon Town Football Club.

Once that happens, work can begin on morphing the current site into a modern ground fit for the ambitious club which plays there.

In Friday’s press conference to formally announce the agreement of the sale, Town CEO Rob Angus echoed Mytton’s comments regarding a supporter consultation process before the Trust chair explained his own thought process.

Mytton said: “There is a general commitment that the Stratton Bank will be sorted first. There is also talk about executive boxes in the Don Rogers stand as well as a new Town End.

“Now, all of that is needed, but I think it would be about – upon completion of the purchase – almost doing a public consultation via the supporters and gathering their requirements and their thoughts, and then designing a vision of the stadium for the future.

“After that, we can build a phased plan that ensures any developments that are done are what the supporters want. Ultimately, that’s the most important thing.”

Plans which show the club’s preliminary vision for the County Ground over the next seven years are available for all to see, but Mytton says it is imperative the overwhelming demographic of people who use the stadium should be heavy involved in the design process too.

The Trust chair says supporters should dream big and have no concerns about asking for something if it would improve the match-day experience for their fellow fans.

Mytton said: “You can have a dream, can’t you? What is the stadium going to look like in 10 years’ time?

“But that’s the way I operate in my work too – always look to the end game. Design that perfect world, and then build some plans to get there.

“Now, it might be that you don’t realise the absolute perfect world, but if you get close then that’s a good thing.

“I think it’s important that whatever happens to the stadium, the supporters feel involved and it’s something that they want to happen because that will ultimately make it a success for the football club.

“There’s no point in the football club developing things the fans don’t want to use – it’s a win-win for everybody.”

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