Football Foundation stands and delivers! (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus)

Football Foundation stands and delivers!

12:18pm Sunday 12th February 2012 in Sport By Alan Birkinshaw

Guiseley have received a big boost with news they will receive a £56,000 grant from the Football Foundation to help meet the costs of building a new stand.

The club have to have an extra 200 covered seats in place by March 31 to be eligible for promotion to the Blue Square Bet Premier.

Construction work on the £122,000 stand is due to start on February 20 and will enable the club to beat the deadline set by the Football Conference.

Last season Guiseley erected a temporary 200-seat stand so that they could feature in the promotion play-offs but a change of rules for this season means that all clubs have to have permanent covered seating.

Former chairman Phil Rogerson, who submitted the funding application, said: “This is great news for the club and means that we can meet the deadline set down by the Conference.

“We had to submit our application by January 25 so we are thrilled to have had such a speedy response.”

The new stand will be sited next to the main stand at the railway end of the Nethermoor ground.

Guiseley, who currently lie second in Blue Square Bet North, are keen to win promotion this season.

They are also aware that they face more major ground improvements in the summer to meet the exacting requirements of the Blue Square Bet Premier.