A new stadium is clearly an item that is now in Jim McMahon's in-tray, but how close it is to the top is a different matter. It's our job, as well as the club's, to continue the pressure on the council to help deliver what we all want.
I think there are council elections in 2012, but not in 2013. Jim McMahon has already had talks, as Leader of the Opposition, with Latics officials about one or two alternatives for the club. We'll see if either of them come to fruition.
It was a very bad night for the Lib Dems, who lost 6 out of the 9 seats they were defending. They held on to one of their Saddleworth seats by only 17 votes. I think Labour has the highest number of seats, 34, that it has had this century!
Hopefully you are right about the Labour Group. Jim McMahon has already had talks, as Leader of the Opposition, with Latics officials about one or two alternatives for the club. We'll see if either of them come to fruition.
McMahon tried to look both ways on the Failsworth plans, but I think it's safe to say that this plan is now 100% dead in the water.