Club Statement :

"Following the fire on 1st July 2018 at approximately 4am in the morning at the former Guest and Chrimes factory in Rotherham, adjacent to AESSEAL New York Stadium, a spokesperson for Rotherham Council and Rotherham United, said:

“Following initial advice from Historic England, an independent structural engineer has been consulted and has concluded that a section of the Guest and Chrimes building requires immediate demolition for safety reasons.

“Due to concerns over public access to the site, demolition to part of the frontage of the building will begin on Thursday 19th July. Following this initial work, and in view of the building’s historical importance, a further assessment will be made on the last section of the frontage which contains both the main entrance and the most interesting architectural features.”

In Glasgow, not far from where I live, many of the old industrial buildings were demolished - except their fascias were kept and new buildings such as offices, hotels and residential buildings were built behind the fascias, retaining the main features that were of "the most interesting architectural features".. 

Is it too much to ask that Historic England, the Council and Tony Stewart can get round a table with an architect (or a 5th year school kid with crayons or a macbook) and design something that satisfies everyone - applying the missing factor : COMMON SENSE !!!

Makes my blood boil...