THE firm in charge of building Liverpool’s new Anfield Road Stand has filed for administration.
It comes just TWO DAYS before the Reds’ opening Premier League home game of the season – which takes place against Bournemouth at 3pm on Saturday.
PAThe firm in charge of Liverpool’s new stand has filed a notice to appoint administrators[/caption]
The weekend fixture was originally set to debut the new stand – which will increase the stadium’s capacity to 61,000.
But delays to the work – which is being carried out by a firm called Buckingham Group – has pushed the stand’s opening date back to mid-October.
Now there are concerns that could be delayed even further following reports of the company going into administration.
SunSport has approached Buckingham Group for comment.
The firm is also in charge of development’s to Fulham‘s ground Craven Cottage – which has been delayed by two years.
And it is the work on the West London club’s ground that is alleged to be the cause of the company filing a notice to appoint administrators.
Fulham have since informed their fans that work on their Riverside Stand will not be finished until the 2024/25 season.
A test event was held at Anfield on Tuesday to obtain the safety certification for the lower tier of Liverpool‘s new stand.
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But the upper tier will not be open to supporters on Saturday, meaning the maximum attendance for the game is around 51,000.
Work on the Anfield Road Stand began in September 2021 and the hope was it would be completed by the end of this season.
SD Samuels, the company in charge of the cladding for the stand, filed for administration back in December.
This is understood to be one reason for the delays.