"They will help us attract and retain talent as well as providing an excellent base for community engagement and footballing excellence in the north of Scotland that will inspire future generations. Club chairman Stewart Milne and manager Derek McInnes performed the ceremony "McInnes and club chairman Stewart Milne performed the ceremonial sod cutting.The No Kingsford Stadium protest group is pursuing a judicial review in a bid to stop the project going ahead.The ceremony marked work beginning on phase one of the development, which includes a training pavilion and a number of pitches.Aberdeen FC believes the new facilities are vital to its future, but objectors say the stadium should be located elsewhere.McInnes told the Aberdeen FC website: "Since I took on the role of manager at AFC I have been campaigning for better facilities so there's a huge sense of relief and excitement today to see work beginning on-site. Sport. [4] The £50m 20,000-seater development is at Kingsford, near Westhill. The start of the construction phase for Aberdeen FC's new stadium and training complex has been marked. These are external links and will open in a new windowThe start of the construction phase for Aberdeen FC's new stadium and training complex has been marked.The £50m 20,000-seater development is at Kingsford, near Westhill.Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes said: "This is a hugely significant milestone for the club as we embark on building long-awaited, best-in-class training facilities. Aberdeen have been looking to move to a new stadium since the early 1990s, however initially nothing concrete materialised. The £12million centre at Kingsford, which will host community sports facilities too, will be called Cormack Park. The ground was first used by the original Aberdeen F.C. Aberdeen FC. Sir Alex ... Sir Alex Ferguson will return to Aberdeen for the opening of the club's new training ground. Facebook page of The Kingsford Stadium Project website - brought to you by the Inverness Reds [18] In August 2014, Stewart Milne announced that because of the plans being rejected by the current Aberdeen City Council administration, the training facilities and new stadium would be built on two separate sites. in 1899, in a 7–1 win over Dumbarton; when they merged with two other teams in 1903, the new club took over the old Aberdeen ground. A redevelopment of their current home, Pittodrie , was also considered, but limited space and safety requirements would reduce capacity to a mere 12,000, not enough for the ambitions of the club. The Aberdeen Arena is a planned new stadium for Aberdeen FC.
"The community sports hub and football training facilities will be completed in Summer 2019, with the stadium set to be open for the 2021/22 season.The total value of phase one is about £10m and the club has promised to appoint local firms wherever possible.The BBC is not responsible for the content of external Internet sitesTens of thousands rallying in Minsk are met by a huge police turnout and dozens of arrests. As well as helping attract and retain talent, it will serve as an excellent community engagement base from which to inspire future generations for years to come.“It is an essential component for AFC’s future success, on and off the pitch.“My thanks go to Tom Crotty, Roger Lee and my other investment partners for the contributions they have made to this project.”Mr Milne also praised the “significant contributions” made to the project by Bert McIntosh, Willie Donald and Mike Loggie.The Ninian Northern platform has been removed by Allseas’ Pioneering Spirit vessel in its final decommissioning job this year.Equinor has claimed a “world first” with the use of a drone to deliver lifeboat system parts offshore, in what could be a sign of future North Sea logistics operations.The final platform for the Moray East wind farm will set sail across the North Sea this weekend.Ed triumphantly returned from his semiaquatic sojourn in Somerset to join Mark and Allister for another ear-captivating edition of Energy Voice Out Loud, in association with the EIC.Oil industry veteran Andrew Gould, a former CEO of Schlumberger, has joined the board of service company McDermott International.Oil edged lower — but was still headed for a fourth weekly gain — after Hurricane Laura swept through Louisiana and Texas without appearing to inflict major damage on the region’s energy infrastructure.UK operators will “struggle” to find semi-submersible rigs for work in the North Sea next year, according to new analysis.North Sea firms face the “harsh reality” that it may take “two to three years” before the industry will catch up on deferred work, according to Oil and Gas UK (OGUK).