The Leeds United Supporters’ Trust has successfully applied for Elland Road to become an Asset of Community Value, and fans are delighted with the news.
The home of Leeds United since 1919, Elland Road was bought back by the club this summer from a private landlord, and this protection gives community groups first refusal to bid for the ground if it’s ever put up for sale again.
The move was backed in an official capacity by Leeds Managing Director Angus Kinnear who said, as quoted on the official website, “We are pleased to support the Leeds United Supporters’ Trust in their application to make our home an Asset of Community Value.
“Elland Road is an historic venue and has been at the heart of the community in Leeds since before the Club was founded.
“We congratulate the Supporters’ Trust for the hard work and dedication they have shown throughout this process and we look forward to exciting times ahead for Leeds United and our supporters at Elland Road.”
The news was announced on the Leeds United Supporters’ Trust official Twitter page on Friday evening.
The Leeds United Supporters' Trust is delighted to announce that we have secured Elland Road as an Asset of Community Value!
Full details: https://t.co/LtDykjc2Ll#TheOnlyPlaceForUs #AoCV pic.twitter.com/VMjhUGJbxd
— LUFC Trust (@lufctrust) October 6, 2017
Leeds fans were slightly confused at first and weren’t sure what the news meant.
But when the details had filtered through they took to Twitter to celebrate the protection that this gives to Elland Road and the fact that Leeds and fans groups are working together for the same goal.
This Is Futbol has rounded up some of their best tweets:
https://twitter.com/lianebaxter/status/916358306045878272
Superb news, the trust continues to keep the supporters involved in our great club ????????
— Marcus Thorp (@M_Thorp03) October 6, 2017
This is fantastic news. Well done everyone involved!
— Neil Royce (@royceylufc) October 6, 2017
https://twitter.com/J3tt4tur4/status/916353854974889984
https://twitter.com/holly_lufc/status/916353410064158720
https://twitter.com/SbStuart21/status/916352241749065728
Brilliant work, well done all. #theonlyplaceforus
— Tim Arnold (@TimArno78697950) October 6, 2017
https://twitter.com/SeanyGee/status/916362257906503681
Brilliant work… This is great. ? #lufc https://t.co/NIFIrMyy06
— Ryan Wilson (@RYAN_PIGEONS) October 6, 2017
Fantastic news. Well done to @andrearadri and #LUST. Great to see the club and fans working together.
— Gruev Armada (@timmsy_ks) October 6, 2017
https://twitter.com/tonypdickinson/status/916355655962906624
Amazing can’t wait to be back at Elland Road next weekend. It’s unreal what’s been done by the trust in just 12 months ??
— Todd James (@TJames_90) October 6, 2017