Milne, centre, wants to leave Pittodrie for a new stadium eight miles west of Aberdeen’s city centre Craig Foy/SNSThe Aberdeen FC new stadium saga will reach a significant staging post today when Aberdeen City Council meets to decide whether the club’s plan for a new arena at Kingsford, eight miles west of the city centre, deserves the official go-ahead. On the face of it, amid all this local government politicking, the plan for a spanking new 25,000-seater stadium looks impressive. Not only are Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes and chairman Stewart Milne into the scheme, but so too is club legend Willie Miller, who believes the new stadium “could be terrific for the club” while pointing out its proximity to the new Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route [AWPR] which is currently under construction. Martin Gilbert, joint CEO of Aberdeen Standard Investments, one of Britain’s biggest…

Source: The Times January 29, 2018 00:45 UTC