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BBC News
a day ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Molineux to get extra cabins for broadcast crew and match tech
Plans at Molineux Stadium for cabins to accommodate broadcast crew and match technology have been Wanderers submitted proposals for a cabin that would contain a small kitchen area and seating to provide "improved welfare facilities" for broadcast workers, adjacent to existing facilities. A second cabin would contain an operations and storage area for match technology, in line with Premier League requirements, the club's application for the facilities were granted on Wednesday as the council believed there would be no impact to the local area or highway safety. The new so-called welfare cabin would create space for up to 20 said the improved facilities were a requirement by the Premier League for the 2025/26 proposals said the layout had been designed to allow for "both the best use of the available area" while maintaining "easy and functional use of the car parking area [and] matchday outside broadcasting compound."To finish off the installation, the application continued, the cabins would be painted black to match the dark grey brickwork of where they would be placed."The proposal is in keeping with the existing surroundings within Molineux Stadium," the application stated. Follow BBC Wolverhampton & Black Country on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
The Sun
03-07-2025
- Business
- The Sun
Premier League club announce plans to expand stadium capacity by 8,000 and reveal ‘urgent changes'
WOLVES have announced plans to expand their stadium capacity by 8,000 seats, with chairman Jeff Shi revealing the need for 'urgent changes.' The Premier League outfit have been playing at their famous Molineux Stadium since 1889. 1 It was one of the first grounds in the country to be equipped with floodlights. And after a major revamp in the early 90s, Molineux became one of England's biggest stadiums with 32,000 seats. However, those numbers are now lagging behind a lot of top flight rivals. Wolves had been thinking about a major expansion to 50,000 seats. But chairman Shi has now decided against a new renovation. Instead, the businessman is planning to add around 8,000 new seats to take capacity to 40,000 That would mark a major increase in revenue for Wolves, who have seen more key men leave this summer to balance the books. Matheus Cunha joined Manchester United for £62.5million last month, with Rayan Ait-Nouri heading to Man City for £36m soon after. It is not known when Wolves plan to start their work on Molineux. Yet Shi is adamant there's no rush to begin, instead claiming that 'urgent changes' are needed in other areas including hospitality. He told the Business of Sport podcast: 'Molineux is not a bad stadium. 'I have been to many stadiums in the UK and it's a good stadium. 'On capacity we have 32,000, and I think it's good enough, maybe 35k or 40k is the max for the city, but it's not urgent. 'The urgent changes are that I think we should have more hospitality areas to serve the clients who want a better environment to have a conference or to eat there. We should do more on this. 'We have a very old stand, the Steve Bull stand, it's too old. The next plan is to try and change a bit there and build more areas for hospitality, similar to what Fulham did with their new stand. "That's what we are trying to do but I don't think the capacity should be much higher than it is now. "Financially, we are carefully thinking about it. The goal is not to rebuild the stand or the stadium, but to tweak it and optimise it."
